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LIVETest1st Test · Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
Day 4: Stumps - Pakistan lead by 45 runs
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl
- Match
- Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test
- Date
- 9 Nov 2026
- Start
- 10:00 IST · 04:30 GMT
- Venue
- Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
- Toss
- Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl
- Umpires
- Adrian Holdstock, Rod Tucker
- Third umpire
- Allahudien Paleker
- Match referee
- Dean Cosker
Venue guide
- Capacity
- 15,000
- Ends
- Pavilion End, Shell End
- Home to
- Pakistan, Rawalpindi
- Floodlights
- Yes
| Batter · PAK | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azan Awais* | 22 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 33.8 |
| Mohammad Taha | 24 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 43.6 |
| Bowler · SL | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Lahiru Kumara | 7.2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 2.59 |
Match situation
- Partnership
- 42 (114)
- Last wicket
- Tayyab Arif 11 (8) · 15/1 in 2.2 ov
- Current RR
- 2.67
Commentary
Full commentary- Over 22 · 5 runs (4 1)
- 15:10 Local Time, 10:10 GMT, 15:40 IST: It continues to rain and the umpires have decided to call off play for today. Another truncated day's play in Rawalpindi and we've already lost more than 100 overs in this Test. Just one day left and this Test is heading towards a certain draw. Will either of the two teams try and conjure up a result tomorrow? Or will the match end in a drab draw? We'll be back at 9:20 am for all the action on the final day of this Test. For now, cheers and bye..
- 14:55 Local Time, 09:55 GMT, 15:25 IST: It's tea time in Rawalpindi with the covers firmly in place. Had been Pakistan's session in the morning with Saqib Khan's 7 for 130 stealing the spotlight. Both Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis were dismissed early and the rest of the Sri Lankan batting crumbled. Saqib was unrelenting with his line and length and his burst ensured that the visitors managed only a 12-run lead. The hosts lost Tayyab Arif early in the second innings, but this pair has ensured that they're slightly ahead. Bad light then played spoilsport and with only 4 sessions remaining, it's hard to see a result from this match. Will we get any more cricket post-tea? It does look doubtful, but we'll be back with updates as it comes along.
- 14:40 Local Time, 09:40 GMT, 15:10 IST: Nothing new to report. The big covers stay in place and there's hardly any movement from the groundstaff. Don't think it's raining, but it's very dark and gloomy at the moment
- 14:10 Local Time, 09:10 GMT, 14:40 IST: The entire square has been covered now. Not a lot of movement from the groundstaff. The overhead conditions look dark and grim.
- 13:50 Local Time, 08:50 GMT, 14:20 IST: Looks like it has started to rain as the groundstaff bring on the covers. The pitch is covered and they are waiting with more covers near the sideline.
- 13:25 Local Time, 08:25 GMT, 13:55 IST: Rod Tucker takes another reading and walks towards his partner. Light has faded and they're going off. The cloud looks heavy, but they're not bringing in the covers as yet. For now, bad light has stopped play.
- 21.21Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, 1 run, short and into the body, tucked behind square on the on-side for a single
- 21.14Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, FOUR, nicely played, pitched up by Kumara - Taha leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and then drives it to the left of the non-striker, the timing is sweet and the ball runs away to the ropes
- 13:23 Local Time, 08:23 GMT, 13:53 IST: Rod Tucker takes a reading, it's gone a bit dark and the floodlights are starting to take full effect. But they'll continue for now
- End of over 21 · 0 runs (0 0 0 0 0 0)PAK 52/1Azan Awais 22(65) · Mohammad Taha 19(53) · Milan Priyanath Rathnayake 6-2-13-0
- 20.6•Milan Rathnayake to Azan Awais, no run, edged, edged and the ball falls in front of first slip, probing channel just outside off from Rathnayake, makes Awais play and finds the edge. But he did so with soft hands and ensured that it didn't carry
- 20.5•Milan Rathnayake to Azan Awais, no run, on a length and well wide of off, left alone
- 20.4•Milan Rathnayake to Azan Awais, no run, tad fuller and just outside off - Awais prods across and defends it to the off-side
- A short cover is in place now, two slips and a gully as well - Rathnayake switches back to round the wicket
- 20.3•Milan Rathnayake to Azan Awais, no run, short of a good length and pushed across the left-hander, Awais leans across defensively
- Back to over the wicket
- 20.2•Milan Rathnayake to Azan Awais, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Awais prods across and defends it to the off-side
- 20.1•Milan Rathnayake to Azan Awais, no run, full and around off, Awais leans across and clips it to mid-wicket
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azan Awais*not out | 22 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 33.8 |
| Tayyab Ariflbw b Asitha Fernando | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 137.5 |
| Mohammad Taha*not out | 24 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 43.6 |
Extras0 (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0)
Total57/1 (21.2 ov, RR 2.67)
Yet to bat: Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Salman Agha, Ghazi Ghori, Arafat Minhas, Razaullah, Mohammad Abbas, Saqib Khan
Fall of wickets: 15-1 (Tayyab Arif, 2.2 ov)
| Bowler · SL | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asitha Fernando | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2.00 |
| Dilshan Madushanka | 3 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Lahiru Kumara | 7.2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 2.59 |
| Milan Priyanath Rathnayake | 6 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2.17 |
Pakistan- 1Azan AwaisBatter
- 2Tayyab ArifBatter
- 3Mohammad TahaAll-rounder
- 4Babar Azam(c)Batter
- 5Saud ShakeelAll-rounder
- 6Salman AghaAll-rounder
- 7Ghazi Ghori(wk)Wicketkeeper
- 8Arafat MinhasAll-rounder
- 9RazaullahAll-rounder
- 10Mohammad AbbasBowler
- 11Saqib KhanBowler
Bench
Sri Lanka- 1Pasindu SooriyabandaraBatter
- 2Lahiru UdaraWicketkeeper
- 3Dinesh ChandimalWicketkeeper
- 4Kamindu MendisAll-rounder
- 5Dhananjaya de SilvaAll-rounder
- 6Kusal Mendis(c)(wk)Wicketkeeper
- 7Sonal DinushaAll-rounder
- 8Milan Priyanath RathnayakeAll-rounder
- 9Lahiru KumaraBowler
- 10Asitha FernandoBowler
- 11Dilshan MadushankaBowler
Bench
- 21.14Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, FOUR, nicely played, pitched up by Kumara - Taha leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and then drives it to the left of the non-striker, the timing is sweet and the ball runs away to the ropes
- 19.3OTeam fiftyLahiru Kumara to Azan Awais, 1 run, short of a good length and well wide of off, slapped square on the off-side for a single
- 14.1DDropped catchMilan Rathnayake to Azan Awais, no run, edged and Mendis has put it down, that was a pretty straightforward chance and the Sri Lankan captain has fluffed it - came back with the angle and straightened onto the left-hander, opened up Awais and caught the outside edge as he defended. Went to the left of the keeper - Kusal Mendis dived and got both gloves, but it popped out
- 11.64Lahiru Kumara to Azan Awais, FOUR, lovely shot to end the session, pitched up and in the slot, Awais leans onto it and creams it all along the ground to long-off. With that it's lunch on day 4
- 10.14Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, FOUR, Rathnayake goes too full and he's been punished, juicy half-volley on offer, Taha doesn't miss out on those and thumps it down the ground to long-off
- 6.54Asitha Fernando to Azan Awais, FOUR, outside edge, but he played it with soft hands, it was back of a length and angling across, Awais had to play at it as it got big on him, the ball raced away past gully to third man
- 5.54Dilshan Madushanka to Mohammad Taha, FOUR, misses the radar and bowls it short and angling down the leg side, Taha stays back and gets a faint tickle off his hips to fine leg
- 2.2WAsitha Fernando to Tayyab Arif, out Lbw!! Asitha Fernando strikes early. It was a length delivery angling into the stumps, Arif plays down the wrong line and is struck on the pad, he reviews it as he thought the ball was going down, flat line on the UltraEdge and ball-tracking shows it struck him in line and was hitting leg-stump. He missed a straight ball and Pakistan lose a review. Tayyab Arif lbw b Asitha Fernando 11(8) [4s-2]
- 1.34Dilshan Madushanka to Tayyab Arif, FOUR, too much width on offer short and wide outside off and angling across, Arif stands tall and punches it off the back foot to sweeper cover, pure timing and placement!
- 1.14Dilshan Madushanka to Tayyab Arif, FOUR, another openers gets off the mark with a boundary, overpitched and in the slot, Arif leans onto and creams it all along the ground to deep extra cover
- 0.14Asitha Fernando to Azan Awais, FOUR, runs straightaway, short and wide outside off, too much width on offer, Awais stands tall and flays it on the up to sweeper cover
- Over 22 · 5 runs (4 1)
- 15:10 Local Time, 10:10 GMT, 15:40 IST: It continues to rain and the umpires have decided to call off play for today. Another truncated day's play in Rawalpindi and we've already lost more than 100 overs in this Test. Just one day left and this Test is heading towards a certain draw. Will either of the two teams try and conjure up a result tomorrow? Or will the match end in a drab draw? We'll be back at 9:20 am for all the action on the final day of this Test. For now, cheers and bye..
- 14:55 Local Time, 09:55 GMT, 15:25 IST: It's tea time in Rawalpindi with the covers firmly in place. Had been Pakistan's session in the morning with Saqib Khan's 7 for 130 stealing the spotlight. Both Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis were dismissed early and the rest of the Sri Lankan batting crumbled. Saqib was unrelenting with his line and length and his burst ensured that the visitors managed only a 12-run lead. The hosts lost Tayyab Arif early in the second innings, but this pair has ensured that they're slightly ahead. Bad light then played spoilsport and with only 4 sessions remaining, it's hard to see a result from this match. Will we get any more cricket post-tea? It does look doubtful, but we'll be back with updates as it comes along.
- 14:40 Local Time, 09:40 GMT, 15:10 IST: Nothing new to report. The big covers stay in place and there's hardly any movement from the groundstaff. Don't think it's raining, but it's very dark and gloomy at the moment
- 14:10 Local Time, 09:10 GMT, 14:40 IST: The entire square has been covered now. Not a lot of movement from the groundstaff. The overhead conditions look dark and grim.
- 13:50 Local Time, 08:50 GMT, 14:20 IST: Looks like it has started to rain as the groundstaff bring on the covers. The pitch is covered and they are waiting with more covers near the sideline.
- 13:25 Local Time, 08:25 GMT, 13:55 IST: Rod Tucker takes another reading and walks towards his partner. Light has faded and they're going off. The cloud looks heavy, but they're not bringing in the covers as yet. For now, bad light has stopped play.
- 21.21Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, 1 run, short and into the body, tucked behind square on the on-side for a single
- 21.14Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, FOUR, nicely played, pitched up by Kumara - Taha leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and then drives it to the left of the non-striker, the timing is sweet and the ball runs away to the ropes
- 13:23 Local Time, 08:23 GMT, 13:53 IST: Rod Tucker takes a reading, it's gone a bit dark and the floodlights are starting to take full effect. But they'll continue for now
- End of over 21 · 0 runs (0 0 0 0 0 0)PAK 52/1Azan Awais 22(65) · Mohammad Taha 19(53) · Milan Priyanath Rathnayake 6-2-13-0
- 20.6•Milan Rathnayake to Azan Awais, no run, edged, edged and the ball falls in front of first slip, probing channel just outside off from Rathnayake, makes Awais play and finds the edge. But he did so with soft hands and ensured that it didn't carry
- 20.5•Milan Rathnayake to Azan Awais, no run, on a length and well wide of off, left alone
- 20.4•Milan Rathnayake to Azan Awais, no run, tad fuller and just outside off - Awais prods across and defends it to the off-side
- A short cover is in place now, two slips and a gully as well - Rathnayake switches back to round the wicket
- 20.3•Milan Rathnayake to Azan Awais, no run, short of a good length and pushed across the left-hander, Awais leans across defensively
- Back to over the wicket
- 20.2•Milan Rathnayake to Azan Awais, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Awais prods across and defends it to the off-side
- 20.1•Milan Rathnayake to Azan Awais, no run, full and around off, Awais leans across and clips it to mid-wicket
- End of over 20 · 3 runs (0 0 1 0 0 2)PAK 52/1Mohammad Taha 19(53) · Azan Awais 22(59) · Lahiru Kumara 7-2-14-0
- 19.62Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, 2 runs, Kumara shortens the length outside off - stabbed off the back-foot and into the gap wide of cover, comes back for the second run
- 19.5•Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Taha rides the bounce and punches it to cover
- 19.4•Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, no run, fuller length delivery on off, Taha leans across and picks out mid-on with the drive
- 19.31Lahiru Kumara to Azan Awais, 1 run, short of a good length and well wide of off, slapped square on the off-side for a single
- 19.2•Lahiru Kumara to Azan Awais, no run, beaten, this is excellent bowling from Kumara and coach Gary Kirsten beams a smile, short of a good length and straightens onto the left-hander, brings Awais forward and goes past the outside edge
- 19.1•Lahiru Kumara to Azan Awais, no run, that was close, short of a good length and jagging back into the left-hander, cramps Awais for room as he hopped across on the cut, gets a thick inside and the ball falls wide of the leg-stump
- End of over 19 · 0 runs (0 0 0 0 0 0)PAK 49/1Mohammad Taha 17(50) · Azan Awais 21(56) · Milan Priyanath Rathnayake 5-1-13-0
- 18.6•Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run, Rathnayake shortens the length on off, defended back at the bowler
- 18.5•Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Taha lets the ball come and defends it back at the bowler
- 18.4•Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Taha rides the bounce and punches it off the back-foot to cover
- 18.3•Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run, short and wide of off - Taha reaches out on the cut and picks out backward point
- 18.2•Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run, on a good length and angling back into the left-hander - Taha leans across and defends it to the on-side
- 18.1•Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - Taha prods forward and finds mid-off with the drive
- End of over 18 · 0 runs (0 0 0 0 0 0)PAK 49/1Azan Awais 21(56) · Mohammad Taha 17(44) · Lahiru Kumara 6-2-11-0
- 17.6•Lahiru Kumara to Azan Awais, no run, beaten, on a good length and holding its line outside off - Awais plays inside the line and lets it go
- 17.5•Lahiru Kumara to Azan Awais, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Awais prods across and defends it to the on-side
- 17.4•Lahiru Kumara to Azan Awais, no run, that was loose from Awais - jagged back in from a length and the left-hander was shaping to drive on the rise, the ball catches the inside edge and strikes him high on the thigh-pad
- 17.3•Lahiru Kumara to Azan Awais, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Awais gets right behind the line and defends it to the off-side
- 17.2•Lahiru Kumara to Azan Awais, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off, has Awais sparring at that and beats him on the outside edge
- 17.1•Lahiru Kumara to Azan Awais, no run, short of a good length and angling back into the left-hander - Awais took his bottom had off and defends it to the on-side
- End of over 17 · 2 runs (0 0 0 0 2 0)PAK 49/1Mohammad Taha 17(44) · Azan Awais 21(50) · Milan Priyanath Rathnayake 4-0-13-0
- 16.6•Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run, fuller length delivery on off, defended back at the bowler
- 16.52Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, 2 runs, on a good length and just outside off - Taha plays with a slightly open face and runs it into the gap wide of gully, comes back for the second run
- 16.4•Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run, banged in short and holding its line outside off - Taha drops his gloves and sways away from the line
- 16.3•Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run, on a good length and just outside off - defended back at the bowler
- 16.2•Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run, that was nasty, kicked off from a length and opened up the left-hander - Taha took his eyes off the ball as he looked to defend, off the shoulder of the bat and dropped well in front of gully
- 16.1•Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Taha leans across and defends it with an angled bat to gully
- End of over 16 · 2 runs (1 0 1 0 0 0)PAK 47/1Azan Awais 21(50) · Mohammad Taha 15(38) · Lahiru Kumara 5-1-11-0
- 15.6•Lahiru Kumara to Azan Awais, no run, Kumara shortens the length outside off - Awais gets right behind the line as he defended
- 15.5•Lahiru Kumara to Azan Awais, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off, cut straight to the fielder at cover-point
- 15.4•Lahiru Kumara to Azan Awais, no run, banged sin short and at the stumps - Awais ducks under and lets it go
- 15.31Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, 1 run, short of a good length and angling into the left-hander, Taha was looking to clip and gets an inside edge onto the pad, the ball rolls behind square on the on-side for a single
- 15.2•Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, no run, beaten, short of a good length and in that channel just outside off - seams in and then shapes away past Taha's outside edge. He has to play the line and is lucky not to have edged it
- 15.11Lahiru Kumara to Azan Awais, 1 run, on a good length and holding its line outside off - Awais gets slightly squared up as he skewed a thick edge to the off-side
- End of over 15 · 3 runs (0 0 0 3 0 0)PAK 45/1Mohammad Taha 14(36) · Azan Awais 20(46) · Milan Priyanath Rathnayake 3-0-11-0
- 14.6•Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run, on a good length and in that corridor outside off, left alone
- 14.5•Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run, beaten, short of a good length and well wide of off - Taha saw the width and went hard on the cut, undone by the extra bounce as the ball zipped through to the keeper
- 14.43Milan Rathnayake to Azan Awais, 3 runs, tad fuller and just outside off - Awais leans across, plays with an open face and finds the gap behind square on the off-side, chase for the fielder and he's back for the third
- 14.3•Milan Rathnayake to Azan Awais, no run, Rathnayake shortens the length outside off - Awais goes right back and defends it to the off-side
- 14.2•Milan Rathnayake to Azan Awais, no run, on a good length and just outside off - defended to the off-side
- 14.1•Milan Rathnayake to Azan Awais, no run, edged and Mendis has put it down, that was a pretty straightforward chance and the Sri Lankan captain has fluffed it - came back with the angle and straightened onto the left-hander, opened up Awais and caught the outside edge as he defended. Went to the left of the keeper - Kusal Mendis dived and got both gloves, but it popped out
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