When was Pakistan vs Sri Lanka played?

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, the 1st T20I of Sri Lanka in Pakistan T20I Series, was played on 9 October 2026, 6:30 pm IST.

Where was Pakistan vs Sri Lanka played?

The match was played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

What format is Pakistan vs Sri Lanka?

It is a T20 match in Sri Lanka in Pakistan T20I Series.

What is the average score at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium?

The average first-innings score in T20 matches at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium is 192 and the average second-innings score is 147, based on 5 matches.

PAK vs SL 1st T20I: Pitch Report, Player Stats & Form

Sri Lanka in Pakistan T20I Series

1st T20I

PAK

187/6 (18.5)

T20CompletedVS

182/8 (20.0)

Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

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PAK vs SL 1st T20I Preview 2026: Pitch Report, Playing XI & Fantasy Picks

The Rawalpindi pitch provides a balanced contest with an average score of 153 where spinners hold the edge over pacers. Expect the toss-winning captain to bowl first and chase under evening dew. Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, and Kusal Mendis are the highest-rated players for this contest. Saim Ayub stands out as the primary captaincy choice, with Shadab Khan as the top vice-captain pick.

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Sri Lanka in Pakistan T20I Series PAK vs SL players T20 past performance, current series performance, projected points and selection percentage.

Player					Batting									Bowling										Series Performance							Lineup selection			Match Performance
Name	T	R	S	M#	Bat	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50+	4/6	Bowl	Inn	Wk	Ov	Avg	Eco	SR	4w	Best	C/St	M	A. Pt	Pts	Run	Wk	DT	P	S%	C	VC	iDt	#	PTS	Bat	Bowl	Field
Kamil Mishara	SL	BAT	✅	87	LHB	83	16	1978	145	29.52	145.44	12	294	OB	14	8	2.2	27.75	7.16	23.2	0	2/10	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	31.78	1.98	2.62		22	8	4	0	0
Abrar Ahmed	PAK	BOWL	✅	107	RHB	30	14	95	24	5.93	102.15	0	14	LBG	106	123	3.6	23.73	7.54	18.8	2	4/9	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	71.3	1.61	3.1		21	10	0	6	0
Hasan Nawaz	PAK	BAT	✅	109	RHB	102	13	2587	105	29.06	138.86	15	330	RM,OB	10	5	1.3	26.4	10.15	15.6	0	2/17	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	45.28	3.57	3.44		19	13	1	0	8
Fakhar Zaman	PAK	BAT	✅	342	LHB	329	14	9021	115	28.63	135.85	65	1248	SLA	16	4	1.6	42.25	6.8	37.2	0	1/3	145	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	77.97	8.7	8.14	✅	8	73	41	0	28
Khawaja Nafay	PAK	WK	✅	54	RHB	50	5	944	68	20.97	136.21	8	125	OB	0	0					0	-	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	17.28	0.77	0.83		16	22	18	0	0
Kusal Mendis	SL	WK	✅	225	RHB	220	16	6316	109	30.96	138.05	47	824	LB	1	0	0.2				0	-	132	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	89.88	16.88	17.46		17	21	1	0	16
Dushmantha Chameera	SL	BOWL	✅	189	RHB	77	35	275	24	6.54	83.33	0	30	RF	186	211	3.6	26.28	8.38	18.8	7	5/24	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	29.81	0.51	0.95		13	41	10	27	0
Sahan Arachchige	SL	ALL	✅	112	LHB	88	25	1582	69	25.11	124.37	6	168	OB	60	65	2.4	16.09	7.18	13.4	1	4/8	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	52.38	3.56	6.03		20	13	1	0	8
Eshan Malinga	SL	BOWL	✅	78	LHB	20	13	55	15	7.85	79.71	0	5	RFM	77	98	3.4	23.6	8.94	15.8	4	4/15	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	60.12	1.13	2.27	✅	7	77	1	72	0
Kamindu Mendis	SL	BAT	✅	146	LHB	129	16	3014	99	26.67	133	18	366	OB,SLA	71	30	2.2	43.26	8.14	31.8	0	3/21	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	49.77	2.88	4.19		12	43	39	0	0
Dasun Shanaka	SL	BAT	✅	328	RHB	298	72	5963	131	26.38	146.69	26	785	RM	184	128	2.1	27.43	9.08	18.1	2	4/16	119	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	74.38	4.71	7.63		15	38	30	4	0
Mohammad Imran	PAK	ALL	✅	72	RHB	54	12	803	80	19.11	134.5	4	102	RM	64	51	3	30.29	8.01	22.6	0	3/11	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	12	0.6	0.7	✅	5	89	0	77	8
Dunith Wellalage	SL	BOWL	✅	106	LHB	71	19	994	56	19.11	111.06	1	121	SLA	97	109	3.3	21.39	7.23	17.7	2	4/10	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	56.48	2.17	3.98		18	14	5	5	0
Sahibzada Farhan	PAK	BAT	✅	185	RHB	179	13	5699	162	34.33	139.88	46	817		0	0					0	-	85	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	66.6	15.04	8.68	✅	1	173	169	0	0
Maaz Sadaqat	PAK	ALL	✅	56	LHB	55	7	1754	114	36.54	155.91	12	253	SLA	24	18	2.3	20.33	6.65	18.3	0	2/12	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	35.55	2.09	2.24	✅	4	102	98	0	0
Naseem Shah	PAK	BOWL	✅	161	RHB	64	25	273	27	7	115.18	0	38	RF	158	165	3.7	28.12	8.02	21	3	5/20	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	51.02	1.18	1.98	✅	3	116	0	112	0
Shadab Khan	PAK	ALL	✅	378	RHB	263	49	4208	91	19.66	139.15	15	504	LB	357	422	3.6	22.68	7.51	18	16	5/28	144	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	78.38	5.81	7.92		14	39	-2	29	8
Maheesh Theekshana	SL	BOWL	✅	252	RHB	98	44	374	32	6.92	75.86	0	36	OB	250	253	3.8	27.06	7.21	22.5	4	4/15	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	31.14	0.59	1.24	✅	6	89	1	84	0
Nuwan Thushara	SL	BOWL	✅	156	RHB	42	31	58	8	5.27	59.18	0	6	RMF	154	196	3.3	21.51	8.23	15.6	8	5/13	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	20.7	0.43	0.76	✅	11	49	0	37	8
Razaullah	PAK	BOWL	✅	8	RHB	2	0	30	25	15	136.36	0	4	RF	8	8	3	33.5	11.32	17.7	0	2/26	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	14.62	0.57	0.72	✅	9	50	0	38	8
Saim Ayub	PAK	ALL	✅	169	LHB	164	9	3923	102	25.3	138.76	23	572	OB,LBG	93	67	2.6	28.26	7.83	21.6	0	3/25	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	86.59	22.79	11.87	✅	10	49	12	33	0
Lahiru Udara	SL	WK	✅	95	RHB	90	5	2015	132	23.7	137.35	11	296		0	0					0	-	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	23.73	1.88	2.2	✅	2	161	157	0	0

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Pitch Report: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

Rawalpindi

Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

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Weather: Rawalpindi

Temperature

25° → 23°

Chance of rain

Humidity

75%

Wind

4 km/h

Dew is unlikely

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25°
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Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Key Facts

When was Pakistan vs Sri Lanka played?: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, the 1st T20I of Sri Lanka in Pakistan T20I Series, was played on 9 October 2026, 6:30 pm IST.
Where was Pakistan vs Sri Lanka played?: The match was played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
What format is Pakistan vs Sri Lanka?: It is a T20 match in Sri Lanka in Pakistan T20I Series.
Who won the toss in Pakistan vs Sri Lanka?: SL elected to bat first
Who won Pakistan vs Sri Lanka?: Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
What is the average score at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium?: The average first-innings score in T20 matches at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium is 192 and the average second-innings score is 147, based on 5 matches.

Top batting performance for PAK
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
PAK vs SL	3	Maaz Sadaqat	caught	96	51	6	7	188.23
PAK vs SL	1	Sahibzada Farhan	caught	89	53	10	4	167.92
PAK vs SL	1	Sahibzada Farhan	caught	76	47	7	3	161.7
PAK vs SL	1	Sahibzada Farhan	caught	73	44	4	5	165.9
PAK vs SL	3	Maaz Sadaqat	lbw	50	29	4	3	172.41
PAK vs SL	8	Arafat Minhas	not out	34	20	2	2	170
PAK vs SL	2	Fakhar Zaman	caught	22	17	4	0	129.41
PAK vs SL	2	Fakhar Zaman	caught	21	13	4	0	161.53

Top bowling performance for PAK
Match	Player	Ov	Run	W	Eco
PAK vs SL	Mohammad Imran	4	11	3	2.75
PAK vs SL	Naseem Shah	4	36	3	9
PAK vs SL	Salman Mirza	3	28	2	9.33
PAK vs SL	Mohammad Imran	4	21	2	5.25
PAK vs SL	Arafat Minhas	3	26	1	8.66
PAK vs SL	Mohammad Imran	4	31	1	7.75
PAK vs SL	Saim Ayub	3	19	1	6.33
PAK vs SL	Shadab Khan	3	19	1	6.33
PAK vs SL	Saim Ayub	2	17	1	8.5
PAK vs SL	Shadab Khan	3	33	1	11
PAK vs SL	Razaullah	3	29	1	9.66

Top batting performance for SL
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
PAK vs SL	1	Lahiru Udara	caught	91	55	11	1	165.45
PAK vs SL	3	Kusal Mendis	not out	87	48	9	4	181.25
PAK vs SL	4	Kamindu Mendis	not out	40	27	4	0	148.14
PAK vs SL	2	Sineth Jayawardena	caught	38	26	5	2	146.15
PAK vs SL	8	Maheesh Theekshana	not out	32	26	4	0	123.07
PAK vs SL	7	Chamindu Wickramasinghe	caught	29	24	1	1	120.83
PAK vs SL	4	Kamindu Mendis	caught	23	19	2	1	121.05
PAK vs SL	4	Kamindu Mendis	caught	23	18	4	0	127.77
PAK vs SL	2	Sineth Jayawardena	caught	22	21	4	0	104.76

Top bowling performance for SL
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
PAK vs SL	Dasun Shanaka	4	0	21	3	5.25
PAK vs SL	Nuwan Thushara	4	0	38	2	9.5
PAK vs SL	Eshan Malinga	4	1	38	2	9.5
PAK vs SL	Maheesh Theekshana	4	0	36	2	9
PAK vs SL	Eshan Malinga	3.5	0	33	2	8.6
PAK vs SL	Vijayakanth Viyaskanth	4	0	23	1	5.75
PAK vs SL	Eshan Malinga	4	0	41	1	10.25
PAK vs SL	Maheesh Theekshana	4	0	55	1	13.75
PAK vs SL	Dasun Shanaka	3	0	30	1	10
PAK vs SL	Dushmantha Chameera	3	0	40	1	13.33
PAK vs SL	Nuwan Thushara	3	0	32	1	10.66