There will be competition with Pakistan Sri Lanka In the third of the three-match ODI series. This article provides details about the playing 11 of Pakistan vs Sri Lanka for the third match of the series.
Pakistan Playing XI vs Sri Lanka – 3rd ODI, Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 2025:
Openers: Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub
Pakistan would like its top four batsmen to perform well in two consecutive matches and repeat the performance they did in the second ODI if the team wants to increase its chances of victory in the third and final ODI against Sri Lanka.
Players like Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan made full use of the combination of good batting conditions, some poor bowling and poor fielding from the Sri Lankan fielders in the last match.
Chasing the difficult target of 289 runs, the opening batsmen gave a good start to the team and set the stage for the upcoming batsmen to take advantage of it.
Talking about the individual performance of both the openers, Ayub played a short but impressive inning of 33 runs, while his partner Fakhar Zaman took advantage of his luck and scored a half-century.
The captain and management would like the pair to continue the good work and end the series with another match-winning innings in the third and final ODI against Sri Lanka.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Salman Ali Aga, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz.
If we talk in detail about the form of the middle order, especially the batsmen batting at number three and four, they compensated for their poor performance in the first ODI and helped the team win the series by forming an unbeaten partnership.
The two most experienced batsmen in the current batting lineup, former captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, looked in good touch and ensured that they stayed put till the end.
Babar scored a much-needed century across all formats after a wait of over two years, while Rizwan also scored a crucial half-century.
The hosts would like the top four batsmen to do the same to ensure that the team stays on the right side of the result in the upcoming game, and are expected to get good support from Salmab Ali Aga, Mohammad Nawaz and Hussain Talat.
Bowlers: Shaheen Afridi (captain), Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed
The Men in Green are expected to make changes to the playing eleven for the final game of the series, with regular captain Shaheen Afridi returning to the playing eleven after missing the previous match.
Afridi’s return may mean that Mohammad Wasim Jr. may have to make way for him.
The hosts are expected to go into the match with a bowling combination consisting of three specialist fast bowlers and two specialist spinners.
Pakistan’s fast bowling department will be handled by Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf.
As far as Pakistan’s spin bowling is concerned, its responsibility will be handled by Mohammad Nawaz and Abrar Ahmed, with the support of Saim Ayub and Salman Ali Aga.
