Pakistan have posted 168 for 8 in the third T20I against Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Sri Lanka, who won the toss and chose to field, need 169 to win. Pakistan led the series 2-0 before this match.
How the innings went
Sahibzada Farhan made 76 off 47 balls, with seven fours and three sixes, before Dasun Shanaka caught him off Nuwan Thushara. Arafat Minhas was 34 not out off 20 balls. Maaz Sadaqat, who had made 50 off 29 and 96 off 51 in the first two games, was out for 0 off 3, caught by Chamidu Wickramasinghe off Eshan Malinga.
Fakhar Zaman made 12, Hasan Nawaz 16, Abdul Samad 15, Mohammad Imran Randhawa 6 and Khawaja Nafay 3. Razaullah was bowled by Thushara for 0. Shanaka took 3 for 21. Malinga and Thushara took two wickets each, and Vijayakanth Viyaskanth took 1 for 23.
The series before this match
Pakistan had won the first two T20Is. On Sunday they made 215 for 3, their highest T20I total at home, passing 208 for 3 against West Indies in 2021. Farhan's scores in those two games were 89 and 73. The figures for Tuesday's innings are from the BBC scorecard.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Rawalpindi mein teesre T20 mein Pakistan ne 168 run banaye, 8 wicket ke nuksan par. Sri Lanka ko jeetne ke liye 169 chahiye. Farhan ne 47 ball par 76 run banaye. Arafat Minhas 34 par not out rahe. Maaz Sadaqat 0 par out hue. Series is match se pehle Pakistan ke paas 2-0 thi.
