Sri Lanka Crushes Pakistan By Eight Wickets In Third T20I As Mendis Leads The Way
Sri Lanka signed off the three-match T20I series with a resounding eight-wicket victory over Pakistan at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Put into bat first, Pakistan slumped to 102/6 under disciplined bowling from Dasun Shanaka (3/21), before captain Sahibzada Farhan fought back with a brilliant 76 off 47 balls and Arafat Minhas added an unbeaten 34 to push the total to 168/8. In response, Sri Lanka chased down the target effortlessly in 17.1 overs, anchored by a sensational, unbeaten 87 off 48 balls from skipper Kusal Mendis and a solid 40 from Kamindu Mendis. Despite the defeat, Pakistan claimed the series 2-1.
Player of Pakistan team pose for photograph with T20 series trophy on the of the third T20 cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. | Photo: AP/Anjum Naveed
Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis, left, celebrates with teammate Kamindu Mendis after playing winning shot during the third T20 cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. | Photo: AP/Anjum Naveed
Sri Lanka's Kamindu Mendis plays a shot during the third T20 cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. | Photo: AP/Anjum Naveed
Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis celebrates after scoring fifty runs during the third T20 cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. | Photo: AP/Anjum Naveed
Sri Lanka's Sineth Jayawardena plays a shot during the third T20 cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. | Photo: AP/Anjum Naveed
Pakistan's Arafat Minhas follows the ball after playing a shot for boundary during the third T20 cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. | Photo: AP/Anjum Naveed
Pakistan's Arafat Minhas, right, celebrates with teammate Sahibzada Farhan after hitting a boundary during the third T20 cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. | Photo: AP/Anjum Naveed
Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan celebrates after scoring fifty runs during the third T20 cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. | Photo: AP/Anjum Naveed
Sri Lanka's Dasun Shanaka, right, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Pakistan's Muhammad Imran during the third T20 cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. | Photo: AP/Anjum Naveed
Sri Lanka's Eshan Malinga, center, celebrates with teammate after taking the wicket of Pakistan's Maaz Sadaqat, second left, during the third T20 cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. | Photo: AP/Anjum Naveed
Sri Lanka's Eshan Malinga, right, celebrates with teammate after taking the wicket of Pakistan's Maaz Sadaqat during the third T20 cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. | Photo: AP/Anjum Naveed
Sri Lanka's Lahiru Udara takes a catch to dismiss Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman, right, during the third T20 cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. | Photo: AP/Anjum Naveed
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