Former West Indies cricketer and commentator Ian Bishop has praised Pakistan batter Maaz Sadaqat after the hosts beat Sri Lanka by 82 runs in the second T20I, giving Pakistan an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Pakistan sealed the series with a match to spare at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Sri Lanka chose to bowl first, and Pakistan posted 215-3 in their 20 overs. Sadaqat led the way with 96 off 51 balls, hitting six fours and seven sixes. The left-hander finished four runs short of his maiden T20I century.
Captain Sahibzada Farhan backed him with 73 off 44 balls, including four fours and five sixes. It was his second successive half-century of the series. Fakhar Zaman scored 22 off 17 balls with four boundaries, and Hasan Nawaz finished unbeaten on 19 off nine balls with a four and a six.
Sri Lanka could not keep pace with the required rate and ended on 133-7. Mohammad Imran Randhawa took three wickets for 11 runs in his four overs. Salman Mirza claimed two wickets, while Saim Ayub and Shadab Khan took one each.
Bishop shared his thoughts on X writing, “We were happy to see the talent of Maaz Sadaqat in the CPL 2026 for the Jamaica Kingsmen. His good form continues for Pakistan and we hope he has a long and successful career. He is a nice 360 batter.”
Sadaqat, 21, was one of the standout performers at the recently concluded CPL 2026 with the Jamaica Kingsmen.
He finished as the tournament’s third-highest run-scorer with 363 runs in seven matches, at an average of 51.85 and a strike rate of 174.51, including two centuries.
