Match Preview
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 3rd and first T20 Match to be played on 11 January 2026 at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium Dambulla. This is the 3rd and last match of the series where Pakistan will try to win the match and win the series and Sri Lanka will try to win the match and retain the series. If we talk about the last match, then the previous match could not be held due to rain and if we talk about the performance of the players of the 1st match and the match result, then in the 1st T20 match, Sri Lanka batted first and gave a target of 128 which Pakistan chased in 16 overs and Sahabzada Farhan gave an outstanding performance and scored fifty. Shadab Khan in his comeback took 2 wickets with his bowling and scored a match winning 18 runs with his batting. If we talk about the recent performance of both the teams, then Pakistan is in very good form right now. And Sri Lanka’s recent form is not good. Pakistan won the 1st T20. It rained in the 2nd T20. Now tomorrow’s match is going to be very interesting for the fans and both the teams will give their 100% to win tomorrow’s match. If Pakistan wins tomorrow’s match, then Pakistan will win the T20 series and if Sri Lanka defeats Pakistan in the 3rd T20 tomorrow, then the series will be tied with a 1-1 win.
Pitch Report
The pitch of Dambulla International Stadium is generally a balanced pitch, neither too much batting not too much bowling. If we talk about batting on this pitch, then in the beginning of the match the ball comes on the bat well, which helps the batsmen and the batsmen get help in scoring runs. As the match progresses, the pitch slows down and the ball does not come on the bat well. If we talk about spinners on this pitch, then spinners get good help in the middle overs of the match. If we talk about fast bowlers, then in the beginning of the match fast bowlers can get help when there is wind, due to which the ball swings and in the death overs of the match when the pitch becomes slow, the fast bowlers get good help. If we talk about the score on this pitch, then generally 150/160 score is made here, where as in T20 180+ is considered a strong total and a match-winning total. If we talk about the score of the last match at Dambulla International Stadium, then in the last match Sri Lanka had given a target of 128 to Pakistan, which Pakistan chased in 16 overs. After this, if we talk about the toss, then the tossing team chooses to bowl heavily on this pitch.
Weather
It has been raining heavily in Dambulla since the last two days. The 1st T20 match was held but the 2nd T20 match could not be held due to rain. If we talk about yesterday’s weather, the weather conditions in Dambulla are not good, there are dark clouds due to which tomorrow’s match also seems to be cancelled. It may rain before the match and there is a risk of rain during the match as well.
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Head to Head
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Head to Head. Different T20 matches were played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at different venues in which both the teams gave their 100% to win the matches. Today we are going to watch Pakistan vs Sri Lanka T20 Head to Head. Pakistan and Sri Lanka have played a total of 24 T20 matches till now. If we talk about the result of the matches, then Pakistan won 14 matches and lost 10 matches and if we talk about Sri Lanka, then Sri Lanka won 10 matches and lost 14 matches. After this, if we talk about the wins and losses of both the teams on their home ground, then Pakistan has won 1 series against Sri Lanka on its home ground and has won 4 series in Sri Lanka and Pakistan has 9 natural wins against Sri Lanka. And if we talk about Sri Lanka’s home wins, then Sri Lanka has won 2 series against Pakistan on its home ground and Sri Lanka has won 3 series against Pakistan in Pakistan and Sri Lanka has 5 natural wins. This shows that the matches between the two teams have been very close and interesting.
Probably Playing XI
Pakistan playing xi
•1 Sahabzada Farhan ( Right-handed batsman )
•2 Saim Ayub ( Left-handed batsman )
•3 Salman Ali Agha ( Captain & Right-handed batsman )
•4 Fakhar Zaman ( Left-handed batsman )
•5 Usman Khan ( Wicket-kipper & Right-handed batsman )
•6 Shadab Khan ( Right-handed batsman & Right-arm leg spin bowler )
•7 Muhammad Nawaz ( Left-handed batsman & left-arm off spin bowler )
•8 Faheem Ashraf ( Left-handed batsman & Right-arm medium bowler )
•9 Muhammad Wasim jr ( Right-arm fast medium bowler )
•10 Naseem Shah ( Right-arm fast bowler )
•11 Abrar Ahmed ( Right-arm leg spin bowler )
Sri Lanka Playing XI
•1 Pathum Nissanka ( Right-handed batsman )
•2 Janith Liyanage ( Right-handed batsman )
•3 Kamil Mishara ( Left-handed batsman )
•4 Dhananjaya de Silva ( Right-handed batsman & Right-arm off spin bowler )
•5 Dasun Shanaka ( Captain & Right-handed batsman & Right-arm medium bowler )
•6 Kusal Parera ( wicket-kipper & Left-handed batsman )
•7 Wanindu Hasaranga ( Right-handed batsman & Right-arm leg spin bowler )
•8 Dushan Hemantha ( Right-handed batsman & Right-arm leg spin bowler )
•9 Eshan Malinga ( Right-arm fast medium bowler )
•10 Maheesh Theekshana ( Right-arm off spin bowler )
•11 Dushmantha Chameera ( Right-arm fast bowler )
Key Players to Watch
Key Players To Watch
Pakistan
• Sahibzada Farhan (50 in 1st T20I match and in good form)
• Shadab Khan (2 wickets with bowling and 18 match-winning runs with batting in Comeback)
• Abrar Ahmed (1st T20I, took important wickets and is in good form)
Sri Lanka
• Janith Liyanage (Outstanding performance of 41 runs off 31 balls under pressure in 1st T20 match)
• Wanindu Hisaranga (18 runs with batting and 1 wicket with bowling in 1st T20I match)
• Mahesh Theekshana (Sri Lanka’s current top spinner, 1 wicket in 4 overs in 1st T20 matches)
Match Prediction
Looking at past performances, Pakistan will win this match.