Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan, Match 1

Sri Lanka v Pakistan

Sri Lanka 182/8 20 ov
Pakistan 187/6 18.5 ov

Pakistan won by 4 wickets

Venue
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
Date
Fri, 9 October 2026
Toss
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat
Player of the match
Sahibzada Farhan

The match

Before a ball was bowled the model made Pakistan 69% favourites, from the two XIs that took the field.

Sri Lanka win

Pakistan win

Sri Lanka batPakistan chase 183

Turning point −6 to Pakistan. 2.5, the chase: Nuwan Thushara to Sahibzada Farhan, 6 runs, 34/0, needing 149. Sri Lanka went from 21% to 14%.

Moved it most Dushmantha Chameera −22.6 · Lahiru Igalagamage +21.5 · Sahibzada Farhan +11.2 · Fakhar Zaman +9.7

BattingRB4s6sSRWin
Lahiru Igalagamagec Hassan Nawaz b Naseem Shah9155111165.5+21.5
Kusal Mendisc Mohammad Imran b Naseem Shah120050.0−6.1
K Misharac Fakhar Zaman b Mohammad Imran6131046.2−7.7
Kamindu Mendisc Fakhar Zaman b Saim Ayub231840127.8+3.3
SSD Arachchigec Shadab Khan b Mohammad Imran120050.0−1.7
Dasun Shanakac Fakhar Zaman b Shadab Khan181502120.0−3.1
Dunith Wellalageb Naseem Shah580062.5−5.6
Maheesh Theekshanac & b Razaullah120050.0−1.7
Dushmantha Chameeranot out6*310200.0+3.3
Eshan Malinganot out1*30033.3+1.5
Extras b 7, lb 3, w 18, nb 129
Total 20 ov, 9.10 an over182/8

Did not bat Nuwan Thushara

Fall of wickets 9-1 (Mendis, 0.5), 18-2 (Mishara, 3.3), 78-3 (Mendis, 9.4), 83-4 (Arachchige, 10.1), 140-5 (Shanaka, 15.5), 167-6 (Wellalage, 18.3), 172-7 (Igalagamage, 19), 172-8 (Theekshana, 19.1)

BowlingOMRWEconDotsWdNbWin
Naseem Shah403639.0010160−1.2
Mohammad Imran402125.251310−0.5
Razaullah302919.67811−4.6
Abrar Ahmed403609.00600−9.6
Shadab Khan3033111.00300−3.4
Saim Ayub201718.50300−0.9

Win is the win chance a player added for his side, in points (100 = a match turned round): batting in the top table, bowling in the bottom. Point at or tap a player to see his balls on the chart.

Ball by ball

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The balls that decided it