Best performances - Batsmen
AD Mathews
50(34) 5x4 - 1x6
Control %94%
- Productive Shot
- off side drive on front foot
- 15 runs
- 2x4 - 0x6
Shahid Afridi
39(20) 2x4 - 3x6
Control %90%
- Productive Shot
- off side drive on front foot
- 10 runs
- 0x4 - 1x6
11/12Result
1st T20I (N), Sri Lanka tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Dec 11 2013
-
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
145/5 -
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
146/7 (19.1/20 ov)
Player of the Match
11/12Result
1st T20I (N), Sri Lanka tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Dec 11 2013
-
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
145/5 -
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
146/7 (19.1/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
SL Malinga
- O4
- M0
- R26
- W3
- Eco6.50
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Sohail Tanvir
- O4
- M0
- R34
- W2
- Eco8.50
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Partnerships
Sri Lanka - Innings
Pakistan - Innings
Manhattan
Run rate graph
Worm
Match Coverage
All Match News'We were 15 runs short' - Chandimal
Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has admitted his team may have misread the conditions in Dubai after their three-wicket loss to Pakistan in the first Twenty20
Thirimanne's flying catch
Plays of the Day from the first T20 international between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Dubai
SL wary of Pakistan's momentum
Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara and captain Dinesh Chandimal are wary of Pakistan's form and confidence ahead of the first Twenty20 in Dubai
Afridi leads Pakistan to tense win
Maturity is an adjective that, at best, can only be sporadically applied to Shahid Afridi, but it was the hallmark of his blitz against Sri Lanka, as he struck an unbeaten 39 from 20 to lift his side to a three-wicket win in Dubai
