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Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: ODI final set for October 31
Pakistan and Sri Lanka are scheduled to meet in the final of the Pakistan ODI Tri-Series 2026, an ODI in Pakistan. The match is listed to start at Oct 31, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC; AllCric lists October 31, 2026, 1:30 PM IST and Gaddafi Stadium, in Lahore, as the date, time and venue. AllCric also describes the final as a day-night match.
MyFinal11 reports that Pakistan topped the points table with 3 wins from 4 matches, but lost their last meeting with Sri Lanka by 8 wickets after being bowled out for 110 in 25.3 overs. AllCric also reports that Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets, while noting Pakistan had won the series opener by 37 runs.
The reports differ on series leaders: MyFinal11 names Salman Ali Agha as Pakistan’s leading run-scorer with 123, including a century against Sri Lanka, while TheTopBookies lists Sri Lanka’s Pavan Rathnayake with 350 runs in 4 games. Arafat Minhas is listed by AllCric with 16 wickets and an economy of 4.08, while TheTopBookies reports 9 wickets in 4 games; Shaheen Afridi is credited with 19 wickets by AllCric.