Sri Lanka 133 for 8 (Kamindu 50, Shaheen 3-28) vs Pakistan

Shoot for the stars and at least you'll land on the moon, or so the saying goes. But for Sri Lanka , their high-flown aspirations barely cleared the stratosphere (to stay with the metaphor), as they were restricted to 133 for 8 by Pakistan in Abu Dhabi.

Even that required an intervention by Kamindu Mendis , whose 50 off 44 was the only thing keeping the innings from devolving into farcical territory. His partnerships, first with Wanindu Hasaranga - 22 off 28 - and then Chamika Karunaratne - 43 off 39 - dragged Sri Lanka's innings to respectability if not competitiveness, as he helped his side recover from being 58 for 5 midway through the eighth over.

Kamindu eventually fell, trapped lbw by a Shaheen Shah Afridi toe-

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