Pakistan Dominates Tri-Series Final 2025
Pakistan had an enjoyable final year, as it won the tri-series of T20Is by a narrow margin defeating Sri Lanka by six wickets in the final match of the year at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. This not only demonstrated the hegemony of Pakistan in the format, but also topped a historic year 2025.
The innings of Sri Lanka never came off with a spirited performance by Kamil Mishara who scored the highest of 59 out of 47 deliveries. He had to struggle, and with four sixes, kept the innings together on his own knees, as the wickets fell all round him. Shaheen Afridi led the bowling action of Pakistan in the classic aggression of his style. They worked together to keep Sri Lanka to 114 in the next-to-last over.
The reaction of Pakistan was moderate. Others who gave a stable platform were Saim Ayub and Sahibzada Farhan who contributed 36 and 23 respectively. They countered most of the Lankan pressure with their opening before Babar Azam took over. Composed 37 off 34 by the skipper kept the Pakistan in control during the chase which proved to win it in 18.4 overs.
The win is another step to the 2025 journey by Pakistan who had the 21 T20I wins in their history, the most T20I wins. The old highs of 20 and 17 wins in 2021 and 2018 have been overtaken by the performance of this year.
According to experts, the T20 identity of Pakistan has been revived by the alliance of bowling might, emergent batting skills and leadership transparency. This victory is the perfect catapult into 2026, when major tournaments will take place, and it can be said that this team has not only made statistically better. The decisive ending of Pakistan is an indicator of a thrilling new dawn in their T20 endeavor in cricket.
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