Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Ramesh Mendis to Yasir Shah, out Lbw!! Five-for as Ramesh Mendis ends things. Nicely tossed up and drifting in to middle and leg-stumps, Yasir Shah gets forward to defend, but does so down the wrong line, misses the inside-edge and hits the pad in line with middle, immediately given out by umpire Rod Tucker and the review comes to nothing. It's clipping leg-stump and is umpire's call. Yasir Shah lbw b Ramesh Mendis 26(97) [6s-1]

Ramesh Mendis to Naseem Shah, no run, Naseem Shah is happy to defend off the back foot again as the length is a bit short

Ramesh Mendis to Naseem Shah, no run, nicely tossed up and drifting in on off, Naseem Shah gets forward to push to point

Ramesh Mendis to Naseem Shah, no run, again on a good length on the stumps, Naseem Shah has no trouble in defending off the back foot

Ramesh Mendis to Naseem Shah, no run, 87kph, quicker on middle-stump, defended off the back foot

Ramesh Mendis to Naseem Shah, no run, good length offbreak on middle-stump, defended off the back foot

Ramesh Mendis to Nauman Ali, out Caught by Dickwella!! Ramesh Mendis comes on and gets Nauman Ali first ball. From round the wicket, drifting in nicely, on a length, Nauman Ali again is defending forward with a slightly open face, thin outside-edge and well-held by Dickwella who immediately throws it up. Rod Tucker has the finger up and Nauman walks off. Nauman Ali c Dickwella b Ramesh Mendis 1(11)

Ramesh Mendis to Yasir Shah, no run, good ball and Yasir Shah is right forward to smother it. Dips on Shah as he gets forward to block outside off, but he handles it well

Ramesh Mendis to Hasan Ali, 1 run, good length on the middle and leg line, tucked to fine-leg

Ramesh Mendis to Hasan Ali, no run, flat good length outside off, defended off the back foot

Ramesh Mendis to Hasan Ali, no run, quicker on the stumps, on a good length, defended off the back foot to short-leg

Ramesh Mendis to Hasan Ali, no run, sharply spinning offbreak at 91kph, on the middle and leg line, Hasan Ali is beaten on the inside-edge, hit on the thigh pad

Ramesh Mendis to Yasir Shah, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Yasir Shah steps out and is not to the pitch as he heaves, drags it to deep square leg

Ramesh Mendis to Hasan Ali, no run, good length and on the stumps, turned to short-leg

Ramesh Mendis to Hasan Ali, no run, quicker on the stumps, defended to mid-wicket

Ramesh Mendis to Hasan Ali, no run, tossed up full on off, Hasan Ali gets forward to defend

Ramesh Mendis to Hasan Ali, 2 runs, good running as Hasan Ali tucks it to deep square leg, a slight fumble and he comes back for the second

Ramesh Mendis to Hasan Ali, no run, loud appeal for LBW but Sri Lanka don't review despite being interested. Replays show that it hit the pad first. Then the bat. But Sri Lanka thought it was an inside-edge onto the pads and decide not to go for it. Anyway the impact is outside off, so won't matter. Sharply spinning and Hasan Ali is rushed as he makes room to dab

Ramesh Mendis to Yasir Shah, 1 run, good length and enough time on the back foot for Yasir Shah to tuck a single to deep backward square leg

Ramesh Mendis to Yasir Shah, no run, fuller and slower, Shah defends off the front foot

Ramesh Mendis to Yasir Shah, no run, the technology saves Shah! Got undone in trajectory and length here, quicker off break and he was playing off the back foot, trying it work across the line. Missed it completely and got struck on the pad. Looked a very strong shout in real time and the ump wasted no time in raising his finger. Shah sent it upstairs, almost as a punt and it's worked. No bat involved but ball tracking shows this to be missing leg stump

Ramesh Mendis to Yasir Shah, SIX, smoked! Shah was itching to play a big shot for sometime and finally gets his wish. This is tossed up by Mendis, inviting the big shot and Shah is down the pitch, lofting with the turn over mid-on who is in the ring. HIts the ropes on the full and it's a maximum. Super shot

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, 1 run, flatter off-break on leg stump, Salman tucks it with the turn towards mid-wicket

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, quicker one but it's well down the leg-side, left alone

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, quicker one on leg stump, Salman defends around the front pad

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, flatter and fuller, Salman gets on the front foot and defends

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, tossed up on leg stump, clipped to short mid-wicket

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, hint of turn on the off break, middle-and-off line and keeps low too, Salman plays from the crease and just about gets his bat down in time

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, quicker one around middle and leg, Salman defends from the crease

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, FOUR, hint of width offered and it's also in the slot for Salman who thumps the front foot drive with aplomb. Slightly uppish but he picked the gap at extra cover with ease

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, floated up around off, Salman leans forward and defends

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, blocked from the crease and that should be drinks

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, seeks to drive a floaty delivery outside off and gets a thick inside edge that dribbles towards square leg

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, FOUR, this is almost an action replay of 49.2. Danced down the wicket and went through with the loft

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, full outside off, pushed into the covers

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, 2 runs, tries to sweep a quicker delivery and gets a top-edge that rolls to the right of fine leg

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, looped up just outside off, Salman leans forward and pushes into the off-side

Ramesh Mendis to Yasir Shah, no run, slower and fuller just outside off, blocked from the crease

Ramesh Mendis to Yasir Shah, no run, full on leg-stump, blocked to mid-wicket

Ramesh Mendis to Yasir Shah, no run, fuller on off, Yasir gets forward and defends

Ramesh Mendis to Mohammad Nawaz, out Caught by Dickwella!! Ramesh Mendis persisted with the plan and gets the reward. Kept the line outside off and bowled it flatter and quicker, enticing Nawaz into a cut and drawing the thinnest of outside edges through to the keeper. Good reaction catch from the keeper as well. Mohammad Nawaz c Dickwella b Ramesh Mendis 12(37) [4s-1]

Ramesh Mendis to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, presses forward and defends the full delivery into the off-side

Ramesh Mendis to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, turns away outside off, not a great deal of feet from Nawaz. Looks to dab off the back foot and gets beaten on the outside edge

Ramesh Mendis to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 run, short outside off, cut away square on the off-side

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, 1 run, punched off the back foot to the left of sweeper cover

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, blocked from the crease

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, huge shout for lbw and this seems to be heading down leg. Salman got forward to defend and was beaten by the turn, past the inside edge and hits him in line with middle and leg

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, looks to play the reverse sweep and misses, mild appeal for caught behind but a shake of the head from umpire Rod Tucker. It was a touch quicker and the line was just wide of off, Agha Salman seemed to be a tad late on that

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, full and just outside off, Salman strides forward and blocks

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, similar lines once again from Ramesh Mendis, blocked from the crease

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, full on off, Salman blocks it off the inside half to short leg

Ramesh Mendis to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 run, full on leg-stump, clipped away to the right of deep backward square

Ramesh Mendis to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, leans across and blocks the full delivery

Ramesh Mendis to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, touch quicker on off, Nawaz plays it with really late with a gentle push to point

Ramesh Mendis to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, full on off, Nawaz gets forward and defends into the off-side

Ramesh Mendis to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, fuller on off, blocked to cover

Ramesh Mendis to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, turning away wide of off, left alone to the keeper

Ramesh Mendis to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, fuller and stays low on off, Nawaz manages to bring his bat down in time and blocks into the surface

Ramesh Mendis to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, flat outside off, punched to the right of cover. A diving stop by DDS

Ramesh Mendis to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, tossed up outside off, driven to the right of cover

Ramesh Mendis to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, tossed up outside off, Nawaz drives and picks out cover

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, floated up outside off, Salman drives but picks out the fielder at cover

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, quicker on off, Salman gets forward and blocks

Ramesh Mendis to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 run, chips the drive to the right of cover for a quick single

Ramesh Mendis to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, slower and drifts in towards middle and off, Nawaz goes back inside the crease to block into the off-side

Ramesh Mendis to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, full on off, played back to the bowler

Ramesh Mendis to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, quicker and just outside off, Nawaz opens the bat face and punches to backward point

Ramesh Mendis to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, the slider. Keeps a tad low and straightens on off-stump, Nawaz went back and managed to get bat to push into the off-side. Had he missed, would have been plumb in front

Ramesh Mendis to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, flat outside off, left alone to the keeper

Ramesh Mendis to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, short outside off, blocked from the crease

Ramesh Mendis to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, full and just outside off, driven back to the bowler

Ramesh Mendis to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, flat and just outside off, Nawaz waits on the back foot and pushes into the off-side

Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, out Lbw!! That's dead. Fawad Alam doesn't even bother to consult his partner. It was that plumb. Ramesh Mendis got the ball to slide in with the angle and it kept really low around middle and leg, Fawad Alam should have been forward but instead, he sat back looking to diffuse into the leg-side, gets beaten due to lack of bounce and umpire Rod Tucker had no hesitation. Fawad Alam lbw b Ramesh Mendis 24(69) [4s-1]

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, full on off, blocked from the crease

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, flat on off-stump, punched back to the bowler

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, slower on off, worked away to square leg

Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, 1 run, turns away outside off from a length, Alam goes back and across to tap it wide of point

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, 1 run, spins in from a fuller length, nudged away to the right of short leg

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, fuller on off, Salman gets forward and defends into the leg-side

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, turns in from a length on off-stump, punched back to the bowler off the back foot

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, flatter on off-stump, Salman prods across and dinks into the leg-side

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, full again, Salman drives and finds mid-off

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, full outside off, Salman leans across and blocks to cover

Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, 1 run, opens the bat face and pushes the full delivery square on the off-side

Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, no run, fuller and keeps low just outside off, Alam jams it to the left of short leg

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, 1 run, quicker one on the pads, a tad shorter, Salman stays back and tucks it towards deep mid-wicket

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, much fuller, quicker through the air, Salman gets forward and smothers it

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, pushed through quicker, fuller, Salman gets a stride forward and defends

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, fuller and outside off, Salman gets on the front foot and defends

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, byes, FOUR, ripping off break, pitches on off stump and spins big with bounce to go well down the leg-side. No chance for Dickwella

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, fuller and around off, Salman gets across and defends

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, tossed up with a lot of loop, fuller, Salman reaches out and stonewalls it

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, quicker again, sliding on, Salman defends from the crease

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, sliding in on leg stump, Salman rocks back and tucks it to mid-wicket

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, fuller again, drifting in, Salman gets a soft leading edge back towards the bowler

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, 2 runs, a bit too full this time, loopy, Salman gets well forward to the pitch of this one and eases the drive through the big gap at cover. Just a gentle push really

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, fuller and outside off, Salman leans across and defends

Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, no run, widish off break, the angle forces Alam to play at it and he defends with soft hands

Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, no run, fuller again, more loop, Alam defends off the inside half towards mid-wicket

Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, no run, slower and wider, Alam reaches out and defends towards cover

Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, no run, drifting in around off, on a good length, Alam stays on the back foot and defends

Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, no run, beaten! Mendis is bowling with great rhythm here, this drifts in around off stump and just straightens enough to beat Alam's poke. Lovely bowling

Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, no run, arm-ball that almost sneaks through, Alam gets the faintest of inside edges in defence. Had to get some bat as otherwise, this was plumb LBW

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, slower and fuller, Salman gets well forward and defends

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, quickish off break, turns a bit, Salman sits back and tucks it to backward square leg

Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, 1 run, full and off, square-driven towards deep point

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, 1 run, arm-ball, fuller, Salman leans across to push at it and gets an outside edge behind point

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, flatter one around off, Salman hangs back and defends

Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, 1 run, thick edge, just past slip and it trickles down towards third man! Turn and bounce on this off break, totally opens up Alam who was trying to play off the back foot. Fortunate that this didn't go to hand

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, beaten! Cracking over from Mendis, finishes with an arm-ball and Salman like Rizwan is playing for the turn. Gets done on the outside edge

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, slower and fuller, Salman gets forward in defence

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, pops up and just evades short leg! Was there any bat involved? Don't think so but plenty of excitement from the Lankans. Off break that spins a bit, Salman tries to defend and this goes up off the pad

Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, no run, slower this time, off break, clipped to short mid-wicket

Ramesh Mendis to Rizwan, out Lbw!! Beautiful bowling from Mendis! Got the off break to spin sharply the previous delivery and Rizwan was perhaps expecting this to turn as well. However, it's the arm-ball that's pushed through quicker, skids off the deck as Rizwan tries to work it on the leg-side. Misses it completely and is struck on the back leg. As plumb as it gets to be honest and the Lankans knew it straightaway. As did the ump. Rizwan perhaps wasn't ready to accept the mistake he committed and went upstairs, hoping for some luck. Only an inside edge could have saved him and there was clearly none, as confirmed by UltraEdge. Three Reds on ball tracking and this is a huge blow to Pakistan. Rizwan lbw b Ramesh Mendis 24(35) [4s-3]

Ramesh Mendis to Rizwan, no run, sharp turn on this off break, totally rushes Rizwan who was shaping to cut and had to somehow get his bat down in time, which he does off the bottom-edge

Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, 1 run, quicker one on middle and leg, Alam punches towards mid-on and that's another single snatched by this pair

Ramesh Mendis to Rizwan, 1 run, quicker one but too short, allowing Rizwan to rock back and pull towards deep mid-wicket

Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, 1 run, quicker one outside off, slightly shorter, cut towards deep point

Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, no run, almost another drag-on wicket! Skiddy arm-ball, flatter, Alam is rushed on the back foot in defence and he gets an inside edge that just misses the stumps by the barest of margins. Through his legs and almost kisses leg stump

Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, no run, pushed through quicker, arm-ball, Alam defends off the back foot

Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, 2 runs, shortish off break, Alam hangs back and cuts this away with the spin, slicing it towards point. Slight fumble allows the batters to get back for the second

Ramesh Mendis to Babar Azam, no run, pitched fuller and on the pads, Babar pushes it to the right of the bowler who half stops with a dive. The batters could have taken a single but they opt not to

Ramesh Mendis to Imam, 1 run, flatter again outside off, Imam-ul-Haq plays a backfoot punch to the left of backward point

Ramesh Mendis to Imam, no run, flat outside off, Imam-ul-Haq cuts and the ball goes over his bat

Ramesh Mendis to Babar Azam, 1 run, pushed a bit fuller but straying onto the pads, Babar guides his glance to deep backward square leg

Ramesh Mendis to Babar Azam, FOUR, lop hop that is spinning into the body, Babar gets back and pulls it powerfully over the short leg fielder who ducks to save his head. Races away to the fence

Ramesh Mendis to Imam, 1 run, flat length with some width, Imam-ul-Haq goes onto the backfoot and cuts square of the wicket