Pakistan maintain their impressive home dominance against Sri Lanka in home bilateral ODI series contests:
2011 = Won 4-1 in UAE.
2013 = Won 3-2 in UAE.
2017 = Won 5-0 in UAE.
2019 = Won 2-0 in Pakistan.
Since 2015 World Cup in limited overs cricket Pakistan’s record vs Sri Lanka:
2015 ODI series away = Pakistan won 3-2.
2015 T20 series away = Pakistan won 2-0.
2016 Asia Cup = Pakistan beat Sri Lanka.
2017 Champions Trophy = Pakistan beat Sri Lanka.
2017 ODI series = Pakistan beat Sri Lanka 5-0.
2017 T20 series = Pakistan beat Sri Lanka 3-0.
2019 ODI series = Pakistan beat Sri Lanka 2-0.
How Pakistan missed playing them in the 2019 World Cup with that game washed out.
More of the same in the T20s to follow in Lahore from Pakistan would do nicely ….
Vital that Pakistan won this series because:
Last 8 bilateral series = 0 series wins.
Tied ODI series vs New Zealand.
Lost Test series vs New Zealand.
Lost Test series vs South Africa.
Lost ODI series vs South Africa.
Lost T20 seris vs South Africa.
Lost an ODI series vs Australia.
Lost a T20I series vs England.
Lost an ODI series vs England.
Last 2 tournament events = not reached knockout stage.
No Asia Cup final in 2018.
No World Cup semi final in 2019.
