Mohammad Nawaz shone for Pakistan versus Sri Lanka
What’s the story
Pakistan cricket team all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz rattled Sri Lanka with his spin show in the T20I Tri-series final on Saturday.
The match in Rawalpindi saw Nawaz pick 3/17 from 4 overs. He was the pick of the Pakistan bowlers and helped his side bowl the visitors out for 114 in 19.1 overs.
Here are further details and the player’s stats.
A solid display with the ball
Nawaz came to bowl in the 11th over and dismissed Kusal Mendis, who tried an ambitious shot. In the 16th over and the bowler’s 3rd, Janith Liyanage was bowled out. He bowled the 18th over next and dismissed Wanindu Hasaranga to complete his three-fer.
Nawaz gets to 86 T20I scalps for Pakistan
Nawaz’s 3/17 from 4 overs sees him get to 86 scalps from 86 T20Is at 21.52.
He is now the 5th-highest wicket-taker in T20Is for Pakistan, surpassing Saeed Ajmal and Umar Gul (85 each).
Against Sri Lanka, he has picked 6 scalps from 7 matches at 20.16.
As per ESPNcricinfo, he has picked 253 wickets in T20s from 307 matches (288 innings) at 26.54.
