SL vs PAK Full Scorecard, Asia Cup 2025 Updates

3rd T20I • Sheikh Zayed Stadium • Abu Dhabi

Sri Lanka

133/8 (20)

Pakistan

138/5 (18)

PAK won by 5 wickets

Info

Live

Scorecard

Stats

Playing XI

Table

Mini Games

Date & Time

23 Sep, 08:00 PM IST

Venue

Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

TV/Streaming

Sony Network

Match

3rd T20I,

Umpires

Izatullah Safi (Afghanistan), Masudur Rahman (Bangladesh), Gazi Sohel (Bangladesh, TV)

Referee

Richie Richardson (West Indies)

Toss

Pakistan elected to bowl

Pitch Report

It looks a fantastic pitch! There is a beautiful grass covering, there should be a little bit of movement on offer for the quicks early on but it feels like a surface which is good for the team batting second. A Test match line and length is what is advisable for the fast bowlers. Doesn't feel like a surface for the spinners. Carry should be pretty good too.

1st Innings

147Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

122.99Avg SR

2nd Innings

133Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

121.92Avg SR

Weather Update

Playing XILineups Out

Points Table

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

PAK

5- 5

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Pathum Nissanka

SL . BAT

146 Runs

4 Matches

Kusal Mendis

SL . WK

122 Runs

4 Matches

Fakhar Zaman

PAK . BAT

90 Runs

3 Matches

Top Bowlers

Saim Ayub

PAK . ALL

6 Wkts

3 Matches

Nuwan Thushara

SL . BOWL

6 Wkts

4 Matches

Wanindu Hasaranga

SL . ALL

5 Wkts

4 Matches

Player of the Match Hussain Talat

32(30)

2/18

PAK

Info

Sri Lanka

133/8 (20)

Batters

Pathum Nissanka

114.29

c Haris b Afridi

Kusal Mendis

0.00

c Hussain Talat b Afridi

Kusal Perera

125.00

c Ashraf b Rauf

Charith Asalanka

(C)

105.26

c Rauf b Hussain Talat

Kamindu Mendis

113.64

lbw b Afridi

Dasun Shanaka

0.00

c Haris b Hussain Talat

Wanindu Hasaranga

115.38

b Ahmed

Chamika Karunaratne

80.95

Not out

Dushmantha Chameera

50.00

c Salman b Rauf

Maheesh Theekshana

0.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 3, LB: 0, NB: 1, W: 3)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 6.65)

133/8

Did not Bat

Nuwan Thushara

Bowlers

EXT

7.00

8.50

9.25

5.00

6.00

2.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Kusal Mendis

c Hussain Talat b Afridi

1-1

0.2

Pathum Nissanka

c Haris b Afridi

2-18

2.2

Kusal Perera

c Ashraf b Rauf

3-43

5.2

Charith Asalanka

c Rauf b Hussain Talat

4-58

7.2

Dasun Shanaka

c Haris b Hussain Talat

5-58

7.3

Wanindu Hasaranga

b Ahmed

6-80

12.1

Kamindu Mendis

lbw b Afridi

7-123

18.4

Dushmantha Chameera

c Salman b Rauf

8-130

19.4

Pakistan

138/5 (18)

Batters

Sahibzada Farhan

160.00

c Mendis b Theekshana

Fakhar Zaman

89.47

c Hasaranga b Theekshana

Saim Ayub

66.67

b Hasaranga

Agha Salman

(C)

83.33

lbw b Hasaranga

Hussain Talat

106.67

Not out

Mohammad Haris

118.18

b Chameera

Mohammad Nawaz

158.33

Not out

Extras

(B: 4, LB: 1, NB: 0, W: 2)

TOTAL

(18 Ov, RR: 7.67)

138/5

Did not Bat

Faheem Ashraf, Abrar Ahmed, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf

Bowlers

EXT

9.67

7.75

6.00

6.75

5.50

11.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Sahibzada Farhan

c Mendis b Theekshana

1-45

5.3

Fakhar Zaman

c Hasaranga b Theekshana

2-46

5.5

Saim Ayub

b Hasaranga

3-50

6.4

Agha Salman

lbw b Hasaranga

4-57

8.1

Mohammad Haris

b Chameera

5-80

11.1

Match Info

Date & Time

23 Sep, 08:00 PM IST

Venue

Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

TV/Streaming

Sony Network

Match

3rd T20I,

Umpires

Izatullah Safi (Afghanistan), Masudur Rahman (Bangladesh), Gazi Sohel (Bangladesh, TV)

Referee

Richie Richardson (West Indies)

Toss

Pakistan elected to bowl

4 1 1 1 0 0

Over 15

Runs: 7

1 1 0 0 1 1

Over 16

Runs: 4

4 2 0 4 1 1

Over 17

Runs: 12

6 0 0 6 0 6

Over 18

Runs: 18

All Overs

Player of the Match Hussain Talat

32(30)

2/18

Commentary

A win for India tomorrow will knock Sri Lanka out. So we know where Sri Lanka's allegiance will be! This is Dwaipayan Mukherjee, signing off alongside Bidipto Datta. We will see you soon!

Agha Salman (Pakistan captain): "Can't say that it is a perfect game, we lost a few wickets in the middle. We need to stop that. We have been fielding well ever since the new fielding coach came in. The hard work is being put in. Shaheen Afridi has come back strong, he is an asset, a match-winner. We play so many all-rounders because that is what the modern-day game demands. Hussain Talat is working hard on his game and Nawaz's batting has always caught my mind. Whenever the team is in a difficult situation, I go to Abrar Ahmed and it works."

Charith Asalanka (Sri Lanka Captain) : "Definitely, not the best of starts for us - if we lose 5 wickets before the 10th over - it will always be hard for us to win games. Surface looked great, but they bowled and fielded really well at the start, which is never ideal to lose so many wickets. We only scored 130 but we did not give up, we came out and put up a show. That speaks a lot about our side. We want to keep fighting till the end. Wanindu is a superstar in the white ball format, he has done so many things for us and it was a special performance from him."

Hussain Talat (Player of the Match, 2 wickets and 32* runs off 30 balls): "It is hot and humid, so, I took my time. These conditions didn't allow us to go for lots of shots. We played keeping the field in mind too. The plan was to go out and attack, but I backed my gut feeling to take some time. Then, the boundaries will come. When my energy was low, I told Nawaz to go for the shots. I was working on my bowling with the bowling coach, and it helped a lot with the execution of the plans."

The Super Sixes of the Match award goes to Mohammad Nawaz.

The Gamechanger of the Match award winner is Shaheen Afridi.

10:48 PM local time (12:18 AM IST): It's now time for the post-match presentation.

10:34 PM local time (12:04 AM IST): Pakistan (138 for 5) defeat Sri Lanka (133 for 8) by 5 wickets

Mohammad Nawaz - 38* (24)| Maheesh Theekshana - 2/24
Hussain Talat - 32* (30) | Wanindu Hasaranga - 2/27

Across 18 T20s played at this venue in this year before today, it was an equal amount of winning for team batting first and the chasing sides (9 each). 139, 142 and 146 were the speeds for Chameera before the 3rd nut hit Fakhar flesh on his helmet which led to a swollen forehead after a pretty impressive start to his spell. Pakistan were rattled early on with the pace on offer, along with the sharp movement.

Theekshana was introduced in the power play as Chameera wanted to change his ends after an opening over that must have sent shivers down the spine of the Pakistan batting group. After the end of his 2nd over, Fakhar broke his bat - such was the ferocious nature of the pacer's speed.

Theekshana got his name into the wickets' column by breaking the 45 runs opening stand in the last over of the power play. Sahibzada Farhan was sent back owing to a sharp catch by Kamindu Mendis at mid-off. The moment of the match came when Wanindu Hasaranga pulled off a spectacular one-handed catch to dismiss Fakhar. It was a sensational effort to grab this screamer inches from the ground. The match really did turn on its head when Wanindu Hasaranga, after being mocked by Abrar Ahmed earlier in the game, gave it back to Pakistan after knocking over Saim Ayub. In the blink of an eye, Pakistan went from 45 for no loss to 50 for 3.

Things went from bad to worse for Pakistan when their skipper got trapped in front of the stumps as the umpire raised his finger, much to the delight of Hasaranga and the rest of the Lankan fans as they were showcasing their quality to stage a fight in this low-scoring thriller. It was an inspired change by the Sri Lankan captain to bring back the main fast bowler, Dushmantha Chameera, for another spell in the 12th over. The speedster did not take any time to bring another scalp, reducing Pakistan to 80 for 5. Sri Lanka had a spring in their step.

Sri Lanka kept a lid on the scoring for the longest time, not making it easy to score. Pakistan were never allowed to take control of the chase. They huffed and puffed their way to the target. They were made to earn every run. Sri Lanka can be pretty satisfied with the scare that they were able to execute. At one point, they had a serious chance to win the game. But 134 was not enough. Join us shortly for the presentation!

overs

138 /5 score

runs

Mohammad Nawaz *

38 (24)

Hussain Talat

32 (30)

Dushmantha Chameera

1 /31

17.6 Dushmantha Chameera to Mohammad Nawaz, SIX! Off-cutter on the good length on middle-and-off. Slogged away on the up over long-on for a maximum. End of the match.

17.5 Dushmantha Chameera to Mohammad Nawaz, good length, slow and outside off. The backing away to try and smash it through cover ends up in a dot ball after no contact!

Mohammad Nawaz and Hussain Talat scored 50 runs partnership off 39 balls

17.4 Dushmantha Chameera to Mohammad Nawaz, SIX! Back of a length on middle-and-off. Hoicked away off the back foot over deep mid-wicket.

17.3 Dushmantha Chameera to Mohammad Nawaz, short over the middle-stump. The attempted lap over the keeper by going right across, gets missed too! Dot ball.

17.2 Dushmantha Chameera to Mohammad Nawaz, over the wicket, short over leg-and-middle. Another attempted slash over the cover point area but a miss this time!

17.1 Dushmantha Chameera to Mohammad Nawaz, round the wicket, SIX! Good length around off-stump. A bit of room made and slashed away over deep backward point.

Hussain Talat is receiving some treatment. He is on the ground. Lying down. Challenging conditions for the players here. We have some delay owing to the attention by the medical team.

Dushmantha Chameera [3.0-0-13-1] is back into the attack

Hasaranga has concluded his work for the night. It has been a phenomenal effort to stretch this game till this point. There are plenty of positives for Sri Lanka.

overs

120 /5 score

runs

Mohammad Nawaz *

20 (18)

Hussain Talat

32 (30)

Wanindu Hasaranga

2 /27

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