Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 13 runs in the last match of the three Twenty20 series and completed the clean sweep of the series. Sri Lanka gave Pakistan a target of 148 runs in reply to which Pakistan team scored 134 runs and thus the series. Sri Lanka were 0-3.
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the match played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Sri Lanka's early batsmen did not show any good performance and 4 players returned to the pavilion with an overall score of 58, but Fernando and Shanaka played responsible innings in the fifth wicket. Not out by scoring runs - Photo: Sri Lanka official
Thanks to Fernando's brilliant innings, Sri Lanka scored 147 for seven in the stipulated 20 overs. Oshada Fernando was unbeaten on 78 with 3 sixes and eight fours.
Green Shirts Mohammad Amir out for 3 players.
Pakistan started the innings by Fakhr Zaman and Babar Azam but Fakhr Zaman bowled for the first time.
Pakistan's second wicket fell on an overall score of 76 when Babar Azam returned the pavilion with 27 runs. Harris Sohail and skipper Sarfraz could not add to the score, and were dismissed for 52 and 17, respectively.
Pakistan have made three changes to the team for the match, fast bowlers Mohammad Hasan, batsman Omar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad have been dropped while Iftikhar Ahmed, Harris Sohail and Usman Shinwari have returned.
The Islanders have already made their name by winning two T20s, Sri Lanka out of Pakistan in the first two T20s of the series.
Sri Lanka, ranked eighth in the Twenty20, defeated the No.1 Rank Pakistan team in both matches easily and made the series their name.
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October 10, 2019
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