Dubai: Sri Lanka retained their status as the world’s top Twenty20 team by beating Pakistan by 24 runs in a thrilling finish to the second game in Dubai yesterday.
The win also levelled the two-match series at 1-1 after Pakistan won the first match by three wickets on Wednesday.
Kusal Perera hit a career best 59-ball 84 and spinner Sachitra Senanayake took three wickets in a match with full of runs and records.
The series draw kept Sri Lanka at number one in the Twenty20 rankings, shattering Pakistan’s hopes of claiming the top spot in any form of the game for the first time.
Chasing 212 target, Pakistan finished at 187 with Sharjeel Khan scoring 50 and Sohail Tanvir making 41. AFP
