Mendis out for a duck

Tue, 23 September 2025

20:13

SL 12-1 (2 ovs) vs Pak | Scorecard

Medium pacer Faheem Ashraf opens at the other end and Perera and Nissanka take a single each, Ashraf bowls a good seaming ball that beats the batter.

A dot later, Perera meets the pitched up ball and flicks it straight over deep mid-wicket for a six!

A dot to end the over as 8 come off it.

Kusal Perera is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single to fine leg, flicking the full ball.

Nissanka then mistimes the next hit to mid-on for a dot.

The next ball is an outswinger, the ball just keeps swinging away from he batter and runs away from the diving fielder where the fielder does well at the boundary. 2 runs come off the byes.

A dot to end the over as 4 runs and a wicket come off it.

Sri Lanka openers Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis come out to bat while Shaheen Shah Afridi opens the bowling for Pakistan.

And Afridi gets some movement first up and Nissanka plays the ball to fine leg to get a single.

Afridi strikes! Pitched up delivery on middle and leg, the ball comes on quicker. Mendis just flicks the ball straight to the fielder at mid-wicket and he is out for a golden duck!

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