Quick bowler Dushmantha Chameera grabbed 4-20 and stifled Pakistan within the remaining over as Sri Lanka breezed into the ultimate of the T20 tri-series with a six-run victory on Thursday.
Pakistan, which had already certified for Saturday’s remaining with three successive wins, was held to 178-7 with captain Salman Ali Agha’s career-best unbeaten 63 getting in useless.
Opening batter Kamil Mishra’s 76 off 48 balls had earlier anchored Sri Lanka to 184-5 in a recreation the workforce needed to win in an effort to attain the ultimate as a substitute of Zimbabwe.
“Happy with how the boys bounced again,” Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka mentioned. “All people contributed. … After all Chameera (exhibited) world-class bowling.”
Chameera dented Pakistan’s chase with figures of 3-3 within the energy play after which returned for the ultimate over to concede simply three runs when Pakistan required 10 for victory.
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The tall quick bowler deceived Sahibzada Farhan (9) with a slower ball and had him caught at quick cowl earlier than pinning Pakistan’s premier batter Babar Azam lbw for two-ball duck.
Left-handed batter Saim Ayub (27) as soon as once more couldn’t convert his aggressive begin off 18 balls earlier than he dragged Eshan Malinga again onto his stumps. Chameera had Pakistan on the mat at 4-43 within the sixth over when Fakhar Zaman holed out at mid-on.
Agha and Usman Khan (33) put the chase again on observe with an aggressive 56-run stand earlier than Wanindu Hasaranga broke by means of within the thirteenth over and Khan sliced a catch to quick third.
However Agha and Mohammad Nawaz (27) minimize lose within the loss of life overs with a fast 70-run stand off 36 balls earlier than Malinga struck within the penultimate over and had Nawaz caught at long-on. Chameera then sealed the sport by hitting the appropriate lengths.
Earlier, after being requested to bat first, Mishara and Kusal Mendis (40) gave Sri Lanka a breezy begin of 58-1 inside the primary six overs after Salman Mirza had Pathum Nissanka (8) bowled within the third over.
Mendis smashed six boundaries and a six earlier than he was undone by Abrar Ahmed’s faster supply that skidded into him and had him trapped plumb leg earlier than wicket.
However Mishara stored scoring at a superb tempo as he swept nicely in entrance of the wicket earlier than he ultimately perished within the seventeenth over when he holed out at deep mid-wicket.
Janith Liyanage (24 not out) and captain Shanaka (17 not out) then smashed 24 runs of the ultimate two overs of Mirza and Mohammad Wasim which proved sufficient for Sri Lanka to defend.
“I feel it was gettable with the dew coming in however we misplaced too many wickets within the powerplay and gave away too many runs within the powerplay,” Agha mentioned. “In case you give too many runs within the powerplay, you’ll all the time be chasing the sport. I might have been happier if I had completed the sport however it was good to spend a while out within the center.”
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