ICC MT20 WC, 2026 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

19.6: Sam Curran to Shadab Khan, OUT! SHADAB KHAN IS RUN OUT! A low full toss on middle at 133.3 kph. Shadab stays deep in his crease and whips it towards deep mid-wicket, immediately calling for two and sprinting back. But Bethell moves swiftly to his left in the outfield, gathers cleanly and fires it in to the keeper, where Buttler collects the ball standing beside the stumps and dislodges the bails in time. Shadab is clearly out by a country mile, but he had to go for it. 10 from the final over. PAKISTAN FINISH AT 164/9!

19.5: Sam Curran to Shadab Khan, FOUR! Such a lovely shot in the gap! Curran goes for the yorker, but misses by a yard or so, on middle. Shadab brings his bottom hand in play and whips it to the leg side, perfectly bisecting deep square leg and deep mid-wicket fielders for a boundary. With this, as per the on air commentators, Shadab Khan completes 1000 T20I runs.

19.4: Sam Curran to Shadab Khan, Short and wide outside off with the pace taken off. Shadab hops and swings hard, but connects with thin air. The keeper fumbles as well, unable to collect it cleanly.

19.3: Sam Curran to Shadab Khan, Spotting Shadab shuffle outside off, Curran darts it in at the stumps, cramping him for room as he attempts the flick. He gets a bottom edge that trickles towards mid on, and the pair hustle back for a second once more. There’s a throw at the bowling end from Overton as he shuttles in off the ropes, and had it hit, Mirza would have been in serious trouble again.

19.2: Sam Curran to Shadab Khan, A yorker, from around the stump. Shadab Khan clips it to the vacant mid-wicket region and by the time the fielder from the deep runs in off the ropes, the batters hare back for the second run as well. Good running and awareness.

19.1: Sam Curran to Salman Mirza, Tight single! A leg cutter, full and on middle, Salman Mirza pushes it in front of cover and sets off for a run. Brook is quick to get to the ball and throws it flat to the bowling end, but misses his shy, allowing Mirza to get in. But had the throw hit, Mirza was gone for all money.

18.6: Jofra Archer to Shadab Khan, FOUR! Gets it through nicely! A slower short ball, over middle. Shadab Khan backs away to create room and slaps it to the left of deep cover for a boundary to end Archer's spell. 4-0-32-2 for Jofra tonight.

18.5: Jofra Archer to Salman Mirza, At a searing pace of 146 kph, on a good length, on middle and leg. Salman Mirza stays leg side and punches it wide of cover for a single. 150 UP FOR PAKISTAN!

18.4: Jofra Archer to Salman Mirza, Tries the yorker on the stumps, Mirza flicks it to mid-wicket.

18.3: Jofra Archer to Shaheen Afridi, OUT! CAUGHT IN THE DEEP! Archer continues to chip away at the wickets. He hurls in a slower length ball, on middle, slanting in. Shaheen Afridi is through the pull shot a fraction early and mistimes it in the air off the inner half towards deep backward square leg. Sam Curran is not the tallest of the fielders in the ground, and he times his leap to perfection to take the catch. He then shows good awareness to balance up to prevent himself from tripping over the ropes.

18.2: Jofra Archer to Shadab Khan, Pace off, on a good length, outside off, Shadab Khan backs away and slashes it to deep point for a run.

18.1: Jofra Archer to Shaheen Afridi, Slants it into the batter, full and on off, Shaheen Afridi drives it along the ground to long off for a single.

17.6: Liam Dawson to Shaheen Afridi, Dangles the carrot by firing it in, but slips in a full toss, on leg, Shaheen Afridi works it down to long on for a single. So no hat trick for Dawson, but he wraps his spell with impressive figures reading 4-0-24-3.

17.5: Liam Dawson to Mohammad Nawaz, OUT! LBW! Two in two for Liam Dawson. He fires in a yorker, on middle and leg, skids through. Mohammad Nawaz is not expecting that, sits deep inside his crease and tries to swipe it away. He fails to get his bat down in line with the ball quickly enough and gets hit on the front pad right in front of the stumps. There is a shout for LBW, and the finger goes up. However, Nawaz takes the review but more in hope. UltraEdge confirms no bat is involved and Ball Tracking comes up with three reds, with the ball hitting the middle and leg stumps. Dawson will be on a hat-trick now.

17.4: Liam Dawson to Usman Khan, OUT! TAKEN! Wicket number 2 for Dawson. Tossed up, full and around off. Usman gets low, looking to drag it into the leg side with a slog sweep, but ends up playing against the turn. He miscues it towards deep mid-wicket, losing balance, shape and control in the process. Overton stays put and takes a simple catch above his shoulders. 122/3 becomes 146/6 for Pakistan.

17.3: Liam Dawson to Usman Khan, Fired in flatter and wide outside off, with Dawson spotting the batter backing away. Usman creates room to go inside out but can’t quite reach the ball.

17.2: Liam Dawson to Shadab Khan, Right into the blockhole, a quick ball, on off, Shadab drills it down to long off for a single.

17.2: Liam Dawson to Shadab Khan, WIDE! Spins wide from the tramline, outside off. Wide called.

17.1: Liam Dawson to Shadab Khan, DROPPED, FOUR! The skipper, Brook, himself is the culprit now and Dawson can only watch helplessly. A bit too full, around off, Shadab Khan carves it flatly towards cover where Harry Brook tries to catch it over his head with a reverse cup, but the ball bursts through his hands and races to the fence behind.