1st August, Colombo (CRICKETNMORE) – Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 1 wicket in a thriller and clinch the series 2-0.
Toss - Srl Lanka won the toss and elect to bat first
Venue – R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Match Result: Pakistan won by 1 wicket
Sri Lanka Innings - 172/7 (20 Overs)
Pakistan Innings - 174/9 (19.2 Overs)
Man of the Match - Anwar Ali (Pakistan)
Man of the Series - Shoaib Malik (Pakistan)
Series Result : Pakistan won t20 series 2-0
Quotes
Shahid Afridi - "This victory was important for us. There was no pressure on me, Sri Lanka played well with their youngsters. I would like to thank SL cricket board, they were very hospitable, even the crowd was very supportive, it is always a great pleasure to play here in Sri Lanka."
Shoaib Malik (Man of the series) - "I am enjoying myself. I am happy to take up the responsibility of bowling in the tight situation. When you travel a lot, you learn a lot from the different players. I am always available for my national team, that's my priority."
Anwar Ali (Man of the match) - "I don't look at the bowler, I just see the ball if its in my range, I go after it. I would like to thank everyone for supporting me."
Lasith Malinga - "It was a tough loss, I need to bowl well for my team, but I am not able to do so. Sri Lanka have a good future ahead with those young players, who are doing well. There is some good talent. They have good bright future. We needed to get his(Shahid Afridi) wicket and Jayasuriya did it for us, he has experience of bowling in tight situations in the domestic cricket."
Sri Lanka Squad for the 2nd T-20 : K Perera (Wkt) , T Dilshan , C Kapugedera , A Mathews , K Vithanage , M Siriwardana , T Perera , D de Silva , J Vandersay , L Malinga (Capt) , B Fernando
Pakistan for the 2nd T- 20 : Shehzad, Mukhtar, Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, M Rizwan (w), Shahid Afridi(c), S Tanvir, Anwar Ali, Imad Wasim, M Irfan