Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, ODI — Pakistan won by 37 runs
Pakistan won by 37 runs
Pakistan won by 37 runs
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 1st Match, Pakistan ODI Tri-Series, 2026 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Top bat: Salman Agha 107 off 90 balls (10×4, 1×6), SR 119
Best bowl: Eshan Malinga 4/46 off 9.5 overs (econ 4.68)
Top bat: Pavan Rathnayake 79 off 74 balls (6×4, 2×6), SR 107
Best bowl: Shaheen Afridi 3/55 off 10 overs (econ 5.50)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 c Sachindu Colombage b Dilshan Madushanka | 16 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 84.0 | 6% |
 c Janith Liyanage b Dilshan Madushanka | 7 | 8 | — | 1 | 88.0 | 2% |
 c Pavan Rathnayake b Eshan Malinga | 45 | 57 | 6 | — | 79.0 | 16% |
 c Sachindu Colombage b Eshan Malinga | 39 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 98.0 | 14% |
 Salman AghaTON c Dasun Shanaka b Asitha Fernando | 107 | 90 | 10 | 1 | 119.0 | 37% |
 c Pavan Rathnayake b Asitha Fernando | 37 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 76.0 | 13% |
 c Kamindu Mendis b Asitha Fernando | 18 | 15 | 2 | — | 120.0 | 6% |
 c Kusal Mendis b Eshan Malinga | 6 | 6 | — | — | 100.0 | 2% |
 not out | 13 | 12 | 2 | — | 108.0 | 5% |
 lbw b Eshan Malinga | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | 0% |
 run out (Sahan Arachchige) | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | 0% |
1-23 (Ayub, 0.3 ov), 2-32 (Zaman, 0.5 ov), 3-106 (Azam, 3.1 ov), 4-118 (Baig, 3.3 ov), 5-215 (Nawaz, 6.1 ov), 6-279 (Minhas, 7.2 ov), 7-291 (Agha, 7.4 ov), 8-293 (Ashraf, 7.5 ov), 9-293 (Shah, 7.5 ov), 10-305 (Rauf, 8.1 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 c Faheem Ashraf b Shaheen Afridi | 44 | 50 | 4 | — | 88.0 | 18% |
 c Faheem Ashraf b Naseem Shah | 5 | 9 | 1 | — | 56.0 | 2% |
 c Saim Ayub b Faheem Ashraf | 18 | 34 | 2 | — | 53.0 | 7% |
 c Salman Agha b Faheem Ashraf | 79 | 74 | 6 | 2 | 107.0 | 32% |
 c Saad Baig b Shaheen Afridi | 3 | 5 | — | — | 60.0 | 1% |
 c Babar Azam b Haris Rauf | 60 | 74 | 5 | — | 81.0 | 24% |
 c Babar Azam b Shaheen Afridi | 28 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 156.0 | 11% |
 c Saad Baig b Naseem Shah | 1 | 4 | — | — | 25.0 | 0% |
 run out (Saad Baig) | 2 | 6 | — | — | 33.0 | 1% |
 b Haris Rauf | 7 | 10 | 1 | — | 70.0 | 3% |
 not out | 1 | 5 | — | — | 20.0 | 0% |
1-30 (Fernando, 0.5 ov), 2-66 (Mendis, 2.1 ov), 3-83 (Mendis, 2.5 ov), 4-91 (Arachchige, 3.1 ov), 5-210 (Rathnayake, 6.1 ov), 6-253 (Liyanage, 7.1 ov), 7-256 (Shanaka, 7.2 ov), 8-260 (Colombage, 7.3 ov), 9-260 (Malinga, 7.3 ov)
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Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: match summary
Result
Pakistan won by 37 runs. Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
Pakistan made 305/10 in 49.5 overs. Sri Lanka made 268/10 in 48.1 overs.
Top scorers in the first innings: Salman Agha 107 (90), Babar Azam 45 (57), Saad Baig 39 (40). Top scorers in the second innings: Pavan Rathnayake 79 (74), Janith Liyanage 60 (74), Kamindu Mendis 44 (50). Best with the ball: Shaheen Afridi 3/55 in 10 ov, Naseem Shah 2/43 in 10 ov, Eshan Malinga 4/46 in 9.5 ov, Asitha Fernando 3/59 in 10 ov.
About this match
Pakistan played Sri Lanka in the 1st match of Pakistan ODI Tri-Series, 2026, an ODI match at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, on 18 October 2026.
About ODI cricket
One-Day Internationals are the 50-over format that produced the World Cup and shaped a generation of limited-overs cricket. Each side bats once with bowlers limited to 10 overs, rewarding tempo control, partnership-building and tactical fielding restrictions across the powerplay phases.
Venue
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi hosts this match. The pitch, the size of the boundaries and the weather on the day all play a part in team selection and in what the captain chooses at the toss.
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