Pakistan will face Sri Lanka In the final match of the Pakistan T20I tri-series. This article provides details about the playing 11 of Pakistan vs Sri Lanka for the final match of the series.
Pakistan Playing XI vs Sri Lanka – Pakistan T20I Tri Series 2025, Final:
Openers: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub
Pakistan would like to forget the narrow defeat against Sri Lanka in the last match and aim to win the final against the same opponent.
Chasing a score of 185 after losing four wickets for 43 runs, the Green team faltered in the batting and would like their top-order batsmen to perform well to increase their chances of victory.
For that to happen, the Pakistani openers will have to give the team a good start, which did not happen in the last match as both Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub were out in the first six overs.
As far as their performances are concerned, both as a partnership and individually, Sahibzada and Farhan have been hit or miss as they have been given consistent chances in the team.
The captain and coach would like the openers to bat well and set a platform for the middle-order batsmen.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Babar Azam, Salman Agha (captain), Usman Khan (wicketkeeper), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf.
Like the openers, experienced batsmen like Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman failed to make any contribution, leaving the team in trouble before the much-needed partnership between captain Salman Ali Aga and Usman Khan.
The pair would like to get back on track in this important game and lead their team to victory
After a lack of responsible batting from four of the top six batsmen, captain Salman Ali Aga came to the rescue and was joined by Usman Khan, the duo providing some respectability to the score before Usman gave away his wicket.
Aga, who switched gears after a slow start, remained unbeaten till the end and was involved in another important partnership with Mohammad Nawaz, who was out towards the end, leaving a lot for the captain to do.
Having said that, regardless of the defeat, the host team will be ready to show its full potential with the bat in the final.
Bowlers: Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed
As far as the bowling attack for this particular match is concerned, it could see the return of Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah, who will open the innings from both ends.
Apart from the two fast bowlers, the Men in Green are expected to go into the match with a few spinners and a fast bowling all-rounder in the form of Faheem Ashraf.
Mohammad Nawaz and Abrar Ahmed will handle the spin bowling department, with Saim Ayub and Salman Ali Agha also bowling an over or two if needed, as they did in the last match.
However, the bowling combination may change if the management feels that dew will play its part in the game.
