Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 3rd T20I, Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2026

Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 3rd T20I: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Dambulla, January 11, 2026
Sri Lanka
SL
160/6 (12)
Pakistan
PAK
146/8 (12)
Finished
SL won by 14 runs
BATSMENRB4S6SSR
Naseem Shah1100100.00
Mohammad Wasim Jr780187.50
BOWLERSOMRWECON
Eshan Malinga2027113.50
Matheesha Pathirana3034211.33
Current Partnership: 5 run (0.5 ov) | Last Wicket: Faheem Ashraf 9 (3) | Fall of Wicket: 141/8 (11.1 ov)
CRR: 12.17 | Last Ten Overs: 119/7 10.82
Recent: ·1··11·11W161·W114

Commentary

End of over 12 (5 runs)
Mohammad Wasim Jr 7 (8)
Naseem Shah 1 (1)
Pakistan 146/8
Eshan Malinga 2-0-27-1
Matheesha Pathirana 3-0-34-2
0
11.6
Eshan Malinga to Mohammad Wasim Jr, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Mohammad Wasim Jr hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward square leg, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
1wd
11.6
Eshan Malinga to Mohammad Wasim Jr, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! off cutter full length, on the off stump, Eshan Malinga strays from his line, sending it too far outside the off-stump. The Umpire calls it a wide.
0
11.5
Eshan Malinga to Mohammad Wasim Jr, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Eshan Malinga bowls a sharp delivery, and Mohammad Wasim Jr hangs in the crease to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.
0
11.4
Eshan Malinga to Mohammad Wasim Jr, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Eshan Malinga bowls a sharp delivery, and Mohammad Wasim Jr goes forward to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.
1wd
11.4
Eshan Malinga to Mohammad Wasim Jr, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! outswinger back of length, on the off stump, Eshan Malinga strays from his line, sending it too far outside the off-stump. The Umpire calls it a wide.
1wd
11.4
Eshan Malinga to Mohammad Wasim Jr, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball back of length, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Mohammad Wasim Jr no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.
0
11.3
Eshan Malinga to Mohammad Wasim Jr, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Mohammad Wasim Jr hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
1wd
11.3
Eshan Malinga to Mohammad Wasim Jr, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! outswinger back of length, on the off stump, Eshan Malinga strays from his line, sending it too far outside the off-stump. The Umpire calls it a wide.
1
11.2
Eshan Malinga to Naseem Shah, 1 run, Naseem Shah hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
w
11.1
Faheem Ashraf runout (K Mendis) 9 (3) Eshan Malinga to Mohammad Wasim Jr, no run, runout (K Mendis), Run out !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, It was an unfortunate way to go for the batter. Mohammad Wasim Jr goes forward to hit it straight to and set off for 1 run, but the fielder direct hit left with no chance of making it back in time. Run out. The fielding side is ecstatic!
End of over 11 (10 runs)
Mohammad Wasim Jr 7 (3)
Faheem Ashraf 9 (3)
Pakistan 141/7
Matheesha Pathirana 3-0-34-2
Wanindu Hasaranga 3-0-35-4
1
10.6
Matheesha Pathirana to Mohammad Wasim Jr, 1 run, Mohammad Wasim Jr hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed defensive shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short mid wicket for 1 run.
6
10.5
Matheesha Pathirana to Mohammad Wasim Jr, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Mohammad Wasim Jr hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!
1wd
10.5
Matheesha Pathirana to Mohammad Wasim Jr, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! outswinger full length, on the off stump, Matheesha Pathirana strays from his line, sending it too far outside the off-stump. The Umpire calls it a wide.
0
10.4
Matheesha Pathirana to Mohammad Wasim Jr, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Matheesha Pathirana bowls a sharp delivery, and Mohammad Wasim Jr hangs in the crease to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.
w
10.3
Mohammad Nawaz b M Pathirana 28 (15) Matheesha Pathirana to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, b M Pathirana, Bowled out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Mohammad Nawaz hangs in the crease, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
1
10.2
Matheesha Pathirana to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run, Faheem Ashraf hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
1
10.1
Matheesha Pathirana to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 run, Mohammad Nawaz hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards mid on for 1 run.
End of over 10 (15 runs)
Faheem Ashraf 8 (2)
Mohammad Nawaz 27 (13)
Pakistan 131/6
Wanindu Hasaranga 3-0-35-4
Matheesha Pathirana 2-0-24-1
4
9.6
Wanindu Hasaranga to Faheem Ashraf, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, Faheem Ashraf elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to long on region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
4
9.5
Wanindu Hasaranga to Faheem Ashraf, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps. Faheem Ashraf hangs in the crease, hits sloge sweep in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
w
9.4
Shadab Khan c E Malinga b W Hasaranga 6 (3) Wanindu Hasaranga to Shadab Khan, no run, c E Malinga b W Hasaranga, Caught out !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Shadab Khan goes forward, takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Eshan Malinga, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Shadab Khan.
6
9.3
Wanindu Hasaranga to Shadab Khan, Six, Six !! What a delivery! legbreak lands right on the stumps, Shadab Khan hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
1wd
9.3
Wanindu Hasaranga to Shadab Khan, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! legbreak good length, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Shadab Khan no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.
0
9.2
Wanindu Hasaranga to Shadab Khan, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Wanindu Hasaranga bowls a sharp delivery, and Shadab Khan hangs in the crease to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.
w
9.1
Khawaja Nafay c D Silva b W Hasaranga 26 (15) Wanindu Hasaranga to Khawaja Nafay, no run, c D Silva b W Hasaranga, Caught out !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Khawaja Nafay hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting inside out shot towards long off, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Dhananjaya De Silva, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Khawaja Nafay. Outstanding catch!! It looks like a six but fell short of boundary and taken, gone
End of over 9 (11 runs)
Khawaja Nafay 26 (14)
Mohammad Nawaz 27 (13)
Pakistan 116/4
Matheesha Pathirana 2-0-24-1
Dhananjaya de Silva 2-0-22-0
1
8.6
Matheesha Pathirana to Khawaja Nafay, 1 run, Khawaja Nafay hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an outswinger delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short cover for 1 run.
1
8.5
Matheesha Pathirana to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 run, Mohammad Nawaz goes forward and plays a well-timed inside out shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
1
8.4
Matheesha Pathirana to Khawaja Nafay, 1 run, Khawaja Nafay hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed defensive shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short cover for 1 run.