Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan · 1st T20I · T20I · Updated 7:39 AM IST
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in this completed PAK vs SL fixture. Below is the official toss outcome, what our model would have called, pitch trends, and the complete PAK vs SL head-to-head toss record.
Fri, 9 Oct · 6:30 PM IST
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Pakistan38%
Sri Lanka62%In T20 cricket captains usually prefer to chase, so bowling first is the default call. Teams batting first have won 33% of those games.
Pakistan won by 4 wickets
The card shows what our model would have called. It is not counted in the accuracy record.
In T20 cricket captains usually prefer to chase, so bowling first is the default call. Numbers come from completed PAK vs SL matches this season. For pitch degradation and dew modeling rules, read our venue toss methodology.
Last tosses at this ground, newest first: BowlBowlBat
Completed meetings between these two sides this season: who won the toss, what they chose and how the match ended. Read how historical streaks are modeled in our toss prediction methodology.
| Date | Match | Toss | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2026 | PAK vs SL3rd T20I | SL won · Bowl first | Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets |
| 11 Oct 2026 | PAK vs SL2nd T20I | SL won · Bowl first | Pakistan won by 82 runs |
Verified coin toss outcomes, captain choices and venue records stored in our historical toss database for both teams.
| Date | Opponent | Toss Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct | vs SL | ✗ Lost toss SL bowls |
| 11 Oct | vs SL | ✗ Lost toss SL bowls |
| Date | Opponent | Toss Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct | vs PAK | ✓ Won toss Bowl first |
| 11 Oct | vs PAK | ✓ Won toss Bowl first |
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first in the PAK vs SL match at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on 9 October 2026. No prediction was logged for this match before the toss, so it does not count in our accuracy record.
In T20 cricket captains usually prefer to chase, so bowling first is the default call. Teams batting first have won 33% of those games.
In 3 completed PAK vs SL meetings this season, Pakistan won the toss 0 times and Sri Lanka 3. The full list, with each captain's decision and the match result, is in the head-to-head section above.
No. A cricket toss is a fair coin flip and nobody can predict it with certainty. Treat the call as a researched lean for match previews and fantasy planning, never as a sure thing. Every call is locked before the toss and graded in public on our accuracy tracker.