ශ්‍රී ලංකා යොවුන් ක්‍රීඩිකාවන්ට විශිෂ්ට ජයක්: බංග්ලාදේශය පරදා කාන්තා යොවුන් තුන්කොන් ක්‍රිකට් ශූරතාව ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට

Pakistan began their three-team ODI series with a 37-run win over Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi on 18 October. Sri Lanka’s captain, Kusal Mendis, won the toss and elected to field. The series also involves England.

Pakistan were dismissed for 305 in 49.5 overs. Former captain Salman Agha led their scoring with 107 from 90 balls. Sri Lanka’s Eshan Malinga took four wickets for 46 runs; Asitha Fernando claimed three and Dilshan Madushanka took two.

Sri Lanka’s chase faltered early, leaving them at 91 for four. Pavan Rathnayake and Janith Liyanage then added 119 for the fifth wicket. Rathnayake scored 79 from 74 balls and Liyanage made 60 from 74, but after both were out Sri Lanka lost further wickets and finished all out for 268 in 48.1 overs.

Pakistan’s Shaheen Afridi took three wickets for 55 runs. ThePapare reported that 19-year-old left-handed batter Saad Baig made his ODI debut for Pakistan in the match.

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