{"id":44909,"date":"2025-11-27T13:20:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T13:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/44909"},"modified":"2025-11-27T13:20:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T13:20:57","slug":"pakistan-opt-to-bowl-against-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/44909","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan opt to bowl against Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Pakistan have won the toss and decided to bowl first against Sri Lanka in the sixth fixture of the T20I tri-series here at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pakistan have already booked its spot in the final of the tri-series and is undefeated with three wins out of three games.<\/p>\n

On the contrary, Sri Lanka heads into a must-win encounter to seal a berth in the final, having won just one of their three games.<\/p>\n

As far as head-to-head is concerned, both teams have faced each other in 25 T20I matches, with the Green Shirts having a slight edge with 15 victories, while the Islanders have secured 10 wins.<\/p>\n

Playing XIs<\/p>\n

Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Babar Azam, Salman Ali Agha (c), Usman Khan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Muhammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Wasim, Salman Mirza, Abrar Ahmed<\/p>\n

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kamil Mishara, Kusal Janith Perera, Janith Liyanage, Dasun Shanaka (c), Pavan Ratnayake, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Eshan Malinga<\/p>\n

They have suffered a thumping defeat against Pakistan in their previous encounter and have also won one game against Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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