Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 2026
🗓️ · 📍 Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Match drawn
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| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
c Kusal Mendis b Milan Rathnayake | 30 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 60.00 |
c Kusal Mendis b Asitha Fernando | 57 | 51 | 9 | 1 | 111.76 |
c Dhananjaya de Silva b Sonal Dinusha | 51 | 105 | 6 | 0 | 48.57 |
Babar Azam (c) c Kusal Mendis b Dilshan Madushanka | 50 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 86.21 |
c Kusal Mendis b Asitha Fernando | 93 | 199 | 9 | 0 | 46.73 |
c Kusal Mendis b Asitha Fernando | 16 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 72.73 |
Ghazi Ghori (wk) c Pasindu Sooriyabandara b Dilshan Madushanka | 48 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 66.67 |
c Dhananjaya de Silva b Dilshan Madushanka | 52 | 72 | 9 | 1 | 72.22 |
c Asitha Fernando b Lahiru Kumara | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 90.91 |
not out | 0* | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras (b 15, lb 3, w 3, nb 6, p 0) | 27 | ||||
| Total (9 wkts, 106.3 Ov, RR 4.08) | 434 | ||||
Did not bat: Mohammad Abbas
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asitha Fernando | 26 | 2 | 107 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4.12 |
| Dilshan Madushanka | 23 | 3 | 108 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.70 |
| Lahiru Kumara | 23.3 | 1 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.43 |
| Milan Priyanath Rathnayake | 25 | 2 | 72 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2.88 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 |
| Sonal Dinusha | 6 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.83 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
c Ghazi Ghori b Saqib Khan | 42 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 80.77 |
c Ghazi Ghori b Mohammad Abbas | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c Salman Agha b Saqib Khan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
c Ghazi Ghori b Mohammad Abbas | 58 | 131 | 8 | 0 | 44.27 |
c Ghazi Ghori b Saqib Khan | 167 | 246 | 20 | 0 | 67.89 |
Kusal Mendis (c & wk) c Ghazi Ghori b Saqib Khan | 119 | 202 | 10 | 4 | 58.91 |
c Salman Agha b Saqib Khan | 20 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 57.14 |
c Tayyab Arif b Razaullah | 12 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 42.86 |
lbw b Saqib Khan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c Ghazi Ghori b Saqib Khan | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
not out | 0* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras (b 4, lb 3, w 4, nb 12, p 0) | 23 | ||||
| Total (all out, 117.2 Ov, RR 3.80) | 446 | ||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Abbas | 33 | 12 | 68 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2.06 |
| Saqib Khan | 34 | 5 | 130 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3.82 |
| Razaullah | 26.2 | 2 | 140 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5.32 |
| Arafat Minhas | 21 | 2 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.38 |
| Salman Agha | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
c Kamindu Mendis b Lahiru Kumara | 22 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 33.33 |
lbw b Asitha Fernando | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 137.50 |
c Kusal Mendis b Asitha Fernando | 24 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 42.11 |
Babar Azam (c) c Lahiru Udara b Milan Rathnayake | 34 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 70.83 |
b Lahiru Kumara | 97 | 210 | 7 | 0 | 46.19 |
c Pasindu Sooriyabandara b Milan Rathnayake | 13 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 68.42 |
Ghazi Ghori (wk) c Kusal Mendis b Milan Rathnayake | 35 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 50.72 |
c Sonal Dinusha b Dhananjaya de Silva | 16 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 55.17 |
not out | 6* | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Extras (b 15, lb 4, w 2, nb 5, p 0) | 26 | ||||
| Total (8 wkts, 84.5 Ov, RR 3.35) | 284 | ||||
Did not bat: Mohammad Abbas, Saqib Khan
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asitha Fernando | 13 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.69 |
| Dilshan Madushanka | 17 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 |
| Lahiru Kumara | 17.5 | 3 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.64 |
| Milan Priyanath Rathnayake | 20 | 6 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.35 |
| Sonal Dinusha | 8 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.13 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 9 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.78 |
Azan AwaisBatter
Tayyab ArifBatter
Mohammad TahaBatting Allrounder
Babar Azam (c)Batter
Saud ShakeelBatting Allrounder
Salman AghaBatting Allrounder
Ghazi Ghori (wk)WK-Batter
Arafat MinhasBowling Allrounder
RazaullahBowling Allrounder
Mohammad AbbasBowler
Saqib KhanBowler
Sameer MinhasBatter
Ali ShabbirBowler
Mohammad SulemanBatting Allrounder
Aamer JamalBowling Allrounder
Saad BaigWK-Batter
Pasindu SooriyabandaraBatter
Lahiru UdaraWK-Batter
Dinesh ChandimalWK-Batter
Kamindu MendisBatting Allrounder
Dhananjaya de SilvaBatting Allrounder
Kusal Mendis (c & wk)WK-Batter
Sonal DinushaBowling Allrounder
Milan Priyanath RathnayakeBowling Allrounder
Lahiru KumaraBowler
Asitha FernandoBowler
Dilshan MadushankaBowler
Keshara NuwanthaBowling Allrounder
Eshan MalingaBowler
Prabath JayasuriyaBowler
Anjala BandaraWK-Batter
