In the fifth match of the tri-series, Sri Lanka defeated unbeaten Pakistan and reached the final.

In the match played in Lahore, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bowl first, which proved to be the right decision.

Pakistan’s batting line-up failed miserably against Sri Lanka and was all out for 110 runs in 25.3 overs, which is the third lowest score in ODI matches played between the two teams.

Fakhar Zaman scored five, Moaz Sadaqat eight, Saad Baig five, Salman Ali Agha nine and Babar Azam were dismissed for 29 runs.

Shadab Khan was caught out for two runs, he wanted to take a review, but Pakistan did not have any reviews left.

Hassan Nawaz 17, Arafat Minhas 10, Haris Rauf one and captain Shaheen Shah Afridi were dismissed for 15 runs.

For Sri Lanka, Dilshan Madhushanka bowled a career-best 5/34.

Apart from them, Sahan Arachage took 2 wickets while Asitha Fernando, Ishan Malinga and Donith Welalage took one wicket each.

Sri Lanka easily achieved the target of 111 runs in 18.1 overs for the loss of 2 wickets thanks to an unbeaten half-century by Kamindu Mendis (62).

It should be noted that Pakistan has already qualified for the final of the tri-series.