Sri Lanka win toss, opt to bat first against Pakistan in tri-series

Green Shirts beat Zimbabwe by five wickets in series opener

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Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha and Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka at the toss for their T20I tri-series game in Rawalpindi, November 22, 2025. — PCB
Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha and Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka at the toss for their T20I tri-series game in Rawalpindi, November 22, 2025. — PCB 

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the third T20I of the tri-series, also featuring Zimbabwe, at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

The Green shirts have won their first game, beating Zimbabwe by five wickets in Tuesday's series-opener.

Sri Lanka were defeated by Zimbabwe in the second match of the Pakistan-hosted tri-series at the same venue.

Playing XIs

Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Babar Azam, Salman Agha(c), Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Salman Mirza, and Abrar Ahmed.

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kamil Mishara, Kusal Perera, Dasun Shanaka (c), Janith Liyanage, Kamindu Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Eshan Malinga, and Vijayakanth Viyaskanth.



This is a developing story and is being updated with further details.