Published: Jul 30, 2015, 08:12 PM (IST)
Edited: Jul 30, 2015, 08:14 PM (IST)
Pakistan opener, Ahmed Shehzad was dismissed for a healthy 46 after being caught by skipper, Lasith Malinga at short fine-leg off fast-bowler, Thisara Perera in the first of the two-match T20I series at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Thursday. Currently, Pakistan are 71 for the loss of three wickets in 15 overs with Shoaib Malik on 28 and Umar Akmal on 14. Earlier, Pakistan skipper, Shahid Afridi won the toss and elected to bat first. Sarfraz Ahmed has been dropped and Umar Akmal comes in while Sri Lanka move in with a fairly strong squad. LIVE SCORECARD: Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 2015, 1st T20I at Colombo
Hosts, Sri Lanka take on South Asian neighbours and former World T20 International (T20I) champions, Pakistan in the first of the two-match T20I series at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Thursday. Sri Lanka, who lost both the Test and One-Day International (ODI) series against the visitors, would look to come up with improved performance in the shortest version of the game and further look to clinch the series in order to finish the tour on a high. This would be the last and important series for Sri Lanka as a loss here could result in great loss of morale. Sri Lanka are also the no. 1 team ICC World T20 rankings. LIVE UPDATES: Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 2015, 1st T20I at Colombo
With the game being played on the moderate tracks of R Premadasa at Colombo, it expected to be an even and fair contest. However, considering both the teams, indeed Pakistan have a better squad compared to that of Sri Lanka and have a high chance to win the T20 series as well.
