Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20I
Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 2026 · T20I · · Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 17 balls remaining) (Pakistan 168/8, Sri Lanka 172/2).
Match report
Pakistan (PAK) faced Sri Lanka (SL) in the 3rd T20I of Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 2026, a T20I match, at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi. Play began on Tuesday, 13 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Faisal Afridi and Rashid Riaz, with Ali Naqvi as match referee.
Pakistan made 168/8 in 20 overs, with Sahibzada Farhan top-scoring on 76 from 47 balls. Dasun Shanaka was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 21. Sri Lanka made 172/2 in 17.1 overs, with Kusal Mendis top-scoring on 87 not out from 48 balls. Arafat Minhas was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 26.
Result: Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 17 balls remaining). Kusal Mendis was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Pakistan · 1st innings: 168/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sahibzada Farhan | c Dasun Shanaka b Nuwan Thushara | 76 | 47 | 7 | 3 | 161.7 |
| Fakhar Zaman | c Lahiru Udara b Eshan Malinga | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 171.43 |
| Maaz Sadaqat | c Chamindu Wickramasinghe b Eshan Malinga | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hasan Nawaz | c Kamindu Mendis b Vijayakanth Viyaskanth | 16 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 94.12 |
| Khawaja Nafay | c Sahan Arachchige b Dasun Shanaka | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Mohammad Imran Randhawa | c Chamindu Wickramasinghe b Dasun Shanaka | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Abdul Samad | c Lahiru Udara b Dasun Shanaka | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 150 |
| Arafat Minhas | not out | 34 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 170 |
| Raza Ullah | b Nuwan Thushara | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 6 · Did not bat: Salman Mirza, Sufiyan Muqeem
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binura Fernando | 4 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 11.25 |
| Nuwan Thushara | 4 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 9.5 |
| Eshan Malinga | 4 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 9.5 |
| Vijayakanth Viyaskanth | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 4 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 5.25 |
Sri Lanka · 1st innings: 172/2 (17.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahiru Udara | lbw b Mohammad Imran Randhawa | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Sineth Jayawardene | c Raza Ullah b Arafat Minhas | 38 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 146.15 |
| Kusal Mendis | not out | 87 | 48 | 9 | 4 | 181.25 |
| Kamindu Mendis | not out | 40 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 148.15 |
Extras: 6 · Did not bat: Sahan Arachchige, Dasun Shanaka, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Binura Fernando, Eshan Malinga, Nuwan Thushara
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salman Mirza | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 13.33 |
| Mohammad Imran Randhawa | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 |
| Raza Ullah | 3.1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 11.68 |
| Sufiyan Muqeem | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 8.75 |
| Arafat Minhas | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 8.67 |
Latest overs
- Over 18 (SL, Raza Ullah): 4 runs, 169/2 – 4
- Over 17 (SL, Salman Mirza): 15 runs, 165/2 – • 1 6 4 • 4
- Over 16 (SL, Mohammad Imran Randhawa): 4 runs, 150/2 – • 1 1 • 1 1
- Over 15 (SL, Sufiyan Muqeem): 5 runs, 146/2 – • 1 1 0b 2 1
- Over 14 (SL, Raza Ullah): 18 runs, 141/2 – 4 1 6 1 4 2
- Over 13 (SL, Arafat Minhas): 14 runs, 123/2 – 6 1 1 1 4 1