Overview
- A two-hour delay in Dambulla cut the match to 12 overs per side after Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl.
- Sri Lanka posted 160 for 6, sparked by captain Dasun Shanaka’s 34 off nine balls featuring five sixes and a late 52-run stand with Janith Liyanage.
- Pakistan closed on 146 for 8 as Salman Ali Agha blasted 45 off 12 before tight death overs from Matheesha Pathirana and Eshan Malinga closed out the chase.
- Wanindu Hasaranga took 4 for 35, was named Player of the Match and Series, and reached the 150-wicket mark in T20Is.
- Pakistan trialed Khawaja Nafay on debut and recalled Naseem Shah as both teams treated the series as readiness for next month’s T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka.