Sri Lanka fightback

Sat, 28 February 2026

22:18

Sri Lanka 120-5 (14 Ovs) vs Pak 212-8 | SCORECARD

Usman Tariq returns .. Rathnayake and Shanaka rotate strike comfortably, dealing mostly in singles. A quiet over. 5 runs from it. Sri Lanka 106/5 after 13 overs. They now need 107 from 42 balls.

Mohammad Nawaz continues' Rathnayake flicks to deep midwicket for a single. The batters keep nudging it around. Short ball and Shanaka has all the time in the world! He rocks back and sends it sailing for six. Finds a gap next ball for a single. Rathnayake finishes the over in style with a boundary. That brings up his 40 off 28 balls.

A big over for Sri Lanka. 14 runs off it. Sri Lanka 120/5 after 14 overs. They now need 93 from 36 balls. Meanwhile Pakistan has only 27 runs to play with off 36 balls.

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