World T20 Champs Super 8s & KOs, Feb 21-March 8

[meninblue]

Sri Lanka will be looking to do some damage control by winning tonight. Pakistan needs to win to get into the next stage and they need to win by margin of 65 runs.

[meninblue]

Sri Lanka win the toss and opt to bowl first.

Saim, Babar and Salman Mirza dropped. Khwaja, Naseem and Abrar back in the 11. Pakistan make their bowling stronger, but if they drop Saim, Babar will have to open I guess. Dropping Saim is a wrong move in many context. He couldnot drop hiimself being a captain, but one of Shadab and Mohd. Nawaaz should have been dropped instead of Saim.

Kusal mendis injured and out. Dushantha Hemantha dropped. Kamil Mishara and Janith Liyanage make the 11.

[Durhamfootman]

I presume that Pakistan would have preferred to bowl first, try to knock SL over for not many and then hit the target fast, given that they need a big NRR bonus

or am I being too simple?

[Durhamfootman]

fast start for Pakistan

64-0 after 6

[Arthur Crabtree]

Pakistan having a good go at this. Maybe get up towards 250?

[Durhamfootman]

136-0 after 13

still going strong

[Durhamfootman]

seemingly Farhan has roared past Kohli's record of 319 runs in a T20 WC

163-0 after 15

I imagine NZ are feeling worried right now

If SL fall over in a heap chasing 220, 230, then Pakistan may very well have done enough

[Durhamfootman]

wicket

highest ever stand for any wicket in a T20 WC is ended

176-1

[Durhamfootman]

Pakistan frittering away the chance to put on a massive score as they muck about with their batting order and wickets begin to tumble

not Farhan though.... he brings up his hundred

199-5 (18.4)

[Durhamfootman]

and falls immediately

Pakistan will have a big total, but it could have been huge. They rather lost their way, trying to be clever

they need sixes off each of the last 4 balls, to get to where they were comfortably heading 4 overs ago

[Durhamfootman]

they've lost 6 wickets in the last 12 balls

shambolic really. NZ might feel they are back in this

212-8..... only

could easily have been 230

should have been 230

[Arthur Crabtree]

179-0 off 16

36-8 off 4.

[Arthur Crabtree]

So if SL go past 148 then NZ go through. Or something.

[meninblue]

Pak posted 207. Thats a big surprise.

[andy]

Pak posted 207. Thats a big surprise.

Farhan is a serious player to be fair