Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan
Finished
Pakistan v 
Sri Lanka
Key match-ups
Sun 11 Oct, 13:00 UTC
Commentary
Scorecard
Match-up results
Match story
Records
Squads
Key match-ups
Pre-match forecast
Fantasy
Pakistan
playing XI (10)
Sri Lanka
playing XI (9)
A pre-match read, kept as it
was: what the numbers said before a ball was bowled, not a report of
what happened.
Each batter against the bowlers he would face, by phase. Colour is always from the batter's side. These are match-ups by type, not by history — nobody here has faced anybody often enough for a head-to-head record to mean anything. A batter appears in a phase only if he actually bats there, and a bowler only where both careers hold at least 30 balls in that exact split. A bowler named in grey was read and came out inside 10% of par — checked, and nothing to say. The not readable count beside him is the bowlers whose pair could not be read at all, which is a different claim entirely. A name marked ° is a weaker reading, from less than the full record: either that bowler has under 30 balls against this hand in these overs and the pair is read from the batter alone, or the batter has under 30 against this type here and is read from what he has, shrunk toward the league rate. Held out on matches from 2025 both kinds sorted outcomes, but they rest on less than a full pair does; the hover text says which it is.
For the batter
−25%
−10%
even
+10%
+25%
against par for that bowling type in
those overs
Overall
Pakistan lead the match-ups by
75
| Team | Batting | Bowling | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 73 16 Maaz Sadaqat · 9 players | 29 7 Naseem Shah · 8 players | 102 |
| Sri Lanka | 15 6 BKG Mendis · 5 players | 12 3 B Fernando · 8 players | 27 |
Every edge counted twice over, once from each side: a match-up that favours a batter is one his opponents' bowlers are losing. Under each count is the player holding most of them and how many players it is spread across — a total resting on one man is worth less than the same total spread down the order, and it leaves with him. Amber marks a count of five or more where two players hold 70% of it.
Batting side
Pakistan batting v Sri Lanka bowling
73 for Pakistan
12 for Sri Lanka
| Batter | Powerplay 1-6 | Middle overs 7-16 | Death 17-20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sahibzada Farhan RHB | E Malinga +17% MD Shanaka +16% SSD Arachchige +13% M Theekshana +12% N Thushara +11% C Wickramasinghe BKG Mendis B Fernando PHKD Mendis | C Wickramasinghe +28% B Fernando +26% SSD Arachchige +21% M Theekshana +19% E Malinga +17% MD Shanaka +13% BKG Mendis +12% PHKD Mendis +12% N Thushara | rarely bats here |
| 2 Fakhar Zaman LHB | E Malinga +17% PHKD Mendis +16% MD Shanaka BKG Mendis C Wickramasinghe M Theekshana SSD Arachchige B Fernando N Thushara | B Fernando +18% PHKD Mendis +15% E Malinga +11% MD Shanaka +11% BKG Mendis C Wickramasinghe SSD Arachchige M Theekshana N Thushara | rarely bats here |
| 3 Maaz Sadaqat LHB | E Malinga +29% PHKD Mendis +28% M Theekshana +26% SSD Arachchige +24% MD Shanaka +20% C Wickramasinghe +17% N Thushara +11% B Fernando 1 not readable | PHKD Mendis +18% B Fernando +18% E Malinga +15% MD Shanaka +14% C Wickramasinghe +11% SSD Arachchige M Theekshana N Thushara BKG Mendis | N Thushara +17% MD Shanaka +15% E Malinga +14% C Wickramasinghe +14% B Fernando PHKD Mendis 3 not readable |
| 4 Hassan Nawaz RHB | SSD Arachchige -11% M Theekshana -12% E Malinga MD Shanaka B Fernando N Thushara PHKD Mendis C Wickramasinghe 1 not readable | C Wickramasinghe +28% B Fernando +16% BKG Mendis +16% E Malinga +16% SSD Arachchige +13% MD Shanaka +13% M Theekshana +11% PHKD Mendis N Thushara | SSD Arachchige +20% MD Shanaka +20% N Thushara +16% C Wickramasinghe +15% E Malinga +14% M Theekshana B Fernando PHKD Mendis 1 not readable |
| 5 Saim Ayub LHB | E Malinga +17% PHKD Mendis +12% MD Shanaka M Theekshana C Wickramasinghe SSD Arachchige B Fernando N Thushara 1 not readable | B Fernando +24% PHKD Mendis +19% E Malinga +14% MD Shanaka +13% C Wickramasinghe BKG Mendis N Thushara SSD Arachchige M Theekshana | rarely bats here |
| 6 Shadab Khan RHB | rarely bats here | C Wickramasinghe +24% B Fernando +19% E Malinga +13% BKG Mendis +11% MD Shanaka SSD Arachchige PHKD Mendis M Theekshana N Thushara | MD Shanaka +15% SSD Arachchige +14% M Theekshana +13% N Thushara +11% C Wickramasinghe E Malinga PHKD Mendis B Fernando 1 not readable |
| 7 Khawaja Nafay RHB | SSD Arachchige +17% E Malinga +15% MD Shanaka +14% N Thushara C Wickramasinghe M Theekshana B Fernando PHKD Mendis 1 not readable | C Wickramasinghe +23% BKG Mendis +16% B Fernando +13% E Malinga +12% MD Shanaka SSD Arachchige N Thushara M Theekshana PHKD Mendis | C Wickramasinghe +16% MD Shanaka +11% PHKD Mendis -10% B Fernando -15% N Thushara E Malinga 3 not readable |
| 9 Naseem Shah RHB | rarely bats here | B Fernando +16% C Wickramasinghe SSD Arachchige M Theekshana E Malinga PHKD Mendis MD Shanaka N Thushara 1 not readable | SSD Arachchige +12% PHKD Mendis -12% B Fernando -21% MD Shanaka M Theekshana N Thushara C Wickramasinghe E Malinga 1 not readable |
| 10 Salman Mirza RHB | rarely bats here | rarely bats here | E Malinga -11% B Fernando -13% SSD Arachchige C Wickramasinghe M Theekshana MD Shanaka N Thushara 2 not readable |
| 11 Abrar Ahmed RHB | rarely bats here | C Wickramasinghe +11% B Fernando E Malinga MD Shanaka SSD Arachchige M Theekshana N Thushara 2 not readable | MD Shanaka -12% N Thushara -15% C Wickramasinghe -16% E Malinga -17% SSD Arachchige M Theekshana B Fernando 2 not readable |
Sri Lanka batting v Pakistan bowling
15 for Sri Lanka
29 for Pakistan
| Batter | Powerplay 1-6 | Middle overs 7-16 | Death 17-20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 BKG Mendis RHB | Saim Ayub +15% Hassan Nawaz, Khawaja Nafay +12% Naseem Shah Salman Mirza Shadab Khan Fakhar Zaman, Maaz Sadaqat Abrar Ahmed | Salman Mirza +14% Naseem Shah +12% Saim Ayub Hassan Nawaz, Khawaja Nafay Shadab Khan Abrar Ahmed Maaz Sadaqat Fakhar Zaman | Salman Mirza +13% Saim Ayub Naseem Shah Shadab Khan Abrar Ahmed 4 not readable |
| 4 PHKD Mendis LHB | Saim Ayub Abrar Ahmed Hassan Nawaz, Khawaja Nafay Salman Mirza Fakhar Zaman Shadab Khan Naseem Shah 1 not readable | Hassan Nawaz +12% Fakhar Zaman, Maaz Sadaqat Khawaja Nafay Saim Ayub Abrar Ahmed Shadab Khan Naseem Shah Salman Mirza | Naseem Shah +16% Saim Ayub +14% Salman Mirza Abrar Ahmed Shadab Khan 4 not readable |
| 5 SSD Arachchige LHB | Hassan Nawaz -17% Naseem Shah -21% Fakhar Zaman Saim Ayub Salman Mirza 4 not readable | Saim Ayub Naseem Shah Fakhar Zaman, Maaz Sadaqat Hassan Nawaz Salman Mirza Khawaja Nafay Abrar Ahmed Shadab Khan | Saim Ayub +16% Salman Mirza +10% Naseem Shah Abrar Ahmed Shadab Khan 4 not readable |
| 6 MD Shanaka RHB | rarely bats here | Maaz Sadaqat -11% Fakhar Zaman -12% Shadab Khan Salman Mirza Hassan Nawaz, Khawaja Nafay Naseem Shah Saim Ayub Abrar Ahmed | Saim Ayub +12% Salman Mirza +11% Naseem Shah Hassan Nawaz, Khawaja Nafay Shadab Khan Abrar Ahmed 2 not readable |
| 7 C Wickramasinghe LHB | rarely bats here | Hassan Nawaz +14% Maaz Sadaqat Saim Ayub Naseem Shah Abrar Ahmed Shadab Khan Fakhar Zaman Salman Mirza 1 not readable | Salman Mirza +21% Naseem Shah Saim Ayub Abrar Ahmed Shadab Khan 4 not readable |
| 8 M Theekshana RHB | rarely bats here | Shadab Khan -11% Hassan Nawaz -12% Abrar Ahmed -16% Naseem Shah -17% Saim Ayub -18% Fakhar Zaman -25% Maaz Sadaqat -26% Salman Mirza 1 not readable | Salman Mirza -16% Shadab Khan -16% Abrar Ahmed -18% Saim Ayub -18% Naseem Shah -20% 4 not readable |
| 9 E Malinga LHB | rarely bats here | Saim Ayub -10% Naseem Shah -12% Maaz Sadaqat Fakhar Zaman Abrar Ahmed Shadab Khan 3 not readable | Naseem Shah -15% Salman Mirza Saim Ayub 6 not readable |
| 10 B Fernando RHB | rarely bats here | Naseem Shah -14% Abrar Ahmed -14% Fakhar Zaman -15% Maaz Sadaqat -16% Saim Ayub -16% Salman Mirza Shadab Khan 2 not readable | Saim Ayub Shadab Khan Salman Mirza Naseem Shah Abrar Ahmed 4 not readable |
| 11 N Thushara RHB | rarely bats here | rarely bats here | Salman Mirza -12% Shadab Khan -15% Abrar Ahmed -16% Saim Ayub -21% Naseem Shah -23% 4 not readable |
Talking points
Read off the matrix on this page and nothing else — the same edges, counted from both ends. Direction is always from the batter's side.
The two totals
- Pakistan hold 102 — 73 while they bat, 29 from their bowlers.
- Sri Lanka hold 27 — 15 while they bat, 12 from their bowlers.
- Both sides are on a named XI, so that is 75 more for Pakistan.
Who holds them
- Maaz Sadaqat (Pakistan) is the best set up with the bat — 16 match-ups in his favour, 0 against.
- Sahibzada Farhan (Pakistan) is the best set up with the bat — 13 match-ups in his favour, 0 against.
- Hassan Nawaz (Pakistan) is the best set up with the bat — 12 match-ups in his favour, 2 against.
- M Theekshana (Sri Lanka) is the one to bowl at — 12 against him, 0 in his favour.
- B Fernando (Sri Lanka) is the one to bowl at — 5 against him, 0 in his favour.
- N Thushara (Sri Lanka) is the one to bowl at — 5 against him, 0 in his favour.
- Naseem Shah (Pakistan) holds the most with the ball — 7 in his favour, 2 batters the other way.
- Saim Ayub (Pakistan) holds the most with the ball — 5 in his favour, 4 batters the other way.
- Abrar Ahmed (Pakistan) holds the most with the ball — 4 in his favour, 0 batters the other way.
In short
- The numbers favour Pakistan by 75, on 129 match-ups between the sides.