The suicide bomb blast in Islamabad affected the Pakistan vs Sri Lanka ODI series. Some players of the Sri Lankan team had refused to continue playing in the ODI series due to security reasons. Due to this, there was a change in the schedule, as a result now the second ODI match will be played on Friday instead of Thursday. But amidst all this the Pakistan team has been punished. Why has the Pakistan team been punished 2 days after the Islamabad blast? Here you will get the answer to this question.

Pakistan team got punishment

The International Cricket Council (ICC) said that a fine of 20 percent of the match fee has been imposed on the players of Pakistan team. The reason for this penalty is slow over rate. It was told that in the first ODI match played in Rawalpindi, Pakistan team was 4 overs behind the set target. Although Pakistan won the first ODI match by 6 runs.

ICC match referee Ali Naqvi gave this punishment. Captain Shaheen Afridi accepted his punishment, due to which ICC did not need any hearing. Let us tell you that 12 people lost their lives in the blast in Islamabad, while 27 people were seriously injured.

Changed schedule of ODI series

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI was played on 11 November in Rawalpindi. Despite a fighting inning of 59 runs by Wanindu Hasaranga, Sri Lanka lost that match by 6 runs. The second ODI match was to be played on Thursday, 13 November, but now it will be played on 14 November. The last match is to be played on 16th November in Rawalpindi itself.

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Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka ODIs Series: The first match of the 3-match ODI series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka was played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium last night. Pakistan won this match by 6 runs. Meanwhile, the poor form of Pakistan’s star batsman Babar Azam continues. In the first match, Babar was bowled by leg spinner Wanindu Hasaranga after scoring 29 runs in 51 balls. With this, the wait for his centuries has now reached 800 days.

Babar scored his last century in 2023

Pakistan’s star batsman Babar Azam scored his last century against Nepal in the year 2023. In that match, Babar had scored 151 runs in 131 balls with the help of 14 fours and 4 sixes. Now it has been 800 days since Babar scored his last century.

equal to Virat’s record

Babar has equaled India’s star batsman Virat Kohli’s shameful record of most innings without a century in international cricket. Whereas Sanath Jayasuriya is at the top in the list of Asian batsmen, he ended the century drought after 87 innings.

Pakistan won in the last over

Talking about the match, the Pakistani team, which came to bat first after losing the toss, did not have a good start and the first wicket fell in 4.1 overs in the form of young opener Sam Ayub. Later, opener Fakhar Zaman was also out after scoring only 32 runs. Coming to bat after Fakhar returned to the pavilion, Salman Ali Aga scored an unbeaten century of 105 runs with the help of 9 fours in 87 balls and middle-order batsman Hussain Talat scored 62 runs in 63 balls. Pakistan set a target of 299 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs, which the Sri Lankan team could not chase. Sri Lanka needed 21 runs to win in the last over but the Sri Lankan team could score only 14 runs and lost the match by 6 runs. The second match of the series will be played on 13 November.