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Sri Lanka (184/5) edge past Pakistan (178/7) by 6 runs in the sixth match of the Tri-Series in Rawalpindi

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Pakistan continue their impressive winning campaign after a commanding victory over Zimbabwe. As they head into the sixth match of the tournament, the team will be aiming to showcase their dominance once again when they take on Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka meanwhile find themselves under pressure after suffering defeats in both of their previous games. They will be desperate to bounce back regain confidence and keep their campaign alive.

With Pakistan in strong form and Sri Lanka searching for stability the stage is set for an intriguing clash. Pakistan will enter the contest with a clear upper hand but Sri Lanka’s hunger to turn things around could make this a compelling battle.

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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Farhan
Hasan nawaz
Babar
Fakhar
Salman
Usman
Nawaz
Faheem
Salman mirza
Wasim Jr.
Usman Tariq

Time to bench Saim for Hasan Nawaz if he is there now, why not give him a game as well...
 
If SL lose, they are out. Zimbabwe qualify for final.

So, must-win game for SL.

As for Pakistan, they are already in the final.
 
Nissanka, Mendis, Perera, Hasaranga - without these 4 , SL are minnows in this format.

Need all of them to fire to even make this competitive
 
Farhan
Hasan nawaz
Babar
Fakhar
Salman
Usman
Nawaz
Faheem
Salman mirza
Wasim Jr.
Usman Tariq

Time to bench Saim for Hasan Nawaz if he is there now, why not give him a game as well...
So you wanna play Babar in a meaningless dead rubber instead of Saim?
 
I think its important to get hasan nawaz into some kind of form also usmsn khan needs to get a bat he's getting a free ride at the moment
 
What kind of approach is this. It's a dead rubber . No point of playing tried and tested player. They should have played Hasan Nawaz and Usman Tariq in this match to give them confidence for the future.
 
This batting XI just need Agha and Usman out. Add in Hasan Nawaz and Nafay or Haris and it is ready for WT20
 
Sahibzada keeps so playing Hasan was ano brainer they are obviously scared which is fair enough as i have srilanka to win and win the final too
 
This batting XI just need Agha and Usman out. Add in Hasan Nawaz and Nafay or Haris and it is ready for WT20
Yes I agree we need couple of changes in batting department need some power hitters this is t20 accumulators won't win you many matches
 
Sahibzada keeps so playing Hasan was ano brainer they are obviously scared which is fair enough as i have srilanka to win and win the final too
You had SL SWEEPING the ODI series too, what happened lol
 
Yes I agree we need couple of changes in batting department need some power hitters this is t20 accumulators won't win you many matches
Salman might prove useful in WT20 is we see slow and low conditions similar to that in Sharjah in the Tri Series. But that's still a big ask and depends on conditions
 
I get our strength is chasing and generally in T20s chasing is better. I get that in a KO game in world cup you would field first. But in a dead rubber would it not be wise to bat first to get some practice?
 
SL is not trying to whack every ball over the rope today - sone sense prevailed…spoke too soon.
 
That's a beauty from Mirza...slower ball that moved away ever so slightly after pitching to take one of the bails off!
 
Terrible bowling from waseem. Too short, not much bounce, easily dismissed
 
4D Chess. Pakistan playing full strength side because they would rather play Zimbabwe in the Final
 
Now seriously how poor is aghas bowling every ball should be a six and why isnt Saim bowling ahead of him
 
Dont support babar and agha in same team and to some extent usman too. Only one of them should play
 
There seems to be no grip in the wicket and there might be some dew as well.
I don't think there's much dew yet . But looks fast bowlers are getting destroyed when they bowl short at full pace .

Spinners also need to bowl a touch quicker and straighter here I reckon
 
So Babar clearly exposed against the proper side and does Ok against the minnow….

Imagine Pakistan still win from here and Babar gets another opportunity to statpad against Zimbabwe in the final…


And then his fans will tell us “king is the best T20 batsman in Pakistan”.
 
So Babar clearly exposed against the proper side and does Ok against the minnow….

Imagine Pakistan still win from here and Babar gets another opportunity to statpad against Zimbabwe in the final…


And then his fans will tell us “king is the best T20 batsman in Pakistan”.
Babar was a good batsman not great , but he has mentally regressed too much. he needs to hire a sports psychologist , I am sure this is a mental issue not technical.
 
Salman is proving, to me at least, that he is not nearly as useless while under the pump as the most revered ONE :P
 
Babar was a good batsman not great , but he has mentally regressed too much. he needs to hire a sports psychologist , I am sure this is a mental issue not technical.

Babar has been mediocre for his entire career barring a few knocks.

History will prove it.
 
That's Salman's signature shot. As soon as he started playing again, he has been finding boundaries
 
Captain's knock that Babar will never be able to play NOW ONWARD. He did play against India, but he is way regressed
 
Nawaz did his job. Salman should finish it to attain that satisfied Captain feeling
 
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