NEW DELHI: The unbe­aten Pakis­tan blind cricket team on Thursday continued their impressive run in the T20 Blind Cricket World Cup by beating Sri Lanka by five wickets at the Siri Fort Cricket Ground.

Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat first. They scored 164 runs for the loss of seven wickets in stipulated 20 overs. Desh­priya top scored with 46 runs. Ravindra made 22. Badar Munir and Sajid Nawaz claimed one wicket apiece.

In reply, Pakistan reached the target of 165 in 17.2 overs with five wickets in hand. Badar Munir and Amir Ishfaq played superbly by scoring 49 and 36 runs respectively. Suranga took two wickets.

Published in Dawn, February 3rd, 2017

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