Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Highlights, Asia Cup Super 4: SL win thriller, to face India in final

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Asalanka clips it away and Sri Lanka can run an easy two. The defending champions are through to the final once again. They face India on Sunday to defend their title. What a chase this has been, Sri Lanka cruising for most of it, then it looked like Pakistan have been brought back in it by Iftikhar. Then it looked like Sri Lanka were back in front because of Asalanka, then Afridi's double strike made it look like Pakistan's match to lose. Then it all went bonkers in the final over, momentum swung this way and that, with just three balls to go Pakistan looked to be on top and at the end of it all, the home fans are singing away into the night. 

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Score: And one run to tie the game and send this match to a Super Over. Asalanka swings at the fullish delivery, outside edge and there are no slips obviously, well out of reach for Rizwan and it goes to the boundary. The equation shifts again. Sweet cricket gods, what do Pakistan do here? Babar is talking away with Zaman, he can talk all he wants but this match has come down to a contest between the young fast bowler and Charith Asalanka, who is on 47 by the way, if anyone cares.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Madushan swings for the stars, misses it and Asalanka is already halfway down the track before Madushan looks up. He starts running, hesitates, none of it matters because in that time, Rizwan throws it to Zaman, who throws it on to the stumps. Pakistan were down and out, now they are outright favourites to win this.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Score: They run a leg bye off the first ball and the second is a dot. Then they run a single and now Asalanka is off strike with SL needing six to win! Yikes!

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Score: It is Madushan who is on strike for this. The young Zaman Khan, who has an action that is so similar to one of Sri Lanka's greatest, most beloved fast bowler in the last two decades, is now going to try and deny them a second consecutive spot in the final of an Asia Cup.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Jeepers creepers Shaheen Afridi has had a terrible day so far but cometh the hour cometh the champion. Sri Lanka need nine in seven but they now have a tail-ender facing Afridi with his tail up. 

Wellalage c Mohammad Rizwan b Shaheen Shah Afridi 0 (1), Sri Lanka 243/7 in 40.5 overs

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Of course there had to be another little corner to turn before we see a conclusion to this epic of a match. Umpires come together to discuss if this full toss was too high for a few tantalising seconds before it becomes clear that Dhananjaya has indeed been caught at long on. 

Dhananjaya c Zaman Khan b Shaheen Shah Afridi 5 (7), Sri Lanka 243/6 in 40.4 overs

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Score: A single off the last ball and Sri Lanka now need 12 off 12. Asalanka remains on strike.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Cue pandemonium in the stands. Asalanka makes room and then sends the fifth ball of the 40th over the bowler's head to the boundary.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Score: A conference between Babar, Rizwan, Shadab and Afridi and he decides to hand the ball to young Zaman Khan, who had started off with a maiden but then conceded 24 runs in the next three. Dhananjaya is on strike, he has made 4 in 4. Asalanka at the other end on 32 off 36. Whoever wins this match is through to the final remember.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Asalanka goes back over Afridi's head off the third ball of the 39th. Pick the bones out of that one, Afridi goes outside off with a slow one and Asalanka smahes it. Sri Lanka now need 22 off 21.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Dasun Shanaka has picked out the fielder at long on, Iftikhar Ahmed has got his third. He goes for a slong sweep but it has come off the bottom end of the bat. Nawaz takes a low catch and doesn't really celebrate, leading to some doubt over whether he had actually caught it but it was out. 

Shanaka c Mohammad Nawaz b Iftikhar Ahmed 2 (4), Sri Lanka 222/5, need 30 to win in 26

Well, well, well, this has become a real potboiler now. The required rate has gone above SL's current rate.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Score: This is the last thing Pakistan want now. Asalanka cuts the second ball of Afridi's over to point. Shadab Khan, probably Pakistan's best fielder is there, Asalanka clearly not looking to go anywhere by the time Shadab shapes up for a throw but he lets one rip anyway. He misses the stumps and there is no one to back him up, the batters run 2, they now need 34 to win off 33.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Well are Sri Lanka feeling the pressure here? A couple of very tight runs, in both cases a better throw would have got the batter.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Kusal Mendis denied a century! He stands his ground though and the umpires go upstairs to see if this was a legitimate catch. Length ball floated in by Iftikhar, it gets a leading edge as Mendis looks to clip this on side. Haris leaps forward from extra cover and takes a good catch diving forward. Replays show that he clearly had fingers underneath the ball. Mendis out in the 90s for the second time in this tournament.

Mendis c Mohammad Haris b Iftikhar Ahmed 91 (87) , Sri Lanka 210/4 in 35.1 overs

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Mendis moves into the 90s. He slog sweeps the last ball of the 34th from Iftikhar over midwicket.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Rizwan dropped Asalanka right after that six. Iftikhar had got it to straighten off a length on off stump, Asalanka got a thick edge on it but Rizwan couldn't hold on. Mendis on 81 off 79, Asalanka on 11 off 10. Sri Lanka need 58 to win from 60.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Iftikhar sends one in the slot and Asalanka sends him over deep midwicket.

Iftikhar Ahmed had changed the tide with the bat, has he changed the tide with the ball as well? He comes down the track and is deceived by the lack of turn, Rizwan does the rest.

Samarawickrama st Mohammad Rizwan b Iftikhar Ahmed 48 (51), Sri Lanka 177/3 in 29.4 overs

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Partnership between Sadeera and Mendis is now on 98 off 94. Mendis has scored 75 in as many, Sadeera on 46 off 47. This is now running away from Pakistan, Sri Lanka need 77 to win in 78.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Samarawickrama seems fine now. The ball had hit him on the visor just above the grill. That helmet is changed, Shadab bowling to Mendis now from the other end.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Score: He is in real pain here, takes his helmet off and crouches down on the ground. Afridi is the bowler and his bouncer hits Samarawickrama flush on the head. The Pakistani fielders and Mendis converge around him before the physio and his team come on the field. Sri Lanka 167/2 in 28 overs

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Score: The reintroduction of Afridi hasn't worked and Shadab has been brought back but the singles and doubles continue to flow for Sri Lanka. They need 92 to win now from 90. 

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Mendis and Samarawickrama have taken the wind out of Pakistan's sails and they need a change pronto. In comes their premier pacer but he himself had leaked runs in his first spell. Conundrums conundrums.