श्रीलंका vs पाकिस्तान, दूसरा सेमीफाइनल, दुबई अंतर्राष्ट्रीय क्रिकेट स्टेडियम, दुबई, 11 September 2026 - हाइलाइट्स

Missed out! Ayesha starts with a rank long hop, outside off. It is there to be put away but Dilhari spanks it straight to the cover fielder. A slight fumble is enough for the batters to sneak in a quick single.

Smart batting! From around the wicket, slightly shorter and near the tramline on off. Samarawickrama knows that there is no one at deep fine leg. She walks across her stumps and gets inside the line. She also gets low to get under the ball and scoops it down to long leg. By the time the deep square leg fielder can get around, the batters come back for the third run. The 50-run stand comes up between these two batters, and this was just what the doctor ordered for the island nation.

Zafar gets away with another loose ball. Short and wide on off with no protection in the deep on the off side. Kavisha flashes but fails to make any connection.

1 run, that is pulled away through the mid wicket region for a single.

Oh, dear! Sliding onto the pads, on a good length. Harshitha uses the depth of the crease and nurdles it behind square leg. The short fine leg fielder moves to her right and dives but is beaten. The deep square leg fielder sprints to her left to mop it up as the batters pick up a couple. Harshitha had her eyes on the throw, as did Muneeba Ali, and the batter ends up colliding with the keeper, with the Lankan falling to the ground as a result. 

Harshitha Samarawickrama comes forward and plays it down to long off for a run. Another good over for Sri Lanka as 8 runs come off it. 43 needed off 36 balls.

1 run, that is flicked away through mid wicket for a single.

Tossed up, on off. Dilhari steps out to take the ball on the full but picks out the cover fielder.

FOUR! With the turn, played in the gap. Flighted up, on middle. Dilhari takes a step or two down the track and then collapses her back knee to club it right in the gap between deep mid-wicket and long on for a boundary. 38 runs needed off 33 balls.

Around off, Dilhari sweeps this away to deep square leg for a single.

Good hustle between the wickets. Slower through the air, a hint of turn, on a length, on off. Samarawickrama leans across and taps it wide of cover before hurrying to the other end.

A dot to end the 15th over. Shorter and outside off. The width is there for Dilhari to cash in, but she thumps it straight to cover. Kavisha continues to find the fielders on the off side. Sri Lanka require 36 runs off 30 balls.

This is dropped short, extremely slow, near the tramline on off. Samarawickrama shuffles across and is in two minds about whether to bash it away or play the late dab. Ends up doing the latter as she works it to the right of the short third fielder for a single. Harshitha is unhappy with herself as she realises that she was better off powering it away.

Not in control but safe. Pushed through, short and on off. Dilhari hops back for the pull but gets a bit of a top edge. It lands safely towards the wide mid-on region for a single.

1 run, the batter goes back in the crease and flicks it away through square leg for a single.

1 run, the batter comes forward and plays an off drive for a run.

A loud shout for LBW, but turned down! There seemed to be a deflection onto the pads. Tossed up, on a good length, on off and middle. Harshitha hangs low and reaches out in front for the reverse, but is early into the shot and gets hit on the forearm before the ball deflects onto the pads. Well, well, that was pretty adjacent, and Samarawickrama has gotten away with one here.

1 run, that is flicked away through mid-wicket for a single. With this, the 100 comes up for Sri Lanka.

OUT! CAUGHT! Who else but Fatima Sana to provide a timely breakthrough? Pakistan needed that. Bowled on a good length from around the wicket, outside off. Samarawickrama walks across the stumps and tries to use the pace and scoop it over short fine leg. Ends up spooning it towards short fine leg, where Shawaal Zulfiqar reacts well as she moves forward and dives to take the catch inches off the turf. End of a 67-run stand. Sri Lanka Women are 100/5, needing 31 runs off 23 balls.

FOUR! Fatima Sana is not happy with the effort there. Skidding through, on a short of a length, outside off. Nilakshika Silva waits back and uses the pace as she steers it to the right of the short third fielder. Shawaal Zulfiqar is late to get the dive in and the ball goes under her body before going into the fence.

1 run, that is flicked away through mid wicket for a single.

Stumping chance missed! Pace off ball, angled into the pads. Dilhari hops inside the line for the tickle but misses and her back leg gets dragged out of the crease. Muneeba Ali moves to her left and gets her body behind the ball but fiddles with it and cannot gather it cleanly. That allows Kavisha a window to plonk her back leg in.

FOUR! Lovely shot. Slower one, on a length, on off. Dilhari presses forward and launches it back over the bowler's head with a high elbow. Neither long off nor the long-on fielder can cut it off.

OUT! LBW! Pakistan go up in unison, and the finger is raised. Kavisha Dilhari does not seem happy with the decision, and the replays later show why. Angled in at the sticks, on a length. Kavisha walks across her stumps and gets low for the scoop but misses. She gets pinged on the pads but the ball deflects off the glove. No DRS in this tournament and Dilhari will have to accept the verdict. Both set batters back in the hut. Talk about leading from the front, and Fatima Sana is the epitome of it tonight, first with the bat and now with the ball to keep Pakistan in the contest.

No run, beaten! Lovely bowling as the batter is defeated all ends up.

FOUR! In the gap. Around off, fuller in length. Nilakshika Silva reaches across and rolls her wrists over the ball. Hits it hard but all along the ground to the left of deep square leg for a boundary.

1 run, there comes the broom and the ball is swept away for a run.

2 runs, this is driven through the covers for a couple.

1 run, there comes the broom and the ball is swept away for a run.

1 run, this is worked away for a run.

Misfield! A clean pick-up could have resulted in a run out chance. Angled in at the pads, bowled on a length. Silva tucks it straight to square leg and sets off for a quick single. Umm-e-Hani swoops in and gets low but fails to pick the ball up cleanly and lets it through. That allows the batters to complete the single comfortably.

NO BALL, SIX! A costly error by Fatima Sana, who has been on the mark all night. It could not have come at a worse time for Pakistan. The game tilts decisively in favour of Sri Lanka, with them left needing 5 runs off 11 balls. Sana goes searching for the yorker but gets it all wrong as it comes out as an above-waist full toss, on middle. Nuthyangana takes full toll as she nails the pull shot beyond the deep square leg fence for a biggie. Free Hit coming up.

On a back of a length, on middle. Kaushini Nuthyangana smears it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A couple of runs more as Sri Lanka inch closer to the finishing line. Serves it full, around off. Nilakshika leans across and cracks the drive between cover and mid off. The cover fielder dives to her right but the ball evades her. It is mopped up eventually by the mid-off fielder with a dive but she cannot prevent the batters from coming back for the second run. 2 needed off 9 balls.

A swing and a miss. Floated up there by Sana, this was there to be cashed in with the field up on the off side. Silva backs away, looking to go inside out but fails to make any connection.

NO BALL, FOUR! That will do nicely. Sri Lanka reach their third successive Asia Cup final. Joy all around in the Lanka camp. In contrast, Fatim Sana is visibly distraught. It slips out of Sana's hand as she dishes out an above-waist full toss, on middle. Nilakshika is taken aback slightly but manages to get the scoop up and over the keeper's head. Not exactly where Silva intended it to go, as it comes more off the outer half, but it will not matter one bit as it races away to the deep third fence and celebrations begin in the Sri Lankan dugout.