ISLAMABAD (Sapeher Times) Weldon Green Shirts. Thank you Sri Lanka, Pakistan won the ODI series
ISLAMABAD (Sapeher Times) Weldon Green Shirts. Thank you Sri Lanka, Pakistan won the ODI seriesPakistan defeated Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in the second ODI match to take a decisive 0-2 lead in the 3-match series. Federal Minister for Information Atta Tarar attended the closing ceremony as the chief guest. Federal Minister for Information Atta Tarar distributed prizes among the players. Chairman PCB Mohsin Naqvi congratulated the national team on winning the ODI series against Sri Lanka. Mohsin Naqvi said that today, along with peaceful Pakistan, our sincere friends Sri Lanka and cricket have also won. Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Rizwan’s brilliant batting helped the Pakistani team win the second ODI and the series. He said that I would like to thank the players and management of the Sri Lankan team. Cricket fans fully supported the Sri Lankan team.
In the match played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Pakistan achieved the target of 289 runs against Sri Lanka in 49 overs for the loss of 2 wickets.
The highlight of the match was Babar Azam’s brilliant unbeaten century while Mohammad Rizwan remained not out with 51 runs. Fakhar Zaman was dismissed for 78 and Saim Ayub for 33 runs. Both wickets were taken by Chimera.
With this victory, Pakistan has taken a decisive 0-2 lead over Sri Lanka, while the third and final match of the series will be played on November 16. Sri Lanka set Pakistan a target of 289 runs in the second ODI. Babar Azam equals the record of legendary opener Saeed Anwar. In the match played against Sri Lanka at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Babar Azam scored his 20th century in ODI cricket and equaled Saeed Anwar’s record. Babar Azam has scored a century in ODI cricket after a period of more than 2 years and 2 months, i.e. 807 days. 31-year-old Babar Azam has played 135 innings of 138 matches in 10 years and has scored 20 centuries and 37 half-centuries.
Babar Azam has been dismissed for zero 5 times in ODI cricket, while Saeed Anwar has returned to the pavilion without scoring any runs 15 times. On the other hand, Saeed Anwar has played 244 innings of 247 matches during his 14-year ODI career and has scored 20 centuries and 43 half-centuries. In the match being played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, the visiting team Sri Lanka has scored 288 runs for 8 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs. The only half-century from Sri Lanka was scored by Linth Liyanage, who was a prominent batsman with 54 runs. Other players were Kamindu Mendis 44, Sudheera Samarawickrama 42, Kamil Mishra 27, Patham Nissanka 24, Kaushal Mendis 20, Cherith Asalanka 6 and Dashmantha Chimera were dismissed for zero. Winandu Hasaranga, the half-century maker from the previous match, played an unbeaten innings of 37 and Pramod Madushan 11 runs this time and took Sri Lanka to a good total. For the Green Shirts, Abrar Ahmed and Haris Rauf took 3 wickets each while Mohammad Wasim took 1 wicket. Earlier, Pakistan won the toss against Sri Lanka in the second ODI and decided to field first. Two changes were made in the team.
Captain Shaheen Shah Afridi and Faheem Ashraf were replaced by Abrar Ahmed and Wasim Junior. The Pakistani team was led by Salman Ali Agha in the match, who said that Shaheen Afridi is not well, I will captain him in the match today. Shaheen Afridi is not playing today’s match. Police officials say that strict security arrangements have been made around the Rawalpindi Stadium, and personnel will be deployed even during the arrival and departure of the teams. According to police officials, comprehensive searches will be tightened after the recent terrorist incidents. Expert marksmen will be deployed on the buildings around the Rawalpindi Stadium, and only vehicles with stickers will be allowed in the VIP parking lot. Cricket fans have been instructed to carry their identity documents and all officers have been instructed to maintain strict surveillance and remain on the field during the match.
