ISLAMABAD
\nPakistan will aim to extend their winning run in the white-ball cricket when they take on Sri Lanka in a three-match ODI series, starting Tuesday at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The second and third ODI will be played at the same venue on 13 and 15 November.
\nAll three matches will begin at 2.30pm, with the toss taking place at 2pm local time, said a press release.
\nThe series follows Pakistan\u2019s successful home campaign against South Africa, where the hosts won both T20I and ODI series 2-1. The series against South Africa marked Shaheen Shah Afridi\u2019s first assignment as ODI captain and the left-arm pacer led from the front to guide Pakistan to a memorable series win.
\nAfter the three ODIs against Sri Lanka, Pakistan will feature in a tri-nation T20I series involving Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, to be played from November 17 to 29 in Rawalpindi and Lahore.
\nOn head to head, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have faced each other in 157 ODIs to date, with Pakistan winning 93 and Sri Lanka 59. One match ended in a tie and four ended in no result. On Pakistan soil, the two teams have played 30 ODIs, with Pakistan holding an 18-12 advantage.
\nThe last bilateral ODI series between the sides in Pakistan was played in 2019, which Pakistan won 2-0.
\nAmong the current squad members, Babar Azam has an impressive record against Sri Lanka. In 12 ODIs, the right-handed batter has scored 535 runs at an average of 53.50, including three centuries and one half-century, with a highest score of 115 in Karachi during 2019 series.
\n15-member ODI squad: Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Faisal Akram, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD Pakistan will aim to extend their winning run in the white-ball cricket when they take on Sri Lanka in a three-match ODI series, starting Tuesday at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The second and third ODI will be played at the same venue on 13 and 15 November. All three matches will begin at 2.30pm, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":513893,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-513878","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n