Overview
- Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by five wickets in Abu Dhabi, chasing 134 with 12 balls to spare after slipping to 80 for 5.
- Shaheen Shah Afridi led the bowling with 3 for 28, and an unbeaten 58-run stand from Mohammad Nawaz (38*) and Hussain Talat (32*) sealed the chase.
- India lead the Super Four standings after their win over Pakistan, with Pakistan moving to second on a 0.226 net run rate; remaining fixtures are India vs Bangladesh (Sept 24), Pakistan vs Bangladesh (Sept 25) and India vs Sri Lanka (Sept 26).
- Earlier in Dubai, India beat Pakistan by six wickets, overhauling 172 in 18.5 overs behind a 105-run opening stand from Abhishek Sharma (74 off 39) and Shubman Gill (47).
- Debates over Fakhar Zaman’s third-umpire dismissal, backlash to Sahibzada Farhan’s fifty celebration, and on-field flare-ups continued, as pundits criticised Shaheen Afridi’s India spell before his rebound performance against Sri Lanka.