All-round Shadab, ton-up Babar make it 2-0 for Pakistan

An all-round performance from young Shadab Khan and responsible batting from Babar Azam was enough to seal a comfortable 32–run victory in the second ODI of the five-match series against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi on Monday.

After winning the toss and opting to bat first, Pakistan were in all sorts of trouble after being reduced to 101 for six in the 28^th over.

However, 109-run seventh wicket partnership between Babar and Shadab put Pakistan back in the contest as the Green Caps finished the innings with fighting score of 219 for the loss of nine wickets.

Revenge the agenda as Pakistan take on Sri Lanka

Babar, meanwhile, became the first batsman in ODI history to score five consecutive centuries in one country, as he finished the innings with the top score 101 off 133 with the help of six boundaries.

Shadab on the other hand scored his maiden ODI half-century and finished with the score of 52 off 68 balls with the help of a single boundary.

For Sri Lanka, pacer Gamage was the pick of the bowler as he claimed four wickets, whereas all-rounder Thisara Perera claimed two.

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In reply, Pakistani bowlers were on target from the word go and made it really tough for the opposition.

Third wicket 40-run partnership between captain Upul Tharanga and Lahiru Thirimanne kept Islanders hopes alive, but flurry of wickets in the middle stage made it extremely tough for the visitors.

Tharanga, who was dropped twice and saw an LBW appeal rejected against him which looked plumb with a naked eye, went on to score a hard-fought hundred, but it did not prove enough as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 187 in the 48^th over.

For Pakistan, leg-spinner Shadab Khan finished the innings as the pick of the bowlers, as he claimed three wickets.

The next match of the series will be played on Wednesday at the same venue.



So that's it everyone. We will join you again for the next match on Wednesday. Till then, it's goodbye from Azeem Siddiqui.



SL 187 (48 overs)

OUT! And that's it. It's all over for Sri Lanka. Pakistan win by 32 runs to take 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

Hasan Ali to start his final over.



SL 177-9 (47 overs)

Just three off the over.

Rumman to continue.



SL 174-9 (46 overs)

Just five runs and a wicket. Brilliant one for Pakistan.

Junaid Khan to start his new spell.



SL 169-8 (45 overs)

Just three runs and a wicket off the over.

Rumman to start his new over.



SL 166-7 (44 overs)

Just four off it. Brilliant bowling from the right-armer.

Hasan Ali to start his new over.



SL 162-7 (43 overs)

Nine off the over. Good one Sri Lanka.

Shadab to start his ninth over.



SL 153-7 (42 overs)

Four off the over.

Hasan Ali to start his new over.



SL 149-7 (41 overs)

Twelve off the over. Great one for Sri Lanka.

Shadab Khan to start his new over.



SL 137-7 (40 overs)

Nine off the over. Great one for Sri Lanka.

Rumman to continue.



SL 128-7 (39 overs)

Just two off the over.

Shadab to continue.



SL 126-7 (38 overs)

Six off the over.

Rumman Raees to start his new spell.



SL 120-7 (37 overs)

A maiden. Brilliant bowling from the youngster.

Shadab to continue.



SL 120-7 (36 overs)

Just two off the over.

Hasan to continue.



SL 118-7 (35 overs)

Just three off the over.

Shadab Khan to start his new over.



SL 115-7 (34 overs)

Just two off the over.

Hasan to start his new over.



SL 113-7 (33 overs)

Nine off the over. Good one for Sri Lanka.

Junaid Khan to start his new spell.



SL 104-7 (32 overs)

Just two off the over.

Hasan Ali to start his new spell.



SL 102-7 (31 overs)

Seven off the over.

Shadab to continue.



SL 95-7 (30 overs)

Just one run off the over.

Hafeez to bowl his final over.



SL 94-7 (29 overs)

Just one run and a wicket off the over.

Shadab to continue.



SL 93-6 (28 overs)

Two runs and a wicket off the over.

Hafeez to continue.



SL 91-5 (27 overs)

Eight runs and a wicket off the over.

Shadab Khan to continue.



SL 83-4 (26 overs)

Four off the over.

Hafeez to continue.



SL 79-4 (25 overs)

Five runs and a wicket off the over.

Shadab Khan to start his first over.



SL 74-3 (24 overs)

Just two off the over.

Hafeez to continue.



SL 72-3 (23 overs)

Three runs and a wicket off the over.

Malik to continue.



SL 69-2 (22 overs)

Five off it.

Hafeez to start his new over.



SL 64-2 (21 overs)

Another lucky over for Tharanga. Nine off it.

OUT! Oh NO. The decision was reversed.

Malik to continue.



SL 55-2 (20 overs)

Just three off the over.

Hafeez to continue.



SL 52-2 (19 overs)

Just three off the over.

Malik to continue.



SL 49-2 (18 overs)

Just two off the over.

Hafeez to continue.



SL 47-2 (17 overs)

Four off the over.

Shoaib Malik to start his first over.



SL 43-2 (16 overs)

Just one off the over.

Hafeez to continue.



SL 42-2 (15 overs)

Three off the over.

Hasan to continue.



SL 39-2 (14 overs)

Just two off the over.

Hafeez to continue.



SL 37-2 (13 overs)

Five off the over.

Hasan Ali to start his new over.



SL 32-2 (12 overs)

Just two runs off the over.

Mohammad Hafeez to start his first over.



SL 30-2 (11 overs)

A wicket maiden. Brilliant bowling from the pacer.

Hasan to start his second over.



SL 30-1 (10 overs)

Just three off the over.

Imad Wasim to start his first over.



SL 27-1 (9 overs)

And it's a maiden. Brilliant start from the right-armer.

Hasan Ali to start his first over.



SL 27-1 (8 overs)

Six off the over.

Rumman to continue.



SL 21-1 (7 overs)

Just one off the over. Another good one for Pakistan.

Junaid to start his new over.



SL 20-1 (6 overs)

Maiden. Brilliant bowling from the left-armer.

Rumman to start his new over.



SL 20-1 (5 overs)

Just two off the over.

Junaid to continue.



SL 18-1 (4 overs)

Eight off the over. Good one for Sri Lanka.

Rumman to continue.



SL 10-1 (3 overs)

Just two runs and a wicket off the over.

Junaid to continue.



SL 8-0 (2 overs)

Just one run off the over. Great start from the left-armer.

Rumman Raees to start his first over.



SL 7-0 (1 over)

Seven off the over. Good start for Sri Lanka.




So it's captain Upul Tharanga and Niroshan Dickwella to open for Sri Lanka, whereas pacer Junaid Khan will start for Pakistan.



So that's it from the first half. Do you think Pakistan have a serious chance of pulling this one of? Let us know. We will join you for the second session in about half an hour.



PAK 219-9 (50 overs)

Nine runs and three wickets off the over.

OUT! Rumman Raees departs as well.

OUT! Hasan Ali departs.

Gamage to bowl final over.



PAK 210-6 (49 overs)

Ten runs off the over. Good one for Pakistan.

Lakmal to bowl his final over.



PAK 200-6 (48 overs)

Just five off the over.

Perera to continue.



PAK 195-6 (47 overs)

Seven off the over.

Lakmal to start his new over.



PAK 188-6 (46 overs)

Six off the over.

Perera to start his new over.



PAK 182-6 (45 overs)

Five off the over.

Dananjaya to start his new over.



PAK 177-6 (44 overs)

Ten off the over. Good one for Pakistan.

Gamage to start his new over.



PAK 167-6 (43 overs)

Six off the over.

Dananjaya to start his new over.



PAK 161-6 (42 overs)

Six off the over.

Gamage to start his new over.



PAK 155-6 (41 overs)

Just five off the over.

Perera to continue.



PAK 150-6 (40 overs)

Six off the over.

Siriwardana to continue.



PAK 144-6 (39 overs)

Just one run off the over.

Thisara Perera to start his new over.



PAK 143-6 (38 overs)

Just three off the over.

Siriwardana to start his first over.



PAK 140-6 (37 overs)

Four off the over.

Lakmal to continue.



PAK 136-6 (36 overs)

Eight off the over. Good one for Pakistan.

Vandersay to continue.



PAK 128-6 (35 overs)

Five off the over.

Lakmal to start his new over.



PAK 123-6 (34 overs)

Seven off the over.

Vandersay to start his new over.



PAK 116-6 (33 overs)

Three off the over.

Dananjaya to start his new over.



PAK 113-6 (32 overs)

Three off the over.

Vandersay to start his new over.



PAK 110-6 (31 overs)

Just three off the over.

Dananjaya to start his new over.



PAK 107-6 (30 overs)

Just three off the over.

Vandersay to continue.



PAK 104-6 (29 overs)

Just two off the over.

Dananjaya to continue.



PAK 102-6 (28 overs)

Just two runs and a wicket off the over. Great one for Sri Lanka.

Vandersay to start his new over.



PAK 100-5 (27 overs)

Six runs off the over.

Dananjaya to start his new over.



PAK 94-5 (26 overs)

Five off the over.

Perera to continue.



PAK 89-5 (25 overs)

Just three off the over.

Dananjaya to continue.



PAK 86-5 (24 overs)

Just two off the over.

Perera to start his new over.



PAK 84-5 (23 overs)

Just one off the over.

Dananjaya to start his new over.



PAK 83-5 (22 overs)

Three off the over.

Perera to start his new over.



PAK 80-5 (21 overs)

Just one off the over.

Akila Dananjaya to start his new over.



PAK 79-5 (20 overs)

Just three off the over.

Perera to continue.



PAK 76-4 (19 overs)

Four off the over.

Vandersay to continue.



PAK 72-4 (18 overs)

Just one run and a wicket off the over.

Perera to continue.



PAK 71-3 (17 overs)

Just two off the over.

Vandersay to start his new over.



PAK 69-3 (16 overs)

Just three off the over.

Thisara Perera to start his first over.



PAK 66-3 (15 overs)

Eight off the over. Good one for Pakistan.

Vandersay to start his new over.



PAK 58-3 (14 overs)

Just three off the over.

Gamage to start his new over.



PAK 55-3 (13 overs)

Seven off the over. Good one for Pakistan.

Vandersay to start his first over.



PAK 48-3 (12 overs)

Seven off the over. Good one for Pakistan.

Gamage to continue.



PAK 41-3 (11 overs)

Just one off the over.

Lakmal to continue.



PAK 40-3 (10 overs)

Seven runs and a wicket.

Gamage to continue.



PAK 30-2 (9 overs)

Just two off the over.

Lakmal to continue.



PAK 28-2 (8 overs)

Just one off the over.

Gamage to continue.



PAK 27-2 (7 overs)

Just two runs and a wicket off the over. Great one for Sri Lanka.

Lakmal to continue.



PAK 25-1 (6 overs)

Seven off the over. Good one for Pakistan.

Gamage to continue.



PAK 18-1 (5 overs)

Just one off the over.

Lakmal to start his new over.



PAK 17-1 (4 overs)

Just one run and a wicket off the over.

Gamage to start his new over.



PAK 16-0 (3 overs)

Eleven off the over. Good one for Pakistan.

Lakmal to start his new over.



PAK 5-0 (2 overs)

Just three off the over.

Gamage to start his first over.



PAK 2-0 (1 over)

Just two off the over.



So it's Ahmad Shahzad and Fakhar Zaman to open for Pakistan, whereas Suranga Lakmal will start for Sri Lanka.