PAK vs SL, 3rd T20I · Scorecard

PAK vs SL, 3rd T20I · Scorecard · ScoreBeats

Final overs

- Sahibzada Farhan collects the trophy and his team joins him on the stage. They weren't at their best today but overall a good series with the captain leading the way with the bat. On the bowling front, there's so much to be excited about. Razaullah and Randhawa made their T20I debuts, and were hugely impressive for different reasons. Razaullah with his pace and fire, and Randhawa for his movement and accuracy. For Sri Lanka it was another difficult series after a 0-3 hammering in England. Some consolation for them today to finish with a win. So that's all from this one. Next up is the ODI tri-series also involving England. Rare to have a tri-series at the top level these days. Should be interesting. Until then, it's goodbye!
- Sahibzada Farhan | Player of the Series and Pakistan captain: The way we set a superb target in the first two matches, today also we had the same plan but it's cricket, anything can happen. Maaz was unlucky today, so the responsibility was on me so I wanted to bat long. Can't decide someone's performance based on one match. At one point we felt we'll only get 140. But the way Arafat batted helped us get 170. The effort is to stay consistent (with his own batting). When I perform well, I'm even more focussed to do well in the next match. It's cricket, you're not always in form. So I'm looking to make the most of it. Randhawa has impressed with the new ball (in the series). Naseem was brilliant, although he was rested today. Happy as a captain.
- Kusal Mendis | Player of the Match and SL captain: Last two games we've had some positive things. Bowled in good areas and a couple of spinners bowled well. Udara batted well in first game. Today we bowled really well in middle period. Fielding side did little bit OK. Batted well. Kamindu batted really well after the powerplay. He played his normal game. I also played my normal game. Openers batted well in powerplay. Overall we did well in all three departments. Everything is good. We have to adapt to conditions (for ODIs). There's dew in the night sometimes, not everyday. Couple of players are changing for the one-day side. We have little bit strength in the one-day side in senior players also. We've done really well in England also. Everybody in good form and good areas.
- 21:40 Local Time, 16:40 GMT, 22:10 IST: The two Mendises came to the party to wrap it up for the visitors. They missed out in the first two matches but in conditions which got easier for batting, thanks to the dew, the two of them ensured that Sri Lanka chased down the target of 169 with ease. Much of the heavy lifting was done earlier with the ball led by Dasun Shanaka's 3/21. Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, playing his first match of the series, was impressive as well, giving away just 23 in his four overs, while Eshan Malinga made the early inroads. Pakistan captain Sahibzada Farhan made 76 but didn't have much support and that total wasn't going to be enough on this pitch, especially with dew coming in. Stay tuned, we'll have the presentations shortly.
Over 18 · 4 runs (4)
- 17.14Razaullah to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, full in the slot outside off and it's smeared through extra cover as Sri Lanka win the final T20I comfortably. They were hammered in the first two games but have responded well today. Solid allround performance to pull one back even as Pakistan take the series
- Razaullah [3.0-0-33-0] is back into the attack
End of over 17 · 15 runs (4 0 4 6 1 0)SL 168/2Kamindu Mendis 40(27) · Kusal Mendis 83(47) · Salman Mirza 3-0-40-0
- 16.6•Salman Mirza to Kamindu Mendis, no run, wow that's nipped away sharply. Kamindu was looking to whip it through the on-side but it moved away to beat the bat while also missing off stump
- 16.51Salman Mirza to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, width outside off, Mendis cuts it nicely but deep point cuts it off, scores level
- 16.46Salman Mirza to Kusal Mendis, SIX, full in the slot, right where Mendis wants it and he launches it straight back for a massive six. It's gone 93 meters!
- 16.34Salman Mirza to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, dug in short, Mendis makes room and ramps it over the keeper's head
- 16.2•Salman Mirza to Kusal Mendis, no run, yorker outside off, again Mendis tries a reverse-scoop but squeezes it off the toe-end in front of the popping crease
- 16.14Salman Mirza to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, slower one pitched up at the stumps, Mendis goes for the reverse-scoop and helps it over short third

SLSri Lanka

172/2 (17.1 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Lahiru Udaralbw b Mohammad Imran Randhawa	1	2	0	0	50.0
Sineth Jayawardenac Razaullah b Arafat Minhas	38	26	5	2	146.2
Kusal Mendis*not out	87	48	9	4	181.3
Kamindu Mendis*not out	40	27	4	0	148.1

Extras0 (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0)

Total172/2 (17.1 ov, RR 10.02)

Did not bat: Sahan Arachchige, Dasun Shanaka, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Binura Fernando, Eshan Malinga, Nuwan Thushara

FALL OF WICKETS

15-1 (Lahiru Udara, 1.1 ov)
74-2 (Sineth Jayawardena, 8.0 ov)

Bowler · PAK	O	R	W	WD	ECO
Salman Mirza	3	40	0	0	13.33
Mohammad Imran Randhawa	4	31	1	2	7.75
Razaullah	3.1	37	0	0	11.68
Sufyan Moqim	4	35	0	1	8.75
Arafat Minhas	3	26	1	0	8.67

- Sahibzada Farhan collects the trophy and his team joins him on the stage. They weren't at their best today but overall a good series with the captain leading the way with the bat. On the bowling front, there's so much to be excited about. Razaullah and Randhawa made their T20I debuts, and were hugely impressive for different reasons. Razaullah with his pace and fire, and Randhawa for his movement and accuracy. For Sri Lanka it was another difficult series after a 0-3 hammering in England. Some consolation for them today to finish with a win. So that's all from this one. Next up is the ODI tri-series also involving England. Rare to have a tri-series at the top level these days. Should be interesting. Until then, it's goodbye!
- Sahibzada Farhan | Player of the Series and Pakistan captain: The way we set a superb target in the first two matches, today also we had the same plan but it's cricket, anything can happen. Maaz was unlucky today, so the responsibility was on me so I wanted to bat long. Can't decide someone's performance based on one match. At one point we felt we'll only get 140. But the way Arafat batted helped us get 170. The effort is to stay consistent (with his own batting). When I perform well, I'm even more focussed to do well in the next match. It's cricket, you're not always in form. So I'm looking to make the most of it. Randhawa has impressed with the new ball (in the series). Naseem was brilliant, although he was rested today. Happy as a captain.
- Kusal Mendis | Player of the Match and SL captain: Last two games we've had some positive things. Bowled in good areas and a couple of spinners bowled well. Udara batted well in first game. Today we bowled really well in middle period. Fielding side did little bit OK. Batted well. Kamindu batted really well after the powerplay. He played his normal game. I also played my normal game. Openers batted well in powerplay. Overall we did well in all three departments. Everything is good. We have to adapt to conditions (for ODIs). There's dew in the night sometimes, not everyday. Couple of players are changing for the one-day side. We have little bit strength in the one-day side in senior players also. We've done really well in England also. Everybody in good form and good areas.
- 21:40 Local Time, 16:40 GMT, 22:10 IST: The two Mendises came to the party to wrap it up for the visitors. They missed out in the first two matches but in conditions which got easier for batting, thanks to the dew, the two of them ensured that Sri Lanka chased down the target of 169 with ease. Much of the heavy lifting was done earlier with the ball led by Dasun Shanaka's 3/21. Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, playing his first match of the series, was impressive as well, giving away just 23 in his four overs, while Eshan Malinga made the early inroads. Pakistan captain Sahibzada Farhan made 76 but didn't have much support and that total wasn't going to be enough on this pitch, especially with dew coming in. Stay tuned, we'll have the presentations shortly.
Over 18 · 4 runs (4)
- 17.14Razaullah to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, full in the slot outside off and it's smeared through extra cover as Sri Lanka win the final T20I comfortably. They were hammered in the first two games but have responded well today. Solid allround performance to pull one back even as Pakistan take the series
- Razaullah [3.0-0-33-0] is back into the attack
End of over 17 · 15 runs (4 0 4 6 1 0)SL 168/2Kamindu Mendis 40(27) · Kusal Mendis 83(47) · Salman Mirza 3-0-40-0
- 16.6•Salman Mirza to Kamindu Mendis, no run, wow that's nipped away sharply. Kamindu was looking to whip it through the on-side but it moved away to beat the bat while also missing off stump
- 16.51Salman Mirza to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, width outside off, Mendis cuts it nicely but deep point cuts it off, scores level
- 16.46Salman Mirza to Kusal Mendis, SIX, full in the slot, right where Mendis wants it and he launches it straight back for a massive six. It's gone 93 meters!
- 16.34Salman Mirza to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, dug in short, Mendis makes room and ramps it over the keeper's head
- 16.2•Salman Mirza to Kusal Mendis, no run, yorker outside off, again Mendis tries a reverse-scoop but squeezes it off the toe-end in front of the popping crease
- 16.14Salman Mirza to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, slower one pitched up at the stumps, Mendis goes for the reverse-scoop and helps it over short third
- Salman Mirza [2.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack
End of over 16 · 4 runs (1 1 0 1 1 0)SL 153/2Kamindu Mendis 40(26) · Kusal Mendis 68(42) · Mohammad Imran Randhawa 4-0-31-1
- 15.6•Mohammad Imran Randhawa to Kamindu Mendis, no run, pitched up on off, Kamindu knocks it to extra cover
- 15.51Mohammad Imran Randhawa to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, slower ball on middle and leg, back of a length, Mendis looks to pull and mistimes it through square leg
- 15.41Mohammad Imran Randhawa to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, low full toss at the stumps, flicked through midwicket
- 15.3•Mohammad Imran Randhawa to Kamindu Mendis, no run, back of a length on off, played back down the pitch
- 15.21Mohammad Imran Randhawa to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, low full toss on off, Mendis swipes it to deep midwicket
- 15.11Mohammad Imran Randhawa to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, slower ball angling away outside off, Kamindu punches it to sweeper cover
- Mohammad Imran Randhawa [3.0-0-27-1] is back into the attack
End of over 15 · 6 runs (1 2 1b 1 1 0)SL 149/2Kusal Mendis 66(40) · Kamindu Mendis 38(22) · Sufyan Moqim 4-0-35-0
- 14.6•Sufyan Moqim to Kusal Mendis, no run, googly outside off, Mendis tries a late-cut but is beaten
- 14.51Sufyan Moqim to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, googly outside off, it's dragged down short and Kamindu punches it through extra cover
- 14.41Sufyan Moqim to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, round the wicket now, turning in, Mendis makes room and cuts to deep point
- 14.31bSufyan Moqim to Kamindu Mendis, byes, 1 run, dragged down short outside off, Kamindu looks to cut and edges it behind. Don't tell me it's hit on the keeper on the helmet again. Physio comes out for another concussion check. Third time that Nafay has been hit on the helmet. Don't think there was bat on it actually
- 14.22Sufyan Moqim to Kamindu Mendis, 2 runs, whipped off the back foot through midwicket as Moqim pushes it flat
- 14.11Sufyan Moqim to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, dropped! Tries the sweep shot and gets a thick top-edge over the bowler who runs back and totally misjudges it. Didn't even get a hand
- Sufyan Moqim [3.0-0-30-0] is back into the attack
End of over 14 · 18 runs (2 4 1 6 1 4)SL 143/2Kamindu Mendis 35(19) · Kusal Mendis 64(37) · Razaullah 3-0-33-0
- 13.64Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR, short of length at the body, Kamindu swivels across, pulls nicely and it races away in the gap
- 13.51Razaullah to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, slower short ball, Mendis ramps it down to third man
- 13.46Razaullah to Kusal Mendis, SIX, second time that Mendis has got into a very awkward position while going for the pull against Razaullah! Short ball, he's opened up somehow and flies off a thick edge into the third man boundary
- 13.31Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, slower short ball wide of off, Kamindu reaches out and drags the pull through midwicket
- 13.24Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR, 143kph, pitched right up on off, Kamindu gets forward, punches sweetly down the ground and beats the fielder at mid-off
- 13.12Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, 2 runs, back of a length outside off, Kamindu opens the face and steers it wide of third man
- Razaullah [2.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack
End of over 13 · 14 runs (1 4 1 1 1 6)SL 125/2Kusal Mendis 57(35) · Kamindu Mendis 24(15) · Arafat Minhas 3-0-26-1
- 12.66Arafat Minhas to Kusal Mendis, SIX, dances down, isn't to the pitch but goes through with the lofted shot! It's not off the middle and long-off is interested. But it just about clears him
- 12.51Arafat Minhas to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, driven down to long-on
- 12.41Arafat Minhas to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, makes room and cuts it from the stumps to sweeper cover
- 12.31Arafat Minhas to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, floated up outside off, Kamindu reaches out and whips it to deep midwicket
- 12.24Arafat Minhas to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR, makes room to cut and it flies off a thick edge past the keeper!
- 12.11Arafat Minhas to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, drifting in on middle and leg, good length ball, Mendis leans back and punches it to sweeper cover for a single. Fifty up for him. Missed out in the first two games but has come to the party today
- Arafat Minhas [2.0-0-12-1] is back into the attack
End of over 12 · 10 runs (4 1 0 1 2 2)SL 111/2Kamindu Mendis 18(12) · Kusal Mendis 49(32) · Salman Mirza 2-0-25-0
- 11.62Salman Mirza to Kamindu Mendis, 2 runs, back of a length outside off, punched sweetly from the crease through extra cover, two more
- 11.52Salman Mirza to Kamindu Mendis, 2 runs, full on the pads, he flicks through midwicket who probably gets a hand and takes some pace off. Kamindu is back for two as long-on tidies up
- 11.41Salman Mirza to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Mendis plays late and dabs it down to third man
- 11.3•Salman Mirza to Kusal Mendis, no run, width outside off, Mendis looks to cut and misses
- 11.21Salman Mirza to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, dug in short, he looks to pull and mistimes it through midwicket
- 11.14Salman Mirza to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR, full outside off, and what timing from Kamindu as he punches it over extra cover. Didn't bother keeping it down as it flew off the middle
- Salman Mirza [1.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack
End of over 11 · 10 runs (2 1 1 1 1 4)SL 101/2Kusal Mendis 48(30) · Kamindu Mendis 9(8) · Sufyan Moqim 3-0-30-0
- 10.64Sufyan Moqim to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, error in length, it's too full and Mendis lofts it inside-out over extra cover. Didn't go hard, just a punch
- 10.51Sufyan Moqim to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, flat on off, tucked through square leg
- 10.41Sufyan Moqim to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, cuts wide of backward point
- 10.31Sufyan Moqim to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, googly at the stumps, Kamindu knocks it down to long-on
- 10.21Sufyan Moqim to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, flat and short, pulled on the bounce to deep midwicket
- 10.12Sufyan Moqim to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, overpitched on the pads, Mendis flicks it through the gap and is back for two

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