Final result
Pakistan Cricket won by 7 wickets
Player of the match: Mohammad Nawaz
Result · T20 Internationals
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Cricket
Result · T20 Internationals
Venue par · 130Chase success · 77%POTM · Mohammad Nawaz
Match preview & overview
Pakistan cruise to 7-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi T20I
Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets in Rawalpindi on 22 November 2025, completing a comfortable chase of 129 to continue their strong run of T20 form. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat but managed only 128/7, a total well below the ground's average first-innings score of 214. Pakistan's reply was authoritative: 53 runs from the powerplay with just one wicket down, and the match was effectively settled before the halfway point of the chase. Mohammad Nawaz earned the Player of the Match award. It was Pakistan's fifth consecutive T20 victory and extended Sri Lanka's losing run to five matches.
Sri Lanka's innings never quite found momentum. A reasonable start of 44/2 in the powerplay gave way to a difficult middle phase in which they lost 4 wickets for 47 runs, leaving the lower order little room to accelerate. The death overs produced 37 more runs for one wicket, but 128 was always going to be insufficient on a Rawalpindi surface where batting second sides have a 60% win rate across 79 matches.
Pakistan's pursuit was measured and efficient. They did not need to force the issue in the final overs, reaching their target with a death phase of just 9 runs needed from the last stretch. That low death-overs requirement tells the story: the game was won in the powerplay and middle overs, not in any late drama.
Pitch report & venue insights
Cricket Stadium, Sector-16 — 13-match sample
Aggregate conditions from 2019. Numbers that tend to decide matches at this ground — par score, chase success, powerplay averages and toss bias.
13
T20 matches hosted
130
Avg 1st-innings score
119
Avg 2nd-innings score
77%
Chase success rate
36
Avg powerplay runs
46%
Toss-field rate
Key talking points
Moments the match hinged on
Headline angle
Pakistan's powerplay set up the chase early
Pakistan reached 53/1 in the powerplay, well above the Rawalpindi ground average of 41. That early momentum effectively took the pressure off the middle order, which added 69 runs for the loss of just 2 wickets to seal the result comfortably.
Angle 02
Sri Lanka's middle overs collapse proved decisive
Angle 03
Mohammad Nawaz earns Player of the Match
Angle 04
Pakistan's fifth successive T20 win
Angle 05
Rawalpindi chase record backed the hosts
Betting & analytical angles
Angles the data surfaced
- Top batter markets may offer more value than outright result lines when one team is batting second at a high-scoring venue like Rawalpindi, where individual contributions in the powerplay tend to be decisive.
- Player of the Match markets at this ground could attract attention given how frequently the chasing team's openers dominate, making contributions in the first 6 overs disproportionately influential.
- Given Sri Lanka's five-match losing run heading into this fixture, team-performance markets around wins and margins may have reflected a wider gap than the head-to-head record alone would suggest.
- Venues where the average second-innings score sits significantly below the first-innings average. As is the case here. Can affect totals markets, since low chase targets are a regular feature.
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Frequently asked
Questions about Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Cricket
Who won the Pakistan vs Sri Lanka T20I in Rawalpindi on 22 November 2025?
Pakistan won by 7 wickets. Sri Lanka posted 128/7 batting first, and Pakistan knocked off the target reaching 131/3. Mohammad Nawaz was named Player of the Match.
What was the score in the Pakistan vs Sri Lanka T20I on 22 November 2025?
Sri Lanka scored 128/7 from their 20 overs after winning the toss and choosing to bat. Pakistan replied with 131/3 to win with wickets in hand.
What is the head-to-head record between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in T20 cricket?
Across all formats, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have met 117 times, with Pakistan winning 62 and Sri Lanka winning 44. Eleven matches have produced no result. In the last five T20 meetings, Pakistan have won three and Sri Lanka two.
Where to watch Pakistan vs Sri Lanka T20I cricket in the UK?
Pakistan home internationals are typically broadcast in the UK on Sky Sports Cricket, accessible via Sky Go or a NOW TV day pass. Check the Sky Sports schedule for precise transmission times.
Who was Player of the Match in the Rawalpindi T20I between Pakistan and Sri Lanka?
Mohammad Nawaz took the Player of the Match award for his contribution in Pakistan's 7-wicket victory on 22 November 2025.
What is Pakistan's recent T20 form heading into this series?
Pakistan were in excellent form, winning five consecutive T20 matches before and during this series: against Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka three times, and South Africa. Sri Lanka, by contrast, had lost five T20s in a row.