Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I: Live Score and Updates from Rawalpindi
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Udara, the lone warrior – Sri Lanka’s innings was a lesson in what one man’s conviction can do when the top order falters. Lahiru Udara walked in with his side in early trouble and left having made 91 off 55 balls, dragging the visitors from a shaky start to a total worth defending. He found willing partners in Kamindu Mendis, with whom he added 60, and Dasun Shanaka, who helped him put on 57, and those two stands gave the innings its spine. The finish lacked the same bite, though. Udara fell on 91, exactly half of Sri Lanka’s 182, and the innings lost its spark with him, leaving a few runs out there. Debutant Mohammad Imran was the pick of Pakistan’s attack with 2/21, but the rest of the bowlers went for a lot, and the 29 extras they handed over only added to the visitors’ a bit of good fortune.
