Lahore: In the fifth match of the tri-nation series between Pakistan, England and Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 8 wickets. In the match played at Gaddafi Stadium, the Sri Lankan captain won the toss and decided to bowl first, in response to which the Pakistan team collapsed for 110 runs in 25.3 overs. While batting against Sri Lanka, Pakistan’s top order failed badly. Opening batter Fakhar Zaman edged the ball off the outside of the bat, the ball went up in the air and he was caught out for 5 runs, after which Muaz Sadaqat could not stop Fernando’s incoming delivery and was LBW after scoring 8 runs. The team suffered its third loss at a total score of 46 in the form of wicketkeeper-batter Saad Baig when he had scored 5 runs, after him Salman Ali Agha was out for 9 runs and Babar Azam for 29 runs.
Shadab Khan, who had shown brilliant batting against England, failed this time and could only score 2 runs, and thus 6 players of Pakistan were out for 64 runs. Arafat Minhas returned to the pavilion at a total score of 91 after scoring only 10, while Hasan Nawaz could score 17 runs, Haris Rauf added one run, Shaheen Afridi scored 15 runs while Naseem Shah scored 2 runs. For Sri Lanka, Dilshan Madushanka got 5 wickets for 34 runs.
Sri Lanka easily achieved the target of 111 runs for 2 wickets in the 19th over. For Sri Lanka, Kamindu Mendis remained not out after scoring 62 runs. The last league match of the tri-nation series will be between Sri Lanka and England on Thursday, while the final will be played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka on Saturday.
