Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by 7 wickets in the tri-nation T20 series to register their second victory in the series. In the match played in Rawalpindi, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first. Batting first, the Sri Lankan team could score 128 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Jayant Liyanaghe was not out for Sri Lanka after scoring 41 runs. Kusal Perera scored 25 and Kamil Mishra scored 22 runs. For Pakistan, Mohammad Nawaz dismissed three players. Salman Mirza, Faheem Ashraf and Abrar Ahmed got one wicket each.
Pakistan achieved the target of 129 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in the 16th overs thanks to the brilliant batting of Sahibzada Farhan. Sahibzada Farhan remained unbeaten after scoring 80 runs off 45 balls. His innings included 5 sixes and 6 fours. Apart from them, Saim Ayub scored 20 and Babar Azam scored 16 runs. Sri Lanka had lost their first match to Zimbabwe by 67 runs, while Pakistan had defeated Zimbabwe by 5 wickets in their first match.
