Published: Aug 01, 2015, 06:15 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 01, 2015, 03:14 PM (IST)
Hosts Sri Lanka take on South-Asian giants and neighbours, Pakistan in the second and final T20I match at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Saturday. Pakistan, who outplayed Sri Lanka in almost every department in the last game, were helped by three crucial knocks from Ahmed Shehzad, Shoaib Malik, and Umar Akmal. Sohail Tanvir then took three wickets to knock Sri Lanka over. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, have already had a dreadful series, having lost the Tests and One-Day Internationals (ODIs). They were outplayed in almost every department in the last game; the bowling failed to click as Pakistan batsmen were able to score run with an ease. LIVE SCORECARD: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2015, 2nd T20I at Colombo
Sri Lanka’s batting was far from impressive. Dhananjaya de Silva, Milinda Siriwardana, and Chamara Kapugedera all scored more than 30, but they lost their top-order within the first four overs, which more or less cost them the match. Chasing a challenging total of 176 was never going to be easy, but the Sri Lankan batsmen did not get anywhere close, nor did they look like they would. LIVE UPDATES: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2015, 2nd T20I at Colombo
Considering form and momentum, Pakistan are likely to go in with an unchanged squad, though Mukhtar Ahmed could well be replaced by Nauman Anwar if they so wish. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, could ring in quite a few changes given their haphazard performance. The second game being played at the same venue in Colombo, and with Pakistan being used to conditions and having got off to a good start in the first match, they will go in as favourites once again.
