- Madushanka bowls out Pakistan for 110, ensuring SL’s place in the final. The left-armer quickly bowled Pakistan out with 5 for 34 and posted the second lowest ODI total at home. The three that matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, all smiling after dismissing Pat Cummins. The three that count: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins, India v Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 The result resulted in England being mathematically eliminated from the finals and the game against Sri Lanka dead on Thursday.
- Kamindu Mendis finished unbeaten on 62 off 60 to lead the chase, while Pavan Rathnayake managed a hit beyond the field to secure victory; He finished 23rd out of 26 places.
- Luck certainly favored Sri Lanka as Saad Baig dropped Kamindu early.
Madushanka bowls out Pakistan for 110, ensuring SL’s place in the final. The left-armer quickly bowled Pakistan out with 5 for 34 and posted the second lowest ODI total at home. The three that matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, all smiling after dismissing Pat Cummins. The three that count: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins, India v Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 The result resulted in England being mathematically eliminated from the finals and the game against Sri Lanka dead on Thursday.
Kamindu Mendis finished unbeaten on 62 off 60 to lead the chase, while Pavan Rathnayake managed a hit beyond the field to secure victory; He finished 23rd out of 26 places. Luck certainly favored Sri Lanka as Saad Baig dropped Kamindu early. He later drilled a deep square leg to try and reach his fifty, only for the fielder to go over the boundary while rounding after completing the catch.
However, the two wickets that fell in the Lankan innings were largely against the run of play as Pakistan struggled to make a breakthrough on a fairly settled surface. Avishka Fernando blasted a short shot from Shaheen Afridi straight to mid-wicket, while Kusal Mendis suffered two unfortunate deliveries in two games after a bizarre run of play that saw his defense le forward on the back foot against Arafat Minhas before hitting the back of the bat at the top of the follow-through and hitting back to the stumps. Kusal left with an amused smile on his face, but given his team’s outstanding performance, the sending off wouldn’t have really bothered him.
For Pakistan, Babar Azam top-scored with 29 off 33, but only three other batsmen reached double figures as Sri Lanka’s bowlers roamed Pakistan’s batting line-up. Sahan Arachchige, who has had a quiet series so far, finally broke through into the contest by claiming two wickets while there was one wicket each for Asitha Fernando, Eshan Malinga and Dunith Wellalage. Kusal Mendis plays a shot as Haris Rauf falls, Pakistan v Sri Lanka, ODI Tri-Series, Lahore, October 27, 2026. But it was the lively Madushanka who caused all sorts of problems for the hosts, despite clocking speeds in the mid-130s, taking a menacing delivery from an otherwise decent batting track.
It was only his second five in ODIs, his last against India in the 2023 World Cup. There he was one of the best wicket takers in the tournament, but injuries hampered his progress in the following years. So Sri Lanka will be hpy to see him back close to his best in a World Cup year. Fakhar Zaman was his first victim, a small victim who sat up and saw that the left-hander was only able to defend against the point defender.
The left-arm striker repeated the trick in his second spell, this time causing Arafat Minhas all sorts of discomfort with a brisk bounce ball that bounced generously off the bat’s shoulder for Kusal Mendis to eagerly devour. That second ended a booming 27-run seventh wicket stand that would end up being the highest of the innings and was set up to provide some support to Pakistan’s flagging innings. In this partnership between Minhas and Hasan Nawaz, the last two batters were spotted in the middle.
Madushanka’s intervention left Nawaz alone to contend with the bottom, but as fans at the Gaddafi Stadium waited for a possible repeat of Pink Sunday’s heroics, Nawaz moved to convert the kick-off straight from distance. By then, Pakistan had lost eight wickets with just 91 runs on the board. The gentle nature of these dismissals was a common theme throughout the innings.
Baig plunged straight into cover, Salman Ali Agha shot the ball towards the keeper and Shadab Khan failed with a swing attempt that landed limply in Kusal’s gloves. Shadab, who received a reprieve on Sunday for a review he almost didn’t even want to accept, quickly raised his hand and demanded that it be reviewed. But Pakistan no longer had any critics.
This criticism took place at the overthrow of Maaz Sadaqat and Babar; The first thanks to a sharp inswinger from Asitha, the second after Malinga brought one home from outside off. The two reviews produced three reds and only served to highlight the terrible day that Pakistan was going through in the middle. By the way, Shadab’s review would have been burned if it came to light.
Madushanka scored his fourth of the day when he had Haris Rauf close behind him, while Kamindu made a perfect save at first slip, deep to his right. It was the icing on the cake of an exceonal performance from the Sri Lankans on the field, which saw the players struggling from the start of the innings. Two late shots from Shaheen Afridi gave the home crowd reason to celebrate, but ultimately it was Madushanka’s final shot that cut a hook into fine leg.
It was a game in which Sri Lanka were in control from start to finish and Pakistan would do well to take note of this ahead of their rematch in the final. Pakistan Tri-Series 2026 – Dilshan Madushanka beats Pakistan by 110 points to ensure SL’s place in the final. Dilshan Madushanka dismisses Fakhar Zaman with a short ball, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, ODI Tri-Series, Lahore, October 27, 2026, and this time the short delivery did the trick. Fakhar put himself in a terrible position, trying to defend a short ball that was getting bigger with a straight bat.
He grabbed the shoulder and flew up so Point could step forward and just hold him. Things never looked comfortable and his poor run continued. Dilshan Madushanka dismissed Fakhar Zaman with a short ball, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, ODI Tri-Series, Lahore, October 27, 2026. Brilliant yorker and it gets Sadaqat! He came back late and Sadaqat was a bit slow in bringing his bat to the ground.
He hits him in the shin before hitting the bat and the umpire judges it adjacent. Hawkeye confirms that it is, and Maaz is on his way. Asitha Fernando caught Maaz Sadaqat with a yorker, Pakistan v Sri Lanka, ODI Tri-Series, Lahore, October 27, 2026, and this is repeated in the knee roll and after an agonizing pause, the umpire raises his finger. Babar is critical, but doesn’t seem particularly confident.
He hit him directly with his knee, without a club. Yep, there is no reprieve. There is a thud in the middle and leg, and Babar flinches again and walks out.
Pakistan also lost both reviews at short cover, putting an end to Saad’s short innings. A soft rejection, a defender was precisely positioned to block that shot and when Saad played it anyway, Liyanage made the easiest of catches. “This is Sri Lanka’s power play and the wave of moderate layoffs in Pakistan shows no signs of slowing.”
He tried to flick the ball past the keeper but he got very little power and Kusal buried it sharply. Pakistan’s batting was lackluster and Sri Lanka conceded a little outside off, Dunith bowled Nawaz on the fly and Pakistan’s eighth wicket fell when Sahan Arachchige took a lovely running catch from distance. Nawaz had tried to hit it on the ground like last time, but Dunith went into a slight spin after the throw and caught the outer half of his bat.
Sahan has to slide to get under these, but when the ball touches his hands he is in an excellent position. Top edge and it flies to the goalkeeper! The referee gives it and Shadab immediately examines it, but dear old man, you’re out of it!
Maybe if your friends hadn’t killed themselves with bodyweight calls that were never canceled. He looks confused for a moment, then takes a painful step back. It’s no longer a rosy Sunday for Shadab, he’s a much more focused bouncer and at the pace Madushanka is currently playing at, it’s going to be difficult for any number.
Arafat really has no idea. The ball was heading toward his throat and he let go and tried to put the bat in its path without looking at the ball. He took the top edge and passed to Kusal Mendis, who made a simple running catch from his position.
Madushanka chose to play a good bouncer after beating his previous one. He cuts this Pakistani order as in the previous one, Madushanka continues to support his shortstop and finishes with a five-four, the ball ending up in the hands of Wellalage at fine leg. Shaheen stepped back and struck again, but this time the ball hit the bat a little higher and Wellalage had to run about five meters to get his hands on it.
Madoushanka is visibly excited. It’s a stunner from the first slip by Kamindu Mendis, who jumps hard to his (non-dominant) right side and catches the ball at ground level, about 15cm from the turf. It was a backwards ball into the channel that Haris Rauf pushed over.
However, he is not well connected and Kusal Mendis did well to get involved. Kamindu dives and lands with both hands. Asitha Fernando gets Maaz Sadaqat with a yorker, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, ODI Tri-Series, Lahore, October 27, 2026. Brilliant yorker and he gets Sadaqat! He came back late and Sadaqat was a bit slow in bringing his bat to the ground.
He hits him in the shin before hitting the bat and the umpire judges it adjacent. Hawkeye confirms this is the case and Maaz heads out. Dilshan Madushanka dismissed Fakhar Zaman with a short ball, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, ODI Tri-Series, Lahore, October 27, 2026 and this time the short ball did it. Fakhar put himself in a terrible position, trying to defend a short ball that was getting bigger with a straight bat.
He grabbed the shoulder and flew up so Point could step forward and just hold him. He never seemed comfortable and his poor running continued from a short ball to short cover, ending Saad’s short innings. A soft rejection, a defender was precisely positioned to block that shot and when Saad played it anyway, Liyanage made the easiest of catches.
Sri Lanka’s powerplay is a much better controlled bouncer and at the rate Madushanka is bowling at the moment it will be difficult for any number. Arafat really has no idea. The ball was heading toward his throat and he let go and tried to put the bat in its path without looking at the ball.
He took the top edge and passed to Kusal Mendis, who made a simple running catch from his position. Madushanka chose to play a good bouncer after beating his previous one. He forms this Pakistani command that stuns Kamindu Mendis from the first slip, diving violently with his right side (non-dominant) and recovering the ball at ground level, about 15cm from the turf.
It was a backwards ball into the channel that Haris Rauf pushed over. However, he is not well connected and Kusal Mendis did well to get involved. Kamindu dives and lands the ball with both hands, as he did in the previous game. Madushanka continues to set his short upright and finishes with a five four, the ball ending up in Wellalage’s hands at fine leg.
Shaheen stepped back and struck again, but this time the ball hit the bat a little higher and Wellalage had to run about five meters to get his hands on it. Madoushanka is visibly excited. and the wave of moderate layoffs in Pakistan shows no signs of slowing.
He tried to flick the ball past the keeper but he got very little power and Kusal buried it sharply. Pakistan’s strike was lackluster and Sri Lanka got a top edge and it flew towards the keeper! The referee gives it and Shadab immediately examines it, but dear old man, you’re out of it!
Maybe if your friends hadn’t killed themselves with bodyweight calls that were never canceled. He looks confused for a moment, then takes a painful step back. It’s no longer a rosy Sunday for Shadab, and you can see that in the knee roll, and after an agonizing pause, the referee raises his finger.
Babar is critical, but doesn’t seem particularly confident. He hit him directly with his knee, without a club. Yep, there is no reprieve.
There is a thud in the middle and leg, and Babar flinches again and walks out. Pakistan also lost their two critics just outside off, Dunith bowled Nawaz on the fly and Pakistan’s eighth wicket fell when Sahan Arachchige took a lovely running catch from distance. Nawaz had tried to hit it on the ground like last time, but Dunith went into a slight spin after the throw and caught the outer half of his bat.
Sahan has to slide to get under these, but when the ball touches his hands he is in an excellent position. and short delivery wins this time. Fakhar put himself in a terrible position, trying to defend a short ball that was getting bigger with a straight bat.
He grabbed the shoulder and flew up so Point could step forward and just hold him. Things never looked comfortable and his poor run continued. Dilshan Madushanka dismissed Fakhar Zaman with a short ball, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, ODI Tri-Series, Lahore, October 27, 2026. Brilliant yorker and it gets Sadaqat! He came back late and Sadaqat was a bit slow in bringing his bat to the ground.
He hits him in the shin before hitting the bat and the umpire judges it adjacent. Hawkeye confirms this is the case, and Maaz is on his way. Asitha Fernando has Maaz Sadaqat short bunt to short cover with a yorker, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, ODI Tri-Series, Lahore, October 27, 2026 and that ends Saad’s short innings. A soft rejection, a defender was precisely positioned to block that shot and when Saad played it anyway, Liyanage made the easiest of catches.
“This is Sri Lanka’s power play and the wave of moderate layoffs in Pakistan shows no signs of slowing.” He tried to flick the ball past the keeper but he got very little power and Kusal buried it sharply. Pakistan’s batting was lackluster and Sri Lanka conceded, resulting in a knee roll and after an agonizing pause the referee raised his finger.
Babar is critical, but doesn’t seem particularly confident. He hit him directly with his knee, without a club. Yep, there is no reprieve.
There is a thud in the middle and leg, and Babar flinches again and walks out. Pakistan have also lost their two critics and this one flies towards the goalkeeper! The referee gives it and Shadab immediately examines it, but dear old man, you’re out of it!
Maybe if your friends hadn’t killed themselves with bodyweight calls that were never canceled. He looks confused for a moment, then takes a painful step back. It’s no longer a rosy Sunday for Shadab, he’s a much more focused bouncer and at the pace Madushanka is currently playing at, it’s going to be difficult for any number.
Arafat really has no idea. The ball was heading toward his throat and he let go and tried to put the bat in its path without looking at the ball. He took the top edge and passed to Kusal Mendis, who made a simple running catch from his position.
Madushanka chose to play a good bouncer after beating his previous one. He carves the Pakistani drive which floats out a little, Dunith hits Nawaz on the fly and Pakistan’s eighth wicket falls as Sahan Arachchige takes a lovely running catch from distance. Nawaz had tried to hit it on the ground like last time, but Dunith went into a slight spin after the throw and caught the outer half of his bat.
Sahan has to slide to get under these, but when the ball touches his hands he is in an excellent position. It’s a stunner from the first slip by Kamindu Mendis, who jumps hard to his (non-dominant) right side and catches the ball at ground level, about 15cm from the turf. It was a backwards ball into the channel that Haris Rauf pushed over.
However, he is not well connected and Kusal Mendis did well to get involved. Kamindu dives and lands the ball with both hands, as he did in the previous game. Madushanka continues to set his short upright and finishes with a five four, the ball ending up in Wellalage’s hands at fine leg. Shaheen stepped back and struck again, but this time the ball hit the bat a little higher and Wellalage had to run about five meters to get his hands on it.
Madoushanka is visibly excited. It goes straight to Fakhar Zaman at mid-wicket. Shaheen drives this shot into play and it doesn’t come as quickly as Avishka expects and the batsman throws it to the fielder who takes the catch at shoulder height.
A few words to Avishka as he also leaves. Kusal has almost reached the middle. And yet he’s bowled. This is a fast length ball on the stumps.
Kusal jumps back and tries to push him up. But he’s just a little late for the shot, so he defends it with good power all the way to the ground near the pitch. But it bounces, hits the back of his bat in the run and bounces into the stumps.
Kusal’s bat hit him twice. And yet he’s bowled. It goes straight to Fakhar Zaman at mid-wicket.
Shaheen drives this shot into play and it doesn’t come as quickly as Avishka expects and the batsman throws it to the fielder who takes the catch at shoulder height. A few words to Avishka as he also leaves. Kusal has almost reached the middle. And yet he’s bowled.
This is a fast length ball on the stumps. Kusal jumps back and tries to push him up. But he’s just a little late for the shot, so he defends it with good power all the way to the ground near the pitch.
But it bounces, hits the back of his bat in the run and bounces into the stumps. Kusal’s bat hit him twice. And yet he’s bowled.
It goes straight to Fakhar Zaman at mid-wicket. Shaheen drives this shot into play and it doesn’t come as quickly as Avishka expects and the batsman throws it to the fielder who takes the catch at shoulder height. A few words to Avishka as he also leaves. Kusal has almost reached the middle.
And yet he’s bowled. This is a fast length ball on the stumps. Kusal jumps back and tries to push him up.
But he’s just a little late for the shot, so he defends it with good power all the way to the ground near the pitch. But it bounces, hits the back of his bat in the run and bounces into the stumps. Kusal’s bat hit him twice.
And yet he’s bowled. Pakistan Tri-Series 2026 – Dilshan Madushanka beats Pakistan by 110 points to ensure SL’s place in the final. Dilshan Madushanka dismisses Fakhar Zaman with a short ball, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, ODI Tri-Series, Lahore, October 27, 2026. Maaz Sadaqat celebrates his first T20I fifty, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I, Rawalpindi, October 09/09/2026 Pakistan has already qualified for the final, but the outcome of this match will determine whether Sri Lanka will have another has a chance or whether England still has a chance. Pavan Rathnayake batted in the chase, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, ODI Tri-Series, Rawalpindi, October 18, 2026 Pakistan Tri-Series 2026 – Dilshan Madushanka bowls out Pakistan for 110 to secure SL’s place in the final. Dilshan Madushanka dismisses Fakhar Zaman with a short ball, Pakistan v Sri Lanka, ODI tri-series, Lahore, October 27 Pakistan have already qualified for the 2026 final but the result of this match will decide whether Sri Lanka will be there or England still has a chance. Pavan Rathnayake batted in the chase, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, ODI Tri-Series, Rawalpindi, October 18, 2026 ODI Tri-Series (PAK) 2026/27, 5th match report PAK vs SL, October 27, 2026 – Madushanka bowls Pakistan out for 110 and secures SL’s place in the final ODI Tri-Series (PAK) 2026/27 Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Match Report: The left-arm batted quickly with figures of 5 for 34 against Pakistan, posting the second-lowest ODI total at home
