Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 2026
🗓️ · 📍 Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Pakistan won by 82 runs
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| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sahibzada Farhan (c) c Maheesh Theekshana b Dasun Shanaka | 73 | 44 | 4 | 5 | 165.91 |
c Kamindu Mendis b Maheesh Theekshana | 22 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 129.41 |
c Dasun Shanaka b Eshan Malinga | 96 | 51 | 6 | 7 | 188.24 |
not out | 19* | 9 | 1 | 1 | 211.11 |
| Extras (b 0, lb 0, w 4, nb 1, p 0) | 5 | ||||
| Total (3 wkts, 20 Ov, RR 10.75) | 215 | ||||
Did not bat: Saim Ayub, Khawaja Nafay, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Imran Randhawa, Naseem Shah, Salman Mirza, Abrar Ahmed
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binura Fernando | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.50 |
| Nuwan Thushara | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13.75 |
| Eshan Malinga | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10.25 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Kamindu Mendis | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15.00 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
c Khawaja Nafay b Salman Mirza | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125.00 |
c Fakhar Zaman b Mohammad Imran Randhawa | 22 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 104.76 |
Kusal Mendis (c & wk) c Khawaja Nafay b Mohammad Imran Randhawa | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
c Hasan Nawaz b Shadab Khan | 23 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 121.05 |
c Khawaja Nafay b Mohammad Imran Randhawa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c Abrar Ahmed b Saim Ayub | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 112.50 |
c Fakhar Zaman b Salman Mirza | 29 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 120.83 |
not out | 32* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 123.08 |
not out | 0* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras (b 1, lb 1, w 2, nb 0, p 0) | 4 | ||||
| Total (7 wkts, 20 Ov, RR 6.65) | 133 | ||||
Did not bat: Eshan Malinga, Nuwan Thushara
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salman Mirza | 3 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.33 |
| Naseem Shah | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Mohammad Imran Randhawa | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.75 |
| Abrar Ahmed | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.67 |
| Saim Ayub | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.33 |
| Shadab Khan | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.33 |
Sahibzada Farhan (c)Batter
Fakhar ZamanBatter
Maaz SadaqatBatting Allrounder
Hasan NawazBatter
Saim AyubBatting Allrounder
Khawaja Nafay (wk)WK-Batter
Shadab KhanBowling Allrounder
Mohammad Imran RandhawaBowling Allrounder
Naseem ShahBowler
Salman MirzaBowler
Abrar AhmedBowler
RazaullahBowling Allrounder
Arafat MinhasBowler
Sufyan MoqimBowler
Abdul SamadBatter
Lahiru UdaraWK-Batter
Kusal Mendis (c & wk)WK-Batter
Sineth JayawardenaBatter
Kamindu MendisBatting Allrounder
Sahan ArachchigeBatting Allrounder
Dasun ShanakaBatting Allrounder
Chamindu WickramasingheBatting Allrounder
Maheesh TheekshanaBowler
Eshan MalingaBowler
Binura FernandoBowler
Nuwan ThusharaBowler
Kamil MisharaWK-Batter
Dunith WellalageBowling Allrounder
Dushmantha ChameeraBowler
Vijayakanth ViyaskanthBowler
