Rajapaksa shines as Sri Lanka beat Pakistan, seal T20 series
LAHORE: Imad Wasim fighting 47 went in vain as Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in 2nd T20 by 35 runs and clinched the series by 2-0 with one match to go at the Gaddafi Stadium in Monday.
Bhanuka Rajapaksa scored 44-ball 77 leaded Sri Lanka to 182-6 in their allotted 20 overs quota against Pakistan in 2nd T20 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Monday.
Sri Lanka set Pakistan 183 to win the second T20I.
How much will Sri Lanka come to regret losing three wickets to run outs? pic.twitter.com/gyJd4lDOPm
— ICC (@ICC) October 7, 2019
Shadab Khan, Wahab Riaz and Imad Wasim got a wicket each for the Men in Green.
END OF OVER 20: SL 182/6
π― from @WahabViki π₯π₯π₯#PAKvSL LIVE βΆοΈ https://t.co/2zZL1YMdF4 | @TheRealPCB_Live pic.twitter.com/3D8peRSxve
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 7, 2019
END OF OVER 19: SL 168/6
Pakistan ke "B" team khail rahi hey ya Sri Lanka ki "A" team aai hey ? #PAKvSL #cricket
— Ubaid ur Rehman Awan (@UbaidAwan) October 7, 2019
END OF OVER 18: SL 155/6
148.6 π₯
Perfect Yorker β‘οΈ
BOWLED π₯Wahab Riaz removes Udana. π#PAKvSL
— Islamabad United (@IsbUnited) October 7, 2019
Isuru Udana b Wahab Riaz 8(6)
END OF OVER 17: SL 147/5
Third RUN OUT!
Bhanuka has to depart. Wahab/Shadab share the dismissal. ππ±π° 145/5 after 16.4 overs. #PAKvSL
— Islamabad United (@IsbUnited) October 7, 2019
Minod Bhanuka RUN OUT 0(1)
Minod Bhanuka comes in
Bhanuka Rajapaksa c Fakhar b Shadab 77(48)
END OF OVER 16: SL 142/3
Dasun Shanaka comes in
Another ##Sheru π¦
Another direct hit π₯
Another RUN OUT π€©Well done Asif. π
π±π° 135/3 after 15.2 overs. #PAKvSL— Islamabad United (@IsbUnited) October 7, 2019
Shehan Jayasuriya RUNOUT 34(28)
END OF OVER 15: SL 135/2
Shoaib Akhtar terms Sarfaraz a ‘confused’ skipper @thenatcour https://t.co/HsbIhNsOQT
— Mohammad Osama (@nc_osama) October 7, 2019
END OF OVER 14: SL 128/2
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— Ω°Imran Siddique (@imransiddique89) October 7, 2019
END OF OVER 13: SL 111/2
Bhanuka Rajapaksa gets his maiden fifty in just his second T20I! πππ
50 off 31 balls, 2 fours, 4 sixes! #PAKvSL pic.twitter.com/8CXkEpAm3o— Sri Lanka Cricket π±π° (@OfficialSLC) October 7, 2019
END OF OVER 12: SL 106/2
Fifty for Bhanuka Rajapaksa!
Can he see Sri Lanka to a competitive total? pic.twitter.com/P89eVXmIRN
— ICC (@ICC) October 7, 2019
END OF OVER 11: SL 99/2
Bhanuka Rajapaksha takes his fifty
END OF OVER 10: SL 80/2
The second T20I is in the balance at the halfway stage of the Sri Lanka innings!
The visiting side are 80/2
SCORECARD β‘οΈ https://t.co/ky227OiPEO pic.twitter.com/DI4ZWuXyI6
— ICC (@ICC) October 7, 2019
END OF OVER 9: SL 74/2
END OF OVER 8: SL 67/2
END OF OVER 7: SL 59/2
Powerplay gone!
SL once again off to a good start despite losing two wickets.π±π° 52/2 after 6 overs.#PAKvSL
— Islamabad United (@IsbUnited) October 7, 2019
END OF OVER 6: SL 52/2
Run Out!!!
Hear the respone of Lahore π#PAKvSL pic.twitter.com/Zw2ZM1yGiq— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 7, 2019
END OF OVER 5: SL 41/2
Imad gets the wicket of in form Gunathilaka!#PAKvSL LIVE βΆοΈ https://t.co/2zZL1YMdF4 pic.twitter.com/KT7Sl7NxYM
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 7, 2019
END OF OVER 4: SL 27/1
END OF OVER 3: SL 18/1
Imad strikes to remove the 'big fish' Gunathilaka
Follow live: https://t.co/BW927XYtuE#PAKvSL pic.twitter.com/391I5wBSGK
— Cricket Pakistan (@cricketpakcompk) October 7, 2019
END OF OVER 2: SL 16/0
END OF OVER 1: SL 7/0
Sri Lanka have won the toss and opted to bat first against Pakistan in the 2nd T20 at the Gaddafi Stadium Lahore on Monday.
Pakistan Playing XI: Sarfaraz Ahmed (C,WK), Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hasnain, Wahab Riaz.
Sri Lanka Playing XI: Dasun Shanaka (C), Danushka Gunathilaka, W Fernando, PB Rajapaksha, Shehan Jayasuriya, Isuru Udana, P de Silva, Minod Bhanuka (WK), Sandakan, Nuwan Pradeep, Rajitha.