Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
Player of the Match Sahibzada Farhan
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka finished Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 7 balls remaining). The match is part of the Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan - 1st T20I. It was played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi. Date: Friday, 9 October 2026. Player of the match: Sahibzada Farhan. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
Sri Lanka Innings 182/8 (20 ov). Top scorer: Lahiru Udara 91 (55). Best bowling: Naseem Shah 3/36.
Pakistan Innings 187/6 (18.5 ov). Top scorer: Sahibzada Farhan 89 (53). Best bowling: Eshan Malinga 2/33.
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahiru Udara(RHB) | c Nawaz b Shah | 91 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 165 |
| Kusal Mendis(RHB) | c Randhawa b Shah | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Kamil Mishara(LHB) | c Zaman b Randhawa | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 46 |
| Kamindu Mendis(LHB) | c Zaman b Ayub | 23 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 128 |
| Sahan Arachchige(LHB) | c Khan b Randhawa | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Dasun Shanaka(RHB) | c Zaman b Khan | 18 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 120 |
| Dunith Wellalage(LHB) | b Shah | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| Maheesh Theekshana(RHB) | c Ullah b Ullah | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Dushmantha Chameera(RHB) | not out | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Eshan Malinga(LHB) | not out | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Extras | (b 7, lb 3, w 18, nb 1) | 29 | ||||
| Total | (20 ov) | 182 | ||||
1-9 (Kusal Mendis, 0.5 ov), 2-18 (Kamil Mishara, 3.3 ov), 3-78 (Kamindu Mendis, 9.4 ov), 4-83 (Sahan Arachchige, 10.1 ov), 5-140 (Dasun Shanaka, 15.5 ov), 6-167 (Dunith Wellalage, 18.3 ov), 7-172 (Lahiru Udara, 18.6 ov), 8-172 (Maheesh Theekshana, 19.1 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naseem Shah | 4 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 0 |
| Mohammad Imran Randhawa | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 | 1 | 0 |
| Raza Ullah | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 9.67 | 1 | 1 |
| Abrar Ahmed | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Shadab Khan(LB) | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Saim Ayub | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sahibzada Farhan(RHB) | c Arachchige b Thushara | 89 | 53 | 10 | 4 | 168 |
| Fakhar Zaman(LHB) | c Mendis b Malinga | 21 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 162 |
| Maaz Sadaqat(LHB) | lbw b Theekshana | 50 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 172 |
| Hasan Nawaz(RHB) | c Mendis b Chameera | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Saim Ayub(LHB) | b Theekshana | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 160 |
| Khawaja Nafay(RHB) | not out | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 171 |
| Shadab Khan(RHB) | c Thushara b Malinga | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Imran Randhawa(RHB) | not out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 3, w 2) | 6 | ||||
| Total | (18.5 ov) | 187 | ||||
1-54 (Fakhar Zaman, 5.1 ov), 2-146 (Maaz Sadaqat, 13.5 ov), 3-147 (Hasan Nawaz, 14.1 ov), 4-156 (Saim Ayub, 15.1 ov), 5-179 (Sahibzada Farhan, 17.5 ov), 6-180 (Shadab Khan, 18.2 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwan Thushara | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 10.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 3 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 13.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Eshan Malinga | 3.5 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8.61 | 0 | 0 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Dunith Wellalage | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8.67 | 1 | 0 |
