Pakistan (118/4) ease past Sri Lanka (114) by six wickets to clinch the T20I tri-series title

[Cricket Warrior]

Sri Lanka edged out a narrow win to secure their spot in the finals, raising the stakes as the tournament heads toward its climax. Meanwhile, Pakistan will be eager to regain their form and mount a strong push to clinch the trophy. With everything to play for, all eyes are now on Saturday’s all-important clash.

Squads:

Pakistan Squad: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Salman Agha(c), Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan(w), Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Usman Tariq, Shaheen Afridi, Salman Mirza, Abrar Ahmed, Abdul Samad

Sri Lanka Squad: Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis(w), Kusal Perera, Janith Liyanage, Dasun Shanaka(c), Pavan Rathnayake, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Eshan Malinga, Kamindu Mendis, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Nuwan Thushara, Dushan Hemantha

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[BunnyRabbit]

Pak should consider playing both Abrar and Usman alongside Shaheen and Mirza.

 

[Kianig89]

Would be bad if Pakistan lose this after all the minnow bashing

 

[BouncerGuy]

I will keep the same playing 11 from last game... Maybe we can adjust Usman Tariq somewhere?

 

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan are favorites.

 

[globetrotter]

Srilanka will definitely beat Pakistan in Final if final played in fair manners

 

[BouncerGuy]

Srilanka will definitely beat Pakistan in Final if final played in fair manners

What unfair manners have you seen in last few games??

 

[globetrotter]

What unfair manners have you seen in last few games??

After bombblast, srl team already under tremendous attack, also poor umpiring

 

[BouncerGuy]

After bombblast, srl team already under tremendous attack, also poor umpiring

Poor umpiring... WHat controversial decision have you seen in this series.???

 

[pakistani pride]

I will keep the same playing 11 from last game... Maybe we can adjust Usman Tariq somewhere?

Maybe?, I am sure a guy who took a hattrick has to play.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Maybe?, I am sure a guy who took a hattrick has to play.

Did not play last game, that is why MAYBE....Usman can play ahead of Faheem if needed.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Expecting another close encounter

 

[Kianig89]

What if SL wins this ??
Soul searching
Musical Chairs
Under the Carpet
Business as usual
Adhoc mechanism
What will PCB do ??

 

[BouncerGuy]

What if SL wins this ??
Soul searching
Musical Chairs
Under the Carpet
Business as usual
Adhoc mechanism
What will PCB do ??

Bhangra.

 

[gazza619]

What if SL wins this ??
Soul searching
Musical Chairs
Under the Carpet
Business as usual
Adhoc mechanism
What will PCB do ??

I dont mind if SL brothers win. They are our beloved brothers.

 

[Ball Blazer]

I dont mind if SL brothers win. They are our beloved brothers.

But current xi mgmt n coaches will be questioned to lose to SL, that too at home.

 

[Rana]

But current xi mgmt n coaches will be questioned to lose to SL, that too at home.

Questioned for what?

They didn’t want Babar but you all forced him in.

He’s there now….what more do you want?

 

[BouncerGuy]

you all forced him in.

How?

So, according to you, the general public hasthe authority to select or remove players??? LOL

 

[zahid01]

What if SL wins this ??
Soul searching
Musical Chairs
Under the Carpet
Business as usual
Adhoc mechanism
What will PCB do ??

Nothing will happen business as usual

 

[Rana]

How?

So, according to you, the general public hasthe authority to select or remove players??? LOL

Why are you acting like you were not one of those screaming and crying for him to return?

 

[Ball Blazer]

Questioned for what?

They didn’t want Babar but you all forced him in.

He’s there now….what more do you want?

Yes I protested outside the board. And they heard my request

 

[Rana]

Yes I protested outside the board. And they heard my request

I wouldn’t be surprised if you actually did.

Ab bhugto.

Mil gaya hai king

Queen bhi Aa jaye ghy

Be happy. Pakistan jaye bhaar main!

 

[BouncerGuy]

Why are you acting like you were not one of those screaming and crying for him to return?

Nay... Never cried.. Like you are doing to support Salman

 

[Rana]

Nay... Never cried.. Like you are doing to support Salman

I had absolutely no issues with Kirsten’s assessment of Mohammad Harris becoming the T20i captain

Aap logo ko Test player chahiye tha as captain. Not me.

 

[globetrotter]

What if SL wins this ??
Soul searching
Musical Chairs
Under the Carpet
Business as usual
Adhoc mechanism
What will PCB do ??

They will not give trophy to SL even if they win

 

[Rana]

They will not give trophy to SL even if they win

Why would they not? Will Sri Lanka refuse to take it?

 

[BouncerGuy]

Tri-series final update:

Sri Lanka and Pakistan teams to observe a minute of silence before today’s T20I game at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

Sri Lanka and Pakistan national men’s teams will observe a minute of silence in honour of those who have lost their lives due to the ongoing extreme weather conditions in Sri Lanka.

Both teams will stand together in remembrance before the start of the final match of the ongoing tri-series, featuring Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Zimbabwe.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Why would they not? Will Sri Lanka refuse to take it?

Indian still having nightmares LOL

 

[zahid01]

Tri-series final update:

Sri Lanka and Pakistan teams to observe a minute of silence before today’s T20I game at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

Sri Lanka and Pakistan national men’s teams will observe a minute of silence in honour of those who have lost their lives due to the ongoing extreme weather conditions in Sri Lanka.

Both teams will stand together in remembrance before the start of the final match of the ongoing tri-series, featuring Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Zimbabwe.

Yes I have Sri Lankan friends they are extremely concerned about their loved one's back home i hope the weather improves and we don't have further losses of life

 

[Rana]

Indian still having nightmares LOL

No one asked India not to take their trophy.

They refused to take it.

It was a trophy, not a deodorant @globetrotter

 

[gazza619]

But current xi mgmt n coaches will be questioned to lose to SL, that too at home.

Win win as this will open the door to kick out the fake T20 players in the XI.

 

[BouncerGuy]

No one asked India not to take their trophy.

They refused to take it.

It was a trophy, not a deodorant @globetrotter

They had to do bhangra as well... Create another drama so they did what they did... They think every country is a hypocrite like theirs.... Let them enjoy

 

[Rana]

They had to do bhangra as well... Create another drama so they did what they did... They think every country is a hypocrite like theirs.... Let them enjoy

They also said BCCI and Jay Shah will throw Pakistan out of the ICC in November

November has finished….

Is Pakistan still a part of ICC? @Devadwal @Rajdeep @globetrotter ?

Pakistan still a part of the ICC and the Asia cup trophy is still in the ACC office locked away?

 

[BouncerGuy]

I think we should not derail the thread...

talk about the game here... Trophy stuff is not for this thread

 

[zahid01]

There is not much excitement about pak v Lanka final two average teams

 

[Devadwal]

I think we should not derail the thread...

talk about the game here... Trophy stuff is not for this thread

You and rani started it if I replied here you will be crying and deleting the Post. You know my style of how to give it back.

 

[BouncerGuy]

You and rani started it if I replied here you will be crying and deleting the Post. You know my style of how to give it back.

We know who started it so stop crying now..

That is exactly why I said not to derail the game thread...

 

[Kianig89]

Hopefully the crowd will be there to give it proper final vibes

 

[Ball Blazer]

Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Ali Agha (C), Usman Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Waseem Jr, Abrar Ahmad

Thoughts?

 

[Kianig89]

Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Ali Agha (C), Usman Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Waseem Jr, Abrar Ahmad

Thoughts?

Mirza harshly left out, Agha has gone with his 1st choice XI after all its a matter of

 

[zahid01]

Why mirza left out he out bowled all the seamers in the series this is very reason we are a failure friends over talent laanat to the captain and coach

 

[Ball Blazer]

Mohammad Rizwan has more sixes than Fakhar Zaman and that too in fewer innings. Fakhar on 93, Rizwan at 95. Can surpass his record today.

 

[Ball Blazer]

Pakistan have won the toss and opted to bowl.

One change, Shaheen back, Wasim not playing

 

[zahid01]

Pakistan bowl again I wouldn't be surprised if we get phanity in the powerplay as there is no mirza he normally bowls well with his variation i am surprised they have picked wasim over mirza

 

[Ball Blazer]

Pitch report: "No grass at all and a whole lot of cracks," says Pommie Mbangwa. "There is a little bit of sheen. It might be a little bit sticky first up and then will get better. Initially, you kind of need to get the pace off. Batters should look to hit square of the wicket than straight. If a ball hit the crack... don't play the pitch, play the ball."

 

[zahid01]

I got it wrong wasim is not playing make sense mirza is playing

 

[Rana]

Mohammad Rizwan has more sixes than Fakhar Zaman and that too in fewer innings. Fakhar on 93, Rizwan at 95. Can surpass his record today.

You won’t share the Balls per six ratio will you?

No worries, I’ll do it.

Rizwan hits a six every 29 balls, and Fakhar hits it every 19 balls.

 

[Ball Blazer]

Pakistan Playing XI:
Sahibzada Farhan,
Saim Ayub,
Babar Azam,
Salman Agha (c),
Fakhar Zaman,
Usman Khan (wk),
Mohammad Nawaz,
Faheem Ashraf,
Shaheen Afridi,
Salman Mirza,
Abrar Ahmed

Sri Lanka Playing XI:

Pathum Nissanka,
Kamil Mishara,
Kusal Mendis (wk),
Kusal Perera,
Janith Liyanage,
Dasun Shanaka (c),
Pavan Rathnayake,
Wanindu Hasaranga,
Dushmantha Chameera,
Maheesh Theekshana,
Eshan Malinga

 

[Ball Blazer]

You won’t share the Balls per six ratio will you?

No worries, I’ll do it.

Rizwan hits a six every 29 balls, and Fakhar hits it every 19 balls.

Credit where due. You could earn millions like some of the anti-Rizbar journalists by starting a whole propaganda campaign against them on X.

 

[Kianig89]

Pakistan bowling that idea will be to restricted SL to 160ish

 

[Kianig89]

Playing Nawaz at 7 is waste, but then playing Fakhar at 5 is waste,

 

[Rana]

Credit where due. You could earn millions like some of the anti-Rizbar journalists by starting a whole propaganda campaign against them on X.

And Pakistan should thank me for this service. But we know in Pakistan people like me are seen more as villains and outcasts.

 

[imshally81]

Why Faheem Ashraf in Team !!!

 

[saabir]

Another poor team selection..they should have selected Usman Tariq who was literally unplayable in a game he played. Batting also is one dimensional .so many similar batters in the playing 11

 

[imshally81]

Pakistan should bat first today

 

[zahid01]

Playing Nawaz at 7 is waste, but then playing Fakhar at 5 is waste,

They are trying to use fakhar as a slogger like they did to hassan nawaz after babar and agha waste balls then they expect fakhar to come in and rescue them this is how they are planning out for the t20 world cup same strategy as previous icc tournaments where they tried asif ali etc..

 

[Rana]

They are trying to use fakhar as a slogger like they did to hassan nawaz after babar and agha waste balls then they expect fakhar to come in and rescue them this is how they are planning out for the t20 world cup same strategy as previous icc tournaments where they tried asif ali etc..

Tbf Asif Ali did bail them out of two matches

 

[Rana]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1994367889512845555

 

[Kianig89]

Make or break game for some players, Babar and Agha at 3 and 4 just suits the opposition , Nawaz should bat at 5 and Fakhar as opener or #3

 

[Rana]

Make or break game for some players, Babar and Agha at 3 and 4 just suits the opposition , Nawaz should bat at 5 and Fakhar as opener or #3

Babar and Agha at 3 and 4 suits the opposition,

But Rizwan and Babar opening suits Pakistan

 

[Ball Blazer]

should not let them surpass 150

 

[Rana]

Nothing new ball bowler atm Shaheen!

Pure rubbish

Bowling slower balls in the first over of a game!

 

[SherWaqar]

Why would they drop Wasim Jr?? Disgusting.

 

[SherWaqar]

Why Faheem Ashraf in Team !!!

Dosti 11

 

[Raja Ishtiaq]

Usman has been pretty decent this series but can he fully cement his place as our T20 keeper going forward? Let's wait and see

 

[imshally81]

Bowled Emm

 

[Ball Blazer]

If they continue to score with same pace, they'll post 162-168. Then it can get challenging for Pak batters.

 

[Rana]

If they continue to score with same pace, they'll post 162-168. Then it can get challenging for Pak batters.

With Babar in the side and Fakhar at 6, we can chase 200.

Fakhar will smash 80 in the last 4 as long as Babar lays the foundation by getting us to 120 in 16

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Fahim can't bat can't bowl.

 

[imshally81]

Faheem is useless

 

[Rana]

Great find Mishara

 

[imshally81]

200 is on

 

[Omer2002]

Yes where is my friend on here who was having a go at my predictions

 

[Kianig89]

Faheem Botham made his presence felt aiding SL to up the ante

 

[Rana]

Oh boy this is going to be interesting if SL get to 160

 

[Ball Blazer]

Decent start from SL. Still one down only.

 

[Caved12]

Usman has been pretty decent this series but can he fully cement his place as our T20 keeper going forward? Let's wait and see

Usman is simply not an international level wicketkeeper. His technique is club standard at best, and it was obvious from the very first over with the fumble and the awkward take down the leg side. These are exactly the types of mistakes that cost you in big tournaments and pressure situations. If he’s going to play, his batting needs to be exceptional just to compensate for this level of keeping and it isn’t.

I’ve been highlighting these issues for a long time. This isn’t hindsight, I had been warning about this well before that botched run out against India, which could have changed the match in our favour. We keep repeating the same cycle with every below par keeper we try, and now we’re doing it again with Usman.

What makes this worse is watching Rizwan get dropped for players who don’t come close to his wicketkeeping standards. Let’s not pretend this is about “modern cricket.” It’s clear the people running the PCB have something personal against him, because on merit there is no debate. Meanwhile, Hesson and Aaqib talk about modern cricket, but all we’ve actually produced is more dot balls and less security behind the stumps.

Pakistan must pick Rizwan, even if that means using him lower in the order if he doesn’t fit into Hesson’s top order plans. Anyone who claims they care about Pakistan winning should understand what actually helps the team. The reality is simple: there is no better keeper batsman in the country than Mohammad Rizwan, and the decision makers need to swallow their pride and accept that.

 

[Rana]

Ball turning square by both Abrar and Saim

Aaj pata chale ga Bobsy the brand ka!

 

[Omer2002]

Game ia over if Saim is turning so much what will srilankans spinners do

 

[saabir]

Ball turning . Going to be uphill task for Pakistan to chase. SL playing well in this pitch.