As it happened: Pakistan suffered their second successive defeat to lose the T20 international series against Sri Lanka. Pakistan were defeated by 35 runs by the Islanders in the second T20I and lost the three-match series as Sri Lanka took an unassailable lead of 2-0. Bhanuka Rajapaksa was the star of the show with the bat as he struck 77 runs off 48 balls to take the visitors total to 182/6. Then Wanindu Hasaranga took three wickets bowl out Pakistan for 147 in 19 overs. With this victory, Sri Lanka have won a T20 series against Pakistan for the first time in seven attempts.
Toss update: Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and opted to bat in the second Twenty20 international against Pakistan in Lahore. Sri Lanka kept the same team which upset Pakistan, the world’s number one T20 team, in the first match by 67 runs on Saturday. Pakistan, who have never lost a T20 series in six attempts to Sri Lanka, brought in paceman Wahab Riaz and opener Fakhar Zaman in place of Iftikhar Ahmed and Faheem Ashraf.
Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Ahmed Shehzad, Babar Azam, Umar Akmal, Sarfaraz Ahmed(w/c), Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Wahab Riaz, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hasnain
Sri Lanka: Danushka Gunathilaka, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka(c), Shehan Jayasuriya, Isuru Udana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Minod Bhanuka(w), Lakshan Sandakan, Kasun Rajitha, Nuwan Pradeep