Overview
- Pakistan posted 299 for 5 after Sri Lanka elected to field; Sri Lanka finished on 293 for 9 chasing 300.
- Salman Ali Agha anchored Pakistan with 105 not out, supported by Hussain Talat’s 62 and Mohammad Nawaz’s unbeaten 36.
- Haris Rauf led the defense with 4 for 41, while Naseem Shah and Faheem Ashraf claimed two wickets each.
- Wanindu Hasaranga top-scored for Sri Lanka with 59 and took three wickets, with Maheesh Theekshana and Asitha Fernando adding one apiece.
- Abrar Ahmed was unavailable due to illness and was replaced by Naseem Shah, and all three ODIs are in Rawalpindi with the next matches on November 13 and 15 before a T20 tri-series starting November 17.