SL vs PAK: Pakistan trapped in the spin of Wanindu Hasaranga, Sri Lanka won the third T20 match

By Sandy Verma On Jan 12, 2026

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan: A 3-match T-20 series was played between Sri Lanka and Pakistan, the third match of which was played on 11 January. Due to rain the match was played of 12-12 overs. Batting first, Sri Lanka made a huge score in 12 overs. Almost all the batsmen from Sri Lanka scored runs in installments and destroyed Pakistan’s bowling attack. The first match was won by Pakistan, while the second match was canceled due to rain. At the same time, Sri Lanka won the third match and leveled the series 1-1.

Sri Lanka had scored 160 runs

Batting first in 12 overs, Sri Lanka scored 160 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. Pathum Nissanka from Sri Lanka returned to the pavilion without opening his account in 2 balls. After this, Kamil Misra scored an inning of 20 runs in 8 balls, while wicketkeeper batsman Kusal Mendis scored 30 runs in 16 balls and Dhananjay de Silva scored 22 runs in 15 balls. Whereas, Charit Asalanka scored 21 runs in 13 balls. In the end, Dasun Shanaka scored 34 runs in 9 balls and Janith Liyanage scored 22 runs in 8 balls.

Also read: IND vs NZ: Rohit Sharma made a world record, became the first batsman in the world to do so.

Pakistan got defeated

Pakistan did not get a good start while chasing the target. Opener Sahibzada Farhan scored 9 runs in 7 balls and Sam Ayub scored 6 runs in 5 balls. Apart from this, Salman Ali Aga played an inning of 45 runs in 12 balls. Apart from this, Mohammad Nawaz also scored 28 runs in 15 balls with his bat. For Sri Lanka, spin bowler Wanindu Hasaranga took maximum 4 wickets. He troubled the Pakistani batsmen a lot. Pakistan could score only 146 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. Sri Lanka won by 14 runs and defeated Pakistan.

Also read: IND vs NZ: King Kohli’s bat roared, Rahul saved the shame, Team India won by 4 wickets in the first ODI.

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