Rain delays toss for Pakistan-Sri Lanka second T20I

DAMBULLA: The toss for the second T20I between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Friday has been delayed due to rain.

Squads:

Pakistan: Salman Ali Agha (c), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Nafay (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan (wk), Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan (wk) and Usman Tariq.

Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Janith Liyanage, Kamindu Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushan Hemantha, Traveen Mathew, Dushmantha Chameera, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara and Eshan Malinga.

Head-to-head

Pakistan and Sri Lanka have faced each other 28 times in T20Is, with Pakistan leading the record with 17 wins, while Sri Lanka has won 11 matches.

• Matches played: 28
• Pakistan won: 17
• Sri Lanka won: 11

Form Guide

The two teams enter the fixture with contrasting momentum. Pakistan are fresh from their T20I tri-series victory, which included a win over Sri Lanka in the final.

The series opener belonged to Pakistan, who restricted the hosts to a low total and comfortably won the match, starting 2026 with a bang.

Sri Lanka, meanwhile, will look to bounce back and square the series with a win in the second T20I.

• Pakistan: W, W, L, W, W (most recent first)
• Sri Lanka: L, L, W, W, L