Pakistan seal T20 series win over Sri Lanka with 215 total
Maaz Sadaqat and Imran Randhawa helped Pakistan defeat Sri Lanka by 82 runs to win the second Twenty20 International in Rawalpindi on Sunday.
Pakistan set record home total
Sahibzada Farhan and Maaz Sadaqat built an 88-run partnership that lifted the team to 215-3. This score represents the highest Twenty20 International total recorded by Pakistan on home soil. Fakhar Zaman scored 22 runs before leaving the crease in the seventh over.
Imran Randhawa restricts chase
Medium pacer Imran Randhawa took three wickets for 11 runs to keep Sri Lanka out of contention. The visitors lost seven wickets while chasing the target and finished at 133-7. Maaz Sadaqat was dismissed on the final ball of his innings after hitting nine sixes.
Series victory confirmed
The result gives Pakistan an unbeatable two-nil lead heading into the final match scheduled for Tuesday. Sri Lanka players Maheesh Theekshana and Chamindu Wickramasinghe remained not out as their team fell short.
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