Summary Sri Lanka won the toss ahead of the match and chose to bowl first against Pakistan.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan's top batting order stumbled in the fifth match of the tri-nation series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Gaddafi Stadium.
Sri Lanka won the toss ahead of the match and chose to bowl first against Pakistan. After repeated failures by the top and middle order, half of Pakistan's side was back in the pavilion at 61 runs.
For Pakistan, opening batter Fakhar Zaman edged the ball, which went up in the air, and he was caught out. After that, Muaaz Sadaqat was unable to stop an inswinging delivery from Fernando and was dismissed LBW.
Pakistan lost their third wicket at a team score of 46, when wicketkeeper-batter Saad Baig was out after scoring 5 runs. Following him, Salman Ali Agha departed after scoring 9 runs, and Babar Azam after 29.
Shadab Khan, who had batted brilliantly against England, failed this time and managed only 2 runs.
In the match being played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Sri Lanka must win to secure a place in the final, while the national team has already qualified for the final of the event.
Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 37 runs in the first match, and won both matches against England, by 87 runs and by one wicket respectively. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka defeated England by 2 wickets.
