Sri Lanka’s start was a bit shaky. Nissanka got run out on 24 runs. Kamil Mishara scored 27 runs and got stumped out on Abrar’s delivery.  Abrar struck again; this time, he took Kusal Mendis’s wicket. Captain Asalanka got trapped in Abrar’s googly. Samarawickrama scored 42 runs and was bowled by Harish Rauf. Janith Liyanage and Kamindu Mendis controlled the flow from there. Janith scored fifty, and Kamindu scored 44 runs.

At the end of the innings, Hasaranga scored a quick 37 runs. Sri Lanka posted a total of 288 runs. Harish Rauf and Abrar Ahmed took 3 wickets each. Wasim picked up 1 wicket.

Pakistan get a good start. Both the openers get a start. Saim Ayub got out on a quick 33 runs. Sri Lanka dropped a couple of catches of Fakhar Zaman. But missed his hundred because of the Janith traffic catch. Babar played with patience and scored a century in his home ground. Rizwan also scored a fifty.  

PAK – 112-1 (13.1)

Player of the Match – Salman Mirza 

Pakistan vs South Africa 3-match T20 series at 1-1. The 2nd T20i was played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, on October 31.

Pakistan won the toss and opted to bowl first. Salman Mirza came on for the first over, in place of Shaheen, due to workload management. Salman bowled out Reeza Hendricks on the 2nd ball of the over. In the second over, Nasheem Shah took the wicket of De Kock.

Salman Mirza took the wicket of Tony de Zorzi in his second over. Salman Agha captained on point in this match; he gave back-to-back three overs to Salmaan. In his third over, he bowled Matthew Breetzke. Dewald Brevis tried to fight back, but in the 7th over, Faheem Ashraf took his wicket. Faheem bowled Ferreira in the 10th over and George Linde in the 12th over.

Salmaan Mirza took 3 wickets, and Famheem Ashraf took 4 wickets. Nasheem Shah picked up 2 wickets. Abar picked 1 wicket. South Africa was bowled out for 110 runs in 19.2 overs.

Pakistan’s start was good. Pakistan scored 49 in the power play without losing a wicket. In the 7th over, Brevis dropped a catch of Saim Ayub, which later cost them the match. On the next ball, Corbin Bosch took the wicket of Shahibzada Farhan. Shahibzada scored 28 runs. Saim Ayub scored 71 runs, and Babar Azam scored 11 runs. Pakistan got an easy win with 9 wickets in 13 overs.