Pakistan and Sri Lanka are ready to battle it out in the first T20I of the three-match series on Thursday in Abu Dhabi.
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The Men in Green white washed visitors in the five-match ODI series and will ready to continue their dominance in the shortest format of the game.
For Sri Lanka, new format gives them an opportunity to comeback and deliver goods against a very good looking Pakistan team.
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Who will be successful in this contest? You can find it out all here live.
PAK 31-2 (7 overs)
Ten off the over. Good one for Pakistan.
Prasanna to start his first over.
PAK 21-2 (6 overs)
Just three runs and a wicket off the over.
Pathirana to start his new over.
PAK 18-1 (5 overs)
Six off the over.
Sanjaya to start his new over.
PAK 12-1 (4 overs)
Just one run off the over.
Pathirana to start his first over.
PAK 11-1 (3 overs)
Just two runs and a wicket off the over.
Sanjaya to continue.
PAK 9-0 (2 overs)
Just five off the over.
Munaweera to start his first over.
PAK 4-0 (1 over)
Just four off the over.
So it’s Fakhar Zaman and Ahmad Shahzad to open for Pakistan, whereas pacer Vikum Sanjaya will begin for Sri Lanka.
So that’s it from the first session. Will Pakistan able to chase this target or will Sri Lanka fight back? We will figure it out in the next session. Join us for the next session.
SL 102 (19 overs)
OUT! That’s all. Sri Lanka set Pakistan 103-run target to win first T20I.
Hasan to continue.
SL 95-9 (18 overs)
Just four off the over.
Shinwari to continue.
SL 91-9 (17 overs)
Four runs and a wicket off the over.
Hasan to start his new over.
SL 87-8 (16 overs)
Four runs and a wicket off the over.
Shinwari to start his new over.
SL 83-7 (15 overs)
Just one off the over.
Shadab to continue.
SL 82-7 (14 overs)
Ten off the over. Great one for Sri Lanka.
Hafeez to continue.
SL 72-7 (13 overs)
Six runs and a wicket off the over.
Hasan to start his first over.
SL 66-6 (12 overs)
Double-wicket maiden. Great start from the veteran off-spinner.
Mohammad Hafeez to start his first over.
SL 66-4 (11 overs)
Eight runs and a wicket off the over.
Shadab Khan to continue.
SL 58-3 (10 overs)
Just five singles off the over.
Imad to start his final over.
SL 53-3 (9 overs)
Just three runs and a wicket off the over.
Fahim Ashraf to continue.
SL 50-2 (8 overs)
Six off the over.
Shadab Khan to start his first over.
SL 44-2 (7 overs)
Just four off the over.
Fahim Ashraf to start his first over.
SL 40-2 (6 overs)
Six off the over.
Hasan Ali to start his first over.
SL 34-2 (5 overs)
Just five off the over.
Imad to continue.
SL 29-2 (4 overs)
Just four runs and a wicket off the over.
Shinwari to continue.
SL 25-1 (3 overs)
Nine off the over.
FOUR! Another boundary for Sri Lanka.
Imad to continue.
SL 16-1 (2 overs)
Eight off the over.
Usman Khan Shinwari to start his first over.
SL 8-1 (1 over)
Eight runs and a wicket off the over.
So it’s Munaweera and Samarawickrama to open for Sri Lanka, whereas Imad Wasim will start for Pakistan.
TOSS: News from the centre is Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has won the toss and opt to bowl first.
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