SL's Dilshan Madushanka rattles Pakistan with career-best 5/34: Key stats
What's the story
Sri Lankan pacer Dilshan Madushanka rattled Pakistan with an incredible five-wicket haul in a must-win ODI Tri-Series encounter at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium. He recorded his career-best ODI figures of 5/34, helping Sri Lanka bowl out Pakistan for just 110. This marked Pakistan's second-lowest total in home ODIs, according to Cricinfo. Babar Azam was Pakistan's top scorer with a mere 29 off 33 balls.
Match turning point
Madushanka's short balls leave Pakistan in trouble
With SL electing to field, Madushanka struck in the fourth over, surprising Fakhar Zaman with a short ball. His next victim was Saad Baig, whose dismissal left Pakistan reeling at 46/3.
In his second spell, Madushanka troubled Arafat Minhas with a bouncer.
The Lankan seamer then dismantled Pakistan's tail by dismissing Haris Rauf and Shaheen Afridi. He concluded the match with returns of 8.3-1-34-5.
Bowling
Career-best returns for Madushanka
Madushanka, who made his ODI debut in 2023, recorded his second fifer in the format. He also owns 2 four-wicket hauls.
The left-arm seamer has raced to 61 wickets from 34 ODIs at an average of 26.04. His economy rate is over 6 (6.14).
Claiming his career-best ODI returns, Madushanka now has nine wickets in three games against Pakistan.
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List A numbers
According to Cricinfo, Madushanka also recorded his best ODI returns in List A cricket, with his previous best being 5/40. He now has 113 wickets from 60 List A games at an average of under 25.