Pak vs sl

4/18 - Win-loss record of teams batting first in men's T20Is in Dubai since the start of 2021. Sri Lanka's total of 170 for 6 was the lowest among the four ...

[Bhanuka Rajapaksa](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/bhanuka-rajapaksa-342619)'s unbeaten innings of 71 is the [highest individual score](https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?batting_positionmin1=5;batting_positionval1=batting_position;class=3;filter=advanced;final_type=1;final_type=3;orderby=batted_score;template=results;type=batting;view=innings)while batting at No. Brathwaite scored 34* and took three wickets in the 2016 T20 World Cup final [against England](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-t20-2015-16-901359/england-vs-west-indies-final-951373/full-scorecard). [first five wickets](https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?batting_fielding_first=1;class=3;filter=advanced;groupby=innings;orderby=fow_balls_faced;orderbyad=reverse;partnership_wicketmax1=5;partnership_wicketval1=partnership_wicket;qualmin1=5;qualval1=fow_outs;result=1;team=8;template=results;type=fow)inside ten overs when batting first. Sri Lanka's total of 170 for 6 was the lowest among the [four instances](https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?batting_fielding_first=1;class=3;filter=advanced;ground=2439;orderby=team_score;result=1;spanmin1=01+Jan+2021;spanval1=span;template=results;type=team;view=innings)of teams successfully defending in Dubai in the last 12 months. [against Pakistan](https://www.espncricinfo.com/ask/cricket-qna/sri-lanka-vs-pakistan-since-2019&tournament=menst20i), all with Dasun Shanaka as captain. Pakistan had done it against Sri Lanka in 2015 and Norway against Switzerland earlier this year. Shanaka also led them to a [3-0 series win in 2019](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-in-pakistan-2019-20-1198483/match-schedule-fixtures-and-results). 3 - Sri Lanka is only the third team to win a men's T20I final while defending a total [among the 13 finals involving two Full-Member teams]. They won five T20Is in succession before losing to England in the group phase of the 2014 T20 World Cup. The previous highest was 68 by Tamoor Sajjad of Qatar while batting at No. [in the 2013-14 season](https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=3;filter=advanced;orderby=start;orderbyad=reverse;size=200;spanmax1=30+Mar+2014;spanmin1=1+Dec+2013;spanval1=span;team=8;template=results;type=team;view=results). [in Dubai](https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?batting_fielding_first=1;class=3;filter=advanced;ground=2439;orderby=result;spanmin1=01+Jan+2021;spanval1=span;template=results;type=team;view=results)since the start of 2021.