3rd ODI, Pakistan beat Sri Lanka; win series 3-0: Stats
What's the story
The Pakistan cricket team beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in the third and final ODI of the three-match series on Sunday. The match in Rawalpindi saw Sri Lanka score a paltry 211/10. Chasing 212 runs to win, Pakistan rode on fifties from Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Rizwan to get the job done. Pakistan scored 215/4 to seal the three-match series 3-0. Here's more.
Summary
Summary of the contest
Sri Lankan openers added 55 runs before Pakistan hit back to reduce the visitors to 69/2. A 43-run stand was added next between Kusal Mendis Sadeera Samarawickrama. Once Mendis departed (112/3), Pakistan got back into the contest and picked regular wickets. Mohammad Wasim claimed 3/47 from his 10 overs. In response, Pakistan aced the chase as Jeffrey Vandersay's three-fer went in vain for SL.
Wasim
Pakistan's Wasim races to 41 ODI scalps
Playing his 25th ODI, Pakistan's Wasim (3/47) has raced to 41 wickets at 27.46. Notably, he opened his wickets account against the Lankans in what was his 3rd ODI against them. As per ESPNcricinfo, in 41 List A matches, the pace bowler has raced to 59 wickets at an average of around 31.
SL duo
Mendis scores 34, Samarawickrama chips in with 48 runs
Mendis scored a 34-run knock for Sri Lanka. He faced 54 balls and hit three fours. In 151 matches, Mendis owns 4,751 runs at 34.93. Versus Pakistan, he has 306 runs from 8 matches at 38.25. Meanwhile, Samarawickrama contributed with 48 runs off 65 balls. He owns 1,456 ODI runs at 32.35 from 55 matches. Versus Pakistan, he has scored 291 runs at 36.37.
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Rauf races to 97 ODI scalps
Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf picked two wickets in the contest. He bowled 9 overs and clocked 2/38 (1 maiden). He now owns 97 ODI wickets from 54 matches at 26.45. Versus Sri Lanka, he owns 11 scalps from 4 matches at 20.81.
Fakhar
Fakhar Zaman shines with 45-ball 55
Pakistan opener Fakhar shone with a knock of 55 from 45 balls. He hit 8 fours. Playing his 92nd ODI, he has raced to 3,861 runs at 45.42. This was his 19th ODI fifty (50s: 11). Versus the Lankans, he owns 497 runs from 12 matches. He averages 41.41. This was his 5th fifty against Sri Lanka.
Rizwan
Rizwan scores an unbeaten 61 in his 100th ODI outing
Rizwan scored a patient 61*-run knock from 92 balls. He hit 4 fours. Versus Sri Lanka, Rizwan has amassed 470 runs from 10 matches at 156.66. This was his 4th fifty against them (100s: 1). Overall in ODIs, Rizwan has moved to a tally of 2,921 runs from 100 matches. He averages 41.72 with the help of 19 fifties and 4 hundreds.
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Babar Azam races past 6,500 ODI runs
Babar Azam scored a pivotal 34 for Pakistan. He hit 4 fours. Babar, who hit a ton in the previous contest, now owns 6,501 runs from 140 matches at 53.72. He has also surpassed 600 fours (601).
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Jeffrey Vandersay picks 3/42 for the Lankans
Jeffrey Vandersay chipped in with 3/42 for the Lankans from his 10 overs. The spinner now owns 43 ODI scalps from 29 matches at 25.74.