Tri nation Series England, Sri Lanka and Pakistan

 

In my opinion Pakistan and England are the favourites to reach the final of trination series as Sri Lanka in current form are struggling in whiteball cricket. Sri Lanka not only lost the recent twenty20 series to Pakistan but also lost the ODI and Twenty20 series to England on their recent tour of England. Given that Pakistan are ranked above England and Sri Lanka in the ICC ODI rankings they should be able to reach the finals of this trination series. 

Pakistan are playing at home and they know their home conditions well and in this way they will prepare pitches that suit them. Also batting second in lights will be beneficial in these conditions due to dew factor at night.

In the end what I would like to say is that both England and Sri Lanka are capable of giving Pakistan a tough time throughout the Tri nation series and Pakistan will need to play good cricket if they are to reach the final of this tournament.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 3rd Twenty20 2026

 

This time round Pakistan failed to put a par score and ended with a modest total of 168 runs which was easily chased by Sri Lanka. This shows that Sri lanka were a strong team and we shouldnt have taken them lightly in the third twenty20 by resting four key players from the match winning combination in the first two matches which Pakistan won convincingly.

Abdul Samad, Sufyan Moqim, Arafat Minhas and Razaullah were the replacements in the third twenty20 international of which only Arafat Minhas did well. Maaz Sadaqat failed to score in this match which was a big blow as he was in form in this twenty20 series. Sahibzada Farhan and Arafat Minhas were the only ones to score runs for Pakistan in this twenty20. Sahibzada Farhan scored consistently in this series. Kamindu Mendis and Kusal Mendis then took Sri lanka to a comfortable 8 wicket victory over Pakistan with only 17 balls to spare.

In the end what i would like to say is that never disturb a winning combination which Pakistan did in the third twenty20 international.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2nd Twenty20 2026

 

Pakistan made short work of Sri Lanka and crushed Sri Lanka by 82 runs in the second twenty20 international at Rawalpindi. Sahibzada Farhan and Maaz Sadaqat scored half centuries as Pakistan put on a mammoth total of 215 runs on board. Maaz Sadaqat probably scored the innings of his life and is a very bright future prospect for Pakistan.

Pakistan outplayed Sri Lanka in all departments of the game that is batting, bowling and fielding. Pakistan atleast in twenty20 internationals are a much better side than Sri Lanka. In bowling Imran Randhawa has been sensational taking three cheap wickets in this match. Pakistan after winning this match have now won the twenty20 series with the last match of only academic interest.

In the end what I would like to say is that Pakistan under Sahibzada Farhan's captaincy in Twenty20 internationals are doing well and Sahibzada Farhan has proved himself to be able replacement of Salman Ali Agha as captain in Twenty20 format of the game.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka first twenty20 2026

 

Pakistan won comprehensively the first Twenty20 International by 4 wickets against Sri Lanka. The win was manufactured mainly by SahibZada Farhan and Maaz Sadaqat both scoring half centuries. Sahibzada Farhan led from the front and batted until Pakistan got 179 on board against the target of 183 runs. 

From bowling point of view Imran Randahawa bowled well on debut ably supported by Naseem Shah. All the fast bowlers of Pakistan bowled well. Pakistan has a well balanced and good all round team selected for this twenty20 series and Sri Lanka will find it very difficult to beat this Pakistani team. 

In the end what I would like to say is that because of the dew factor Sri Lanka might have made the mistake of batting first after winning the toss in the first Twenty20 international held at Rawalpindi.

Pakistan vs India Final, Asian Games 2026

 

Pakistan went down fighting by 19 runs to India to claim silver medal at Asian Games 2026. The reason for Pakistan's defeat in the final was slow start to the innings with Pakistan being 39 for 3 in 6 overs at one stage and Saim Ayub's 19th over of the indian innings when he conceded 23 runs.

Had Pakistan got Abhishek Sharma's wicket much earlier then they would have been in a far better situation in the match as Abhishek Sharma top scored with 61 runs for India. Having said that Hassan Nawaz played a gem of an innings with 96 runs off 54 balls which took Pakistan close to the target.

In the end what I would like to say is that this match which was the gold medal clash didnt turn out to be one sided despite India being the firm favourites to win the final.

Asia games Final, Pakistan vs India 2026

 

Pakistan meet India in the final of Asian games 2026 while Pakistan's semi final against Bangladesh was somewhat closely fought with Pakistan winning by 6 wickets the Indian semi final with Sri Lanka was totally one sided with India crushing Sri Lanka by 124 runs.

India in the final against Pakistan are the clear favourites as they are better than Pakistan in each department of the game that is batting, bowling and fielding. The Indian team is looking invincible at the moment and hardly they have any weakness.

In the end what I would like to say is that Pakistan can only defeat India if their bowlers get out cheaply Indian batsmen which include players like Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson. In batting Pakistani batsmen have to come out with a strategy to how to handle the dangerous bowling of Jasprit Bumrah.

Asian games 2026

 

Pakistan stand a good chance of winning atleast Bronze medal in the upcoming Asian games in 2026. They will face stiff opposition from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India for any medal in the cricket competition in Asian games.

Pakistan have a good composition of youth and experience. In experienced players they have Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Abrar Ahmed and Usman Khan. In youth they have Maaz Sadaqat, Ali Raza and Arafat Minhas etc. 

Pakistan's main challenge in Asian games comes from India whom they havent defeated in Twenty20 internationals for four years now. Pakistan's last win in twenty20 internationals against India came in Super 4 stage of Asia Cup in 2022 in UAE.

In the end what I would like to say is that Pakistan have the ability to win gold in Asian games mens tournament 2026.