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Pakistan beat Sri Lanka to win tri-series final in Lahore

Fakhar Zaman's century guides Pakistan to a three-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the one-day international tri-series final.

5 publishers · 11 articles · first seen 27 Oct 2026 · updated 6d ago

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The odds

How the odds moved · England and Sri Lanka Tour of Pakistan ODIs: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
0%50%100%100%29 Oct, 19:27 UTCnowAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera: Pakistan beat Sri Lanka as Zaman’s century turns thrilling tri-series final · 31 Oct, 17:21 UTCThe Guardian Sport: Pakistan win tri-series final as Fakhar Zaman century denies Sri Lanka in thrilling chase · 31 Oct, 16:46 UTCThe Guardian Sport: Pakistan v Sri Lanka: tri-series cricket one-day international final – live · 31 Oct, 08:01 UTCTimes of India: 'I was just waiting for that moment': Fakhar after Pakistan match India's record · 1 Nov, 04:06 UTCTimes of India: 23 years later: Pakistan recreate India's Lord's magic with record-equalling chase · 1 Nov, 01:40 UTC

Each tick is a source publishing on this story · 6 more published before price tracking began

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31 Oct, 15:59 UTC55%
31 Oct, 15:22 UTC75%
31 Oct, 14:53 UTC70%
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31 Oct, 13:23 UTC28%
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31 Oct, 09:59 UTC55%
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31 Oct, 08:56 UTC54%
31 Oct, 08:28 UTC63%
31 Oct, 07:53 UTC65%
31 Oct, 04:07 UTC63%
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31 Oct, 02:47 UTC64%
30 Oct, 19:27 UTC63%
29 Oct, 19:27 UTC61%

The story so far

5 publishers have covered this in 11 articles since 27 Oct 2026. BBC Sport published first, on 27 October at 00:00 UTC; SkySports followed 12h 50m later. The most recent article, from Times of India, appeared on 1 November at 04:06 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: The Guardian Sport (major outlet), Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), BBC Sport, SkySports, Times of India.

One prediction market prices this story:

  • England and Sri Lanka Tour of Pakistan ODIs: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka — resolved “Pakistan” on 31 Oct 2026. The market resolves based on which team wins the scheduled cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. A win includes any result declared by official rules, such as DLS adjustments or Super Over outcomes. Readers often mistake the resolution deadline for the start time of the match rather than the conclusion, or assume informal reports override official statistics if published within two hours.

Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.

How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on England and Sri Lanka Tour of Pakistan ODIs: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. BBC SportSri Lanka thrash Pakistan to end England's tri-series hopes - scorecard—
  2. SkySportsEngland eliminated from ODI tri-series as Sri Lanka beat Pakistan—
  3. BBC SportEngland out of tri-series after Sri Lanka beat Pakistan—
  4. SkySportsEngland to bat first against Sri Lanka in ODI tri-series LIVE!—
  5. The Guardian SportSri Lanka v England: men’s cricket tri-series one-day international – live—
  6. SkySports'Absolute confusion!' | Massive mix-up for Sri Lanka see Wellalage dismissed—
  7. The Guardian SportPakistan v Sri Lanka: tri-series cricket one-day international final – live65%
  8. The Guardian SportPakistan win tri-series final as Fakhar Zaman century denies Sri Lanka in thrilling chase97%▲32 points since the previous source
  9. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraPakistan beat Sri Lanka as Zaman’s century turns thrilling tri-series final97%
  10. Times of India23 years later: Pakistan recreate India's Lord's magic with record-equalling chase97%
  11. Times of India'I was just waiting for that moment': Fakhar after Pakistan match India's record97%
  12. Market resolved: Pakistan

Sources

Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.

  1. Pakistan beat Sri Lanka as Zaman’s century turns thrilling tri-series final Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
  2. Pakistan win tri-series final as Fakhar Zaman century denies Sri Lanka in thrilling chase The Guardian Sport ·
  3. Pakistan v Sri Lanka: tri-series cricket one-day international final – live The Guardian Sport ·
  4. Sri Lanka v England: men’s cricket tri-series one-day international – live The Guardian Sport ·
  5. 'I was just waiting for that moment': Fakhar after Pakistan match India's record Times of India
  6. 23 years later: Pakistan recreate India's Lord's magic with record-equalling chase Times of India
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  1. 'Absolute confusion!' | Massive mix-up for Sri Lanka see Wellalage dismissed SkySports
  2. England to bat first against Sri Lanka in ODI tri-series LIVE! SkySports
  3. England out of tri-series after Sri Lanka beat Pakistan BBC Sport
  4. England eliminated from ODI tri-series as Sri Lanka beat Pakistan SkySports
  5. Sri Lanka thrash Pakistan to end England's tri-series hopes - scorecard BBC Sport

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  • Pakistan
  • Sri Lanka
  • Fakhar Zaman
  • Gaddafi Stadium
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