Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, out Lbw!! 140.9kph! Afridi slips in an in-angling very full ball. Karunaratne has been given out lbw and the SL skipper reviews the decision. Fair delivery. Karunaratne missed the flick as he was deep in the crease. Clearly no bat. Over to ball-tracking. Three reds on HawkEye and Pakistan have the breakthrough. Sri Lanka lose a review. It was almost a yorker length ball and an off-balance Karunaratne failed to put bat on ball. That looked out to the naked eye and the umpire too wasted no time to raise the finger. The impact was adjacent to the sticks and ball-tracking showed to be hitting leg. Karunaratne was beaten by the the combination of pace and angle. Top nut from Shaheen! Karunaratne lbw b Shaheen Afridi 59(110) [4s-9]

Naseem Shah to Karunaratne, 1 run, 140.6kph, width dished outside off and Karunaratne dabs it through the gap between gully and backward point

Naseem Shah to Karunaratne, no run, 143.9kph, good length ball around off, dropped into the off-side with soft hands, the batters can't nab a run

Naseem Shah to Oshada Fernando, 1 run, 141.6kph, rib-tickler, Fernando is well equipped to get inside the line and tuck it towards backward square leg

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, no run, 137.4kph, pitched up delivery, push-driven back to the bowler

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, no run, 138.4kph, pitched up, Karunaratne presses forward to stonewall it

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, no run, the Sri Lankan skipper stands tall and pats this length ball to cover

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, no run, 138.6kph, similar ball, Karunaratne moves towards off and knocks it to mid-on with a straight bat

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, no run, 137.7kph, fuller than a good length ball, comes in with the angle, Karunaratne gets half-forward and defends it into the off-side

Naseem Shah to Oshada Fernando, no run, 142.4kph, cross-seam bumper, darts it down leg and Fernando watches it go into the mitts of the keeper

Naseem Shah to Karunaratne, no run, 143.1kph, short of length ball, Karunaratne stands tall to fence it towards point

Shaheen Afridi to Oshada Fernando, no run, 138.2kph, Afridi angles a length ball across the right-hander, left alone

Haris Sohail to Karunaratne, no run, flighted on and around off, Karunaratne gets across and clips to mid-wicket

Haris Sohail to Oshada Fernando, 1 run, loopy and just outside off, Fernando drives past diving right hand of short cover. Easy single

Abbas to Karunaratne, no run, short of length on off at 123ks, Karunaratne jumps on the back foot and tucks into the leg-side

Abbas to Karunaratne, no run, angling in from a good length at 130ks, defended back to the bowler

Abbas to Karunaratne, no run, good length closer to off at 126ks, Karunaratne stays behind the line to block it back to the bowler

Abbas to Karunaratne, no run, full and wide of off at 127ks, Karunaratne decides to shoulder arms at the last possible instant

Abbas to Karunaratne, no run, back of a length at 124ks outside off, Karunaratne tucks with a closed bat face towards mid-on

Shaheen Afridi to Oshada Fernando, no run, 139ks fuller and wider of off, Oshada leans on his front foot and drives straight to the fieldsman at cover

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, FOUR, fifty for the Sri Lankan skipper, his 24th in Test cricket. He's been greeted with a warm applause from his mates and the sparse Pindi crowd. Gets there in streaky fashion as his flashing blade finds the outside edge flying past the diving second slip to his left

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, no run, 136ks length delivery wide of off, punched to the right of point

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, no run, 138ks full and wide of off, Karunaratne lifts his bat and lets it go

Abbas to Oshada Fernando, no run, another tap into the point region and its a maiden over from Abbas

Naseem Shah to Karunaratne, no run, 143ks back of a length just outside off, Karunaratne taps gently in front of cover and decides against taking a quick single

Naseem Shah to Karunaratne, no run, 143ks full and just outside off, Karunaratne gets across and drives off the inside half back to the bowler

Naseem Shah to Karunaratne, no run, 139ks bouncer from over the wicket, Karunaratne spots it early and ducks under it

Naseem Shah to Karunaratne, no run, fullish on off, pushed into the covers

Naseem Shah to Karunaratne, FOUR, no width but the outside edges shall help! A little too full around fourth stump and Karunaratne's attempted firm-drive slices the outside edge and runs away square of third man

Abbas to Oshada Fernando, no run, back of a length outside off at 127ks, Oshada angles his bat slightly and taps the drive to point

Naseem Shah to Karunaratne, no run, 141ks on a good length and wide of off, Karunaratne gets across and shoulders arms

Naseem Shah to Karunaratne, no run, short and wide outside off at 140ks, Karunaratne senses an opportunity and flashes his willow wildly, no dice

Naseem Shah to Karunaratne, no run, 142ks bumper down the leg-side, Karunaratne ducks under it

Naseem Shah to Oshada Fernando, 1 run, 140ks full around off, Oshada flicks to the right of mid-wicket and calls his partner through for a quick single

Abbas to Oshada Fernando, no run, good length just outside off at 132ks, Oshada opens the bat face and dabs to point

Naseem Shah to Karunaratne, no run, back to leaving deliveries outside off is DK

Naseem Shah to Karunaratne, FOUR, a gimme on the pads and Karunaratne accepts it gleefully. Came in at 142ks and travelled much quicker after it left Karunaratne's bat. A nice, crisp flick through square leg

Naseem Shah to Karunaratne, no run, 143ks full and wide of off, nothing doing from DK

Naseem Shah to Karunaratne, no run, full and tailing in towards the base of off, Karunaratne gets forward and jams it back to the bowler

Naseem Shah to Karunaratne, no run, goes wide of the crease and bowls a 143ks fullish delivery on off, Karunaratne gets across and tucks straight to mid-wicket

Abbas to Oshada Fernando, no run, full and jags in slightly at 130ks, textbook block from Oshada

Abbas to Karunaratne, no run, full and wide of off, Karunaratne drives and picks out extra cover

Abbas to Karunaratne, no run, short of length on and around off-stump at 128ks, pushed back to the bowler

Abbas to Karunaratne, FOUR, full and wide at 124ks, a real hit-me stuff and Karunaratne pounces with a classy elegant drive through covers. A bent back knee, still head and crunching flow of the bat...

Abbas to Karunaratne, no run, wobble-seam angling into the pads from round the wicket, Karunaratne was a tad late on the flick and gets hit on the thigh pad

Naseem Shah to Oshada Fernando, no run, 144ks touch fuller outside off, blocked

Naseem Shah to Karunaratne, no run, full and just outside off, Karunaratne leans across and drives off the inside half to mid-on

Usman Shinwari to Oshada Fernando, 2 runs, another firm drive to the left of mid-off and the duo have enough time to get back for the second

Naseem Shah to Oshada Fernando, no run, Naseem Shah pulls his length back by a fraction and Fernando blocks it back towards the bowler

Naseem Shah to Karunaratne, no run, 144.6kph, fullish ball, Karunaratne pushes it down the pitch ... towards mid-off

Naseem Shah to Karunaratne, no run, 142.7kph, pitched up delivery, Karunaratne goes for the drive away from his body and gets beaten on the outside edge. Beaten for pace and by the away-seam-movement

Naseem Shah to Oshada Fernando, 1 run, 139.5kph, Fernando turns a good length ball towards mid-wicket and hares to the other end. There's a direct hit at the non-striker's end, Fernando is in and finally gets off the mark

Usman Shinwari to Karunaratne, no run, Usman Shinwari starts celebrating, but has to abort it. Well, the ball did brush the off-stump, but the bails weren't dislodged. Well, Karunaratne is very lucky here. Misjudged this inswinger and shouldered arms. The ball came in sharply to clip the off-stump. Oh dear! Gotta feel for Shinwari

Usman Shinwari to Karunaratne, no run, 136.4kph, pitched up wide of off, Karunaratne gets forward and pushes it defensively towards extra cover

Usman Shinwari to Karunaratne, 2 runs, dug in short by Usman Shinwari, Karunaratne swivel-pulls it behind square leg for a couple. He was in total control of this shot

Usman Shinwari to Karunaratne, no run, 131.7kph, Karunaratne defends this length ball into the off-side

Usman Shinwari to Karunaratne, no run, 132.4kph, inswinger, Karunaratne misses the flick/glance ... again. Was angled in from wide of the crease and Karunaratne got beaten on the inside edge. Would have missed leg? Well, HawkEye shows it to be clipping leg - umpire's call

Shaheen Afridi to Oshada Fernando, no run, no movement on this occasion. Good length ball around the fourth stump channel and Fernando offers a vertical bat in defence

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, no run, 139.4kph, fuller ball wide of off, Karunaratne comes on the front foot and strokes it towards extra cover. Azhar Ali slides to his right to stop that

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, no run, 142.8kph, curles in does this full ball and Karunaratne clips it towards wide mid-on off the inner hald of the bat

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, no run, 137.7kph, Afridi shortens his length and gets it to slant in. Karunaratne may have got an inside edge onto his pad while trying to tuck it through the on-side

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, no run, 142.3kph, fuller than a good length ball, Karunaratne blunts it towards mid-wicket

Usman Shinwari to Karunaratne, leg byes, 1 run, 135.1kph, Karunaratne misses his glance against this inswinger from a good length and is struck on the pads. A half-appeal for lbw follows from the Pakistanis, turned down as it would have swung down leg

Usman Shinwari to Karunaratne, 2 runs, 133.3kph, fuller and wider outside off, Karunaratne strides across and pushes it through cover point. Didn't over-hit and collects a brace

Usman Shinwari to Karunaratne, no run, 130.5kph, comes in sharply, but Karunaratne knows where his off-stump is. Left alone

Usman Shinwari to Karunaratne, no run, 134.7kph, short of a good length ball, blocked off the back foot

Usman Shinwari to Karunaratne, no run, 132.5kph, Usman Shinwari shortens his length and a shuffling Karunaratne turns it to short mid-wicket

Usman Shinwari to Karunaratne, no run, 133.7kph, inswinger, on a good length and on the stumps, Karunaratne accounts for the movement and bunts it to mid-on

Shaheen Afridi to Oshada Fernando, no run, 142kph, leg-lined and Fernando misses the flick. The ball rolls wide of short leg of the batsman's pad. No major appeal for lbw as the ball had pitched outside leg

Usman Shinwari to Karunaratne, no run, 132kph, full ball on the sticks and that's been clipped to mid-wicket

Usman Shinwari to Karunaratne, 2 runs, strays this pitched up ball on the pads and Karunaratne flicks it fine of fine leg. Good running between the wickets, Karunaratne called for the second and made it to the danger end with ease

Usman Shinwari to Karunaratne, FOUR, 132.6kph, this time Karunaratne makes contact and collects his fourth boundary. Curling in on middle and leg, Karunaratne flicks it uppishly through backward square leg. Played it in the gap did Karunaratne

Usman Shinwari to Karunaratne, no run, almost an action replay of the previous ball. Karunaratne doesn't account for the angle and misses the flick/clip to wear it on the pads

Usman Shinwari to Karunaratne, no run, 133.4kph, Afridi bowls a full in-angler from over the wicket. Decks in further off the deck and an off-balance Karunaratne misses the flick. A loud appeal for lbw follows, missing leg

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, 1 run, 138.7kph, fuller length delivery wide of off, Karunaratne pushes at it tentatively and squirts it through the gap between backward point and gully

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, no run, 143.1kph, in-angling full ball from wide of the crease (over the wicket), Karunaratne push-drives it to mid-on

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, no run, 137.9kph, fuller ball but Afridi bowls it wider, another leave

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, no run, 140.2kph, pitched up and attacking the sticks, Karunaratne moves across and dinks it to mid-on

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, no run, 141kph, seaming away from a fullish length, Karunaratne shoulders arms

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, no run, 138.5kph, well-directed bouncer, middle-lined, Karunaratne is well equipped to duck under it

Usman Shinwari to Oshada Fernando, no run, 127.3kph, away-angling length ball way outside off, ignored by Fernando

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, no run, slightly too short on this occasion and Karunaratne stands tall to keep it out on the off-side

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, no run, good comeback from Afridi! After conceding a boundary, Afridi shortens his length by a fraction at 140.3kph and gets it to move away. Karunaratne has a feel for it and gets beaten on the outside edge

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, FOUR, 139.9kph, slightly overpitched and Karunaratne takes full toll of it. Karunaratne uses his wrists to clip it superbly wide of mid-on

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, no run, beaten! An out-seamer at 134.8kph and Karunaratne pokes his bat at it sans any feet movement. Bit of extra bounce too and the ball whizzes past the edge

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, no run, 141.3kph, full ball, Karunaratne is half-forward to push it into the cover region

Abbas to Oshada Fernando, no run, 129.4kph, in-slanter form a length and Fernando shoulders arms. The ball hits the batsman's back leg and the Pakistanis go up for an lbw appeal. Wasn't doing enough to hit the off-pole

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, no run, length ball that leaves the left-hander, but the line is too wide and Karunaratne lets it go through to the keeper

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, no run, back of a length delivery, Karunaratne hangs back and taps it to point with an opened bat-face

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, no run, 139.7kph, pitched up delivery, Karunaratne shuffles across to jam the push it to mid-on

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, no run, 139.8kph, there's the movement and Karunaratne gets beaten! Pitched up delivery, Karunaratne is drawn forward for the drive and gets beaten on the outside edge as the ball curls away late. Beautiful ball

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, no run, full and angling in on off and middle, blocked back to Afridi

Abbas to Karunaratne, 1 run, Abbas pulls his length back by a fraction and a hopping Karunaratne works it through backward square leg

Abbas to Karunaratne, no run, good length ball that comes in with the angle, Karunaratne covers his stumps and shoulders arms. Rizwan has to bend really low to grab that

Abbas to Karunaratne, no run, 127kph, too wide outside off, ignored by the batter. Once again, the ball moves away after going past the bowler

Abbas to Karunaratne, no run, fuller than a good length ball, stoutly blocked off the front foot

Abbas to Karunaratne, no run, 126.7kph, fuller and outside off, Karunaratne leans across to cover-drive and gets an inside edge to mid-wicket

Abbas to Karunaratne, no run, 125.9kph, fullish ball, Karunaratne blunts it into the on-side

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, 1 run, a tip-and-run single. A back of a length ball at 135.1kph, Karunaratne gets on top of it before dropping it in front of cover with soft hands

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, no run, 138.9kph, full and wide again, left alone and the ball curls away after passing the batter

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, no run, good carry-through to the keeper. Afridi darts this fuller and Karunaratne lets it go on line (wide of off)

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, FOUR, 137.3kph, Afridi strays one on the pads. Karunaratne walks across to flick and the ball clips the inner edge of the bat before running away to fine leg

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, no run, 138.6kph, skiddy ball from a good length, Karunaratne stands tall and hurriedly brings his bat down to defend it into the pitch

Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, no run, back of a length delivery, Karunaratne stands tall and defends it to off with a squared up stance

Abbas to Karunaratne, 3 runs, short of length delivery on the pads, Karunaratne tucks it backward of square on the leg-side. The fielder in the deep, in an attempt to get to the ball quickly, misfields. Sloppy

Abbas to Karunaratne, 2 runs, pitched up delivery on the pads, flicked away to fine leg

Abbas to Karunaratne, no run, 130.6kph, angling away from a length, Karunaratne lets it be

Abbas to Karunaratne, FOUR, Karunaratne and Sri Lanka are underway. A loose ball from Abbas. Short of a good length ball at 127.6kph, on the pads and it's easy pickings for the Lankan skipper. Closes his bat-face and glances it through square leg. Off the mark with a boundary

Abbas to Karunaratne, no run, good length delivery on leg and middle, Karunaratne is watchful in his block

Abbas to Karunaratne, no run, 125.6kph, pitched up delivery, middle-stump line, Karunaratne offers a straight bat in defence