ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට තවත් ක්‍රිකට් පරාජයක් - පළමු T20 තරගයේ ජය පාකිස්තානයට

Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the third and final Twenty20 international in Rawalpindi, ending the match with 17 balls to spare. Pakistan nevertheless won the series 2-1 after taking the first two games. The reports describe the final match as a consolation win for Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis won the toss and elected to bowl. The visitors brought Vijayakanth Viyaskanth into the side in place of Maheesh Theekshana. Pakistan scored 168 for 8 in 20 overs, led by captain Sahibzada Farhan’s 76 from 47 balls, which included seven fours and three sixes. Arafat Minhas made 34.

Sri Lanka’s bowlers limited Pakistan’s scoring beyond Farhan’s innings. Dasun Shanaka took three wickets for 21 runs, while Eshan Malinga and Nuwan Thushara took two each. Malinga’s fourth over was a wicket maiden that removed Fakhar Zaman and Maaz Sadaqat, according to The Island Sports.

Sri Lanka began the chase with an early dismissal of Lahiru Udara, then Sineth Jayawardene made 38 from 26 balls. Mendis scored an unbeaten 87 from 48 deliveries, and Kamindu Mendis remained not out on 40 from 27. The pair added an unbeaten 98-run partnership for the third wicket, reaching the target in the 18th over.

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