Sri Lanka, inexperienced, surprised Pakistan by 64 races in the first international Twenty20 in Lahore on Saturday, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-game series.
Sri Lanka scored 165-5 in its 20 overs with Danushka Gunathilaka scoring 57 of 38 balls, including a limit of six and eight, for which he was awarded the Man of the Match.
Pakistan's pacemaker, Mohammad Hasnain, made a hat-trick, ending with 3-37.
Pakistan was eliminated by 101 in 17.4 surges with Nuwan Pradeep and Isuru Udana taking three wickets each.
Babar Azam (13 of 10) was the first man with 1.5 outstanding, caught by the delivery of Pradeep. Pradeep then pocketed a golden duck, when he took Umar Akmal's wicket in the next ball. However, he was not lucky enough to score a hat-trick.
Ahmed Shehzad (4 of 9) found himself fired after dragging a thick inner edge to the stumps courtesy of the Udana ball.
In a confusion between Captain Sarfaraz and Iftikhar Ahmed for running, which according to ESPNcricinfo Characterized in large part of Pakistan's entries, Iftikhar Ahmed (25 of 24) had to leave at 11.3.
The pattern (24 of 30) was the next to go to 13.2 overs, when Hasranga took it out.
In the course of the next three attacks, Imad Wasim, Asif Ali and Faheem Ashraf fell, leaving Shadab Khan and Mohammad Amir in the fold.
On the 18th, he saw the game conclude when the two batters were fired inside a ball from each other by Udana, who by then had a 3-wicket course along with Pradeep.
Previously, visitors ran to 84 with Gunathilaka starters scoring 57 of 38 balls, including a limit of six and eight and Fernando Avishka making 33 of 34.
Debutant Bhanuka Rajapaksa scored 32 of 22 with two six and so many limits, while Captain Dasun Shanaka contributed 17 including two six.
A strong presence of army personnel and police officers deployed in and around the Gaddafi Stadium was observed to provide security to players and fans.
The surroundings of the stadium have been cordoned off by the strong deployment of Rangers staff and police commands since Friday night, an official said. Dawn.
He said that 25 major and small roads around the site have been blocked for general traffic by placing containers and barriers. More than 13,000 police officers will drive roads. Snipers have also taken positions in buildings declared sensitive around the stadium.
The second game will be played on Monday and the third on Wednesday, all in Lahore.
In the international one-day series held in Karachi, Pakistan won the three-game series 2-0.
Mohammad Hasnain of Pakistan was part of the team for today's game, beating leftists Usman Shinwari and Wahab Riaz by a place in the initial XI. Faheem Ashraf, Ahmed Shehzad and Umar Akmal also reached the batting line. Fakhar Zaman and Haris Sohail sat down.
The side of Sri Lanka had two debutants of the T20: Wicketkeeper-batsman Minod Bhanuka and the batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa.
Bhanuka, who played his first ODI on Wednesday, played a T20I for the first time today. Rajapaksa played the first international match of any kind.
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Pakistan: Ahmed Shehzad, Babar Azam, Umar Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk) (capt.), Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hasnain
Sri Lanka: Danushka Gunathilaka, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Minod Bhanuka (wk), Shehan Jayasuriya, Dasun Shanaka (capt.), Wanindu Hasaranga, Isuru Udana, Lakshan Sandakan, Kasun Rajitha, Nuwan Pradeep
Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1509156/sri-lanka-upset-pakistan-by-64-runs-in-first-twenty20-in-lahore