Sri Lanka v Pakistan 1st t20 match

SL - 165/5(20)

PAK - 101(17.2)

Dasun Shanaka captained the Sri Lankan team for the first time. Pakistan won the toss. They chose to bowl. First entered the field of Danushka Gunathilake and Avishka Fernando. Danushka scored 57 runs off 38 balls with six boundaries and 8 fours (lbw). Bhanuka Rajapaksha and Avishka Fernando then tried to get the innings going but were run out for Avishka burned to 33 off 34 balls(run out). Dasun Shanaka(captain) entered the field. When Shanaka and Banuka were bowled out, the Bhanuka burned to 32 points (lbw). Shanaka hit two sixes and four boundaries in innings and was dismissed for 17 runs. Shehan Jayasuriya also burned (cautch).

This is how the Sri lanka innings played out 165-5 (20)

Pakistan need 166 runs (20 overs) to win the match.

PAKISTAN

Iftikhar                   25

Sarfarz                   24

SRI LANKA

baller                                wickets

Nuwan Pradeep                     3

Isuru Udana                          3

Hasaranga                            2

Rajitha                                1

Sandakan                             0

Run out (by Shanaka)

Pakistan 101(20)

Sri Lanka win by 64 runs and Sri lanka lead (1-0)

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