PAK vs SL: Pakistan completed a comfortable victory over Sri Lanka in their Asia Cup 2025 match, chasing down a target of 134 runs in just 18 overs with five wickets in hand. Sri Lanka, batting first, managed 133/8 in their 20 overs, with Kamindu Mendis top-scoring with 50 off 44 balls. Shaheen Shah Afridi was the pick of the bowlers, claiming three crucial wickets for 28 runs. Other notable contributions came from Haris Rauf and Hussain Talat, who helped keep the Sri Lankan innings in check.
Asia Cup, 2025
Pakistan
138/5 (18.0)
Sri Lanka
133/8 (20.0)
Match Ended ( Day – Super Four – Match 3 )
Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets
Strong Bowling Performance Gives Pakistan Edge
Sri Lanka’s innings saw early setbacks as Kusal Mendis and Pathum Nissanka fell cheaply. Charith Asalanka and Kamindu Mendis tried to stabilize the innings, but regular wickets prevented any big partnerships. Pakistan’s bowlers maintained pressure throughout, not allowing the batting side to build momentum.
Chasing Made Easy by Key Contributions
During the chase, Sahibzada Farhan and Hussain Talat provided brisk starts, while Mohammad Nawaz remained unbeaten with a quick 38 off 24 balls, sealing the win. Wanindu Hasaranga picked up two wickets but lacked support from other bowlers. Pakistan sealed the victory in 18 overs, giving them a convincing win and boosting their confidence in the tournament.
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Cricket Score: PAK vs SL Asia Cup 2025 T20I Super Four Live Scorecard Online, Squad & Points table
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Super Four Live Cricket Score: Pak wins the game 5 wickets
Nawaz struck 3 sixes in Chameera's last over, including one on the last ball, to help Pakistan gain a comfortable victory. PAK 138/5 (18)
PAK vs SL Live: Nawaz pulls away for six!
Carrying on his form, Nawaz pulled Chameera away for a monstrous six over the leg side. PAK 132/5 (17.4)
PAK vs SL Live Score: Nawz hits Chameera for a six!
Nawaz cuts Chameera's short-length delivery for a smashing six over square leg. Pak 126/5 (17.1)
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Super Four Live Cricket Score: Hussain smacked Hasaranga for a four!
Hussain sliced Hasaranga's ball for a quick four over the square leg. Pak solidifies its chances of winning the game. PAK 118/5 (16.4)
PAK vs SL Live: Kerfuffle on the field!
Asalanka over saw chaos emerging on the field. The ball came in with the arm and trapped Nawaz on the crease. He was on the stroke and seemed to get pinged on the back leg right in front. Asalanka was adamant that he had the man, but the umpire said no. The Third Umpire corroborated the on-field umpire's decision. PAK 108/5 (16)
PAK vs SL Live Score: Asalanka returns!
Asalanka takes matters into his own hands as we step into the last 5 overs of the game. Asalanka's second delivery saw the ball slip past his fingers. PAK 106/5 (15.3)
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Super Four Live Cricket Score: Thushara wraps up an expensive over!
Thushara wrapped up an expensive over as both Nawaz and Hussain continued to rotate the strike to add some quick runs to the scoreboard. Hasaranga conceded 7 runs in the over. PAK 104/5 (15)
PAK vs SL Live: PAK crosses 100!
Nawaz played a beautiful cover drive over the extra covers to smack Thushara for a four. With this boundary, Nawaz helped Pakistan cross the 100 threshold. Pak 101/5 (14.1)
PAK vs SL Live Score: Nawaz hits consecutive boundaries
Nawaz shows of his batting ability by striking Hasaranga for two back-to-back boundaries in style. PAK 97/5 (14)
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Super Four Live Cricket Score: Theekshana bowls an impressive over
Theekshana wrapped up an impressive over by conceding only 5 runs during his spell that saw 2 appeals from the Sri Lankan side. PAK 87/3 (13)
PAK vs SL Live: Close one! SL calls for review
Asalanka brings back Theekshana in the hope of gaining another wicket. Theekshana seems to have almost delivered in the first ball of the game when Sri Lanka made a huge LBW appeal. However, the ball seemed to miss the stumps as per a third umpire review. PAK 83/5 (12.1)
PAK vs SL Live Score: Chameera bowls a stunning over!
Chameera bowls a stunning over to bring Sri Lanka back into the game. Hussain and Nawaz continue to rotate the strike as both batters try to keep their wickets. PAK 82/5 (12)
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Super Four Live Cricket Score: Nawaz follows Haris on the picth
Haris is followed by Mohd. Nawaz on the pitch for Pakistan. Chammera continues to trouble Pak batters with back-to-back screamers.
PAK vs SL Live: Hrais gets clean bowled by Chammera
Chammera lands a crucial blow to Pakistan. Haris walks back to the pavilion after scoring 13 of 11. PAK 85/4 (11.1)
PAK vs SL Live Score: Haris hits Theekshana for a one bounce four
Theekshana bowled the 11th over of the game. Haris struck Theekshana's third ball for a glorious inside-out to score a beautiful one-bounce four. PAK 80/4 (11)
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Super Four Live Cricket Score: Hussain hits a one bounce four
Hussain struck Chamika for a one-bounce four over the extra covers to score a much-needed boundary for Pakistan. PAK 71/4 (10)
PAK vs SL Live: Chamika chokes PAK batters
Chamika continues where Hasaranga left off. The Lankan pacer bowled some aggressive short deliveries to start his over in an attempt to contain the Pakistani batters. However, the bowler also ended up giving away two extras by sending the ball over the batsman's helmet. PAK 65/4 (9.2)
PAK vs SL Live Score: Hasaranga bowls an impressive over
Hasaranga bowls yet another stunning over as the spinner caught another big wicket that of the Pakistani captain and only conceded 3 runs in his over. PAK 60/4 (9)
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Super Four Live Cricket Score: Salman gets out for 5!
Hasaarnga comes through for Sri Lanka once again as the bowler lands another key wicket to send the Pakistani skipper back for 5. Salman looked confused as to how to play the ball till much late, which led him to completely miss the ball as the ball struck his pad. Sri Lanka followed with a huge LBW appeal and recieved another wicket. PAK 57/4 (8.1)
The Sri Lankan captain started his first over of the night during an important period for Sri Lanka. Asalanka attempted to contain Hussain and Salman, who replaced Zaman and Ayub on the crease for Pakistan. However, the skipper got struck by Salman for a cracking four on the last ball of the over to lay waste to his efforts. PAK 57/3 (8)
PAK vs SL Live Score: Hasaranga bowls a stunning over!
Hasaranga bowls a stunning first over to land a critical blow to Pakistan. Hasaranga conceded only 2 runs in the over. PAK 50/3 (7)
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Super Four Live Cricket Score: Hasaranga strikes again!
Asalanka's spin bet pays off. Hasaranga picked up a key wicket in his first over for the night. Hasaranga tricked Ayub with his variations to leave the batsman absolutely flabbergasted when he bowled his googly. The ball turned outside off to strike the stump in a majestic manner, making the bails dance in the air. PAK 50/3 (6.4)
PAK vs SL Live: Hasaranga bowls his first over of the night
Asalanka hopes to carry on the big break for Sri Lanka by bringing spin into the play. Hasaranga starts his first over of the night. PAK 49/2 (6.2)
PAK vs SL Live Score: Saim Ayub follows Farhan on the pitch
Farhan is followed by Saim Ayub on the crease for Pakistan. Ayub exchanged a quick single to give strike to Zaman. However, Theekshana strikes again to turn the game on it's head by picking another crucial wicket of Zaman. Zaman mistimed the ball into the air, which was later caught by Hasaranga. PAK 48/2 (6)
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Super Four Live Cricket Score: Farhan gets out at 24!
Both Farhan and Zaman looked determined to finish the game ahead of time, as both batters maintained a string run rate from the start of the game. However, Theekshana came through at a crucial moment for SL as the bowler broke the 45-run partnership by tricking Farhan into mistiming the ball in the air only for it to be caught by Mendis. PAK 45/1 (5.3)
PAK vs SL Live: Chameera bowls his least expensive over yet!
Chammera seems to find his balance as the bowler bowled his least expensive over of the game. Chameera conceded 7 runs in the over. PAK 43/0 (5)
PAK vs SL Live Score: Zaman and Farhan continue to punish SL bowlers
In a brutal display of strength, Farhan and Zaman continue to punish SL bowlers by striking them all over the ground. SL displayed some brilliant fielding moments in the over by saving some fours extremely close to the boundary line. PAK 41/0 (4.4)
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Super Four Live Cricket Score: Zaman hits a four
Zaman smashed the last ball of Theekshana over for a crackling four over mid-wicket to help Pakistan reach 36 at the end of four overs. PAK 36/0 (4)
PAK vs SL Live: Mendis gifts PAK free 4 runs!
Kusal Mendis completely missed the ball bowled by Theekshana to convert an economical over into an expensive one. The ball struck the boundary on the other end of the ground after the wicket keeper failed in his duty to catch the ball. PAK 36/0 (4)
PAK vs SL Live Score: Theekshana bowls an impressive over!
Asalanka brings in Theekshana to break Farhan and Zaman's form. Theekshana bowls an impressive over as the bowler bowled 2 dots in succession against Farhan.