3rd T20, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka decide field first

3rd T20, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka decide field first

Lahore (Staff Report): The third and the last T20 between Pakistan and Sri Lanka is being played at Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday (today).

Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to field first against Pakistan.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20I will begin at 06:00pm PST under heavy security as both the teams have arrived in Lahore.

In the so far 17 T20 Games played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the Green Shirts have edge over the Lankan side by winning 12 and losing five games.

In 2007, Pakistan beat Lanka in South Africa, in 2008, Pakistan and Lanka played two matches in Canada, with Pakistan and Lanka winning one match each.

In 2009, both the teams played two matches in England, and each side won one match. In 2009-2015, both the teams played six matches at the Lankan soil, with Pakistan winning four and losing two.

In 2011-2017 both the sides played five T20 in UAE and Pakistan won four and lost one. In 2016 both the sides played one match in Bangladesh with Pakistan emerging the winner.

In the T20 World Cup, both the team played four matches with Pakistan winning in three games and losing one.

Pakistan: Ahmed Shehzad, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (capt & wk), Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Usman Khan.

Sri Lanka: Danushka Gunathilaka, Dilshan Munaweera, Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Ashan Priyanjan, Mahela Udawatte, Sachith Pathirana, Dasun Shanaka, Seekkuge Prasanna, Thisara Perera (capt), Isuru Udana, Vikum Sanjaya.