Pakistan Beat Sri Lanka 2-1 at Rawalpindi, With 238 Runs for the New Captain
Sahibzada Farhan made 89, 73 and 76 in a first series as captain. Maaz Sadaqat's 96 sealed it in the second match, and Kusal Mendis won the third for Sri Lanka.
Pakistan won the three match T20I series against Sri Lanka 2-1, with every game played at Rawalpindi. Sahibzada Farhan, newly appointed captain, made 238 runs and was player of the series.
1st T20I, 9 October: Pakistan won by 4 wickets
Sri Lanka chose to bat and made 182/8, built on 91 from Lahiru Udara. Farhan made 89 from 53 balls and Maaz Sadaqat 50, and Pakistan won with seven balls left.
2nd T20I, 11 October: Pakistan won by 82 runs
Pakistan made 215/3. Sadaqat made 96 and Farhan 73, and Sadaqat was player of the match. Sri Lanka were held to 133/7, with Mohammad Imran taking 3/11 from four overs.
3rd T20I, 13 October: Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
Farhan made 76 of Pakistan's 168/8. Kusal Mendis then made 87 not out from 48 balls, and Sri Lanka won with 17 balls to spare.
| Match | Result | |---|---| | 1st | Pakistan by 4 wickets | | 2nd | Pakistan by 82 runs | | 3rd | Sri Lanka by 8 wickets |
Full scorecards for all three are on our series pages.