Pakistan take control in Rawalpindi as Sri Lanka slip to 114 for three
Pakistan declared at 434 for nine and had Sri Lanka 114 for three on day two in Rawalpindi, with three debutant fifties and two wickets for Saqib Khan.
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Pakistan declared at 434 for nine and had Sri Lanka 114 for three on day two in Rawalpindi, with three debutant fifties and two wickets for Saqib Khan.
The ICC fined Haris Rauf 20 per cent of his match fee and gave him a demerit point after his row with Will Jacks; England were fined for a slow over rate.
After Pakistan were bowled out for 110 by Sri Lanka, batting coach Mike Smith said he has zero doubt Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman will deliver in the final.
Shadab Khan's unbeaten 113 and an 89-run last-wicket stand with Haris Rauf beat England by one wicket and send Pakistan into the October 31 tri-series final.
Ahead of Sunday's match against England, Haris Rauf said Pakistan's bowlers must take middle-overs wickets as ODI scores soar, and he is open to Tests.
Imam-ul-Haq made 200 not out for OGDCL against Ghani Glass, while PTV's Waqar Hussain and Taimur Khan hit centuries after being bowled out for 64.
England's squad led by Harry Brook arrived in Pakistan for the ODI tri-series with Sri Lanka from October 18 to 31, as Sri Lanka lost Pathum Nissanka to injury.
Back after seven months out with injury, the 23-year-old pacer says maturity has changed his bowling and that he has yet to play his peak cricket.
Left out of Pakistan's ODI tri-series squad despite a 96 against Sri Lanka, the 21-year-old says he will use the break to prepare for next year's World Cup.
Pakistan captain Sahibzada Farhan scored 238 runs against Sri Lanka, the most in a three-match T20I series between full members, beating Abhishek Sharma.
Kusal Mendis struck an unbeaten 87 off 48 balls as Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the third T20I in Rawalpindi, despite Sahibzada Farhan's 76.
Maaz Sadaqat hit 96 and Imran Randhawa took 3-11 as Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 82 runs in Rawalpindi to win the T20I series 2-0 with a match to spare.
New T20I captain Sahibzada Farhan said Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan can return any time, as Pakistan begin a three-match series against Sri Lanka.