![Kasun Rajitha: Opening the bowling, the medium pacer set the platform for his side to defend their totals in both wins in Lahore. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/A6M5ONCST32DYUTP7AX7VK2ULI.jpg?smart=true&auth=0e905bd4674628c163bfea0dd7320ec7323966eadb9191f64e7aa063f138f0a1&width=400&height=225)
![Bhanuka Rajapaksa: Gave the Sri Lankan selectors a timely reminder of his status by hitting a match-winning 77 in only his second Twenty20 International as Sri Lanka took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series on Monday. The left-hander was the leading scorer for his side with 253 runs at the U19 World Cup in 2010. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CS26IOXALD4DDD6LHZAWGOCTSU.jpg?smart=true&auth=0f45db6d0b6fda5dd2c072fca898e614bc1de3c3e357cd29b5de2b4e5463ee47&width=400&height=225)
![Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva: The 22-year-old leg spinner bagged three wickets from four balls after his first delivery was hit for a six by Ahmed Shehzad. He returned with a career best 3-38. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/7IGRN4UQ65AWSL4E3SS4IPSR7Q.jpg?smart=true&auth=6606c805be82f8acb7cdf37fc6b27a5df4aee6e39b0d0fe4d2d2c85e048d6e13&width=400&height=225)
![Danushka Gunathilaka: Returning to the T20I side for the first time in more than three years, Gunathilaka top scored for his team in the 67-run win in the first match in Lahore, blasting 57 off 38 balls. He struck three fours in a 10-ball 15 in the second match. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RL47GKDUOSK25GFC7NCTTXS4JA.jpg?smart=true&auth=3ce6f5690597ea86bab6b83480cc05ac1e080f453f9f2c956aec4baea4001c91&width=400&height=225)
![Dasun Shanaka: Captaining the side in the absence of regular skipper Lasith Malinga, Shanaka didn’t bring himself on to bowl but he showed his prowess with the bat, smashing 17 off 10 balls with two towering sixes in the first match and 27 off 15 in the second match. EPA](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4XNC6K2CEPTCSCQU36TE73N6LQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=792c28605ef8422f75c59617419bb2f77f70caf67f4cd03eb41a51445e9a5198&width=400&height=225)
![Kasun Rajitha: Opening the bowling, the medium pacer set the platform for his side to defend their totals in both wins in Lahore. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/A6M5ONCST32DYUTP7AX7VK2ULI.jpg?smart=true&auth=0e905bd4674628c163bfea0dd7320ec7323966eadb9191f64e7aa063f138f0a1&width=400&height=225)
![Bhanuka Rajapaksa: Gave the Sri Lankan selectors a timely reminder of his status by hitting a match-winning 77 in only his second Twenty20 International as Sri Lanka took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series on Monday. The left-hander was the leading scorer for his side with 253 runs at the U19 World Cup in 2010. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CS26IOXALD4DDD6LHZAWGOCTSU.jpg?smart=true&auth=0f45db6d0b6fda5dd2c072fca898e614bc1de3c3e357cd29b5de2b4e5463ee47&width=400&height=225)
![Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva: The 22-year-old leg spinner bagged three wickets from four balls after his first delivery was hit for a six by Ahmed Shehzad. He returned with a career best 3-38. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/7IGRN4UQ65AWSL4E3SS4IPSR7Q.jpg?smart=true&auth=6606c805be82f8acb7cdf37fc6b27a5df4aee6e39b0d0fe4d2d2c85e048d6e13&width=400&height=225)
![Danushka Gunathilaka: Returning to the T20I side for the first time in more than three years, Gunathilaka top scored for his team in the 67-run win in the first match in Lahore, blasting 57 off 38 balls. He struck three fours in a 10-ball 15 in the second match. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RL47GKDUOSK25GFC7NCTTXS4JA.jpg?smart=true&auth=3ce6f5690597ea86bab6b83480cc05ac1e080f453f9f2c956aec4baea4001c91&width=400&height=225)
![Dasun Shanaka: Captaining the side in the absence of regular skipper Lasith Malinga, Shanaka didn’t bring himself on to bowl but he showed his prowess with the bat, smashing 17 off 10 balls with two towering sixes in the first match and 27 off 15 in the second match. EPA](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4XNC6K2CEPTCSCQU36TE73N6LQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=792c28605ef8422f75c59617419bb2f77f70caf67f4cd03eb41a51445e9a5198&width=400&height=225)
![Kasun Rajitha: Opening the bowling, the medium pacer set the platform for his side to defend their totals in both wins in Lahore. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/A6M5ONCST32DYUTP7AX7VK2ULI.jpg?smart=true&auth=0e905bd4674628c163bfea0dd7320ec7323966eadb9191f64e7aa063f138f0a1&width=400&height=225)
Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Nuwan Pradeep and the other standouts of Sri Lanka's T20 series win in Pakistan - in pictures
Sri Lanka beat top-ranked Pakistan by 35 runs in the second T20 to take an unassailable lead in the three-match series
Amith Passela
October 08, 2019
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