Sri Lanka upset Pakistan by 64 runs in first Twenty20 in Lahore
Inexperienced Sri Lanka stunned Pakistan by 64 runs in the first Twenty20 international in Lahore on Saturday, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Sri Lanka scored 165-5 in their 20 overs with Danushka Gunathilaka scoring 57 off 38 balls including a six and eight boundaries, for which he was awarded Man of the Match.
Teenage Pakistan paceman Mohammad Hasnain took a hat-trick, finishing with 3-37.
Pakistan were bowled out for 101 in 17.4 overs with Nuwan Pradeep and Isuru Udana taking three wickets apiece.
Babar Azam (13 off 10) was the first man down at 1.5 overs, caught out from Pradeep's delivery. Pradeep then bagged a golden duck, when he took Umar Akmal's wicket on the next ball. He was not fortunate enough to score a hat-trick, however.
Ahmed Shehzad (4 off 9) found himself dismissed after dragging a thick inside edge back onto the stumps courtesy Udana's ball.
In a mix up between skipper Sarfaraz and Iftikhar Ahmed over taking a run, which according to ESPNcricinfo characterised much of Pakistan's innings, Iftikhar Ahmed (25 off 24) had to exit at 11.3 overs.
The skipper (24 off 30) was next to go at 13.2 overs, when he was bowled out by Hasranga.
Over the course of the next three overs, Imad Wasim, Asif Ali and Faheem Ashraf all fell, leaving Shadab Khan and Mohammad Amir at the crease.
The 18th over saw the match wrap up as the two batsmen were dismissed within a ball of one another by Udana, who by then had a 3-wicket haul along with Pradeep.
Earlier, the visitors, raced to 84 with openers Gunathilaka scoring 57 off 38 balls including a six and eight boundaries and Avishka Fernando making 33 off 34.
Debutant Bhanuka Rajapaksa scored 32 off 22 with two sixes and as many boundaries while skipper Dasun Shanaka chipped in with 17 including two sixes.