“The way he plays and his work ethic needs no further discussion. He is a world-class player and God save him from the evil eye.” The 27-year-old Babar, who has scored 2,754 runs in 80 Twenty20 internationals at an average of over 42, recently lost his number one T20 world ranking to fellow opener Rizwan. Babar’s final dismissal in the tournament came with a loose flick down the leg side to be caught at short-fine leg off fast bowler Pramod Madushan, who claimed four wickets. Bhanuka Rajapaksa led Sri Lanka’s fightback from a precarious 58-5 to post 170-6 and then the bowlers including Wanindu Hasaranga bowled out Pakistan for 147. Hasaranga returned figures of 3-27 with his leg-spin after he smashed 36 in a key partnership with the left-handed Rajapaksa. Saqlain praised champions Sri Lanka, who previously beat Pakistan, India and Afghanistan in the Super Four stage, for their complete showing in the final. “Sri Lanka batted second and then batted first against us and became champions. Well deserved,” said Saqlain. “We just played first nine overs of really good cricket and after that they played almost 31 overs and dominated us in all aspects — in batting, bowling and fielding.”
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