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Pakistan beat Sri Lanka as Zaman’s century turns thrilling tri-series final

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Fakhar Zaman scored a crucial 127 runs despite an injured knee to lead Pakistan to victory against Sri Lanka in the final of a one-day cricket tri-series on Saturday. With 31,265 spectators watching at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan secured their win by three wickets with a total score of 331-7 in 48.3 overs. The match was affected by dew, making it difficult for Sri Lankan bowlers to control the ball, and ended despite close competition from Kamindu Mendis's 131-run performance for Sri Lanka earlier in the game.

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In the tri-series final on October 31, Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by three wickets at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Pakistan won the toss and chose to field first, only to face a formidable challenge as Sri Lankan batsman Kamindu Mendis scored an impressive 131 off 128 balls, helping Sri Lanka post 325 runs. Despite losing key player Shadab Khan due to illness, Pakistan rallied in their chase with Fakhar Zaman's crucial century and Arafat Minhas' aggressive half-century, securing the title with nine balls remaining at 327-7 in 48.3 overs. The match was also affected by dew, which hindered Sri Lanka’s bowlers’ efforts to control the ball effectively.

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Zaman PERSON · 6× Pakistan GPE · 4× Sri Lanka GPE · 3× Carrick PERSON · 2× Minhas PERSON · 2× 4Chelsea ORG · 1× Arafat Minhas’s PERSON · 1× Fakhar Zaman PERSON · 1× Lahore GPE · 1× Sri Lankan NORP · 1×

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Zaman’s entertaining innings and Arafat Minhas’s robust 61 off 31 balls took Pakistan to a winning 331-7 in 48.3 overs, as the Sri Lankan bowlers found it hard to control the wet ball because of dew in Lahore. Recommended Stories list of 4 items- list 1 of 4Chelsea beat Man United as Martinez sent off to pile pressure on Carrick - list 2 of 4Club in crisis: What are Manchester United’s top five problems? - list 3 of 4What is the controversy between Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe and China? - list 4 of

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🔮 Sri Lanka’s Maheesh Theekshana, playing his first match in the tri-series, missed out on claiming Zaman on 69 and 106, when he couldn’t hold on to a return catch.

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Pakistan beat Sri Lanka as Zaman’s century turns thrilling tri-series final · assertive framing

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Opener Fakhar Zaman overcame a bruised knee and a lean spell to score 127 to help Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by three wickets in the final of the one-day international cricket tri-series on Saturday. asserted

Pakistan → overcome → Saturday

list → take → Mbappe

4Can Carrick survive Man United’s slump and Fernandes fallout? asserted

Carrick → survive → slump

Earlier, Kamindu Mendis’ 131, his maiden ODI century, propelled Sri Lanka to 325-8 while batting first for the first time in the tournament. asserted

131 → propel → tournament

Zaman came into the final with only 31 runs in his last four innings and spent most of the time in the dressing room after injuring his right knee while fielding. asserted

Zaman → come → knee

Pakistan lost Maaz Sadaqat for 5 and Babar Azam for a five-ball duck, much to the disappointment of the 31,265 home fans at Gaddafi Stadium, but Zaman revived the chase with 19-year-old Saad Baig, who made 74 off 75 balls. asserted

who → lose → balls

They put up a 149-run stand. asserted

They → put → stand

Sri Lanka’s Maheesh Theekshana, playing his first match in the tri-series, missed out on claiming Zaman on 69 and 106, when he couldn’t hold on to a return catch. asserted

he → play → catch

Theekshana dropped Zaman again, a sitter on the boundary, after reaching his century off 84 balls. asserted

Theekshana → drop → balls

Zaman’s 99-ball knock finally ended in the 34th over when he was clean bowled by Dilshan Madushanka with Pakistan still 106 runs from victory. asserted

Pakistan → end → victory

Madushanka took 3-63. asserted

Madushanka → take → 3

The wet ball couldn’t help Sri Lanka as the young pair of Minhas and Hasan Nawaz (37 not out) kept their nerve before Asitha Fernando (2-72) added to the drama by bagging the wickets of Minhas and Faheem Ashraf off successive balls. asserted

Fernando → help → balls

The other tri-series team, England, was knocked out after losing three of its four games. asserted

team → knock → games