Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Who will win T20I tri-series final?
What's the story
The final of the 2025 Pakistan T20I Tri-Series pits hosts Pakistan against Sri Lanka at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The match is scheduled to start at 6:30pm IST on November 29 (Saturday). While Pakistan won three of their four games in the league stage, Sri Lanka finished second with two wins and as many defeats. Here is the preview of the summit clash.
Pitch report
A look at the pitch report
The track at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium generally favours batters. However, the batting side must remain cautious as fast bowlers can get some assistance with the new ball. All six games in the ongoing tournament took place in Rawalpindi. While teams batting first prevailed thrice, the other three games went to the chasing teams. Dew, meanwhile, can play a part.
Team overview
Pakistan's strong performance in the league stages
Pakistan dominated the league stages, finishing first on the points table. Sahibzada Farhan was their top run-scorer with 168 runs, while Mohammad Nawaz's tally of seven wickets is the most for any Pakistan bowler. This final is a rematch of their last outing, where Sri Lanka emerged victorious by six runs after posting a total of 184 for five in 20 overs. Meanwhile, the Lankans had suffered a setback after losing to Zimbabwe.
Information
A look at the H2H record
The two teams have met each other 26 times in T20Is to date, as per ESPNcricinfo. The Men in Green have won 15 matches compared to Sri Lanka's tally of 11. At home, Pakistan have lost four of their six T20Is against the Lankan unit.
XIs
Here are the predicted XIs
Pakistan (Predicted XI): Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Salman Agha (c), Usman Khan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Salman Mirza, Abrar Ahmed. Sri Lanka (Predicted XI): Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kusal Perera, Janith Liyanage, Dasun Shanaka (c), Pavan Rathnayake, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Eshan Malinga.
Performers
Here are the key performers
Pakistan skipper Salman Agha slammed an unbeaten 63 from 44 balls in his last outing. Dushmantha Chameera stood tall with a four-fer in the final league game of the tourney. He bagged 4/20 from his 4 overs. Earlier in the tournament, Sahibzada Farhan became the first-ever Pakistani cricketer to complete 100 T20 sixes in a calendar year. Pathum Nissanka's 98 versus Zimbabwe is the highest individual score of the ongoing series.
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