Fantasy analysis
Sri Lanka win by 8 wickets; Madushanka’s five-for tops fantasy
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets after reaching 114/2 in 18.1 overs. Dilshan Madushanka led fantasy scoring with 125 points and 5/34, while Kamindu Mendis delivered 82 with 62* and a catch.
Top fantasy performers
The captain call
Best captain was Dilshan Madushanka with 250 after 125 points; vice-captain Kamindu Mendis returned 123. The most picked captain, Saad Baig (11%), delivered 10.
Tough day
Best XI of the match
Dilshan MadushankaCSri Lanka
BOWL
125
Kamindu MendisVCSri Lanka
AR
82
Sahan ArachchigeSri Lanka
BAT
58
Shaheen AfridiPakistan
BOWL
44
Arafat MinhasPakistan
AR
36
Kusal MendisSri Lanka
WK
34
Babar AzamPakistan
BAT
34
Pavan RathnayakeSri Lanka
BAT
33
Dunith WellalageSri Lanka
BOWL
33
Asitha FernandoSri Lanka
BOWL
25
Hasan NawazPakistan
AR
19
689 points with captain 2x and vice-captain 1.5x · Sri Lanka 7, Pakistan 4
Takeaways for next time
- Dilshan Madushanka is a prime captain pick after 125 and 5/34 in 8.3 overs.
- Kamindu Mendis is a steady VC option with 82, built on 62* and 1 ct.
- Kusal Mendis can add safe glove points; 3 ct helped him reach 34.
Written by AI from our match data · 27/10/2026, 5:24:55 pm. Numbers are checked against the data; picks are suggestions, not guarantees.
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