In the third and final T20 match, Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 14 runs to level the series at 1–1.The last and decisive match, played in Dambulla, was delayed due to rain and was reduced to 12 overs per side.
Pakistan won the toss and elected to field first. Batting first, Sri Lanka scored 160 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the allotted overs, setting a target of 161 runs for the Green Shirts.
Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka scored 34 runs, Kusal Mendis made 30, while Janith Liyanage and Dhananjaya de Silva contributed 22 runs each. For Pakistan, Wasim Junior took 3 wickets, while Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, and Naseem Shah picked up one wicket each.
Chasing the target of 161 runs, Pakistan could only manage 146 runs for 8 wickets in 12 overs. Salman Ali Agha was the top scorer with 45 runs.Mohammad Nawaz scored 28 runs and debutant Khawaja Nafay made 26, while Sahibzada Farhan scored 9, Saim Ayub 6, Usman Khan 1, Shadab Khan 6, and Faheem Ashraf 9 before being dismissed.
For Sri Lanka, Wanindu Hasaranga took 4 wickets, Pathirana claimed 2, and Eshan Malinga dismissed one batter.
In the first match of the series, Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets, while the second match was abandoned due to rain.
