Pakistan beat Sri Lanka, complete 3-0 ODI clean sweep:Fakhar, Rizwan score fifties; Wasim scalps 3 wickets in Men in Green’s 6-wicket victory

In the third ODI played in Rawalpindi, Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets to win the series 3-0. Pakistan had won the first match by 6 runs and the second match by 8 wickets. In the third match, Sri Lanka set a target of 212 runs, which Pakistan achieved with the help of half-centuries from Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Rizwan, with 5.2 overs remaining. Winning the toss, Pakistan chose to bowl. Sri Lanka had a good start. Pathum Nissanka and Kamil Mishara added 50 runs in the first 8 overs. After Nissanka was bowled, the run rate slowed down. Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama tried to steady the innings but strike rotation was not possible. Debutant left-arm spinner Faisal Akram took two wickets by consistently building pressure. Pawan Ratnayake steadied the team with 32 runs, while Samarawickrama was the top scorer with 48 runs. The entire Sri Lankan team was bowled out for 211 runs. Waseem Jr. took 3 wickets Waseem bowled 10 overs and took 3 wickets while conceding 47 runs. His economy rate was 4.70. Shaheen Afridi bowled 7.2 overs and took 1 wicket for 36 runs with 1 maiden over. His economy rate was 4.90. Haris Rauf bowled 9 overs and took 2 wickets for 38 runs with 1 maiden. Faisal Akram bowled 10 overs and took 2 wickets for 42 runs. His economy rate was 4.20. Faheem Ashraf scalped 1 wicket for 43 runs in 9 overs. Fakhar Zaman played a brilliant half-century innings Chasing the target, Pakistan had a slow start. Haseebullah was out without scoring, but Fakhar Zaman took charge by scoring runs quickly. Jeffrey Vandersay tried to bring Sri Lanka back into the match. He dismissed Fakhar Zaman with a brilliant catch and then bowled Babar Azam with a googly. In the very next over, Salman Agha was also out LBW. Fakhar faced 45 balls and scored 55 runs. He hit 8 fours. His strike rate was 122.22. This was his 19th half-century in his ODI career. Rizwan scored 61 runs At one point, Pakistan needed 97 more runs. But Mohammad Rizwan and Hussain Talat batted patiently, keeping the match under control. Both scored runs without taking risks and led the team to the target. Rizwan completed his half-century. Rizwan faced 92 balls and scored 61 runs. He hit 4 fours. His strike rate was 66.30. This was his 19th half-century in his ODI career. He scored his fourth half-century against Sri Lanka. Rizwan played his 100th ODI match.