Pakistan will take on Sri Lanka in the sixth match of the Pakistan T20I tri-series. This article provides details about Pakistan's Playing 11 vs Sri Lanka for the sixth match of the series.
Pakistan Playing XI vs Sri Lanka- Pakistan T20I Tri Series 2025, Match 6:
Openers: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub
Pakistan would want to earn back-to-back wins against Sri Lanka in the tri-nation series when they face them in the upcoming match, having won the first outing between the two teams.
The home team would also like to make sure that they are not complacent in the match, having already qualified for the final courtesy of three wins from as many games.
The Salman Ali Agha-led side would aim to put on a complete performance in all three departments of the game and come out victorious at the end of it.
The former T20 World Cup winners would want their batters to once again come good like they have done in the previous three matches in order to increase their chances of winning the game.
For that to happen, they would want their openers to get the team off to a good start, as they have been able to do in certain matches.
The pair of Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub has been able to do its job as a partnership, but has had an indifferent series so far as individuals.
While Farhan has been able to convert starts into meaningful contributions, Ayub has failed to do so and would look to get a big score under his belt in this particular match.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Babar Azam, Salman Agha (c), Usman Khan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf
As far as Pakistan's middle order is concerned, it has had a new look to it in the tri-series, with Usman Khan batting at number five, followed by Fakhar Zaman.
This move appears to be working for Pakistan, and the team is not likely to change it, as there is no reason to do it.
The team management seemed to have identified the right combination in both batting and bowling departments, in addition to the right tempo to play at in T20I cricket, and would wish for the team to stick to it till the 2026 T20 World Cup.
Having said that, the captain and the coach would also want the batters to post enough runs on the board while batting first for the bowlers to play with, which makes the role of the top five batters crucial.
Bowlers: Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Usman Tariq
When it comes to the bowling attack, it has been going through a rotation policy that the team management has adopted in the recent past, and is expected to employ it in the last league game against Sri Lanka as well.
Meaning that there are high chances of Shaheen Afridi returning to the playing XI for this particular match after not being part of the team that featured in the last game.
Other than the return of Afridi, the playing XI is expected to remain the same with two spinners and three fast bowlers, including all-rounder Faheem Ashraf at the helm.
The home team would want to put its best foot forward in an attempt to go into the final with an unbeaten record in the series, and it has the resources to do so.
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