Sri Lanka Innings: 133/8 (20 overs)
· Top Batter: Kusal Mendis – 50 (44 balls)
· Top Bowlers: Shaheen Afridi (3/28), Abrar Ahmed (1/8 in a very good and cheap spell).
Pakistan Innings: 138/5 (18 overs)
· Top Batters: Mohammad Nawaz – 38* (24 balls), Hussain Talat – 32* (30 balls)
· Top Bowlers: Maheesh Theekshana (2/24), Wanindu Hasaranga (2/27).
Match Overview: In this close and low-scoring game, Pakistan went after a target of 134 and made it. Sri Lanka started strong, but their batting suddenly fell apart.
Kusal Mendis fought hard and made fifty runs to keep them going. Abrar Ahmed bowled very well and kept it hard for the batters, finishing with an economy rate of 2.00, which turned the match for Pakistan.
Pakistan’s top batsmen could not do well against spin and the team was at 80 for 5. But then Mohammad Nawaz and Hussain Talat played very well. The two of them made a stand of 58 runs together. This partnership helped Pakistan win the game with two overs left.
