Pakistan’s Saim Ayub performs a shot throughout their T20I tri-series last towards Sri Lanka on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, November 29, 2025. — PCBSaim, Farhan present stable platform in Pakistan’s chase.Babar Azam stays unbeaten on 37 off 34 deliveries.Shaheen, Nawaz take three wickets every for Pakistan.
An excellent bowling efficiency adopted by regular batting helped Pakistan defeat Sri Lanka within the last to clinch the T20I tri-series at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
Chasing a modest goal of 115, Pakistan acquired off to a stable begin as openers Saim Ayub and Sahibzada Farhan laid the inspiration with an essential 46-run partnership.
Farhan scored 23 off 22 balls, together with two fours and a six, earlier than pacer Eshan Malinga broke the stand by dismissing him.
Babar Azam then joined Saim on the crease, guiding Pakistan previous the 50-run mark by the eighth over. Nonetheless, Saim fell for 36 off 33 balls, hitting six fours, as Wanindu Hasaranga struck to go away Pakistan at 75-2 in 11.3 overs.
Skipper Salman Ali Agha and Babar solid an important partnership to maintain Pakistan on the right track, however Agha was dismissed for 14 off 14 balls by Pavan Rathnayake.
Rathnayake struck once more quickly after, eradicating Fakhar Zaman for 3, leaving Pakistan at 104-4 in 17.1 overs.
Regardless of the mid-innings wobble, Pakistan comfortably crossed the end line within the nineteenth over. Babar Azam remained unbeaten on 37 off 34 balls, that includes two fours and a six, whereas Usman Khan contributed three runs, sealing a memorable six-wicket victory for the house aspect.
Batting first, Sri Lanka began steadily, with openers Pathum Nissanka and Kamil Mishara including 20 runs for the primary wicket.
The partnership was damaged when Shaheen Afridi struck early, dismissing Nissanka for 11 off seven balls, which included a 4 and a six.
Mishara then joined skipper Kusal Mendis to information Sri Lanka previous the 50-run mark with a 50-run stand for the second wicket.
Nonetheless, the partnership ended as Mendis was dismissed cheaply by Mohammad Nawaz for 14 off 18 balls, leaving Sri Lanka at 84-2 in 10.3 overs.
Mishara performed a decided innings, scoring his third T20I fifty, however fell for 59 off 47 balls, hitting two fours and 4 sixes.
Abrar Ahmed then struck, dismissing Kusal Perera for one, decreasing Sri Lanka to 103-4 in 14.4 overs. Abrar adopted it up by eradicating Pavan Rathnayake for eight in the identical over, leaving Sri Lanka in hassle.
Nawaz accounted for Janith Liyanage’s duck, sending Sri Lanka to 105-6 in 15.3 overs. He returned within the 18th over to dismiss Wanindu Hasaranga for 5 off 11 balls.
Shaheen then struck twice in fast succession, eradicating skipper Dasun Shanaka for 2 and Maheesh Theekshana for one, leaving Sri Lanka at 113-9 in 18.5 overs.
The Lankan innings ended within the last over when Salman Mirza dismissed Dushmantha Chameera for a duck, ending the innings at 114 all out.
For Pakistan, Shaheen and Nawaz have been the standout bowlers with three wickets every. Abrar took two wickets, whereas Salman Mirza and Saim Ayub claimed one wicket every.
