Dominant Pakistan make 3-0 series sweep

PAKISTAN completed their third series sweep against Sri Lanka when they won the third and final ODI by six wickets to take the three-match series 3-0 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium yesterday.

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Mohammad Rizwan scored a fifty in his 100th ODI

The previous two series sweeps were 4-0 in 1985 in Pakistan and 5-0 in 2017 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Sri Lanka’s total of 211 was never going to be enough as Pakistan won with 32 balls to spare. Sri Lanka did have their moments when they picked up Haseebullah Khan for a duck early on, and when they removed Babar Azam and Salman Agha in the space of four overs. Pakistan was 115-4 at the end of 25 overs and were, in fact, well behind in comparison to Sri Lanka’s run rate during most parts of the chase.

However, the best part with chasing a low total is that you can afford to play it safe and take it deep.