Delhi: After losing the T20 series against Pakistan, Sri Lanka ended the tour with a spectacular win in the last match (PAK vs SL). In the third and final T20 International, Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 8 wickets. Batting first, Pakistan scored 168 runs for 8 wickets. In reply, Sri Lanka achieved the target with 17 balls remaining on the basis of captain Kusal Mendis' unbeaten inning of 87 runs.

Pakistan won the series 2-1.

Kusal Mendis became the player of the match. At the same time, Sahibzada Farhan was chosen as the Player of the Series, who scored 238 runs in 3 matches.

Farhan again created a stir with the bat

Sahibzada Farhan once again batted brilliantly for Pakistan. He scored 76 runs in 47 balls, which included 7 fours and 3 sixes. Arafat Minhas also helped the team reach a respectable score by scoring 34 runs in 20 balls.

However, apart from Farhan and Arafat, no other batsman of Pakistan could cross the 20-run mark. Sri Lankan bowlers implemented their strategy better this time and prevented Pakistan from reaching a big score by taking wickets at regular intervals.

Ishan Malinga gave a double blow to Pakistan by dismissing Fakhar Zaman and Maaz Sadaqat in the fourth over of the innings. After this, Farhan and Hasan Nawaz definitely scored some fast runs, but the Sri Lankan bowlers restricted the run rate after the power play.

Dasun Shanaka turned the match by taking 3 wickets

Dasun Shanaka played an important role in bowling for Sri Lanka. He took 3 wickets for 21 runs. By changing his pace and length, Shanaka did not give the Pakistani batsmen a chance to play freely.

At the same time, Vijaykant Vyaskanth, who was included in the team in place of Mahesh Teekshana, also performed brilliantly. The 24-year-old leg spinner from Jaffna gave only 23 runs in his 4 overs and took one wicket. His tight bowling helped in maintaining pressure on Pakistan.

Ishan Malinga and Nuwan Thushara also took 2 wickets each. It was the collective performance of the Sri Lankan bowlers that despite Farhan's brilliant innings, Pakistan could not reach 170 runs.

Sinete Jayawardene showed aggressive batting

For 21-year-old Sinete Jayawardene, this match brought both experience and learning.

He made a crucial mistake while fielding, when his throw against Arafat Minhas did not hit the right target and Sri Lanka lost the chance to run out. After this, Arafat supported Pakistan's innings by scoring 34 runs.

However, Jayawardene impressed with his aggressive style while batting. He scored 38 runs in 26 balls, which included 5 fours and 2 sixes. His innings gave Sri Lanka the necessary momentum while chasing the target.

Kusal Mendis's stormy innings, Kamindu also supported

Kusal Mendis, who failed to play big innings in the first two matches, made a brilliant comeback in the last T20.

He batted cautiously in the beginning, but after settling on the crease, he adopted an aggressive stance and put pressure on Pakistan's bowlers.

After the early dismissal of Lahiru Udara, Kusal added 59 runs with Sinete Jayawardene for the second wicket. Kamindu Mendis supported Jayawardene when he was out. Both of them made an unbeaten 98-run partnership for the third wicket and gave an easy victory to Sri Lanka.

Kamindu scored unbeaten 40 runs in 27 balls. Supporting Kusal, he continuously rotated the strike and took the bad balls across the boundary. On the other hand, Kusal played an important role in achieving the target quickly by batting at a strike rate of more than 180.