• Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 35 runs in the second T20 to win the series. AFP
    Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 35 runs in the second T20 to win the series. AFP
  • Sri Lanka celebrate after beating Pakistan in the second T20 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. AFP
    Sri Lanka celebrate after beating Pakistan in the second T20 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. AFP
  • Pakistani captain and wicketkeeper Sarfaraz Ahmed, center, celebrates the dismissal of Sri Lankan batsman Danushka Gunathilaka during the second T20 in Lahore. AP
    Pakistani captain and wicketkeeper Sarfaraz Ahmed, center, celebrates the dismissal of Sri Lankan batsman Danushka Gunathilaka during the second T20 in Lahore. AP
  • Pakistan's Babar Azam is bowled by Nuwan Pradeep on Monday. AP
    Pakistan's Babar Azam is bowled by Nuwan Pradeep on Monday. AP
  • Sri Lankan batsman Bhanuka Rajapaksa hits six as Sarfaraz Ahmed looks on. AP
    Sri Lankan batsman Bhanuka Rajapaksa hits six as Sarfaraz Ahmed looks on. AP
  • Sri Lanka took an unassailable 2-0 series lead despite missing many star players who decided not to travel to Pakistan. AFP
    Sri Lanka took an unassailable 2-0 series lead despite missing many star players who decided not to travel to Pakistan. AFP
  • Bhanuka Rajapaksa scored 77 in the second T20 in Lahore. EPA
    Bhanuka Rajapaksa scored 77 in the second T20 in Lahore. EPA
  • Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed is bowled by Wanindu Hasaranga. AFP
    Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed is bowled by Wanindu Hasaranga. AFP
  • Sarfraz Ahmed was the third wicket to fall in the eighth over bowled by Hasaranga. AFP
    Sarfraz Ahmed was the third wicket to fall in the eighth over bowled by Hasaranga. AFP
  • Pakistan pacer Wahab Riaz was back in the T20 team. AFP
    Pakistan pacer Wahab Riaz was back in the T20 team. AFP
  • Danushka Gunathilaka is caught behind by Sarfaraz Ahmed. AFP
    Danushka Gunathilaka is caught behind by Sarfaraz Ahmed. AFP
  • Sri Lanka batsman Danushka Gunathilaka flicks the ball in Lahore. AFP
    Sri Lanka batsman Danushka Gunathilaka flicks the ball in Lahore. AFP

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Inexperienced Sri Lanka seal T20 series win over top-ranked Pakistan - in pictures

Hosts' batting collapses again after Hasaranga picks up three wickets in one over in Lahore

The National

October 07, 2019

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Sri Lanka’s inexperienced team earned another emphatic 35-run victory over top-ranked Pakistan in the second Twenty20 on Monday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

Bhanuka Rajapaksa, playing in only his second Twenty20, smashed 77 off 48 balls in Sri Lanka’s strong total of 182-6 after captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and opted to bat.

Leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga (3-38) then took three wickets in four balls and Isuru Udana provided the perfect finish by grabbing 4-25 as Pakistan was bowled out for 147 in 19 overs.

Imad Wasim top scored with 47 off 29 balls but his partnership of 75 with Asif Ali (29) was not enough to stop Sri Lanka from registering another convincing win.

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