Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Score Updates, Cricket World Cup 2023: Sadeera Samarawickrama Hits 50, Sri Lanka Eye Huge Total vs Pakistan

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Sadeera hits 50

Sadeera Samarawickrama takes a single off Shadab Khan’s delivery and brings up his half-century, It is his sixth half-century in the ODI cricket. Terrific batting from Sadeera. 

SL 240/4 (33.1 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Good over from Shadab

Shadab Khan bowls an excellent over and controls the flow of runs. In his previous over, he leaks only two runs as Pakistan aim for another wicket. 

SL 232/4 (32 overs)

PAK vs SL Live: OUT

OUT!!! Hasan Ali has taken his third wicket of the day and this time, Charith Asalanka becomes his prey. The ball hits the edge of the bat as wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan taken a good catch. Fourth wicket gone for Sri Lanka. 

SL 229/4 (30.1 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: OUT

OUT!!! Hasan Ali has taken his second wicket of the day and this time he removed Kusal Mendis for 122. After hitting two back-to-back sixes, Mendis tries to go for the third one but ends up giving a fantastic catch to Imam Ul Haq at the long-on. Third wicket gone for Sri Lanka. 

SL 218/3 (28.5 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: SIX

SIX!!! Kusal Mendis smashes two back-to-back sixes off Hasan Ali’s delivery. The first one comes after he places a shot towards the leg-side. While the other one comes after he hammers a shot towards the long-off. Mendis is on fire. 

SL 218/3 (28.4 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: 5 runs off the over

After leaking too many runs in the past few overs, Pakistan finally take a sigh of relief as Iftikhar Ahmed bowls an economical over. He concedes only five runs as Pakistan aim to break the partnership between Sadeera and Mendis. 

SL 204/2 (28 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Mendis hits ton

Kusal Mendis smashes a huge six off Hasan Ali’s delivery and brings up his century in style. It is his third century in the ODI cricket and he brings it up in 65 balls. Terrific batting from Mendis. 

SL 192/2 (26.1 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Mendis nears ton

Kusla Mendis is on fire!! In the previous over of Shaheen Afridi, he smashes three back-to-back boundaries as the pacer concedes 14 runs. With this, Mendis has gone past the 91-run mark and inching closer towards his ton. 

SL 181/2 (25 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Kusal Mendis smashes a brilliant boundary off Mohammad Nawaz’s delivery. He smartly places a shot between backward point and short third man and steals four runs. 

SL 166/2 (23 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: SIX

SIX!!! Both Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama punish Haris Rauf with two huge sixes. The first one comes after Mendis smashes it hard towards the deep square leg. While the other one comes after Samarawickrama makes a good use of the short delivery and hammers a maximum. 

SL 147/2 (21 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: 12 runs off the over

In the previous over of Shadab Khan, Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama score 12 runs. the over includes one boundary from both the batters. 

SL 127/2 (20 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: OUT

OUT!!! Shadab Khan has provided Pakistan with a major breakthrough as he dismissed Pathum Nissanka for 51. Nissanka tries to steal a boundary but ends up giving a catch to Abdullah Shafique. Second wicket gone for Sri Lanka.

SL 107/2 (17.2 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Mendis hits 50

Kusal Menids hit a boundary off Mohammad Nawaz’s delivery and brings up his half-century in style. He takes 40 balls to go past the 50-run mark. 

SL 107/1 (17 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Nissanka hits 50

Pathum Nissanka takes a single off Mohammad Nawaz’s delivery and brings up his half-century. It is his 10th half-century in the ODI cricket and he brings it up in 58 balls. Terrific batting from Nissanka. 

SL 101/1 (16.3 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Mendis also nears 50

Apart from Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis in also inching closer towards his half-century. In the previous over of Haris Rauf, the duo scores nine runs, which include a boundary from Mendis. 

SL 88/1 (14 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Back-to-back fours

After leaving the first four deliveries as dot balls, Pathum Nissanka bounces back in style in the last two balls as he smashes back-to-back boundaries. With this, Nissanka have gone past 40-run mark and inching closer towards his half-century. 

SL 73/1 (12 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: 7 runs off the over

Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis have brought one-down Sri Lanka back on track, with their regular boundaries. In the previous over of Mohammad Nawaz, the duo scores seven runs, which include a boundary from Nissanka. 

SL 65/1 (11 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Pathum Nissanka continue to provide Sri Lanka with the momentum as he fearlessly deals in boundaries. Nissanka smashes a powerful shot on Haris Rauf’s delivery towards the deep backward point as the ball comfortably races across the boundary line for a four. 

SL 57/1 (9.1 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Nissanka on fire

Pathum Nissanka is dealing in boundaries and this time he thrashes Hasan Ali. He first smashes a huge six, after hammering a down the ground shot. On the very next delivery, he hits a boundary at the deep backward square leg region. 

SL 47/1 (7.4 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: DROPPED

DROPPED!! What have you done Imam-Ul-Haq? Kusal Mendis plays a shot towards the backward point, which looked like an easy catch but Imam fails to get hold of it and he ends up dropping it. A golden opportunity missed by Pakistan. 

SL 37/1 (7 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Kusal Mendis hits a boundary off Hasan Ali’s delivery. In the last ball of the over, Mendis smashes a shot towards the long-off as the ball races across the boundary line for a four. 

SL 34/1 (6 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: SIX

SIX!!! Kusal Mendis smashes a huge six off Shaheen Afridi’s delivery. Mendis hammers it hard as the fielder at the third man tries his best but the ball ends up going for a maximum. 

SL 29/1 (5 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Nissanka-Mendis steady

Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis are standing steady for one-down Sri Lanka. The duo is hitting boundaries at regular intervals and keeping the scoreboard moving for their side. In the previous over of Hasan Ali, the duo scores five runs. 

SL 19/1 (4 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: 8 runs off the over

Despite losing an early wicket, Sri Lanka still have the momentum on their side. In the previous over of Shaheen Afirdi, the duo of Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis score 8 runs. The over includes three wides and a boundary from Mendis. 

SL 14/1 (3 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: OUT

OUT!!! Hasan Ali has provided Pakistan with their first breakthrough as he dismissed Kusal Perera for duck. The ball hits the edge of the bat as wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan takes a brilliant catch behind the stumps. First wicket gone for Sri Lanka. 

SL 5/1 (1.4 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Steady start for SL

Sri Lanka are off to a steady start against Pakistan. In the first over of Shaheen Afridi, the openers Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Perera score four runs, which comes from the boundary by Nissanka. 

SL 4/0 (1 over)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: We are underway

The ODI World Cup match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka begins with Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Perera opening for Sri Lanka. On the other hand, Shaheen Afridi will be bowling the first over for Pakistan. 

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Pakistan’s Playing XI

Pakistan (Playing XI): Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: SL’s Playing XI

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka(c), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Here’s what Babar Azam said at the toss

The wicket looks very dry and first ten overs is very crucial for us. We aren’t up to the mark at the top and we made one change. Shafique comes in for Fakhar. Yes, we have a good record against them and we will try to do our best.

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Here’s what Dasun Shanaka said at the toss

We will bat first, there was some assistance for the bowlers in the second half in the previous game. We have one change – Theekshana comes in for Kasun Rajitha. It is about execution and the boys have been playing a lot of cricket and hopefully, we will do well in this game.

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Toss

Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka wins toss, opts to bat against Pakistan in an ODI World Cup match.

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Pakistan’s win over Netherlands

Stationed in the city for over 10 days now and having already played a few matches, including the two warm-up games, Pakistan are aware of the conditions at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal. But still, they were troubled by the bowlers from the Netherlands in their tournament opener, at one stage being reduced to 38/3 before Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel joined forces to steady the innings and lift them to 286 all out with an over to spare.

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Tough challenge for Pakistan

If their batting against the Associate nation was any indication, then Pakistan will need to do a lot more in the coming weeks, starting with the clash against Sri Lanka, whose spinners have the ability to cause damage in the opposition ranks. Pakistan are traditionally good against spinners but Babar Azam and Co. would take the likes of Maheesh Theekshana and the promising Dunith Wellalage lightly at their peril.

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Hello

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the ODI World Cup 2023 match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, straight from the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Stay tune for all the live updates.