In the Super Four stage match of the Asia Cup T20 cricket tournament held in Abu Dhabi, Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by 5 wickets. With this victory, Pakistan secured the second spot in the points table.

After winning the toss, the Pakistan captain chose to field first, inviting Sri Lanka to bat. Pakistan successfully chased down Sri Lanka’s target of 134 runs, scoring 138 for 5 wickets in 17.5 overs to win the match.

For Pakistan, Mohammad Nawaz scored an unbeaten 38 runs and Husain Talat remained not out with 32 runs. For Sri Lanka, Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga each took 2 wickets.

Batting first, Sri Lanka’s first wicket, Kusal Mendis, was dismissed for a duck by Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi in the very first over. Afridi also took the second wicket of Pathum Nissanka, who had scored 8 runs.

Kusal Perera was out after scoring 15 runs, and Captain Charith Asalanka was sent back to the pavilion by Pakistani bowlers after scoring 20 runs. Dasun Shanaka, who had a great performance in the Bangladesh match, was unable to score any runs against the Pakistani bowlers in this match.

In a lone battle, Kamindu Mendis scored 50 runs and Wanindu Hasaranga scored 15. As a result, the Sri Lankan team, struggling against the Pakistani bowlers, could only manage to score 133 runs for 8 wickets in their 20 overs.