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Arafat's brilliant batting, Fakhar's century, Pakistan's victory over Sri Lanka in the tri-series final

Dr. Asim RazaEditor International & Diplomatic Affairs • Islamabad / Lahore Bureau
Arafat's brilliant batting, Fakhar's century, Pakistan's victory over Sri Lanka in the tri-series final

📌 Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways:

  • Pakistan won the series by easily defeating Sri Lanka by 3 wickets in the tri-series final thanks to an aggressive half-century by young all.
  • In the tri-series final played at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore, Pakistan won the toss and invited Sri Lanka to bat first, after which the visiting.
  • Sri Lanka scored 325 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted 50 overs with the help of Kamindu Mendes' (131) maiden ODI century.

Pakistan won the series by easily defeating Sri Lanka by 3 wickets in the tri-series final thanks to an aggressive half-century by young all-rounder Arafat Minhas and a century by veteran opener Fakhar Zaman.

In the tri-series final played at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore, Pakistan won the toss and invited Sri Lanka to bat first, after which the visiting team scored 325 runs for 8 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs.

Sri Lanka scored 325 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted 50 overs with the help of Kamindu Mendes' (131) maiden ODI century.

Pawan Rathnayake scored 77 and Avishka Fernando scored 38 runs and were the other outstanding batsmen.

Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Salman Ali Agha took 2 wickets each for Pakistan.

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Dr. Asim Raza

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