Sri Lanka stun Pakistan
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.
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.
Teenage Pakistan paceman Mohammad Hasnain took a hattrick, finishing with 3-37.
Pakistan were bowled out for 101 in 17.4 overs with Nuwan Pradeep and Isuru Udana taking three wickets apiece.
The second match will be played on Monday and the third on Wednesday -- all in Lahore.
Scores in brief
SRI LANKA: 165 for 5 in 20 overs (Gunathilaka 57, Fernando 33, Rajapaksa 32; Hasnain 3-37)
PAKISTAN: 111 all out in 17.4 overs (Sarfaraz 24, Iftikhar 25; Pradeep 3-2, Udana 3-11, De Silva 2-20)
Result: Sri Lanka won by 64 runs.
Player-of-the-match: Danushka Gunathilaka.
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