All’s nicely that ends in a catch: Faheem Ashraf saves Pakistan after Baig’s drop – Watch

Faheem Ashraf pulled off a relay catch to interrupt Sri Lanka’s opening partnership within the ODI Tri-Series match towards Pakistan after debutant wicketkeeper Saad Baig failed to carry on to the ball.Pakistan had posted 305 runs after batting first, and Sri Lanka made a gradual begin to their chase with a 30-run opening stand. However, the partnership ended within the sixth over when Naseem Shah dismissed Avishka Fernando in an uncommon trend.Naseem bowled a brief supply that Fernando tried to tug, however the batter was cramped for room and received a high edge. The ball went excessive in the direction of brief positive leg, the place Baig ran in to take the catch.The debutant received each arms to the ball however misplaced his steadiness, permitting it to come out of his gloves. Ashraf, who was positioned behind Baig close to deep positive leg, reacted shortly and caught the ball after it slipped out of the wicketkeeper’s arms, finishing the relay catch.Earlier, Pakistan posted 305 after Salman Ali Agha scored 107 off 90 balls. Babar Azam contributed 45 runs and crossed the 16,000-run mark in transnational cricket, changing into the fifth Pakistan batter to realize the feat.Javed Miandad, Mohammad Yousuf, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Younis Khan are the opposite Pakistan batters to have scored greater than 16,000 transnational runs throughout the three codecs.Sri Lanka have been bowled out for 268 as Pakistan gained the match by 37 runs.