Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in 3rd T 20 of series,2013-14

Sri Lanka and Pakistan was scheduled to play a 3 Match T 20 International Series in United Arab Emirates in 2013-14. Both teams have great players and all rounder’s and match winners and it would be interesting to see them battle in this series and who will be crowned as the winner after the series as both are ranked at 4th and 5th. The 3rd T 20 international match was to be played on Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 14th Dec 2013.

Pakistan won the toss and opts to bowl first; this is how Pakistan team and 11 was looking like in this 3rd T 20 international match: Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez (c), Sohail Tanvir, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Amin, Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal (wk), Bilawal Bhatti, Sharjeel Khan, Sohaib Maqsood, Usman Khan

And Sri Lanka team and 11 was looking like this in this 3rd T 20 international Match: Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekara, Ajantha Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal (c), Sachithra Senanayake, Kusal Perera

Sri Lanka batted very well and was able to post total of 180 runs in 20 over’s at the loss of 4 wickets and with top scores of Dinesh C who made 60 runs in 30 balls with 5 4’s and 1 six at the strike rate of 200 runs in 100 balls and T Dilshan who made 40 runs in 40 balls with 4 4’s and 1 six at the strike rate of 100 runs in 100 balls.

Pakistan was needed to score 181 runs in 20 over’s to win this match.

Pakistan batted well but was unable to chase the score of 181 runs and was able to score 155 in 18.2 over’s at the loss of 10 wickets and lost the game by 25 runs and top scores by U Akmal who made 60 runs in 50 balls with 5 4’s and 1 six at the strike rate of 120 runs in 100 balls.

Sri Lanka won the match by 25 runs in hand and now this 3 Match T 20 international series ends at 2-1 in favor of Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka won the series.

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