Sarfaraz Ahmed once faced the wrath of fans, who demanded his retirement from cricket, moments after Sri Lanka humiliated Pakistan to a 3-0 drabbing at home. A second-string Sri Lanka side scripted history as they clean-swept the three-match T20I series against Pakistan in the latter’s own backyard. Pakistan are the World No 1 team in Twenty20 Internationals but their performance against an inexperienced Sri Lanka drew criticism with former Pakistani internationals and supporters alike hitting back at the Sarfaraz Ahmed led side for the woeful performance on home turf. Sarfaraz was, however, subject to special treatment by the fans, who picked on him for his poor captaincy and disastrous batting performance. Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan, Highlights And Cricket Score.

Sarfaraz, who in the past has been the fans’ favourite trolling victim, was heavily roasted on social media for his inconsistent performances. The 32-year-old, who batted at No 4 throughout the T20I series, scored only 67 runs in three T20I innings, which included six boundaries and one maximum. In the third and final game of the series – with the series already decided – Sarfaraz came into the crease with Pakistan comfortably placed at 76/2. The hosts needed another 71 runs from 48 deliveries to win the final T20I match and salvage some pride. But the Pakistani skipper scored run-a-ball 17with just one boundary and Pakistan went to lose the match by 13 runs.

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When Batting!!

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Humiliating!!

His captaincy was also scrutinised by the fans after a disastrous caught review in the same match when replays showed that the ball had missed the bat by miles. Sarfaraz, who had been trolled for yawning during a World Cup game against India, has also faced backlash for backing the inclusion of exiled cricketers Umar Akmal and Ahmad Shahzad. Both the players disappointed in the two they played, with the former scoring ducks in both the games.

Sri Lanka, who were blanked 0-2 in the three-match ODI series, thrashed Pakistan 3-0 in the T20I series despite missing a pack of their regular stars. The second-string Lankan side batted first in all the three games and successfully defended in all the matches. The Dasun Shanaka-led team won the first game by 64 runs and followed it by 35 and 13-run victories to script history.

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