Shaheen Shah Afridi-led Pakistan will take on Kusal Mendis\u2019 Sri Lanka in the final of the ODI tri-series at the Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday (tomorrow).
\nBoth teams will face off each other after being humbled in their last fixture, Pakistan lost against Sri Lanka while Sri Lanka were spanked by England in a high-scoring match at the Gaddafi Stadium the other night. Both teams can make amends for their poor outing their respective previous encounters by lift the coveted trophy.
\nThe toss will take place at 12.30pm PKT, while the first ball is scheduled to be bowled at 1pm.
\nThe ongoing ODI tri-series is the fourth such tournament to be held on Pakistan soil, following the editions featuring Australia and South Africa in 1994, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in 2004 and New Zealand and South Africa in 2025.
\nPakistan, who became the first side to qualify for the final of the ongoing tri-series after registering two wins against England and one against Sri Lanka, will be aiming to clinch their maiden ODI tri-series title on home soil.
\nIn the batting charts, Pakistan\u2019s Salman Ali Agha is the leading run-scorer for the hosts with 158 runs from four outings in the tournament, including a century against fellow finalists\u2019 Sri Lanka in the opening match at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
\nIn the bowling department, young Arafat Minhas has bagged nine wickets in four matches, including a six-wicket haul in Pakistan\u2019s 87-run win over England at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. He will be aiming to deliver another match-winning performance if given an opportunity in Saturday\u2019s final.
\nCaptain Shaheen is joint second on the tournament\u2019s leading wicket-takers list alongside Sri Lanka\u2019s Dilshan Madushanka with eight scalps from four matches.
\nThe ODI tri-series will continue to be beamed live on PCB Live app across Pakistan, United Kingdom, North America, Caribbean, Africa and Europe. In Pakistan, PTV Sports will broadcast the final live, Tapmad and Tamasha will stream the action live.
\nRenowned English commentator and former Test cricketer Mark Butcher will join former Pakistan women captain Urooj Mumtaz Khan, former Test captains Aamir Sohail and Waqar Younis. Sri Lanka\u2019s Roshan Abeysinghe will also call the action.
\nBelow are further broadcast details of where the ODI tri-series final action will be beamed around the globe:
\nInternational:
\n1- North America: Willow TV (TV & Digital)
\n2- UK: Sky Sports (TV & Digital)
\n3-SriLanka: Dialog, Peo TV, Siyatha TV (TV & Digital)
\n4.Bangladesh TV \u2013 TSports
\n5.Bangladesh Digital SVOD \u2013 Tapmad
\n6- MENA: Cricbuzz (TV & Digital)
\n7- Australia: Fox Sports (TV & Digital)
\n8- India: Veto (Digital)
\n9-RoW (excluding Africa & Caribbean) \u2013 Sports Central \/ Sports TV
\nShaheen Shah Afridi, Pakistan captain talking to PCB Digital ahead of the final said: \u201cWe have performed well as a team, but there are still areas where we need to improve, particularly scoring runs at the top and building partnerships.
\n\u201cThe crowd has always supported us and we hope fans will turn out in large numbers tomorrow to witness an exciting contest.
\n\u201cWe are hopeful of maintaining our team combination and putting up a good performance in the final.\u201d
\nPakistan squad for tri-series final:
\nShaheen Shah Afridi (c), Abrar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Maaz Sadaqat, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wk), Haris Rauf, Hasan Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Razaullah, Saad Baig (wk), Sahibzada Farhan and Shadab Khan
\nKusal Mendis, Sri Lanka captain in an exclusive talk to PCB Digital ahead of the final said: \u201cThe final is a big game for us. Pakistan have played good cricket in their recent matches. We are well prepared and looking forward to the final.
\n\u201cWe played really well against Pakistan in our previous encounter. We have done several things right and are focused on following our processes and sticking to our basic plans.
\n\u201cEveryone in Sri Lanka is very happy with our performances. Pakistan fans have also shown great support for Sri Lankan players, which is encouraging for us.\u201d
\nSri Lanka squad for tri-series final:
\nKusal Mendis (c), Sahan Arachchige, Dushmantha Chameera, Sachindu Colombage, Avishka Fernando, Asitha Fernando, Janith Liyanage, Dilshan Madushanka, Eshan Malinga, Kamindu Mendis, Kamil Mishara, Lahiru Udara, Pavan Rathnayake, Dasun Shanaka, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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