Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 2nd T20I Predictions - Farhan to take Pakistan to early series win

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Last updated: 08 Jan 2026

Simon Lewis 08 Jan 2026

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Sahibzada Farhan scored 51 off 36 balls in the 1st T20I against Sri Lanka.
Janith Liyanage has scored 52, 107, 102 & 40 runs in his last five innings.
Can Pakistan secure a series victory by beating Sri Lanka for the third match in a row?

Sahibzada Farhan hits to leg against Sri Lanka (Getty Images).

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Predictions

Pakistan took a 1-0 lead in their three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka with a commanding six-wicket win over their hosts. Sri Lanka don’t look like they have the muscle to bounce back to beat Pakistan.

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

Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan has scored 65 & 51 in his last 2 innings.
Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman has scored 20 & 69 in his last 3 innings.
Sri Lanka’s Janith Liyanage too-scored with 40 off 31 balls against Pakistan.
Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis has scored 25*, 40, 14, 23 & 14 in his last 5 innings.

Head-to-Head

Pakistan have won four and lost one of their last five T20Is against Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka Form

Sri Lanka suffered back-to-back defeats against Pakistan, losing the 1st T20I just over a month after going down to them by six wickets in the final of the Pakistan Tri-Series in November.

Pathum Nissanka is Sri Lanka’s top current batter, having scored 637 T20I runs (ave 35.38) at a strike-rate of 147.79 in the last year. Kusal Mendis has scored over 7,000 runs in whiteball internationals, although he hasn’t passed 40 in his last 10 knocks.

Wanindu Hasaranga has captured 18 wickets in his last 13 innings (ave 19.55, econ 6.76). Dushmantha Chameera has taken 23 wickets at 19.04 in the last year at an economy rate of 7.46 runs per over (S/R 15.3).

Pakistan Form

Pakistan made it four wins from their last five T20Is when they beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in the 1st T20I.

Sahibzada Farhan has scored back-to-back 50s while Fakhar Zaman has scored 94 runs in his last three innings. Saim Ayub has scored 24-plus in three of his last five innings.

Abrar Ahmed took 3/25 in the win over Sri Lanka, having taken 2/28 and 2/15 in his previous two T20Is. Salman Mirza took 3/18 against Sri Lanka and has taken 19 wickets in T20Is at an average of 14.89 (econ 6.19) since his debut in July 2025.

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Team News

Sri Lanka (predicted XI): Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis (w), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka (c), Dasun Shanaka, Janith Liyanage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Nuwan Thushara.

Pakistan (predicted XI): Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha (c), Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan (w), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Wasim, Salman Mirza, Abrar Ahmed.