Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 6th T20I Predictions - Babar to banish Sri Lanka’s final hopes

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Babar Azam scored 74 off 52 balls against Zimbabwe.
Pathum Nissanka hit four sixes in his 58-ball 98* against Zimbabwe.
Can Pakistan make it four wins from four in the series by beating Sri Lanka?

Babar Azam hits to leg against Sri Lanka (Getty Images).

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Predictions

Pakistan have been in excellent form with bat and ball this series. Sri Lanka have some quality players but they haven’t been performing consistently, which is why I am backing Pakistan to win again.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Predictions
Head-to-Head
Pakistan Form
Pakistan Team News
Sri Lanka Form
Sri Lanka Team News

Pakistan’s Babar Azam has scored 102*, 34 & 74 in his last 5 innings.
Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan hit three sixes in his 41-ball 63 against Zimbabwe.
Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka has scored 107, 29, 24, 24 & 98* in his last 7 innings.
Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga has returned figures of 3/54, 3/32 & 2/23 in his last 5 matches.

Head-to-Head

Pakistan have won two and lost three of their last five matches against Sri Lanka, but have won the last two on the bounce.

Pakistan Form

Pakistan made it five wins from their last five matches when they beat Sri Lanka by 69 runs.

Backing Babar Azam up with the bat has been Sahibzada Farhan (80* & 63 in his last two knocks) Fakhar Zaman (78, 55, 44 & 27*) and Saim Ayub (33, 22 & 20).

Mohammad Nawaz has contributed with bat and ball, scoring 36* and 21* and taking 2/22, 3/16 and 2/21 in his last three innings. Naseem Shah (3/40, 2/55) has also been in form with the ball, but their star bowler has been Usman Tariq, taking 2/19, 4/35, 2/26 and 4/18 in his last five matches.

Pakistan Team News

Pakistan are in excellent form and should be confident of ending the group stage undefeated.

Sri Lanka Form

Sri Lanka bounced back from losses in their opening two matches by beating Zimbabwe by nine wickets.

Kusal Mendis has only scored above 34 once in his last 10 knocks, but he has scored 20-plus in five of those innings. Also adding runs has been Janith Liyanage (28, 54 & 41*), Kusal Perera (58 & 25) and Dasun Shanaka (22* & 34).

Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga both returned figures of 4/23 (S/R 5.75) off their four overs against Zimbabwe. Dushmantha Chameera has figures of 2/58, 1/27, 2/29 and 0/26 in his last four matches.

Sri Lanka Team News

Sri Lanka will be relieved that Pathum Nissanka is back in the runs, but they will be needing a big contribution with the bat from across their top order. They must win this match to earn a spot in the final against Pakistan.

Verdict

Pakistan v Sri Lanka T20

I am backing Pakistan to win. I am also backing Babar Azam to top score for Pakistan and Usman Tariq to be their best bowler.

Pathum Nissanka is a good bet to top score for Sri Lanka.

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