Quick bowler Dushmantha Chameera has snaffled 4-20 and stifled Pakistan within the ultimate over as Sri Lanka breezed into the ultimate of the T20 tri-series with a six-run victory.
Pakistan, who had already certified for Saturday’s ultimate with three successive wins, had been held to 7-178 on Thursday with captain Salman Ali Agha’s career-best unbeaten 63 entering into useless.
Opening batter Kamil Mishra’s 76 off 48 balls had earlier anchored Sri Lanka to 5-184 in a recreation they needed to win in an effort to attain the ultimate as a substitute of Zimbabwe.
“Pleased with how the boys bounced again,” Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka stated. “All people contributed. After all, Chameera’s bowling was world-class.”
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.
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 could not 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 monitor 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) reduce lose within the dying overs with a speedy 70-run stand off 36 balls earlier than Malinga struck within the penultimate over and had Nawaz caught at long-on.
Earlier, after being requested to bat first, Mishara and Kusal Mendis (40) gave Sri Lanka a breezy begin of 1-58 inside the primary six overs after Salman Mirza bowled Pathum Nissanka (eight) 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 saved scoring at a great tempo as he swept nicely in entrance of the wicket earlier than he finally 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.
