Mendis remained unbeaten on 87 off 48 balls to help Sri Lanka chase 169 runs with 17 balls and eight wickets in hand. Sineth Jayawardena (38) and Kamindu Mendis (40*) supported him well as the visitors avoided a whitewash in the three-match series.
Earlier, Pakistan skipper Sahibzada Farhan smashed 76 runs off 47 deliveries, ending the series with 238 runs, the most runs scored by a Full-Member batter in a three-match T20I series. But there was no support at the other end, with none of the other top seven batters making more than 16. Arafat Minhas, at No.8, scored 34* off 20 balls to propel Pakistan to 168-8.
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However, the score didn’t prove enough with Mendis stepping up for his side. Having already won the first two matches, Pakistan won the three-match series.
ICC men’s T20I team rankings: Updated table after PAK vs SL T20I seriesBoth Pakistan and Sri Lanka have retained their respective sixth and ninth places in the latest ICC men’s T20I team rankings. Despite winning the series, Pakistan lost one rating point after losing the third T20I, while Sri Lanka gained one to end the series with 221 points.
Position
Team
Matches
Points
Rating
1
England
41
11021
269
2
India
70
18802
269
3
Australia
38
9868
260
4
New Zealand
50
12348
247
5
South Africa
53
12881
243
6
Pakistan
62
14883
240
7
West Indies
59
13836
235
8
Bangladesh
55
12220
222
9
Sri Lanka
52
11489
221
10
Afghanistan
41
8925
218
11
Ireland
29
5942
205
12
Zimbabwe
59
11911
202
13
USA
20
3650
183
14
Nepal
44
7968
181
15
Netherlands
24
4311
180
16
Namibia
41
7358
179
17
Scotland
23
4116
179
18
United Arab Emirates
57
9961
175
19
Oman
44
6698
152
20
Canada
26
3864
149
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