The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced a 16-member squad for the ODI series against Sri Lanka.
The ODI series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka will be played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from November 11 to 15, with the toss scheduled at 2:00 pm and the first ball to be bowled at 2:30 pm.
It marks the first ODI series between the two sides in six years.
The last time Pakistan and Sri Lanka played an ODI series, Pakistan won 2-0, with one match ending without a result due to rain.
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The Pakistan ODI squad is the same as the one playing in the South Africa series.
The PCB also replaced former ODI captain Mohammad Rizwan, under whom Pakistan lost their last ODI series against the West Indies after 34 years, with left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi, who is currently leading Pakistan in the ODI series against South Africa.
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Series Schedule and Venues
The first One Day International (ODI) will take place at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, on November 11, while the second and third ODIs will be held at the same venue on November 13 and November 15.
Following the ODI series, Pakistan will play a tri-nation T20I series against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, scheduled between November 17 and November 29.
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Head-to-Head: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in ODIs
Pakistan and Sri Lanka have faced each other in 157 ODI matches to date.
Pakistan hold an impressive lead, having won 93 matches, their best record in ODIs, while Sri Lanka have emerged victorious in 59 encounters.
However, four matches ended with no result and one was tied.
In their last encounter during the 2023 ODI World Cup in India, Pakistan completed the highest-ever chase in World Cup history to emerge victorious.
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Before that, Sri Lanka edged past Pakistan in their Asia Cup 2023 encounter, securing victory in a last-ball thriller to qualify for the final and eliminate Pakistan from the tournament.
Batting Records and Key Performers
Sanath Jayasuriya leads the all-time run-scorers in Pakistan vs Sri lanka ODIs with 2517 runs, including 3 centuries and 18 fifties.
He is followed by another former Sri Lankan great, Aravinda de Silva, with 2,319 runs.
Among Pakistani players, Inzamam-ul-Haq tops the chart with 2265 runs.
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Among active players, Angelo Mathews leads the chart with 917 runs, including seven fifties, followed by Pakistan’s Umar Akmal with 772 runs and Sri Lanka’s Dinesh Chandimal with 637 runs, including three fifties.
Active players expected to feature prominently in the upcoming series include former Pakistan captain Babar Azam (535 runs, three centuries and one fifty), Sri Lanka’s Kusal Perera (445 runs, one century and two fifties), and Pakistan wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan (353 runs, one century and two fifties).
Bowling and All-Round Records
In the bowling department, Sri Lankan great Muttiah Muralitharan tops the chart with 96 wickets in Pakistan vs Sri Lanka ODIs, followed by Pakistan’s legendary duo Wasim Akram (92) and Waqar Younis (84), along with Sanath Jayasuriya (71) and Shahid Afridi (67).
Among current bowlers, Hasan Ali leads the chart with 21 wickets, followed by Shadab Khan with 15 and Matheesha Pathirana with 4.
Lasith Malinga registered three five-wicket hauls, while Waqar Younis, Muttiah Muralitharan, and Usman Shinwari achieved the feat twice each.
Statistical Highlights: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
Pakistan greats dominate the list, with Saeed Anwar scoring seven centuries in these encounters, while Mohammad Hafeez and Inzamam-ul-Haq have four each.
Among current players, Babar Azam has reached triple figures three times.
Sanath Jayasuriya holds the record for the most fifties, with 18.
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Shahid Afridi has hit the most sixes (63) in ODIs between the two nations.
In terms of six-hitting, Shahid Afridi is followed by Sanath Jayasuriya (53), Inzamam-ul-Haq (39), and Wasim Akram with around 30.
Muthiah Muralidaran holds the record for the most ducks (9) in these fixtures, followed by Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga (7) and legendary batter Sanath Jayasuriya (7).
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Among active cricketers, Sadeera Samarawickrama holds the record for the most ducks (2).
Pakistan ODI Squad against Sri Lanka
Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Faisal Akram, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha.
Sri Lanka ODI Squad against Pakistan
Charith Asalanka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Udara, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kamindu Mendis, Janith Liyanage, Pavan Rathnayake, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Dushmantha Chameera, Asitha Fernando, Pramod Madushan, Eshan Malinga.
Broadcast Details in Pakistan
Fans in Pakistan can follow the series live on A Sports and Ten Sports, while digital streaming will be available via Tamasha, and Tapmad.
International viewers can watch via Willow TV (North America), SuperSport (sub-Saharan Africa), Supreme TV and Dialog TV (Sri Lanka), TSports (Bangladesh), and Cricbuzz (Middle East, North Africa, and Southeast Asia).
