Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium is all set to observe a historic match as Pakistan takes on Sri Lanka for the final T20I on Sunday.
Pakistan already lead the T20I series 2-0, after beating Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the opening game and winning a last-ball thriller in the second T20I.
Today’s match, however, is much more than just a game of cricket as the occasion marks the homecoming of top-level international cricket as Sri Lanka become the first major cricket team to visit Pakistan since they were targeted in a deadly ambush in 2009 — with attack survivors among those returning to the scene.
Here are some highlights of the match:
Pakistani batsman Umar Amin hits a six during the third and final T20 cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore on October 29, 2017. Photo: AFP
Pakistani batsman Umar Amin (R) plays a shot as Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Sadeera Samarawickrama looks on during the third and final T20 cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore on October 29, 2017. Photo: AFP
Spectators carrying Sri Lankan flags while watching third and last T20 International cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Gaddafi Stadium. Photo: APP
Pakistani batsman Fakhar Zaman plays a shot during the third and final T20 cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore on October 29, 2017. Photo: AFP
Sri Lankan spinner Dilshan Munaweera (R) celebrates with teammate Seekkuge Prasanna after taking the wicket of Pakistani batsman Fakhar Zaman during the third and final T20 cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore on October 29, 2017. Photo: AFP
Spectators carrying national flags while watching third and last T20 International cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Gaddafi Stadium. Photo: APP
Sri Lankan spinner Dilshan Munaweera (2L) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Pakistani batsman Fakhar Zaman during the third and final T20 cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore on October 29, 2017. Photo: AFP
Pakistani batsman Fakhar Zaman (R) plays a shot during the third and final T20 cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore on October 29, 2017. Photo: AFP
Sri Lankan bowler Vikum Sanjaya (2R) makes an unsuccessful leg before wicket appeal against Pakistani batsman Umar Amin (2L) during third and final T20 cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore on October 29, 2017. Photo: AFP
Pakistani and Sri Lankan cricketers and officials pose for a photograph before the start of the third and final Twenty20 international match at the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore on October 29, 2017. Photo: AFP
Pakistani policemen stand guard at entrance of the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium where the third and last T20 cricket match is scheduled between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Lahore on October 29, 2017. Photo: AFP
A Pakistani plain-clothes policeman walks with a bomb sniffing dog outside the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium where the third and last T20 cricket match is scheduled between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Lahore on October 29, 2017. Photo: AFP
Pakistani police commandos take position along a street as the buses carrying the Sri Lankan and Pakistani cricket teams arrive at Gaddafi Cricket stadium in Lahore on October 29, 2017. Photo: AFP
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