Was Sri Lanka T20I series win against Pakistan a fluke?

[King_Kohli]

After seeing embarrassing defeat against Aus I feel Sri lanka win was just a fluke against recently happened t20 series in Pak.

I believe Pak will perform better than Lanka in upcoming Aus tour.

The way the Lankan team playing is below club level..pathetic

 

[Pakhs]

After seeing embarrassing defeat against Aus I feel Sri lanka win was just a fluke against recently happened t20 series in Pak.

I believe Pak will perform better than Lanka in upcoming Aus tour.

The way the Lankan team playing is below club level..pathetic

Sri Lanka team in recent years have been very up and down. They have managed some superb results and also lots of embarrassing results such as this Australia series.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

No it was just a sign of Pakistan welcoming their SL friends over after a long time and showed them how big their hearts were that they let them win 3-0.

After all Pak won the ODI series and then had to give something in return so they come back again soon

 

[saeed5646]

No

They outclass Pakistan in all 3 games

 

[Cypher]

A fluke is something that is likely to NOT happen again so I'd say it was a fluke

 

[Nov15]

How can winning 3 consecutive matches be fluke? Fluke is 1 ODI victory in previous 6 matches.... like Pakistan’s CT win against India.

 

[Mujtaba2900]

Was a fluke and wasn't
Depends on how you look at it
Srilanka had close series with new Zealand at home
So they aren't bad t20 side and there wasn't much of difference apart from out of form dikwila And kusal mendis in that sense They played There Best team against Pakistan
Pakistan Side had More Then 7-8 changes From The Side that played against New Zealand and Australia last year.Shaheen,hasan,shoaib,hafeez, were missing
Akmal and shehzad Were making a comeback which In turn ruined the top order Of Pak even fakhar didn't played first game
Sarfraz Captaincy and His individual performance Was Bad So i'd Say they just exploited that and Succeeded

 

[Hasan123]

No it wasn’t a fluke. Australia will beat us black and blue as well.

 

[Mamoon]

Not a fluke.

Pakistan is a rubbish team in all formats.

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

How can winning 3 consecutive matches be fluke? Fluke is 1 ODI victory in previous 6 matches.... like Pakistan’s CT win against India.

lolz still hurts, huh?

To OP: Aussies are a force at home and Pak are alarmingly declining. So, SL win was not a fluke.

 

[Omer2002]

Not at all..they were far too good against us...Aussies will batter us as well..you look at our team and not ONE proper hitter in the team

 

[topspin]

I should ask was Misbah's rise from ex-player to Head Coach and Selector a fluke? Yes.

Was he primarily responsible for Pakistan's poor showing? Must certainly.

Back in 2017 (around this time of the year), Pakistan whitewashed a full strength Sri Lanka team under Mickey Arthur in the UAE. Sarfraz was also still captain.

We went from 100 to 0 against Sri Lanka in T20Is and the chief culprit is none other than Misbah-ul-Haq.

 

[shantanu]

How can winning 3 consecutive matches be fluke? Fluke is 1 ODI victory in previous 6 matches.... like Pakistan’s CT win against India.

Hahaha...
Brilliant man you....

But but but the Indian team is weak and stupid and chokers and overrated and arrogant and afraid of the inevitable phainta at the hands of their neighbours.
How could it be a fluke.
The CT 2017 win shall be held superior to all results ever until stupid India gets thrashed by Pak in a WC knockout in 2043 quarterfinal in Beijing of all places.

 

[Cypher]

Hahaha...
Brilliant man you....

But but but the Indian team is weak and stupid and chokers and overrated and arrogant and afraid of the inevitable phainta at the hands of their neighbours.
How could it be a fluke.
The CT 2017 win shall be held superior to all results ever until stupid India gets thrashed by Pak in a WC knockout in 2043 quarterfinal in Beijing of all places.

This post is making me cringe SO hard

 

[Usman Chadda]

They are decent in Asian conditions. Ran NZ close in T20s at home.

 

[The Viper]

The conditions are vastly different.

Obviously the quality also between Pak and Aus.

 

[KingKhanXi]

No. It's shows that SL B is better team than Pakistan. And then SL A is at below level than Australia.

 

[aloo paratha]

Wins and losses aren't a fluke. You play well to win. Whether that was Sri Lanka against us recently or us in the CT. There's no such thing as over or underachieving either, you achieve as much as you're capable of.

 

[Titan24]

No. It's shows that SL B is better team than Pakistan. And then SL A is at below level than Australia.

Its funny when people say Srl had a B team with 3-4 of their players were missing without realizing Pak was without Shaheen, Hassan, Malik and Hafeez, all of them had a role in the winning streak in T20s.

Also by considering the logic you are giving, Pak was the best ODI team in 2017 when they won the CT 17, while Srl is better test team than SA as they were able to beat them 0-2 and that too in SA. Also not to forget WI is a better test team than Eng as they were able to beat them in tests 2-1 in the last series they played.

 

[Saj]

3-0 can't be a fluke.

Pakistan were terrible, they'd probably would have lost to an Associate team the way they played.

 

[Savak]

The result was a fair reflection. We are the most outdated ODI and T-20 team right now, still playing cricket in the 90's and we have a terrible shortage of big strikers. Just take a look at our 6 hitting stats compared to the other teams. Ramiz Raja correctly identified that the team needs a power hitting coach, England invested in one after the 2015 ODI WC and look at how their ODI and T-20 fortunes have changed dramatically.

But no Pakistan still insists on playing the Misbah ul Haq brand of Cricket as if it is sinful to choose any other way.

 

[Realromeo]

Maybe pakistan is worse than Lanka ? lol

 

[nextover666666]

Not a fluke they out played Pakistan in all departments and were smarter in team selection combonations and even the spinners they had actully spun the ball

Top it off Pakistan team selection was bad and of course Sarfraz didn't help

I would say it's a fluke if they won one game hit the fact that they won 3 straight proves it wasn't a fluke

 

[Suleiman]

I’ve switched to baseball for the time being, my city’s team is doing well. Come on Astro’s, let’s seal it today!! ��

If you want my support you better win some games else you’re not worth it.

 

[The_Odd_One]

No, this Pakistani team has been getting whitewashed left and right in the last 2 years. Another whitewash is no surprise to me.

SL comprehensively beat Pakistan in all 3 T20s. It was not a fluke but the inability of Pakistani players to handle pressure.

 

[Hyperion66]

Players who looked million dollars against Pak is performing worse than club cricketers against Australia. This alone should tell the tale.