Unbeaten Pakistan face Sri Lanka in Lahore with final spot secured
Pakistan, already in Saturday's tri-series final, face Sri Lanka at Gaddafi Stadium at 1pm; a Sri Lanka win would knock England out of the race.
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Pakistan, already in Saturday's tri-series final, face Sri Lanka at Gaddafi Stadium at 1pm; a Sri Lanka win would knock England out of the race.
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.
Sahibzada Farhan replaces Salman Agha as T20I captain for the Sri Lanka series, while Shaheen Afridi leads the ODI side in the tri-series with England.
Pakistan v Hong Kong and India v Afghanistan were abandoned without a ball bowled, sending the higher-ranked sides into Thursday's semi-finals.