Sri Lanka have joined Pakistan in the final of the ODI tri-series after beating the hosts by eight wickets in the fifth match of the competition at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, on October 27, bowling Pakistan out for 110 before Kamindu Mendis's unbeaten 62 guided the chase home with plenty of overs in hand.
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field, and Dilshan Madushanka took career-best ODI figures of 5 for 34 as a Pakistan side that had won three matches in a row collapsed to 110 all out in 25.3 overs. Babar Azam was the only batter to pass twenty, top-scoring with 29 off 33 balls, in a reply where no other partnership offered meaningful resistance.
Sri Lanka reached the target for the loss of two wickets, with Mendis unbeaten on 62 as the tourists completed the chase well within their overs allocation to record only their second win of the tournament.
Pakistan had already secured their place in Saturday's final with three wins from their first three matches, and this result confirms Sri Lanka as their opponents. Sri Lanka's win takes them to four points from three matches, a tally England cannot overhaul even with a win in their remaining round-robin match against Sri Lanka on October 29, since victory would take England to only two points from four matches. The final is scheduled for October 31 at the same Gaddafi Stadium, where Pakistan have now won three of their four matches this tournament.
Madushanka's career-best figures make him a strong value bowling pick for the final if Sri Lanka's attack is unchanged, while Kamindu Mendis's calm finishing continues to build a case for his inclusion in any Sri Lanka-heavy squad. For Pakistan, a top-order collapse beyond Babar Azam is a soft spot worth monitoring before they face the same opponent again in four days.
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