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PAK vs SL Highlights, ODI Tri-Series: Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by eight wickets, eliminating England

· 408 words· updated October 27, 2026 at 04:19 AM

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka PAK vs SL Live Score, ODI Tri-Series: Shaheen Afridi backs Pakistan's bowling attack Pakistan captain Shaheen Afridi agreed that bowling first would have been a good option, saying, "We would have also bowled first because in the second half, there's a little bit dew." Reflecting on Pakistan's last game against England, Afridi said, "Amazing game. Never seen a game like that. A good sign for Pakistan. You know, any player can come and win the game for us, which is good." Afridi believes a total of 290-300 could be competitive on the surface, given Pakistan's bowling strength. "I feel like 290-300, and then the kind of bowling we have, so we (would be) comfortable with that," he said. Confirming the changes to Pakistan's side, Afridi said, "We have two changes. Saim Ayub and Razaullah are out, Maaz Sadaqat and Naseem Shah are back.".Pakistan vs Sri Lanka PAK vs SL Live Score, ODI Tri-Series: Dew factor behind Sri Lanka's decision Explaining his decision at the toss, Kusal Mendis said, "I think a little bit dew is coming in the second innings. That's the first reason. And I trust our batting unit. The guys batted really well in last game." Sri Lanka are going in with the same combination as their previous match. Mendis said he was happy with the bowling unit, particularly its performance in the powerplay. On Sri Lanka's successful chase of 430 against England, Mendis said, "I think we did (some) really good partnerships, and we did the process, and Janith (Liyanage), Pavan Rathnayake, Dasun (Shanaka), Avishka (Fernando), they batted really well. Then we enjoyed a lot in the dressing room, I'm very happy." Speaking about the team combination, he added, "We (are) going to same combination because the guys bowled really well in the powerplay. I'm very happy (with the) bowling unit.".Pakistan vs Sri Lanka PAK vs SL Live Score, ODI Tri-Series: TOSS Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis won the toss and elected to field against Pakistan in their latest clash. Both teams have made their decisions keeping the dew factor in mind, with the Sri Lankan skipper backing his batting unit to chase a target. Pakistan captain Shaheen Afridi said his team would also have preferred to bowl first because of the dew expected in the second half. Pakistan have made two changes to their playing XI, bringing back Maaz Sadaqat and Naseem Shah in place of Saim Ayub and Razaullah.

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