Maaz Sadaqat just missed out on a hundred as Pakistan upstaged Sri Lanka by 82 runs in the second T20 international on Sunday, taking an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sadaqat's 51-ball 96 and Sahibzada Farhan's 44-ball 73 helped Pakistan to their highest T20 total at home of 215-3 in Rawalpindi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Medium pacer Mohammad Imran then grabbed 3-11 to restrict Sri Lanka to 133-7 for Pakistan's biggest T20 win over the tourists.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sri Lanka lost wickets at regular intervals with Maheesh Theekshana (32 not out) and Chamindu Wickramasinghe (29) offering some resistance once the game was beyond reach.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kamindu Mendis (23) and Sineth Jayawardena (22) were the only others to reach double figures.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"It's a good win and we are shaping up well," said Pakistan skipper Farhan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"If we continue this way we will end up scoring more than 200 every time, so we will play with the same intensity."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sri Lankan skipper Kusal Mendis rued poor fielding.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"We have done well in terms of fielding in the last few tournaments but unfortunately we have not been up to the mark and that's why we have struggled," said Mendis.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pakistan benefited from three dropped catches by Sri Lanka as Sadaqat and Farhan punished the attack, adding 88 runs for the second wicket off just 49 balls.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sadaqat smashed seven sixes -- the joint most by a Pakistan batter in a T20s -- and six fours before being dismissed off the final delivery of the innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Farhan, dropped on two and 11, hit five sixes and four fours before he holed out to Dasun Shanaka in the 15th over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sadaqat, who was put down on 44, then cut loose and added a quickfire 72 off 31 balls for the third wicket with Hasan Nawaz (19 not out).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pakistan plundered 70 runs in the last five overs, improving on their highest home T20 total of 208-3 against the West Indies in Karachi five years ago.<\/p>\r\n\r\n