Pakistan started their innings with a marathon over by Shehan Madushanka in which he conceded 9 runs before bowling a legitimate delivery.
He started his over with a no ball and then bowled two white balls. The next one added 5 runs to Pakistanās total as it was wide along with a boundary.
His fifth attempt was also declared a wide, leading to nine runs without any legal delivery by a bowler. However, he managed to control his wayward line and length and completed the over without further extras.Ā
The highest T20I total by a team before the first legal ball was bowled
9/0 ā Pakistanš± v Sri Lankaš±, 2022
7/0 ā Kenya v Uganda, 2019
Earlier, Sri Lanka scored 170/6, with Bhanuka Rajapaksa 71 not out off 45 balls.