Maaz Sadaqat made 96 off 51 and Sahibzada Farhan 73 off 44 as Pakistan piled up 215 for 3 and beat Sri Lanka by 82 runs in Rawalpindi to take the T20I series 2-0.
Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 82 runs in the second T20I at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday 11 October 2026, ESPNcricinfo reported, and with it sealed the three-match series 2-0 with a game to spare. Maaz Sadaqat's 96 off 51 balls, backed by captain Sahibzada Farhan's 73 off 44, powered Pakistan to 215 for 3, and Sri Lanka could only reach 133 for 7 in reply.
| At a glance | Detail |
|---|---|
| Match | Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, 11 October 2026 |
| Toss | Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl |
| Result | Pakistan 215 for 3 (20 overs) beat Sri Lanka 133 for 7 (20 overs) by 82 runs |
| Series | Pakistan win the three-match series 2-0 with one match to play |
| Player of the Match | Maaz Sadaqat, 96 off 51 balls (six fours, seven sixes) |
| Top performers | Sahibzada Farhan 73 (44), Fakhar Zaman 22 (17), Hasan Nawaz 19 not out (9), Mohammad Imran 3 for 11, Salman Mirza 2 for 28 |
Farhan and Sadaqat set the tone
Farhan made 73 off 44 balls with four fours and five sixes, his second successive half-century of the series, and he and Sadaqat added 88 for the second wicket off 49 balls. Both were let off along the way: Farhan was dropped on 2 and 11, and Sadaqat on 44. After Farhan fell in the 15th over, Sadaqat and Hasan Nawaz put on 72 off 31 balls, and Pakistan plundered 156 runs in the last 12 overs. Fakhar Zaman made 22 off 17, and Hasan Nawaz finished on 19 not out off 9.
Sri Lanka's chase falls apart
Sri Lanka slumped to 64 for 5 by the 11th over and never recovered. Chamindu Wickramasinghe made 29 off 24, Kamindu Mendis 23 and Sineth Jayawardena 22, while Maheesh Theekshana finished unbeaten on 32. Mohammad Imran was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 11 from his four overs, and Salman Mirza took 2 for 28.
- Home record: 215 for 3 is Pakistan's highest T20I total at home, beating their 208 for 3 against West Indies in Karachi in 2021.
- Series: Pakistan lead 2-0, and the third T20I is at the same venue on Tuesday.
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