By Srian Obeyesekere

Sri Lanka catapulted in a flatter and falter 6-wicket surrender to Pakistan in their Tri Nation campaign in a complete reversal of the 5-wicket triumph in the penultimate game in a disappointing 114 cave in from a 84 for 1 start after being put in to bat coming a cropper against the 3-wicket apiece Shahid Shasheen Afridi pace and Mohammad Nawaz-Abrar 2-wicket spin attack to a highly professional comeback trophy glitter Salman Agha and company 114 for 4 off 18.4 overs champagne climax yesterday at the Faisalabad Cricket Stadium.

In that tripping, indeed young 24-year old Kamil Mishara proved to be Sri Lanka’s potential new discovery by a 59 off 47 balls heightened clearing the ground on four occasions to go with 2 boundaries in that initial 84 for thrust before Pakistan’s bowlers changed it all with the dismissal of Kusal Mendis for 14, an Abrar Ahmed victim who went on to remove the elevated newcomer Pavan Ratnayake for 8 as well as Kusal Janith Perera for 8 in a continued exposure of an ageing once upon a time star in that rot with Mohammad Nawaz’s slow left arm orthodox roping in Dasun Shanaka for 2, Janith Liyanage for a duck and Wanindu Hasaranga for 5.

Pakistan’s chase was fronted by a back to contention one drop Babar Azam undefeated 37 off 34 and upfront Shahibzada Farhan 23, Saim Ayub 36 off 33 as the 2-wicket Pavan Ratnayake’s two quick strikes bowling Agha for 14 and Fakar Zaman for 3 was just a personal satisfaction in his entry to the T20 fold.

Pakistan 118 for 4 (Babar 37*, Ayub 36, Rathnayake 2-11) beat Sri Lanka 114 (Mishara 59, Nawaz 3-17, Shaheen 3-18, Abrar 2-18) by six wickets