श्रीलंका vs हांगकांग, चीन, मैच 8, दुबई अंतर्राष्ट्रीय क्रिकेट स्टेडियम, दुबई, 15 September 2025 - हाइलाइट्स

FOUR! 100 UP FOR LANKA! Good length and on middle, Kusal Perera stands tall in his crease, uses his strength to muscle it over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Fuller and around off, Kusal Perera drives it crisply through cover-point for a single.

FOUR! Poor bowling! Slower one, full but sliding down the leg side, with fine leg up in the circle. Pathum Nissanka crouches low, gets inside the line of it and scoops it over short fine for a boundary.

Pace off, back of a length and around off, Pathum Nissanka stabs it out to extra covers.

DROPPED AND FOUR! Hong Kong, China, are crumbling in the field here! Another slower one, full and on middle, Pathum Nissanka looks to slog it away but fails to get the timing. The ball flies towards deep mid-wicket, where Shahid Wasif runs to his right and very casually tries to reverse cup it, but spills it out as the ball rolls away to the fence. You can't drop these many chances and get away with it. As per the on-air commentators, this is Hong Kong, China's 10TH DROPPED CATCH in the tournament.

Good length and on off, Pathum Nissanka guides it to point. 41 needed in 6 overs!

SIX! Incredible shot! Floated, full and around off, Kusal Perera quickly changes his stance to get into the position and nails the reverse paddle over the deep third fence for a biggie.

Tossed up, full and on off, Kusal Perera pushes it to covers for a single.

Short and on middle, Pathum Nissanka pulls it to deep square leg for a run.

Fires in a yorker, on middle, Kusal Perera digs it to the left of the bowler.

Low full toss, on middle, Kusal Perera clips it to deep mid-wicket for one.

OH DEAR...DROPPED AGAIN! Quicker, shorter and on middle, Pathum Nissanka moves back and lobs it straight back to the bowler. Ehsan gets into a good position but still spills it out. Butterfingers for Hong Kong, China! 

OUT! PATHUM NISSANKA IS RUN OUT! That has been a suicidal thing to do, and Pathum Nissanka walks back after an impressive inning of 68 runs off 44 balls. A bit short and outside off, Kusal Perera comes forward and clips it towards deep mid-wicket with soft hands. He takes the first one hard and pushes his partner for the second, but as the fielder in the deep, Yasim Murtaza gets to the ball quickly, Kusal sends Pathum Nissanka back, who is already halfway through the pitch. Nizakat Khan, backing up at the bowler's end, collects the throw and dislodges the bails. The third umpire is called in, and the replays show that Pathum is well short of his crease despite putting a full-length dive with extended arms to slide his bat. The last thing Sri Lanka could have done was to throw a wicket here. Also, Dasun Shanaka comes out to the middle now.

OUT! LBW! GONE! Hong Kong, China has two in two, and suddenly, Sri Lanka are starting to crumble. Full and around off from Yasim Murtaza, Kusal Perera gets down on one knee and across to sweep but misses. Gets pinged on the front pad as the ball sneaks past under the bat. A massive appeal for LBW goes up from the bowler and the keeper before the umpire raises his finger. However, Kusal Perera has taken a review and referred it upstairs. The third umpire is called in, and there is nothing on the UltraEdge. However, the Ball Tracking presents that the pitching is in line, the impact is the Umpire's call, and it would have hit the top of the middle stump. The on-field call stays, and Perera will have to walk back. Both the set batters gone in two balls!

WOW! Slower and fuller, around off, Charith Asalanka comes forward and looks to drive it but gets beaten past the outside edge. No hat trick for Yasim Murtaza but he has turned the game on its head.

Full and around middle, knocked down to long off for one.

Full and around middle, swept away to deep square leg for one.

Full and around off, CS uses his feet and tucks it through mid-wicket for one.

RIPPER! The ball is suddenly doing a lot here. Flatter, full and on middle, turns square off the deck, Charith Asalanka plays all over it as the ball zips past the outside edge.

OUT! TAKEN! GONE! Sri Lanka are five down. Short and outside off, Charith Asalanka rocks back and looks to cut it. But the ball skids through and turns away as well from the batter. He ends up slicing it off the outer half of the bat towards short third, where Ayush Shukla takes it to his left. 

Flighted, full and around off, Kamindu Mendis drives it wide of sweeper covers for a couple of runs.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Kamindu Mendis only manages to fend it down the pitch.

Goes short and around off, Kamindu Mendis cuts it away wide of deep point for a brace.

Short again and on middle, angling in, Kamindu Mendis nudges it to deep mid-wicket for one. 23 needed 18 balls!

OUT! CAUGHT! Sri Lanka are crumbling here in Dubai as they have lost their sixth wicket. Slower and fuller, around off, Kamindu Mendis uses his feet and looks to take on the bowler. But as the ball gets some grip and turn off the deck, he mistimes his shot off the toe end of the bat towards deep mid-wicket, where Babar Hayat takes a well-judged catch. 

Short and around middle, swiped away to deep backward square leg for one.

Short and around off, Dasun knocks it down to long on for one. Uh-oh, Yasim Murtaza has overstepped and it is called a NO BALL! A Free-Hit is coming up... 

SIX! BOOM! Full and outside off, Wanindu Hasaranga prods forward, gets to the pitch of the ball and smokes it downtown for a biggie. Makes full use of the freebie and it will ease down the pressure for sure.

Short and around middle, punched back to the bowler off the back foot.

Tossed it up and around off, Wanindu Hasaranga gets down on one knee and looks to slog-sweep it but mistimes it off the top edge of the bat. Luckily for him, the ball lands well before the incoming long on fielder. A single taken.

FOUR! THUMPED! Much shorter and around middle, Dasun Shanaka rocks back, clears out his front leg and pumps it to beat the diving deep mid-wicket fielder to his left for a boundary. Sri Lanka need just 9 runs.

On a length and around off, WH mistimes his punch off the upper half of the bat but on the bounce to cover.

Good length and outside off, Wanindu cuts it to the left of backward point and runs two hard. 

Fuller but down leg, Wanindu Hasaranga comes forward and flicks it in the gap towards deep square leg for another two runs. Sri Lanka need just 5 now as this has been excellent running between the wickets.

FOUR! CRACKED! On a length and around off, Wanindu Hasaranga presses back and lofts it through the gap between mid off and extra cover for a boundary.

FOUR! DONE AND DUSTED! Wanindu Hasaranga takes Sri Lanka home with a boundary, and they beat Hong Kong, China by four wickets with 7 balls to spare. A bit fuller and around middle, Wanindu clears out his front leg and smokes it down the ground to the left of long on for a boundary to seal the deal.