Dasun Shanaka started off the 15th over with a slow ball and was struck for a six straight down the ground by Sahibzada Farhan. He then drove the ball hard, straight into Shanaka’s hand, who only managed to feel it sail through off the fingertips.

Fakhar came onto the strike and beat the first delivery before striking a four off the next. He took a single off the fifth to pass the strike to Sahibzada again.

Sahibzada heaved the last delivery towards long-on and was dropped in the deep.

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