Player of the Match
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Best performances - Batsmen

Mohammad Rizwan
Mohammad Rizwan
61(92) 4x4 - 0x6
Control %85%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 14 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
2 3 10 10 18 9 5 4
Fakhar Zaman
Fakhar Zaman
55(45) 8x4 - 0x6
Control %89%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 23 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
5 4 0 5 17 7 7 10

Best performances - Bowlers

JDF Vandersay
JDF Vandersay
O10
M0
R42
W3
Eco4.2
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
Mohammad Wasim(1)
Mohammad Wasim(1)
O10
M0
R47
W3
Eco4.7
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Match Details

Toss

Pakistan , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Player Of The Series

Series result

Pakistan won the 3-match series 3-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00, Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15

Match days

16 November 2025 - day/night match (50-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Scorer: Chetan Kumar | Commentator: Madushka Balasuriya

And with that Pakistan have been handed the series trophy, it's back-to-back home ODI series wins for them. Well deserved win for the home side then as we now turn our attention to the T20Is, which will start on Tuesday. Be sure to join us for that, but until then, on behalf of Danyal and the rest of the team, this is Madushka signing out!

Shaheen Shah Afridi: "Winning the series 3-0 is always good. [multiple matchwinners?] The way I said in the first game, everyone was confident, good touch. [new ball bowlers?] They must be ready for any game, think the rotation policy is good for us. [Faisal?] Credit goes to him, he was sitting in the bench, but bowled really well today. The way they [Haris and Wasim] bowled in the middle overs as well was very good."

Kusal Mendis: "Five top batters started well but didn't continue. That's why we've struggled. Hope we improve going forward. [Vandersay?] He bowled really well. He gave everything, playing an ODI after quite some time. I'm very happy with his bowling. [T20s] I think we have a different bowling unit in the T20s, so I hope they put forward a good performance."

Player of the Series goes to Haris Rauf for his 9 wickets across three games: "My role in the team is to bowl first change. It's not easy and if the partnership is going and you need a breakthrough, I try and give the best I've got. I've always tried to put my hand up and bowl in the most challenging phases. Big runs are normal in ODI cricket. I focus on having an impact with the ball and taking wickets rather than restricting runs."

Player of the Match goes to Mohammed Wasim Jr. for his figures of 3 for 47. He spoke about the importance of his control, and how he looks for dot balls mainly. Wickets come as a result of that.

10.30pm Time then for the post-match presentation...

Abdul Samad: "All that criticism on Pakistan being slow, but they have taken lesser balls than Sri Lanka to chase down the target"

Pakistan are well worth their series win, though Sri Lanka had their moments - particularly in the first game. The hosts though have been more secure with the bat, with several batters able to convert to big scores, while Sri Lanka's batters have largely flattered to deceive. With the ball too, Pakistan have been consistently on top, with their spinners and battery of pacers always looking likely to get breakthroughs.

10.12pm So a solid all-round display to seal a well-deserved 3-0 series sweep for Pakistan. This was a win set up by their bowlers, led by the excellent Mohammed Wasim Jr, as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 211. Then their batters made easy but laboured work of the chase, taking minimal risks as they secured the win with 32 balls to spare. An unbeaten 100-run stand between Rizwan and Talat took them home, but the 74-run partnership between Fakhar and Babar is what really set the tone.

44.4
4
Theekshana to Hussain Talat, FOUR, Talat gets his first boundary and Pakistan seal a 3-0 sweep! This was full and Talat finally unleashes some aggression, thumping this flat and hard down the ground. Pakistan win by 6 wickets! This is also Pakistan's third series clean sweep against Sri Lanka
44.3
0
Theekshana to Hussain Talat, no run, full and driven back straight, bounces back up off the non-striker's stumps for Theekshana to collect

waleed : "this is the last odi Pakistan play for another six months, good on this pair to grind the old fashioned way"

44.2
1
Theekshana to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run, full on off, pushed to mid-on for a quick single. Scores level
44.1
1b
Theekshana to Hussain Talat, 1 bye, keeps low off a length, keeper can't collect cleanly either, and they sneak a bye

Ahmed: "Seems like a good day for Pakistan. Shaheens are also doing well against India - A"

END OF OVER:
44 | 12 Runs | PAK: 209/4 (3 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 4.75, RRR: 0.50)

  • Mohammad Rizwan60 (91b)
  • Hussain Talat38 (54b)
  • Pramod Madushan10-0-56-0
  • Maheesh Theekshana9-1-32-1
43.6
4
Pramod Madushan to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR, lovely bit of timing! This was full and straight, and Rizwan has just held his bat to this. Quick jab, arrow straight down the ground, and it races away
43.5
1
Pramod Madushan to Hussain Talat, 1 run, full on off, driven to mid-off for one

Hanzala: "If you look at the positives of this series for Pakistan, one thing is the improvement in their rotation of strike. Even in this match, the players have rotated the strike well to release the pressure this is an extremely good quality to have which these players seemed to lack"

Pakistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st8Fakhar ZamanHaseebullah Khan
2nd74Babar AzamFakhar Zaman
3rd19Mohammad RizwanBabar Azam
4th14Mohammad RizwanAgha Salman
5th100Mohammad RizwanHussain Talat