Pakistan (131/3) cruise past Sri Lanka (128/7) by 7 wickets in third match of the T20I Tri-Series

[Cricket Warrior]

The stage is set as Pakistan lock horns with Sri Lanka in the third match of the tri-series on November 22, 2025. Pakistan will enter this contest on the back of a confident win in the series opener, where they chased down Zimbabwe’s 147 with 5 wickets in hand. Sri Lanka, meanwhile, is set to make their mark after watching Pakistan start strong.

Pakistan look to build on their winning rhythm, while Sri Lanka aim to strike early and level the playing field.

Squads:

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

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Kamil Mishara, Dasun Shanaka (c), Kamindu Mendis, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Janith Liyanage, Wanindu Hasaranaga, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushan Hemantha, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara, and Eshan Malinga

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[YousafTheBeast]

Babar Azam
Saim Ayub
Farhan
Rizwan
Fakhar

 

[CricLegend]

Babar Azam
Saim Ayub
Farhan
Rizwan
Fakhar

6. Nawaz
7. Faheem
8. M Wasim
9. Shaheen
10. Abrar
11. Sufiyan / Mirza (depending on conditions

Plenty of variety in bowling and batting to 9

 

[jnaveen1980]

HOw many T20s/ODIs pakistan against other Asian countries in Asian countries. So far 22 LOI games in Asia against other Asian countries. This will be 23rd for the year 2025.

 

[Omer2002]

Its a real pitty samad got injured whole point of home matches are to try new players

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Good luck Babar.

All eyes on Usman Khan with Kaptaana breathing down his neck.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Should rest farhan or saim and let fakhar open or else salman will once again come out to bat ahead of him...

 

[RidiculousMan]

HOw many T20s/ODIs pakistan against other Asian countries in Asian countries. So far 22 LOI games in Asia against other Asian countries. This will be 23rd for the year 2025.

Until they run out of fuel and ideas before WT20 and crash in that with the same old strategy of RizBar , Shadab Nawaz Combo and Rauf Lala magic

 

[zahid01]

This lineup can only chase a total of 150 to 170 any more than that forget it soon as they are going to come up againt top teams they will be destroyed like before playing with same intent and same players who have failed numerous times in the past pcb has learned no lessons no new players have being introduced no interest in future of pakistan cricket

 

[Aami]

We just have a middling team with 3 batting positions still under the scanner..

As this is all prep for world cup in 2 months time, best we can hope for is 5/6 position.

Saim
Farhan
Babar
???
???
???
Nawaz
Faheem
Afridi
Wasim
Abrar

 

[BouncerGuy]

We just have a middling team with 3 batting positions still under the scanner..

As this is all prep for world cup in 2 months time, best we can hope for is 5/6 position.

Saim
Farhan
Babar
???
???
???
Nawaz
Faheem
Afridi
Wasim
Abrar

If saim and farhan to open. fakhar is your number 4...Simple...

Problem is our openers are also not clicking.... Moreover, we just cannot get out of Shaheen hype atm... Need to give proper chance to wasim who proved his worth in ODIs already... Salman mirza is also deserving...

We need a keeper batter and Also salman's place is questionable..

 

[Rana]

Backwas match.

Pakistan setting up to play outdated cricket because Babar needs to be accommodated

 

[Rana]

Expecting the usual, boring crap…

Pakistan win the toss, elect to bowl first.


Opposition score a below par total with Pakistan requiring 7 runs per over

Pakistan huffing and puffing to the finish line in the 19th/20th over



Low class, pathetic brand of cricket!

 

[Omer2002]

Expecting the usual, boring crap…

Pakistan win the toss, elect to bowl first.


Opposition score a below par total with Pakistan requiring 7 runs per over

Pakistan huffing and puffing to the finish line in the 19th/20th over



Low class, pathetic brand of cricket!

Well just to put all this is prespective i am the biggest critic myself but has anyone noticed how well teh white ball team has done..so how can we all complain when we are getting the results

 

[Rana]

Well just to put all this is prespective i am the biggest critic myself but has anyone noticed how well teh white ball team has done..so how can we all complain when we are getting the results

What’s the point of these scraping results when you are not preparing for the inevitable?

You think you will restrict a team like Australia or England to a below par total the way you may be successful in doing so against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka?

What if in a crucial game going forward you lose the toss and are asked to bat first?

What if the team you insert actually pounds their way to a 180+ total on a track where you would have expected them to fold below 150?

Come on man! These bilaterals are for you to prepare for those inevitabilities!

Hesson and Agha were doing so well and putting up above par totals on tough tracks batting first before they brought Babar back! They have taken a back gear, and basically sealed it for themselves in the upcoming T20 World Cup.

I wouldn’t be surprised if we mess it up against Namibia or USA in one of the group games. They are playing that thin line level of cricket they were playing in 2022 once again!

 

[Ball Blazer]

Sri Lanka have won the toss and elected to bat first. Pakistan have made one change, with Shaheen Afridi sitting out with a foot injury. Mohammad Wasim comes into the side

 

[Ball Blazer]

Pakistan:

1. Saim Ayub, 2. Sahibzada Farhan, 3. Babar Azam, 4. Salman Ali Agha, 5. Usman Khan, 6. Fakhar Zaman, 7. Muhammad Nawaz, 8. Faheem Ashraf, 9. Mohammad Wasim, 10. Salman Mirza, 11. Abrar Ahmed


Sri Lanka:

1. Pathum Nissanka, 2. Kusal Mendis, 3. Kamil Mishara, 4. Kusal Janith Perera, 5. Dasun Shanaka, 6. Janith Liyanage, 7. Kamindu Mendis, 8. Wanindu Hasaranga, 9. Dushmantha Chameera, 10. Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, 11. Eshan Malinga

 

[Rana]

Sri Lanka have won the toss and elected to bat first. Pakistan have made one change, with Shaheen Afridi sitting out with a foot injury. Wasim Jnr comes into the side

You better put up a bloody total!

 

[Ball Blazer]

There's so much wrong with the balance of Pakistan's top 6 with essentially 5 openers. Plus, having Both Babar and Agha in the side means that the only batter which can play with a 150 strike rate (Hassan Nawaz) sits out.

 

[Sunny_majoka]

There's so much wrong with this batting lineup of Pakistan, I as a normal viewer can see it how the professional coach of Pakistan can't?

 

[Sunny_majoka]

There's so much wrong with the balance of Pakistan's top 6 with essentially 5 openers. Plus, having Both Babar and Agha in the side means that the only batter which can play with a 150 strike rate (Hassan Nawaz) sits out.

Bro did you post the same at Cricinfo?

 

[Kianig89]

So Fakhar is turned into a slogger at 6

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Bang 4 first ball

 

[Deewana Mastana]

So Fakhar is turned into a slogger at 6

Jalwa hai jalwa

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Way to go SL ffs…

Why bat first and ruin my Saturday with a boring chase at the end.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

5-0 after 1 over

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Way to go SL ffs…

Why bat first and ruin my Saturday with a boring chase at the end.

Acha chalo soh jaate hain...

 

[Omer2002]

What’s the point of these scraping results when you are not preparing for the inevitable?

You think you will restrict a team like Australia or England to a below par total the way you may be successful in doing so against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka?

What if in a crucial game going forward you lose the toss and are asked to bat first?

What if the team you insert actually pounds their way to a 180+ total on a track where you would have expected them to fold below 150?

Come on man! These bilaterals are for you to prepare for those inevitabilities!

Hesson and Agha were doing so well and putting up above par totals on tough tracks batting first before they brought Babar back! They have taken a back gear, and basically sealed it for themselves in the upcoming T20 World Cup.

I wouldn’t be surprised if we mess it up against Namibia or USA in one of the group games. They are playing that thin line level of cricket they were playing in 2022 once again!

I agree absolutely the team lacks quality all batting order messed up and no where can beat big teams for sure

 

[Ball Blazer]

Sri Lanka will post something between 153-165

 

[RehanG]

lets go Lanka hope they score 180+ so we have a decent game.

 

[Vikram1989]

Mirza looks like a proper trundler for good batsmen. Pak have unbelievable run machines

 

[Rana]

Here we go

Collapse incoming

 

[Rana]

Slow down for a 130 total

Backwas cricket back on!

 

[Rana]

9 off 13

2 off 5

What the hell is this batting???

 

[Rana]

Oh yaar thorra score banane dou!!!

 

[Rana]

Ffs another 140 score game!

 

[Devadwal]

SL first three wicket under 84.

 

[Devadwal]

Pakistan is preparing well for World T20 by playing on used slow pitches.

 

[Omer2002]

Abrar is so bad but keeps gettin away with it

 

[Devadwal]

Abrar kya kar rha hai bhai ?

 

[Aqib_mustafa]

Abrar is so bad but keeps gettin away with it

How is he bad he has performed brilliantly in white ball so far

 

[cricfan432]

How is he bad he has performed brilliantly in white ball so far

Cant compare to faisal akram or sufyan or even usman tariq

 

[Kianig89]

SL need to win this to keep triseries competitive

 

[Rana]

tuk tuk tuk tuk tuk

 

[Ball Blazer]

 

[Rana]

nothing approach!

 

[Rana]

Heading towards a nothing score!

 

[CricVet]

Pak spinners have a strangle hold around SL. It sounds like a one way affair again.

 

[CricVet]

Abrar is good. Omar has habbit of wrist slitting. Abrar does have line issue at times. He goes way too short and wide, but he is a wicket taker.

It is good to see that Akram and Muqeem are there ti breathe on his neck.

 

[Rana]

Long hops being bunted for singles!

 

[Ali Active]

Pak wil win here just to lose important matches in t20 worldcup

 

[CricVet]

Nawaz has gained a lot of confidence in the past few months - a good sign for Pak. He has been playing with his tail up.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Wow Nawaz. Just ripping out the stumps.

One with a good stock ball and the other with the arm ball.

 

[Rana]

What a waste of a bloody day!

 

[Rana]

Who’s enjoying this crap cricket??

 

[CricVet]

What a waste of a bloody day!

Pak can always make it better. Hang around

 

[Rana]

110 all out

 

[Rana]

Pak can always make it better. Hang around

No they just don’t!

This isn’t helping our cricket and viewing standards at all!

Who the bloody hell will want to sponsor this crappy brand of cricket?

 

[cricfan432]

I reckon we will get flat pitches in lanka than pitches like these, nowdays roads are more common in t20s

 

[CricVet]

No they just don’t!

This isn’t helping our cricket and viewing standards at all!

Who the bloody hell will want to sponsor this crappy brand of cricket?

Wait fir the fyn if SL manages 140+

 

[Ball Blazer]

 

[Rana]

Wait fir the fyn if SL manages 140+

What are we going to see? How is it even a game if you are playing these low scoring scraps?!

It’s pure rubbish! This is associate level cricket

 

[CricVet]

What are we going to see? How is it even a game if you are playing these low scoring scraps?!

It’s pure rubbish! This is associate level cricket

This pitch looks to be dry as in Dubai. 140+ would be a very good score. Now Waseem takes a modern day usual 6 saving catch. SL in deep doo doo

 

[Rana]

110

They ain’t getting past it

 

[Kianig89]

Pakistan keeping things in check , that's one way of playing cricket

 

[Kianig89]

Unfortunately Pakistan lacks a player like Harry Brook , though there are many wannabies or self hyped by some posters

 

[Rana]

who tf is managing Sri Lanka?

Which clown in their management doesn’t know Pakistan completely crap the bad when asked to bat first! Why choose to bat first and produce this rubbish??

 

[Kianig89]

Farhan will there be fireworks today , let's hope we ate 80/0 in PP

 

[CricVet]

who tf is managing Sri Lanka?

Which clown in their management doesn’t know Pakistan completely crap the bad when asked to bat first! Why choose to bat first and produce this rubbish??

I guess it is their over aggressive style of cricket that has been getting them in trouble. Look at their A side. They only wanna hit 6. That is not cricket or will work in a shortened 7 over game

 

[Rana]

I guess it is their over aggressive style of cricket that has been getting them in trouble. Look at their A side. They only wanna hit 6. That is not cricket or will work in a shortened 7 over game

They are not even trying to hit the ball! They do well when they are looking to score runs

It’s this tuk tuk bollox that’s getting them into trouble

 

[CricVet]

They are not even trying to hit the ball! They do well when they are looking to score runs

It’s this tuk tuk bollox that’s getting them into trouble

How did the first wicket fall? They had the score in PP. The wicket was dry. They were nit thinking about strike rotation or 4s. Just send the ball over the rope. It is lunatic cricket

 

[RidiculousMan]

Farhan will there be fireworks today , let's hope we ate 80/0 in PP

Last time Pakistan showed fireworks in Powerplay. Hasan Nawaz and Mohammad Haris opened the batting

 

[CricVet]

Once the pressure built up, their nerves went out of control and could nit manage ti dispatch hittable balls

 

[CricVet]

They need 10 / over to make it a game. It is doable

 

[CricVet]

Is Waseem the best reverse swing biwler in Pakistan; especially in ODIs?

 

[Kianig89]

Positive from this LOI games so far

WasimJr.

 

[Ball Blazer]

They've been good in field today

 

[Sunny_majoka]

Pakistan should add extra spinner in world cup, should have been in Asia cup too however knowing our dumb management they will go with run machine like haris rauf

 

[CricVet]

140+ would be entertaining knowing Pakistan chasing. This may nit be over 135.

 

[CricVet]

129 is not a challenge against a moody Pakistan even.