Tri-series: Pakistan outclass Sri Lanka for back-to-back victories
- Green Shirts chase down target of 129 runs for loss of 3 wickets in 15.3 overs
Pakistan secured their second consecutive victory in the tri-nation T20 series, defeating Sri Lanka by 7 wickets in Rawalpindi.
In the match played at Rawalpindi, the Green Shirts chased down the target of 129 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in 15.3 overs.
Opener Sahibzada Farhan scored an unbeaten 80 off 44 balls, hitting 6 fours and 5 sixes.
Among the other batsmen, Saim Ayub scored 20, Babar Azam 16, and captain Salman Ali Agha was dismissed without scoring, while Usman Khan remained not out on 5.
For Sri Lanka, Chameera took 2 wickets and Shanaka claimed 1.
Sri Lanka won the toss in the match played in Rawalpindi and opted to bat first. Batting first, Sri Lanka scored 128 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the allotted overs, setting Pakistan a target of 129 runs for victory.