Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 82 runs to lead T20 series

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 11 Oct, 21:54 · Archive

Pakistan scored 215 and beat Sri Lanka by 82 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in their three-match T20 series.

Pakistan scored 215 and beat Sri Lanka by 82 runs on Sunday in Rawalpindi to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in their three-match T20 series. This was Pakistan's second-highest T20 total, their highest remaining 232 against England in 2021.

Maaz Sadaqat scored 96 from 51 balls with seven sixes and six boundaries, while captain Sahibzada Farhan made 73 with five sixes and four boundaries. Both batsmen profited from dropped catches, with Maheesh Theekshana and Sineth Jayawardene putting down chances early in Pakistan's innings. Sri Lanka's sloppy fielding in the power play allowed Farhan to accelerate scoring. Theekshana eventually caught Farhan in the 15th over, but Sadaqat fell only to Eshan Malinga's final delivery of the innings.

Pakistan's Mohammad Imran, playing only his second T20, took 3-11 in four unchanged overs to restrict Sri Lanka to 133. Sri Lanka have now lost their third successive T20 series away from home, after losing 2-1 in the West Indies and being swept 3-0 by England.

The final T20 match will be held in Rawalpindi on Tuesday, where Pakistan won the first match by four wickets. England will then join Pakistan and Sri Lanka for an ODI tri-series starting the following Sunday.

How it is being reported

• Pakistan power to thumping T20 win over Sri LankaPakistan have scored a convincing win over the butter-fingered Sri Lankans to take a 2-0 lead in their three-match Twenty20 series.The West Australian · 11 Oct, 21:37
• Pakistan power to thumping T20 win over Sri LankaPakistan have scored a convincing win over the butter-fingered Sri Lankans to take a 2-0 lead in their three-match Twenty20 series.Perth Now · 11 Oct, 21:37

In this story: Pakistan · Sri Lanka · Maaz Sadaqat · Sahibzada Farhan · Mohammad Imran · Rawalpindi · England · West Indies

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