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Editor's Pick (T20): Pakistan - Sri Lanka

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I just wrote the blog for the other match - Bangladesh versus South Africa. And I find myself writing the same thing because Bangladesh had lost all the previous matches and now same with Sri Lanka. To be fair, they did win both the test matches, played in UAE. Pakistan won all five ODI. by fairly good margins at that. The T20 matches begin. Three of them. The third of which takes place in Lahore. That was on the minds of the Sri Lankan players who are still scarred by what happened many years ago. Enough has been said about it.
Let’s talk cricket now.
This is Thisara Perera’s chance to prove his skill and capacity as the captain. With most of the regular players out, Perera’s team is a fairly young and inexperienced side. Perera hopes to lead with example and score well. His highest score is 38. Not at all a good sign.
Pakistan. Amir is back to the side. Sohail Khan Absent.


Teams:
Sri Lanka (From): Dilshan Munaweera, Danushka Gunathilaka, Minod Bhanuka, Sadeera Samarawickrama(w), Ashan Priyanjan, Seekkuge Prasanna, Thisara Perera(c), Chaturanga de Silva, Dasun Shanaka, Jeffrey Vandersay, Isuru Udana, Vishwa Fernando, Lahiru Gamage, Mahela Udawatte, Sachith Pathirana, Vikum Sanjaya
Pakistan (From): Fakhar Zaman, Ahmed Shehzad, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed(w/c), Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Amir, Usman Khan, Aamer Yamin, Fahim Ashraf, Umar Amin, Rumman Raees
My lineup
Batsmen
Fakhar Zaman
Babar Azam
Shoaib Malik
Bowlers
JDF Vandersay
S Prasanna
Shadab Khan
Usman Khan
Hasan Ali
All-Rounders
M Hafeez
Thisara Perera
Wicket-Keeper
Sadeera Samarawickrama


Usman Khan was the top scorer of the previous match on our app.


What do you think?
Indu
P.S. Please note that the above-expressed opinions are purely the Editor’s. We do not take responsibility, nor can we guarantee the performance of the players. All the best !!!

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