PAK vs SL ODI Tri-series 2026 final live scorecard, toss winner, winning probability, result and highlights from Lahore originally appeared on Cricket News . Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here .
Captains: Shaheen Shah Afridi ( Pakistan ), Kusal Mendis ( Sri Lanka )
Toss result: Pakistan have won the toss and have opted to field
Live Telecast: PTV Sports, Tapmad, Tamasha and PCB Live app (Pakistan), Peo TV, Siyatha TV and Dialog (Sri Lanka), Veto (India)
Umpires and match officials: Ahsan Raza and Wayne Knights (on-field umpires), Sharfuddoula (third umpire), Rashid Riaz (reserve umpire) and Jeff Crowe (match referee)
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Avishka Fernando and Kamindu Mendis have established a solid opening platform.
Fernando scored 24 off 27 balls with three fours and a six, while Mendis contributed 25 off 33 balls with two fours and a six.
Shaheen Shah Afridi bowled a disciplined opening burst of 5-0-21-0, but Pakistan's attack could not break through.
Pakistan have won the toss and have opted to field
Pakistan will walk into Saturday's tri-series final in Lahore with a first home title in the format as their target, though Sri Lanka have the means to spoil the party.
The hosts have a poor record in this department, since they lost the three previous tri-series played on their own soil and finished second each time, to Australia in 1994, Sri Lanka in 2004 and New Zealand last year.
This time the signs are better, as Pakistan won their first three matches, two against England and one against Sri Lanka. The run came to an end in the last group game, when Sri Lanka beat them and bowled them out for only 110, which is the kind of collapse the team will want to forget quickly.
Pakistan will hope that two of their key batters find their rhythm in time for the decider. Opener Fakhar Zaman has managed just 31 runs in four matches, while star batter Babar Azam has scored 118 in the same period, and neither has had the impact the side expected.
Sri Lanka come in with plenty of momentum, because last week they stunned England by chasing down 430, which is the second-highest target in ODI history.
Their middle-order batter Pavan Rathnayake has been the standout performer so far, with two centuries against England and 79 runs against Pakistan, so the hosts will have to find a plan for him early.
The latest win probability for this match is below, or you can check out the latest match momentum with our Manhattan graphic here .
Pakistan XI: Fakhar Zaman, Maaz Sadaqat, Babar Azam, Saad Baig(w), Salman Agha, Hasan Nawaz, Arafat Minhas, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi(c), Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf
Sri Lanka XI: Avishka Fernando, Kamindu Mendis, Kusal Mendis(w/c), Pavan Rathnayake, Sahan Arachchige, Janith Liyanage, Dasun Shanaka, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka
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