Pakistan U19 Women Lose to Sri Lanka by 9 Wickets, Must Win Both Games Left to Reach Final

Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by nine wickets in the U19 Women's T20 tri-series in Faisalabad on Friday 9 October 2026. Pakistan now have one win from four games. To reach the final on 16 October they must beat Bangladesh on Sunday and Sri Lanka on Monday, and even that may not be enough.

We read the official PCB scorecard and match report for Friday's game, then counted the table ourselves from all six results so far. The PCB has not published a points table or net run rate for this series, so the sums below are ours.

Pakistan made 110 for 8 after Sri Lanka chose to field. Sri Lanka got there in 15.2 overs. It was Sri Lanka's first win over Pakistan in the series, after Pakistan beat them by five wickets on 3 October.

Sri Lanka chased 111 in 15.2 overs to beat Pakistan by nine wickets

Sri Lanka U19 Women chased Pakistan's 110 for 8 with 28 balls left and lost only one wicket. Opener Sanjana Kavindi De Silva made 61 off 46 balls and was player of the match. Vimoksha Balasuriya finished on 43 not out.

Sanjana has now been player of the match in three of Sri Lanka's four games. Pakistan's only wicket was hers, bowled by left-arm fast bowler Mahnoor Zeb, who finished with 1 for 18. By then the stand had done its job.

Komal Khan made 54 but Pakistan's middle order fell away again

Opener Komal Khan scored 54 off 59 balls with seven fours, and she and Ravail Farhan put on 57 for the first wicket. After that, Pakistan added only 53 runs and lost seven more wickets.

That has been the pattern all series. Komal has carried the batting, with 29, 50, 36 and now 54. When she goes, Pakistan have not found a second batter who can push the score past 130.

Sri Lanka's bowlers kept it tight. Chamodi Herath bowled four overs for 10 runs and a wicket, and captain Chamudi Praboda went for 16 in her four overs.

Sri Lanka lead the tri-series with three wins from four games

Sri Lanka have three wins from four games, Bangladesh two from four and Pakistan one from four. Each team plays six games in this triple round-robin, and the top two reach the final.

This is our count from the six official scorecards. It is not a PCB table.

Pakistan must win both remaining games to have a chance of the final

Pakistan can finish with three wins at most. That needs wins over Bangladesh on Sunday 11 October and Sri Lanka on Monday 12 October. One more defeat and Pakistan are out, because both other teams would then be ahead on wins.

If Pakistan win both, the last league game decides it. Here is how the sums work:

1. Pakistan beat Bangladesh on 11 October. Pakistan move to two wins, Bangladesh stay on two.
2. Pakistan beat Sri Lanka on 12 October. Pakistan move to three wins, level with Sri Lanka.
3. If Sri Lanka then beat Bangladesh on 14 October, Sri Lanka finish on four and Pakistan on three. Pakistan reach the final.
4. If Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka on 14 October, all three teams finish on three wins. A tie-break decides the two finalists.
5. The PCB has not published the tie-break rule for this series. Net run rate is the usual method, and Friday's nine-wicket defeat would hurt Pakistan there.

So Pakistan's best hope is two wins of their own and then a Sri Lanka win over Bangladesh. Their record against Bangladesh is the worry: they lost by 30 runs on 2 October and by 13 runs on 6 October.

The last three league games are on 11, 12 and 14 October

All the remaining games are at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, and the final follows on 16 October. Matches in this series start at 11:00 am PKT.

Every earlier score and the streaming options for the Pakistan U19 Women's tri-series in Faisalabad are listed in one place. Girls who want a route into these age-group teams can follow the PCB U15, U17 and U19 trials for 2026-27.

Common questions

Who won Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in the U19 Women's tri-series on 9 October?

Sri Lanka won by nine wickets. They chased Pakistan's 110 for 8 in 15.2 overs at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad.

Can Pakistan U19 Women still reach the tri-series final?

Yes, but only if they beat Bangladesh on 11 October and Sri Lanka on 12 October. Even then they may need Sri Lanka to beat Bangladesh on 14 October.

When is the U19 Women's tri-series final?

On Friday 16 October 2026 at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, between the top two teams.

Who is Pakistan's top scorer in the series?

Opener Komal Khan, with 29, 50, 36 and 54 in Pakistan's four games, by our count from the scorecards.

Has the PCB published a points table for the series?

No. When we checked on 9 October the PCB had published scorecards and match reports but no points table, net run rate or tie-break rule.

How we verified this

What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.

Last checked 9 October 2026, about 8:00 pm PKT. Friday's result, scores and the remaining fixtures are from the official PCB scorecard and PCB's match report of 9 October 2026. The final date and the 11:00 am start are from PCB's series release of 1 October 2026. The table and the qualification scenarios are our own working from the six official results.