Shinwari a left-arm fast bowler seamer destroyed Sri Lanka with a five-wicket, help Pakistan cruise to victory. Pakistan achieve a convincing nine-wicket win in the fifth and final match for a 5-0 whitewash of the series.
Score in brief: Sri Lanka 103 in 26.2 overs (Thisara Perera 25; Usman Khan 5-34) lost to Pakistan 105/1 (Fakhar Zaman 48, Imam-ul-Haq 45*) in 20.2 overs by nine wickets.
Shinwari’s 5 for 34 in seven overs reduced Sri Lanka to 103 all out in 26.2 over’s in Sharjah before openers Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq knocked off the paltry target in 20.2 overs.
Earlier, Sri Lankan captain won the toss and elected to bat.
Batting first Sri Lanka were bowled out for 103 runs in 26.2 over’s.
In reply Pakistan achieved the modest 104-run target for the loss of just one wicket in 20.2 over’s.
Fakhar Zaman hit seven boundaries in his 48 runs knock before he fell with just 20 needed.
Imam hit the winning boundary, finishing his 64-ball knock with four boundaries and a six.
This is Pakistan’s sixth Whitewash in a Five-Match ODI Series. They had blanked Zimbabwe and Bangladesh twice and New Zealand in 2003 in the past.
The two teams now play a three-match Twenty20 International Series, the first two in Abu Dhabi on October 26 and 27 while the last in Lahore on October 29.
Score in brief: Sri Lanka 103 in 26.2 overs (Thisara Perera 25; Usman Khan 5-34) lost to Pakistan 105/1 (Fakhar Zaman 48, Imam-ul-Haq 45*) in 20.2 overs by nine wickets.
ptv reported.