As per reports Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in a statement that the Riaz still feels stiffness in his bowling hand and, therefore, has withdrawn himself from T20s squad.
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Two mindless run outs of Mohammad Hafeez and Umar Akmal followed and Shoaib Malik was stumped to leave Pakistan tottering at 40 for 5.
But Abbas, one of Pakistan’s most prolific batsmen, was hopeful of Sri Lanka would return to the country after Zimbabwe’s historic visit.
From Pakistan, Anwar Ali, Sohail Tanvir, Shoaib Malik and the skipper strike for their side.
Jayasuriya (1-37), on debut, struck the big blow when he got Afridi out with a ball that slid past the bat and clipped off stump, ending the skipper’s 22-ball blazing knock.
Shahid Afridi’s team then restricted Sri Lanka to 146-7 at the R Premadasa Stadium to ensure Pakistan would not lose any of the three series on their tour of the island nation.
If Sri Lanka were riding high on the confidence of having dismissed a unsafe Afridi, Anwar changed the complexion of the innings in no time. Player-of-the-match: Anwar Ali.
After clinching the five-matches limited over series 3-2, ODI captain Azhar Ali is hopeful Pakistan will repeat the dose in the Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka, earning the team an unprecedented treble against the hosts.
With Pakistan wobbling at 7-107 in 14 overs, Anwar and Wasim added 58 runs off 27 for the eighth wicket to bring the visitors back back into the contest.
The newly-returned Chamara Kapugedera led the late charge as Sri Lanka plundered 54 runs in the last four overs.
Jayasuriya, a 23-year-old left-hander unrelated to Sri Lanka’s former captain Sanath Jayasuriya, smashed three fours and two sixes in his 32-ball 40 before he was fifth out.
However, the Pakistanis had other ideas and inflicted a crushing defeat on their hosts in the first T20 on Thursday and set themselves up for a clean sweep across all three formats which would truly be the icing on the cake.
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No Angelo Mathews for todays match as he was ruled out following an injury while practice.
