​PAK vs SL 1st ODI Tri-series 2026 live scorecard, toss winner, winning probability, result and highlights from Rawalpindi originally appeared on Cricket News.
Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.KEY MATCH DETAILS: (Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka 1st ODI)Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, RawalpindiCaptains: Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan), Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka)Toss result: Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl firstLive Telecast: PTV Sports, Tapmad, Tamasha and PCB Live app (Pakistan), Peo TV, Siyatha TV and Dialog (Sri Lanka), Veto (India)Umpires and match officials: Asif Yaqoob and Wayne Knights (on-field umpires), Sharfuddoula (third umpire), Faisal Afridi (reserve umpire) and Jeff Crowe (match referee)Match result: TBDPlayer of the Match: TBDFOLLOW LIVE:Ball-by-ball updates of the matchPakistan vs. Sri Lanka 1st ODI live match scorecardFollow along with the latest live scorecard here as the match unfolds, or click here for key text commentary updates from the action.Hello everyone, and welcome to the live blog for the Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka 1st ODI of the tri-series at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Sri Lanka have won the toss and chosen to bowl first, so Pakistan will bat, with debutant Saad Baig at No. 4.Sri Lanka Batting Updates:After 31 overs: Sri Lanka 162/4Coming together at 91/4, Pavan Rathnayake and Janith Liyanage turned the momentum with an unbroken 91-run partnership off 83 balls. The pair raised their 50-run stand in just 41 deliveries, lifting Sri Lanka past 150 in the 29th over.Rathnayake took on Pakistan’s spinners, bringing up his fifty off 54 deliveries (5×4) before cutting loose with a couple of sixes to race to 67* off 62 balls (SR 108.06).After 20 overs: Sri Lanka 99/4Right after the 13th over, Faheem Ashraf broke the burgeoning 36-run stand by having Sri Lankan captain Kusal Mendis (18 off 34) caught by Saim Ayub at 66/2.Shaheen Shah Afridi returned to rip the heart out of Sri Lanka’s chase. First, he ended Kamindu Mendis’ fine counter-attack on 44 (50b, 4×4) via a catch to Faheem Ashraf in the 18th over (83/3). He then struck again in the 20th over, inducing an edge from Sahan Arachchige (3) through to wicketkeeper Saad Baig (91/4).With Sri Lanka slipping from 66/1 to 91/4, Pavan Rathnayake (15*) and Janith Liyanage (2*) have been forced into defensive mode. The required run rate has now surged past 7.25 runs per over, putting immense pressure on the remaining lower middle order.After 10 overs: Sri Lanka 42/1Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah kept a tight leash on scoring in the mandatory Powerplay. Naseem made the breakthrough in the 6th over, inducing a false stroke from Avishka Fernando (5 off 9) that was safely pouched by Faheem Ashraf at 30/1.Kamindu Mendis (31* off 40) has looked composed, driving fluently through the off side alongside skipper Kusal Mendis (18* off 33). The pair have added an unbeaten 36-run stand to lift the run rate toward five an over, though the required ru