Archive · 12 Oct 2026
Farhan and Sadaqat Lead Pakistan to T20I Series Win
Pakistan played Sri Lanka in the second match of a three-match cricket series.
Pakistan scored 215 runs and lost three wickets.
Maaz Sadaqat scored 96 runs, and Sahibzada Farhan scored 73.
Sadaqat came close to scoring 100 runs.
Pakistan’s bowlers then tried to stop Sri Lanka from catching up.
Mohammad Imran took three wickets.
Sri Lanka scored 133 runs for seven wickets, so Pakistan won by 82 runs.
The win means Pakistan has already won the series, even though one match is still left.
Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 82 runs in the second T20I in Rawalpindi.
Maaz Sadaqat scored 96 off 51 balls, while Sahibzada Farhan made 73 off 44.
Pakistan posted 215/3, its highest-ever home T20I total, after scoring 70 runs in the final five overs.
Mohammad Imran took 3/11 as Sri Lanka finished on 133/7.
The victory gave Pakistan an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series; the final match is scheduled for Tuesday.
- Who
- Pakistan and Sri Lanka; Maaz Sadaqat and Sahibzada Farhan led Pakistan’s batting.
- What
- Pakistan won the second T20I by 82 runs and took a 2-0 series lead.
- When
- Sunday, October 11, 2026; the third match is scheduled for Tuesday.
- Where
- Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi.
- Why
- Pakistan scored 215/3, then restricted Sri Lanka to 133/7.
- Match
- Second T20I of a three-match series
- Result
- Pakistan won by 82 runs
- Pakistan total
- 215/3, its highest-ever home T20I total
- Sri Lanka total
- 133/7
- Maaz Sadaqat
- 96 runs off 51 deliveries
- Sahibzada Farhan
- 73 runs off 44 deliveries
- Mohammad Imran
- 3 wickets for 11 runs
- Series status
- Pakistan leads 2-0 and has secured the series