Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 5th Match, Pakistan ODI Tri-Series 2026 – Scorecard, Report and Highlights
Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by eight wickets at Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday, bowling the hosts out for 110 and knocking off the target in 18.1 overs with 191 balls to spare. It was the most lopsided result of the tournament, and it put Sri Lanka into Saturday’s final while ending England’s involvement in it.
The match turned on a single spell. Dilshan Madushanka finished with 5 for 34 from 8.3 overs — his best figures in one-day internationals, and only the second five-wicket haul of his ODI career. He bowled the first over of the match and he bowled the last ball of the innings, and in between Pakistan never properly recovered from what he did at either end of it.
Result at a glance
| Team | Score | Overs | Run rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 110 all out | 25.3 | 4.31 |
| Sri Lanka | 114 for 2 | 18.1 | 6.28 |
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets · Player of the Match: Dilshan Madushanka (5-34) · Toss: Sri Lanka, chose to field
Pakistan lost half their overs and never used the rest
Kusal Mendis won the toss and put Pakistan in. On a ground that had already produced a 430-run chase in this tournament, that was a decision with some nerve in it, and for the first half hour it looked like nothing more than a bowler’s hunch.
Then Fakhar Zaman went. He had taken thirteen balls over five runs and was still looking for rhythm when he edged Madushanka to Pavan Rathnayake in the slips in the fourth over. Maaz Sadaqat, playing after coming into the side alongside Naseem Shah, was trapped in front by Asitha Fernando for 8 in the seventh. Pakistan were 23 for 2 and the pitch had done almost nothing yet.
What followed was not a pitch problem. It was a sequence of batters getting out in ways that had very little to do with the surface. Saad Baig top-edged Madushanka to Janith Liyanage for 5. Salman Agha drove at Sahan Arachchige and found Kusal Mendis behind the stumps for 9. Five balls later Babar Azam was gone for 29, lbw to Eshan Malinga — the top score of the innings, and the only time a Pakistan batter faced more than 33 balls.
Two wickets fell on 61, in the space of five deliveries. Shadab Khan lasted five balls for 2 before edging Arachchige to the keeper, and with that Pakistan were 64 for 6 in the fifteenth over. Three wickets had gone down for eighteen runs in just over five overs.
Hasan Nawaz, who had come in at the fall of the fourth wicket, then did the only sustained piece of batting on the Pakistan card. He and Arafat Minhas put on 27 for the seventh wicket across forty-two balls, which was the biggest stand of the innings. It is worth sitting with that number for a moment: Pakistan’s best partnership of the day was twenty-seven.
Madushanka came back and ended it, drawing Minhas into a mistimed pull that went to Kusal Mendis for 10. From there Pakistan lost three wickets for one run in nine balls. Minhas fell at 91, Hasan Nawaz fell at 91 for 17 off 31, and Haris Rauf fell at 92 for a two-ball 1. Nine down inside twenty-four overs.
Shaheen Shah Afridi, captaining the side, then played the innings a top-order batter should have played. He hit two sixes in a thirteen-ball 15 and added 18 with Naseem Shah for the last wicket — the second-biggest stand of the innings, from the last pair, in fourteen balls. Madushanka had him caught by Dunith Wellalage in the twenty-sixth over to finish with five.
Pakistan had used 25.3 of their fifty overs. Only four batters reached double figures. The extras column, at 7, outscored six of the eleven.
Madushanka’s spell, ball by ball in effect
Madushanka’s figures read 8.3-1-34-5, an economy rate of exactly 4.00 on a day when every other seamer on either side went at more than four and a half. What made it work was not pace — he was operating in the mid-130s kph — but the extra bounce he found on a surface that gave the other bowlers very little.
The five wickets came in two clusters. Fakhar Zaman and Saad Baig fell in his opening burst, both caught in the cordon off deliveries that climbed more than the batter expected. Then, brought back for the lower middle order, he removed Arafat Minhas with a short ball, had Shaheen Afridi caught, and had Haris Rauf caught at the end of his innings by Kamindu Mendis.
For Madushanka personally the numbers now read 61 ODI wickets from 34 matches at an average of 26.04, with two five-wicket hauls and two four-wicket hauls. Nine of those 61 have come against Pakistan, in only three matches. It is also his best in List A cricket, improving on 5 for 40.
He did not do it alone. Sahan Arachchige took 2 for 24 from five overs of gentle, accurate medium pace that Pakistan simply could not get away. Eshan Malinga’s four overs cost eight runs and brought the wicket of Babar. Dunith Wellalage bowled two overs for four. Between them, Malinga and Wellalage sent down six overs for twelve runs.
Was it the pitch? The evidence says no
Whenever a side is rolled for 110 the first question asked is what the surface was doing, and here the answer is unsatisfying for anyone looking to excuse Pakistan. The best evidence about the pitch is the second innings played on it. Sri Lanka scored at 6.28 an over in the chase, lost two wickets getting there, and were never asked a difficult question. Kamindu Mendis hit eight fours and two sixes without once looking as though he was taking a risk to do it.
If the ball had been seaming sideways or stopping in the surface, that innings would have looked very different, and so would Pavan Rathnayake’s untroubled 23 from 26. Instead the chase was finished in the nineteenth over of a fifty-over match. Pakistan’s own bowlers, with 110 to defend and nothing to lose by attacking, found no help either: Haris Rauf went at nine an over and Naseem Shah at 7.20.
What Madushanka found was bounce rather than movement, and bounce rewards a bowler who hits the same length repeatedly while punishing a batter who has not decided whether to play forward or back. Eight of Pakistan’s ten dismissals were catches, three of them to the wicketkeeper, and the other two were lbw. Not one batter was bowled. That is the signature of a side playing at the ball rather than one being beaten by it.
The chase was over before it started
Chasing 111, Sri Lanka lost two wickets but were never remotely troubled. Kamindu Mendis finished unbeaten on 62 from 60 balls with eight fours and two sixes, and the innings was effectively decided inside the first ten overs, when Sri Lanka made 70 for 2 against a Pakistan powerplay that had conceded almost nothing in this tournament before today.
Kamindu should have gone before he scored. Saad Baig put him down behind the stumps, a chance that in a target of 111 was always going to look expensive. He got a second reprieve on 44, when an on-field lbw decision against him was overturned on review. AFP reported both; the rest of his innings needed no luck at all.
Avishka Fernando made 16 from 17 and fell to Shaheen Afridi, caught by Fakhar Zaman with the opening stand worth 50. Kusal Mendis, the captain, came and went for a six-ball 8, bowled by Arafat Minhas at 62 for 2. That was the last encouragement Pakistan got. Kamindu and Pavan Rathnayake added an unbroken 52 from 56 balls to finish it in the nineteenth over, Rathnayake 23 not out from 26.
Shaheen Afridi’s six overs for 29 and one wicket were respectable in context. Naseem Shah went for 29 from four, Haris Rauf for 27 from three at nine an over. Arafat Minhas, the part-time option, had the best figures of the four front-line bowlers with 1 for 23 from five. Maaz Sadaqat bowled one ball, which went for four and ended the match.
How low is 110 for Pakistan?
Low enough to be a record of the wrong sort. ESPNcricinfo recorded 110 as Pakistan’s second-lowest ODI total on home soil. The lowest is 75, made against Sri Lanka at this same ground in 2009 — so Sri Lanka now hold both of the two worst scorelines Pakistan have been reduced to at home, seventeen years apart.
| # | Total | Opponent | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 75 | Sri Lanka | Lahore | 2009 |
| 2 | 110 | Sri Lanka | Lahore | 2026 |
| 3 | 113 | West Indies | Multan | 1986 |
| 4 | 137 | Sri Lanka | Lahore | 2000 |
| 5 | 138 | England | Peshawar | 1987 |
ESPNcricinfo also recorded it as Pakistan’s third-lowest total against Sri Lanka at any venue. For Sri Lanka there was a second line worth noting: this ended a five-match losing run against Pakistan, including the thirty-seven-run defeat these two sides opened the tournament with on 18 October.
Full scorecard: Pakistan innings
Pakistan 110 all out (25.3 overs)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fakhar Zaman | c Pavan Rathnayake b Dilshan Madushanka | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 38.46 |
| Maaz Sadaqat | lbw b Asitha Fernando | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 72.73 |
| Babar Azam | lbw b Eshan Malinga | 29 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 87.88 |
| Saad Baig (wk) | c Janith Liyanage b Dilshan Madushanka | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Salman Agha | c Kusal Mendis b Sahan Arachchige | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 64.29 |
| Hasan Nawaz | c Sahan Arachchige b Dunith Wellalage | 17 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 54.84 |
| Shadab Khan | c Kusal Mendis b Sahan Arachchige | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Arafat Minhas | c Kusal Mendis b Dilshan Madushanka | 10 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Shaheen Afridi (c) | c Dunith Wellalage b Dilshan Madushanka | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 115.38 |
| Haris Rauf | c Kamindu Mendis b Dilshan Madushanka | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Naseem Shah | not out | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Extras | 7 (b 0, lb 6, w 1, nb 0, p 0) | |||||
| Total | 110 all out (25.3 overs, RR 4.31) | |||||
Sri Lanka bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asitha Fernando | 6 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.70 |
| Dilshan Madushanka | 8.3 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Sahan Arachchige | 5 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.80 |
| Eshan Malinga | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Dunith Wellalage | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Pakistan fall of wickets
| Wkt | Batter | Score | Over |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fakhar Zaman | 11-1 | 3.2 |
| 2 | Maaz Sadaqat | 23-2 | 6.2 |
| 3 | Saad Baig | 46-3 | 9.2 |
| 4 | Salman Agha | 61-4 | 12.6 |
| 5 | Babar Azam | 61-5 | 13.1 |
| 6 | Shadab Khan | 64-6 | 14.4 |
| 7 | Arafat Minhas | 91-7 | 21.4 |
| 8 | Hasan Nawaz | 91-8 | 22.3 |
| 9 | Haris Rauf | 92-9 | 23.1 |
| 10 | Shaheen Afridi | 110-10 | 25.3 |
Pakistan partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs (balls) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Fakhar Zaman 5 (13) · Maaz Sadaqat 6 (7) | 11 (20) |
| 2nd | Babar Azam 10 (14) · Maaz Sadaqat 2 (4) | 12 (18) |
| 3rd | Babar Azam 14 (10) · Saad Baig 5 (8) | 23 (18) |
| 4th | Babar Azam 5 (8) · Salman Agha 9 (14) | 15 (22) |
| 5th | Babar Azam 0 (1) · Hasan Nawaz 0 (0) | 0 (1) |
| 6th | Shadab Khan 2 (5) · Hasan Nawaz 0 (4) | 3 (9) |
| 7th | Arafat Minhas 10 (18) · Hasan Nawaz 17 (24) | 27 (42) |
| 8th | Shaheen Afridi 0 (2) · Hasan Nawaz 0 (3) | 0 (5) |
| 9th | Shaheen Afridi 0 (2) · Haris Rauf 1 (2) | 1 (4) |
| 10th | Shaheen Afridi 15 (9) · Naseem Shah 2 (5) | 18 (14) |
Mandatory powerplay (overs 0.1–10): 47 runs for the loss of 3 wickets.
Full scorecard: Sri Lanka innings
Sri Lanka 114 for 2 (18.1 overs)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamindu Mendis | not out | 62 | 60 | 8 | 2 | 103.33 |
| Avishka Fernando | c Fakhar Zaman b Shaheen Afridi | 16 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 94.12 |
| Kusal Mendis (c, wk) | b Arafat Minhas | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Pavan Rathnayake | not out | 23 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 88.46 |
| Extras | 5 (b 1, lb 1, w 3, nb 0, p 0) | |||||
| Total | 114 for 2 (18.1 overs, RR 6.28) | |||||
Did not bat: Janith Liyanage, Dasun Shanaka, Sahan Arachchige, Dunith Wellalage, Eshan Malinga, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka.
Pakistan bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaheen Afridi (c) | 6 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4.80 |
| Naseem Shah | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.20 |
| Haris Rauf | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Arafat Minhas | 5 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.60 |
| Maaz Sadaqat | 0.1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.00 |
Sri Lanka fall of wickets and partnerships
| Wkt | Batter out | Score | Over | Stand |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avishka Fernando | 50-1 | 6.5 | 50 (41) — Kamindu 31 (24), Avishka 16 (17) |
| 2 | Kusal Mendis | 62-2 | 8.5 | 12 (12) — Kamindu 4 (6), Kusal 8 (6) |
| — | unbroken | 114-2 | 18.1 | 52 (56) — Kamindu 27 (30), Rathnayake 23 (26) |
Mandatory powerplay (overs 0.1–10): 70 runs for the loss of 2 wickets.
Match details
| Match | Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 5th Match, Pakistan ODI Tri-Series 2026 |
|---|---|
| Date | Tuesday 27 October 2026 (day/night) |
| Start | 1:00 PM local (PKT) · 8:00 AM GMT · 1:30 PM IST |
| Venue | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| Toss | Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field |
| Result | Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (191 balls remaining) |
| Player of the Match | Dilshan Madushanka (5-34) |
| Umpires | Wayne Knights, Nasir Hussain |
| Third umpire | Sharfuddoula Saikat |
| Match referee | Jeff Crowe |
Pakistan
Maaz Sadaqat, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Saad Baig (wk), Salman Agha, Hasan Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Arafat Minhas, Shaheen Afridi (c), Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf.
Bench: Sahibzada Farhan, Razaullah, Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Sufyan Moqim, Ghazi Ghori. Support staff: Mike Hesson, Asad Shafiq, Ashley Noffke, Shane McDermott.
Sri Lanka
Kamindu Mendis, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (c, wk), Pavan Rathnayake, Janith Liyanage, Dasun Shanaka, Sahan Arachchige, Dunith Wellalage, Eshan Malinga, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka.
Bench: Kamil Mishara, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Udara, Sachindu Colombage. Support staff: Gary Kirsten, Vikram Rathour, Lasith Malinga, Rene Ferdinands, Ramakrishnan Sridhar.
What it means for the tri-series
Pakistan had already qualified for the final before a ball was bowled on Tuesday, so in the narrow sense this defeat cost them nothing. In the wider sense it cost England everything.
England’s only route to the final was for Pakistan to beat Sri Lanka here and for England then to beat Sri Lanka on Thursday by a margin big enough to overturn the net run rate. The first half of that did not happen. England are out, and their match against Sri Lanka on Thursday 29 October is a dead rubber. Sri Lanka will treat it as a warm-up for the final.
| Team | P | W | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | Qualified for the final |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Qualified for the final |
| England | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Eliminated |
So the final, on Saturday 31 October at Gaddafi Stadium, is Pakistan against Sri Lanka — the same fixture that opened the tournament on 18 October, and the same fixture that has just produced the most one-sided result in it. Pakistan won the first meeting by thirty-seven runs. Sri Lanka have now won the second by eight wickets and 191 balls. Whatever the form line said this morning, it says something different tonight.
Five numbers that tell the story
| 27 | Pakistan’s highest partnership — the seventh wicket, Arafat Minhas and Hasan Nawaz |
|---|---|
| 3 for 1 | Wickets lost for runs scored between the fall of the seventh and the ninth, across nine balls |
| 4.00 | Madushanka’s economy rate, the only bowler on either side under 4.50 |
| 191 | Balls Sri Lanka had to spare, the largest margin by that measure in the tournament |
| 24.3 | Overs Pakistan left unused out of their fifty |
Frequently asked questions
Who won the Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 5th match of the ODI Tri-Series 2026?
Sri Lanka won by eight wickets. Pakistan were bowled out for 110 in 25.3 overs and Sri Lanka reached 114 for 2 in 18.1 overs, with 191 balls to spare.
Who was Player of the Match?
Dilshan Madushanka, for figures of 5 for 34 from 8.3 overs — his career-best in one-day internationals and his second ODI five-wicket haul.
What was Pakistan’s score and who top-scored?
Pakistan made 110 all out. Babar Azam top-scored with 29 off 33 balls with five fours. Only three other batters reached double figures: Hasan Nawaz 17, Shaheen Afridi 15 and Arafat Minhas 10.
Is 110 Pakistan’s lowest ODI total at home?
No. ESPNcricinfo recorded it as their second-lowest at home. The lowest is 75, also against Sri Lanka and also at Gaddafi Stadium, in 2009.
Why are England out of the tri-series?
England needed Pakistan to win this match to keep any chance alive. Sri Lanka’s win took them to four points with England stuck on nil from three games, and England cannot now finish in the top two. Their match against Sri Lanka on 29 October is a dead rubber.
When and where is the tri-series final?
Saturday 31 October 2026 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, between Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
What happens next
Sri Lanka play England on Thursday 29 October in Lahore with nothing at stake beyond rhythm, and Kusal Mendis will have to decide how much of his first-choice attack to put through another fifty overs two days before a final. Madushanka, on this evidence, would be a strange man to risk.
Pakistan have four days to work out what happened. Shaheen Afridi’s side had won three from three and had chased 300-plus and defended awkward totals in the same week; they then produced a batting performance with no shape to it at all against a side they had already beaten. The final is at the same ground, in the same conditions, against the same bowlers. That cuts both ways.
