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Rawalpindi (Sports Reporter): Sri Lanka made history on Thursday night when they surmounted the 430-run target – the second highest in the history of One-Day International matches – against England with one ball to spare and two wickets in hand here at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. A number of records were set and tumbled during a run-fest which produced an aggregate of 859 runs – the second highest in ODIs – while the 430-run chase is also the second highest. Harry Brook brought up his double century off just 114 balls and became the owner of fastest double ton overtaking the milestone from Shubman Gill who took 117 balls. Brook also brought up the first double century on Pakistan soil and the highest individual ODI score in the country as well. England, who have now lost both the matches, will face Pakistan on 25 October at the Gaddafi Stadium as the remaining four matches in the tri-series are set to be played in Lahore. Sri Lanka, who opted to bowl first, were helped to the record chase by centurion Pavan Rathnayake (130, 106b, 15x4s, 3x6s), while Avishka Fernando and Dasun Shanaka struck 97 each. Janith Liyanage, who ended up with 61 not out off 27 balls hitting seven fours and three sixes, finished the game with a six off the penultimate ball. In the chase, Sri Lanka lost Kamindu Mendis early to Josh Tongue and their skipper Kusal Mendis for a diamond duck to slip to 24-2. At this juncture, Avishka Fernando (97, 83b, 11x4s, 2x6s) and player of the match Rathnayake stitched a valuable 166-run stand off 137 balls to lay the foundation for the record chase. Pacer Jamie Overton broke the stand and denied Avishka his fifth ODI century. Sri Lanka promoted Dasun Shanaka to no.5 – a position at which he walked out to bat for the sixth time only in his ODI career. Shanaka provided the much-needed impetus pacing up the scoring rate in the middle overs along with Rathnayake and both managed to add 133 off 79 balls. By the time Rathnayake departed, Sri Lanka needed 107 off 58 balls. Shanaka then threw the gauntlet in the 43rd over, hitting Sam Curran for three sixes before falling for 97 in the subsequent over. Liyanage, who was 16 off nine balls, when Sri Lanka needed 67 off 36 balls, then took apart Overton, taking 14 runs off his over. With 43 needed off 24 balls, Liyanage unleashed a sequence of 4,4,6 against Curran before Sahan Arachchige departed on the last ball of the same over after hitting a four. After Jacks gave away 11 runs in 48th over, Overton controlled the damage and let Sri Lanka score only five in the penultimate. Tongue threatened to defend eight runs off the last over as he gave just two runs off the first four balls and castled two batters on consecutive balls but Liyanage struck a maximum off the fifth to finish the game in style. Earlier, England’s opener Tom Banton (50, 51b, 9x4s) and Ben Duckett (29, 39b, 2x4s) put on 71 runs and both departed in 14th and 16th over bringing Brook and Joe Root to the middle. The duo then gathered 159 runs in tandem off 127 balls as Root contributed 69 off 66 balls. Root brought up the 8000-run mark milestone during his stay at the crease as well, becoming the first England batter to do so. Brook, who fell on the last ball of the innings, struck a total of 21 fours and 10 sixes in his outing. Brook brought up his century off just 75 balls with a four on the first ball of the 40th over, which England finished with 273-3 on the board. That England managed to eke out 156 runs off the last 10 overs was due to Brook’s charge in company of Will Jacks (66 not out, 30b, 8x4s, 3x6s), with whom he shared a breathtaking 185-run stand off 79 balls. From the 40th over onwards, England scored in double digits in each over as they raced past the 400-run mark for the seventh time, while Brook also overtook the highest individual score by an England batter from Ben Stokes, who had scored 182 in 2023. Scores in brief ODI tri-series - Match 3 – Sri Lanka beat England by two wickets at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium England 429-4, 50 overs (Harry Brook 202, Joe Root 69, Will Jacks 66 not out, Tom Banton 50, Ben Duckett 29; Dunith Wellalage 2-56) Sri Lanka 430-8, 49.5 overs (Pavan Rathnayake 130, Dasun Shanaka 97, Avishka Fernando 97, Janith Liyanage 61 not out; Josh Tongue 3-79, Sam Curran 2-103) Player of the match – Pavan Rathnayake (Sri Lanka) ODI tri-series (All matches begin at 1pm; First three matches at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium; Last four matches at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore)18 October - Match 1 – Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 37 runs 20 October - Match 2 – Pakistan beat England by 87 runs 22 October - Match 3 – Sri Lanka beat England by two wickets 25 October - Match 4 – Pakistan v England 27 October - Match 5 – Pakistan v Sri Lanka 29 October - Match 6 – England v Sri Lanka 31 October – Final – Top two teams

15-member UAE squad announced, Rahul Chopra to lead hostsDubai (Sports Reporter): UAE will host Netherlands and Oman in the ICC CWC League 2 Tri-Series which will be played at the ICC Academy Oval 1 from Sunday, 25 October. UAE’s second fixture of the 50-over series is against Oman on Thursday, 29 October followed by matches against Netherlands and Oman on Tuesday (2 November) and Thursday (4 November). Oman and Netherlands will play on Tuesday, 27 October and Tuesday, 2 November. All six matches will begin at 9:30am local time. Rahul Chopra will lead the 15-member UAE squad for the series. UAE squad for ICC CWC League 2 Tri-Series – Dubai: Rahul Chopra (captain), Aayan Khan, Adeeb Usmani (wicketkeeper-batter), Akshdeep Nath, Aryansh Sharma (wicketkeeper-batter), Awais Ali Khan, Basil Hameed, Junaid Siddique, Khuzaima Bin Tanveer, Mohammad Arfan, Mohammad Shahdad, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Mohammad Waseem, Sohaib Khan and Tanish Suri (wicketkeeper-batter). Support Staff: Amjad Izzi (manager), Lalchand Rajput (head coach), Stanley Chioza (fielding coach), Azharuddin Qureshi (strength and conditioning coach), Manpreet Sidhu (video analyst) and Manish Pardeshi (physiotherapist). ICC CWC League 2 – UAE, Netherlands and Oman (local timings):*Sunday, 25 October – UAE vs Netherlands, ICC Academy Oval 1 – 9:30am Tuesday, 27 October – Oman vs Netherlands, ICC Academy Oval 1 – 9:30am Thursday, 29 October – UAE vs Oman, ICC Academy Oval 1 – 9:30amSaturday, 31 October – UAE vs Netherlands, ICC Academy Oval 1 – 9:30amTuesday, 2 November – Netherlands vs Oman, ICC Academy Oval 1 – 9:30amThursday, 4 November – UAE vs Oman, ICC Academy Oval 1 – 9:30am 

Rawalpindi (Sports Reporter): Pakistan beat England by 87 runs in the second fixture of the Tri-National One Day International Series, as Arafat Minhas put in one of the great allrounder performances to propel Pakistan to back-to-back wins in Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.Minhas struck 59 off 58 balls in Pakistan's innings of 302 for 9, dovetailing well with top-scorer Hasan Nawaz, before having a hand in seven of England's dismissals as they were rolled for 215 with 11.2 overs to spare.Fresh from a maiden international fifty, the left-arm spinner took a career-best 6 for 40 - becoming only the third Pakistani to hit a half-century and take a five-for in ODIs - and then had the glory of a run out to remove a sprawling Gus Atkinson as the final act of an undulating encounter. The kind that will rein in developing optimism from England captain Harry Brook and head coach Brendon McCullum after an encouraging run of six wins from nine leading into this fixture. Brook had earlier opted to bowl first, believing dew would tilt the match England's way in the second half.Minhas had other ideas. A fifth-wicket stand of 78 between him and Nawaz breathed life into a stuttering Pakistan innings. The former then cracked on in a stand of 72 off 49 with Faheem Ashraf. But there was no doubt they benefited from an untidy England, who failed to put the foot down when they had their opponents 81 for 4 in the 19th over.Nawaz was dropped by Atkinson on 28, an easy tumbling catch to at backward square leg after a tame lap off Will Jacks' bowling. Minhas, meanwhile, was missed three times, the costliest coming on 12. Sam Curran - returning to the fold after a groin injury - found a low edge that wicketkeeper Jordan Cox was unable to snare, one-handed, diving to his left. Minhas was eventually seen off by Sonny Baker, who finished with his best figures of 3 for 65.Atkinson's face in the dirt for the crowning moment at his expense felt a world away from the very first delivery of the match, when Fakhar Zaman clipped his opening delivery to Joe Root at midwicket. Pakistan were soon 31 for 2 when Saim Ayub was done over by the short ball by Baker, pouched at backward square leg by Curran.Babar Azam struggled against Jacks, seemingly unable to negotiate what modest turn there was for the offspinner. Beaten multiple times on the outside edge, he was able to use pace at the other end to tick over to 34 before an attempt to work off the back foot left a gap between bat and pad that the ball skidded through into off stump. It was no less than Jacks deserved as he stifled the scoring despite having only two men outside the inner circle when he was brought on as first change after six overs.It was only when Adil Rashid was brought into the attack, after missing the home Sri Lanka series with a hand injury, that Pakistan's batters decided to use their feet. In this instance, Salman Agha greeted the legspinner's first delivery with a swift jaunt down the track to launch over cover.Salman could not crack on as he did two days ago, his 107 against Sri Lanka was followed by a tame 16, sweeping a low full toss out to Atkinson at a wide fine leg. That brought Nawaz to the crease, immediately improving the score with a first-ball six off Rashid, back down the ground. He ended up being responsible for four of Pakistan's five sixes, in a 74-ball stay as smart as it was enterprising.A 52-run stand with Said Baig added a much-needed pillar of stability. And though the 19-year-old Baig became the second top-four batter bounced out - this time by Atkinson - Nawaz was in his groove. A late cut midway through the 32nd over for a seventh boundary took him to 50 off 46 deliveries.After an 87mph yorker from Jamie Overton struck the base of Nawaz's stumps, Ashraf picked up the mantle, striking back-to-back boundaries off Jacks and Rashid. Despite showing his hand by attacking spin down the ground, Brook opted to bring Root on for the 46th over, which was duly taken for 12, including a slap over wide long-on by the left-handed allrounder.Before Minhas moved to fifty from 53 deliveries with a gorgeous cover drive off Baker, he was the subject of consecutive reprieves, both off Curran. A top edge on 42 was taken by a backpedaling Cox, only for the ball to bounce out of his one-handed grasp. The next delivery, on 44, saw a botched relay catch on the long-on boundary when Tom Banton under-armed over the head of Ben Duckett.Two more fours through and over the extra cover would be his lot, as Baker dragged his length back, went straighter and forced an uppish shot that nestled into the hands of Brook at mid-off. Curran, at the fourth attempt, was finally able to register a wicket when Ashraf found deep midwicket before Baker had Naseem Shah caught at long-on for his third. Haris Rauf, though, muscled the last ball of the innings through midwicket to breach 300.That looked under par after Banton and Duckett overcame new-ball difficulties to combine for 91 inside 15 overs. Banton was able to put an array of plays-and-misses against Shaheen behind him to smash 18 off Naseem's fourth over - including sixes over fine leg and midwicket - to bring up the team fifty at the end of the eighth. When Duckett was bounced out by Rauf, England had the foundation to crack on. Unfortunately, the opener was the first of the top five to fall for 86 runs.Banton was next to go for 57, slapping a short delivery from Minhas to midwicket when he should have found an eighth boundary. There was no such charity for the left-arm spinner with the removal of Brook: pitching on middle and turning sharply to avoid Brook's back-foot defence and clip off stump. With Minhas and Ayub in tandem, scoring shuddered to halt, with Curran's drag into the stands at midwicket off the latter, at the end of the 26th over, the first boundary in 48 balls.With the required rate still manageable, Root and Curran were happy to tick over. But the loss of both - Root bowled by Naseem, Curran a second for Rauf, caught at deep square by sub fielder Ghazi Ghori - presented the lower order with a tricky task of 127 from the remaining 111 deliveries.But for a couple of sixes shared between Jacks and Cox, they were never really in for it. A further two wickets in six balls - Cox lbw with one that drifted and slid on, Overton holing out to long-on - had Minhas to the fore again. And it was he who hammered the final nails in the coffin.Jacks cuffed a short length ball straight to Afridi at midwicket for his second five-wicket haul in ODIs, before Adil Rashid was lbw first ball. Though he was unable to bag a hat-trick, a direct hit after a mix-up between Baker and Atkinson - recovering from his own fumble off a the throw from deep midwicket - capped a truly outstanding performance from a precocious allrounder who is here to stay.

Rawalpindi (Sports Reporter): Pakistan got off the mark in the One-Day International tri series with a 37-run win over Sri Lanka in the opening match after they successfully defended their 305-run total here at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday night. After Salman Ali Agha’s superb 107 off 90 balls took Pakistan to a healthy total, the pace attack – led by captain Shaheen Shah Afridi – eked out all 10 Sri Lankan wickets despite a match-threatening 119-run stand for the fifth wicket between Janith Liyanage and Pavan Rathnayake. Pakistan will now face England on Tuesday, while Sri Lanka will also be up against the same opposition on 22 October before the action moves to Lahore. On Sunday, Kusal Mendis won the toss and opted to bowl first. Pacer Dilshan Madushanka removed Pakistan openers Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub within the first 5.5 overs before debutant Saad Baig and Babar Azam built a 74-run stand to put the innings on course. During the course of his 57-ball 45-run (6x4s) knock, Babar Azam also reached the 16,000-run mark in international cricket, becoming just the fifth batter besides Inzamam-ul-Haq, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf and Javed Miandad to reach this milestone. Saad, who became the 262nd men’s player to represent Pakistan in ODIs, looked fluent in his 40-ball stay at the crease which yielded 39 runs with the help of three fours and two sixes. Saad and Babar both fell to Eshan Malinga in 20th and 22nd overs as Sri Lanka struck back. It was at this juncture that centurion and player of the match Salman joined forces with Hasan Nawaz to put on 97 runs for the fifth wicket off just 94 balls. Hasan fell after scoring 37 off 49 balls and hit two fours as many sixes. Salman reached his century in the 45th over with a boundary off 82 balls before falling to Asitha Fernando as Sri Lanka struck back in the last five overs, giving away just 26 runs for fours wickets. Eshan picked up four for 46, Asitha Fernando had three and Madushanka removed two batters. In reply, Pakistan pacers hit the ground running as Naseem Shah provided the first breakthrough removing Avishka Fernando for five, Faheem Ashraf got rid of Kusal Mendis for 18, meanwhile Kamindu Mendis (44, 50b, 4x4s) and Sahan Arachchige fell to Shaheen as Sri Lanka slipped to 91-4 in 19.3 overs. Rathnayake (79, 74b, 6x4s, 2x6s) and Liyanage (60, 74b, 5x4s) then put on a strong show with a century partnership and threatened to take the game away from Pakistan. Sri Lanka required 96 off the last 13 overs when Pakistan finally struck with Faheem removing Rathnayake. From this moment onwards, Pakistan ran riot taking five for 15 as Sri Lanka’s chase was derailed with the visitors getting bowled out for 268 with 11 balls to spare. Shaheen returned figures of three for 55, while Naseem, Haris and Faheem all took two wickets each. Scores in brief Match 1 – Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 37 runs at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium Pakistan 305 all out, 49.5 overs (Salman Ali Agha 107, Babar Azam 45, Saad Baig 39, Hasan Nawaz 37; Eshan Malinga 4-46, Asitha Fernando 3-59, Dilshan Madushanka 2-67) Sri Lanka 268 all out, 48.1 overs (Pavan Rathnayake 79, Janith Liyanage 60, 44, Dasun Shanaka 28; Shaheen Shah Afridi 3-55, Naseem Shah 2-43, Haris Rauf 2-48, Faheem Ashraf 2-49) Player of the match – Salman Ali Agha (Pakistan) 

Abdul Jabbar FaisalRAWALPINDI: The opening match of the Tri-Nation One Day International Series started here at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, as Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to field first against hosts Pakistan. 

Abdul Jabbar FaisalRAWALPINDI: Sri Lanka finished the three-match T20 International cricket series 2-1 down, as they registered a massive victory against the Green Shirts and won the last match by 8 wickets here at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday evening.Sri Lankan captain won the toss 3rd time in a row and put Pakistan into bat first, as the conditions were cloudy owing to light rain in the morning in the twin cities Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Pakistan managed 168 for 8 in 20 overs, courtesy a commanding 76 from captain Sahibzada Farhan and an unbeaten 34 from Arafat Minhas. Farhan led Pakistan’s batting effort with a 47-ball knock featuring seven fours and three sixes. The right-handed batter held the innings together despite wickets falling at regular intervals at the other end.Pakistan lost Fakhar Zaman (12, 7b, 1x4, 1x6) and Maaz Sadaqat (0, 3b) in the fourth over, leaving the hosts at 34 for two. Hasan Nawaz (16, 17b, 2x4) added 33 runs with Farhan for the third wicket before departing in the ninth over. The hosts suffered further setbacks as Khawaja Nafay (3, 5b), Mohammad Imran (6, 10b) and Abdul Samad (15, 10b, 2x4, 1x6) departed, leaving Pakistan at 102 for six in 13.4 overs.Farhan then joined Arafat Minhas in a crucial 66-run partnership for the seventh wicket, helping Pakistan reach a competitive total. Arafat struck two fours and as many sixes in his unbeaten 20-ball innings, while Farhan was dismissed on the penultimate delivery of the innings. This was Farhan third successive half-century in the series, who was leading the side for the first time in Pakistan.For Sri Lanka, Dasun Shanaka returned figures of three for 21, while Nuwan Thushara and Eshan Malinga took two wickets each.Defending 169, Pakistan made an early breakthrough when Mohammad Imran trapped Lahiru Udara leg-before for one in the second over. However, Sri Lanka recovered through a 59-run second-wicket partnership between Sineth Jayawardena and captain Kusal Mendis. Arafat Minhas provided Pakistan their second breakthrough when he dismissed Jayawardena for 38 off 26 balls, including five fours and two sixes.Kusal then combined with Kamindu Mendis in an unbeaten 98-run third-wicket stand to guide the visitors to win in 17.1 overs. Right-handed batter Kusal top-scored with an unbeaten 87 off 48 balls, hitting nine fours and four sixes, while Kamindu contributed 40 not out off 27 balls.Scores in brief:Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by eight wicketsPakistan 168-8, 20 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 76, Arafat Minhas 34 not out; Dasun Shanaka 3-21, Nuwan Thushara 2-38, Eshan Malinga 2-38)Sri Lanka 172-2, 17.1 overs (Kusal Mendis 87 not out, Kamindu Mendis 40 not out, Sineth Jayawardena 38; Mohammad Imran 1-31, Arafat Minhas 1-26)Player of the match – Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka)Player of the series – Sahibzada Farhan (Pakistan)

Rawalpindi (Sports Reporter): Pakistan outclassed Sri Lanka by 83 runs in the second T20 International match of the 3-match series on Sunday here at Pindi Cricket Stadium. Maaz played a great inning of 94 runs and lost his wicket on the final ball of the innings.Captain Farhan also played a remarkable innings that helped Green Shirts to put a big total on the scoreboard.After Pakistan posted their second-highest T20I total of 215-3 in 20 overs on the back of half-centuries from Maaz and Sahibzada, Sri Lanka were restricted to 133-7 in 20 overs with pacer Muhammad Imran, playing his second T20I, registering frugal figures of 4-0-11-3. Imran was backed by Mohammad Salman Mirza, who picked up 2-28 in three overs, and spin duo of Shadab Khan and Saim Ayub – who both accounted for a wicket each. The incoming left-arm pacer Salman Mirza, who replaced Razaullah in the lineup, provided Pakistan the first breakthrough in opening over by removing Lahiru Udara - Sri Lanka’s top-scorer with 91 in first T20I – for five. It was given not out by the on-field umpire but reversed after Pakistan reviewed the decision. Sri Lanka slipped from 35-1 to 5.5 overs to 74-6, losing five for 39 in 36 balls as Pakistan bowlers ran riot. In the top order, Sineth Jayawardena (22, 21b, 4x4s) and Kamindu Mendis (23, 19b, 2x4s, 1x6) got starts but couldn’t convert them. Imran got two wickets in as many balls in the eighth over but couldn’t clinch a hat-trick as he bowled his four overs on the trot. Chamindu Wickramsinghe (29, 24b, 1x4, 1x6) and Maheesh Theekshana (32 not out, 26b, 4x4s) – the no. 7 and 8 batters – stretched Sri Lanka’s score to 133-7 in 20 overs with the help of 50-run seventh-wicket stand. Earlier, Pakistan were asked to bat first and they responded by setting up the platform for their highest T20I total at home with a 55-run opening stand. Top-scorer Maaz Sadaqat walked out to bat when Fakhar Zaman (22, 17b, 4x4s) fell to Maheesh Theekshana in the seventh over. Maaz and Sahibzada’s blazing alliance for the second wicket yielded 88 runs off 49 balls as the duo kept on taking digs at Sri Lanka bowlers. Sahibzada, playing his 50th T20I, began the assault by hitting Theekshana for two consecutive sixes in in ninth over and brought up his 12th half-century an over later. Pakistan ransacked 125 runs off the last 10 overs despite Sri Lanka giving just one run in the 14th over and eking out the wicket of Sahibzada in the following over. Sahibzada fell for 73 off 44 balls hitting four boundaries and five sixes. He had smashed Shanaka for a six and a four on consecutive deliveries before departing. Maaz welcomed Theekshana in the 16th over by hitting three sixes off the first four balls as Pakistan took 22 off the over – the best of their innings. Maaz added 72 off 31 balls in Hasan Nawaz’s (19 not out, 9b, 1x4, 1x6) company as Pakistan charged towards the total beyond 200-run mark. Pakistan took 37 runs off the last three overs with Maaz hitting three fours in the penultimate over to enter the 90s. He was 92 off 46 at the start of the last over and was denied his maiden T20I century by Eshan Malinga, who removed him off the last ball for 96 off 51 and giving away only five runs. Scores in brief Pakistan 215-3, 20 overs (Maaz Sadaqat 96, Sahibzada Farhan 73, Fakhar Zaman 22, Hasan Nawaz 19 not out; Dasun Shanaka 1-30) Sri Lanka 133-7, 20 overs (Maheesh Theekshana 32 not out, Chamindu Wickramsinghe 29, Kamindu Mendis 23, Sineth Jayawardena 22; Mohammad Imran 3-11, Mohammad Salman Mirza 2-28) Player of the match – Maaz Sadaqat (Pakistan)

Sports Bulletin Report Rawalpindi: Sahibzada Farhan scored a match-winning 89 as Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by four wickets in the first T20I of the three-match series at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Friday evening.The win gave Pakistan a 1-0 lead in the series, with the second T20I scheduled at the same venue on Sunday, 11 October.Chasing 183 to win, Pakistan achieved the target in 18.5 overs, courtesy of Farhan’s 53-ball 89, which included 10 fours and four sixes. Leading Pakistan for the first time in T20Is in a bilateral series, Sahibzada was adjudged player of the match for his outstanding batting display.Sahibzada and Fakhar Zaman provided Pakistan a solid start, stitching a 54-run opening partnership. Fakhar contributed 21 off 13 balls, including four boundaries, before departing in the sixth over.Sahibzada then joined Maaz Sadaqat as the pair added 92 runs for the second wicket to put Pakistan in a commanding position. Maaz struck four fours and three sixes in his 29-ball 50 before being dismissed in the 14th over.Sahibzada departed in the 18th over, while Khawaja Nafay remained unbeaten on 12 off seven balls as Pakistan completed the chase.Earlier, after electing to bat first, Sri Lanka posted 182 for eight in 20 overs. Lahiru Udara top-scored with 91 off 55 balls, hitting 11 fours and a six.For Pakistan, Naseem Shah returned figures of three for 36, while T20I debutant Mohammad Imran bagged two wickets for 21 runs in four overs.Razaullah, who also made his T20I debut, Saim Ayub and Shadab Khan took one wicket apiece.Scores in brief:Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by four wickets at Rawalpindi Cricket StadiumSri Lanka 182-8, 20 overs (Lahiru Udara 91; Naseem Shah 3-36, Mohammad Imran 2-21)Pakistan 187-6, 18.5 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 89, Maaz Sadaqat 50; Eshan Malinga 2-33, Maheesh Theekshana 2-36)Player of the match – Sahibzada Farhan (Pakistan)

Lahore (Sports Reporter): The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced the squad for the Hong Kong Sixes, with Abbas Afridi named captain for the six-a-side tournament, which will be held at the Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground in Hong Kong from 30 October to 1 November.Pakistan will depart for Hong Kong on 28 October and will compete alongside 11 other teams in the three-day tournament.The 12 participating teams have been divided into four pools of three teams each. Pakistan have been placed in Pool C.Pakistan squad:Mohammad Abbas Afridi (captain), Abdul Samad, Ahmed Daniyal, Mohammad Irfan Khan, Khawaja Nafay, Mohammad Shahzad and Saad Masood.Team Manager: Raza Kitchlew 

Dubai (Sports Reporter): A seven-member UAE squad will feature in the Hong Kong Sixes 2026. The 12-team tournament will be played at the Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground from Friday 30 October to Sunday, 1 November. UAE feature in Group C, India and Pakistan are the other two sides in the group. UAE will play Pakistan on Friday, 30 October and India on Saturday, 31 October. Both these matches will begin at 10:35am local time. The Bowl, Plate and Cup semi-finals will be played on Saturday with the Playoffs and Bowl, Plate and Cup finals scheduled for Sunday, 1 November. *UAE squad – Hong Kong Sixes 2026:* Ansh Tandon, Khalid Shah, Maroof Merchant, Mohammad Faraazuddin, Mohammad Farooq, Mohammad Zuhaib and Zahid Ali Support Staff: Naveed Ahmed (coach cum manager) Hong Kong Sixes – UAE matches schedule (Local time – Hong Kong):*Friday, 30 October – Pakistan vs UAE – 10:35am, Tin Kwong Road Recreation GroundSaturday, 31 October – UAE vs India – 10:35am, Tin Kwong Road Recreation GroundSaturday, 31 October – Bowl, Plate and Cup semi-finals Sunday, 1 November – Playoffs and Bowl, Plate and Cup finals