RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan won the Twenty20 tri-series after its spinners baffled Sri Lanka in a six-wicket victory in the final on Saturday.

Sri Lanka lost its last eight wickets for just 16 runs and was bowled out for 114 in 19.1 overs.

Pakistan cruised to 118-4 with eight balls to spare. Opening batters Saim Ayub (36) and Sahibzada Farhan (23) provided a solid start and Babar Azam scored an unbeaten 37 off 34 balls.

Sri Lanka came into the final with back-to-back wins over Zimbabwe and Pakistan but crumbled against spinners Mohammad Nawaz (3-17), Abrar Ahmed (2-18) and Ayub (1-17).

“It was a great performance from us,” Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha said. “We have been doing well in both ODIs and T20Is … we are pretty much ready for the World Cup. We still have six games

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