- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR14.5 Sri Lanka finally have a breakthrough. Jayawardene, who dropped him earlier, has taken the catch at deep third. Short ball outside off and Farhan gave it a hard slash looking to beat the fielder on the rope but he did not have enough in the shot to clear him. 143/26.5 And he holes out to long off. Theekshana goes slower a bit outside off and lands it on length, Fakhar charges down the and looks to smoke it over the long off fielder but ends up hitting it right under his throat. Sri Lanka draws first blood 55/119.6 Caught at deep cover! Cutter, back of length angling away, Maaz looks to slice it behind point but ends up holing it to Shanaka. Maaz is dejected on missing out his maiden T20I century. 215/3Extras5 (nb 1, w 4)TOTAL215/3 (20 Overs, RR: 10.75)Fall of wickets: 1-55 (Fakhar Zaman, 6.5 ov), 2-143 (Sahibzada Farhan, 14.5 ov), 3-215 (Maaz Sadaqat, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB B Fernando 4 0 42 0 10.5 8 4 2 0 0 N Thushara 4 0 32 0 8 9 5 0 0 0 M Theekshana 4 0 55 1 13.75 7 1 6 1 0 E Malinga 4 0 41 1 10.25 7 3 2 2 0 MD Shanaka 3 0 30 1 10 5 2 2 0 0 PHKD Mendis 1 0 15 0 15 1 0 1 1 1
Player of the Match
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.6 Surprised him with a bouncer and Udara swivels for a pull but doesn't connect. The keeper rushes towards the bowler suggesting that it has clipped that batter's gloves and Farhan has went upstairs right away. Udara is walking back to the pavilion and Pakistan have their first wicket. There is disturbance on the snicko meter as the ball goes past his gloves. Brilliant over back in international cricket for Mirza after an injury. 6/15.6 In the air and Fakhar takes an easy catch! Sineth looks to pull the length ball on off to midwicket but top-edges it. It doesn't go far from the pitch and Fakhar places him underneath the ball and to complete the catch. SL in trouble. 35/27.3 edges a slower ball outside off stump and Kusal is gone attempting to bash Imran down the ground. This one kicks off the surface a bit, and Kusal is a little early on the shot. Nafay does well behind the stumps to dive forward and intercept it before it dies on him. Very clear nick there so an easy decision for the umpire. Sri Lanka continue to slide 48/311.5 Stands tall to launch Shadab down the ground again but holes out to long on. Short again. Kamindu looked to clear the ropes but he did not put enough power in the shot and ended up giving an easy catch to Hasan Nawaz. 74/67.4 another edge, another diving catch from Nafay, and Imran adds to Sri Lanka's woes. This is a on-pace delivery angled across the leftie, who pushes at this back of a length ball and only gets a nick to it. Nafay takes another low one, this time diving to his left. 49/410.1 Saim strikes immediately. FLatter one outside off, and Shanaka goes for the big slog sweep. Only manages to top edge it though, and short fine backpedals to get safely under this one. Sri Lanka's nosedive continues 64/518.5 Caught at cover! Full on off stump and it is carved straight into the belly of the Pakistan captain who makes no error. Mirza gets his second of the match. 124/7Extras4 (b 1, lb 1, w 2)TOTAL133/7 (20 Overs, RR: 6.65)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Lahiru Udara, 0.6 ov), 2-35 (Sineth Jayawardena, 5.6 ov), 3-48 (Kusal Mendis, 7.3 ov), 4-49 (Sahan Arachchige, 7.4 ov), 5-64 (Dasun Shanaka, 10.1 ov), 6-74 (Kamindu Mendis, 11.5 ov), 7-124 (Chamindu Wickramasinghe, 18.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Salman Mirza 3 0 28 2 9.33 8 4 1 0 0 Naseem Shah 4 0 28 0 7 8 3 0 1 0 Mohammad Imran(1) 4 0 11 3 2.75 14 0 0 1 0 Abrar Ahmed 3 0 26 0 8.66 6 1 2 0 0 Saim Ayub 3 0 19 1 6.33 6 2 0 0 0 Shadab Khan 3 0 19 1 6.33 7 2 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Pakistan led the 3-match series 2-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.00 start, First Session 18.00-19.30, Interval 19.30-19.50, Second Session 19.50-21.20
Match days
11 October 2026 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 46 runs, 0 wicket)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 6.3 overs (39 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (Sahibzada Farhan 32, Fakhar Zaman 22, Ex 0)
- Sahibzada Farhan: 50 off 31 balls (3 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 90/1 in 10.0 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 50, Maaz Sadaqat 17)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 10.6 overs (66 balls), Extras 1
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (Sahibzada Farhan 19, Maaz Sadaqat 32, Ex 1)
- Over 13.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Faisal Afridi, Batter - Sahibzada Farhan (Struck down)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 15.1 overs (92 balls), Extras 3
- Maaz Sadaqat: 50 off 30 balls (3 x 4, 4 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 19 balls (Maaz Sadaqat 32, Hasan Nawaz 17, Ex 2)
- Pakistan: 200 runs in 18.3 overs (112 balls), Extras 5
- Innings Break: Pakistan - 215/3 in 20.0 overs (Hasan Nawaz 19)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 35 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 0.6: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Nasir Hussain, Batter - Lahiru Udara (Upheld)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 7.5 overs (47 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 64/4 in 10.0 overs (PHKD Mendis 16, MD Shanaka 9)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 15.4 overs (94 balls), Extras 3
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls (C Wickramasinghe 26, M Theekshana 24, Ex 0)
- Attendance: 17,535
Match Coverage
All Match NewsFarhan and Sadaqat help Pakistan seal series in style
Both batters blazed fifties to take Pakistan to 215, and Sri Lanka never got going in the chase
SL make three changes and opt to bowl in must-win game
Pakistan made one change, swapping right-arm quick Razaullah for left-arm fast bowler Salman Mirza
Sri Lanka hope to get out of T20I rut and keep series alive
Pakistan, who're 1-0 up in the three-match series, might go unchanged for the second game

