Pakistan Scores Its 2nd Highest Total in T20 Cricket to Win Series Against Sri Lanka
Pakistan’s second-highest T20 total was built on rapid half-centuries from Maaz Sadaqat and Sahibzada Farhan, while Mohammad Imran took 3-11.
- On Sunday, October 11, 2026, Pakistan posted 215-3 and defeated Sri Lanka by 82 runs in Rawalpindi, securing an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
- Dropped catches by Sri Lanka allowed Maaz Sadaqat and Sahibzada Farhan to capitalize, with both batters scoring rapid half-centuries during Pakistan's innings.
- Sadaqat hit seven sixes and six boundaries in his 51-ball knock before Eshan Malinga dismissed him in the final over; Farhan smashed five sixes and four boundaries.
- Mohammad Imran destroyed the Sri Lanka chase, taking 3-11 in four overs as the visitors managed only 133-7 after slipping to 49-4 early in the eighth over.
- Rawalpindi will host the final game on Tuesday before England joins Pakistan and Sri Lanka for an ODI tri-series starting next Sunday.
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Pakistan scores its 2nd highest total in T20 cricket to win series against Sri Lanka
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan posted its second highest total in Twenty20 cricket and beat scrappy Sri Lanka by 82 runs on Sunday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
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