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Great hospitality: Gunathilaka after successful Pakistan tour

Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka also thanked the crowd in Pakistan for their support and hospitality.

Colombo, hospitality, Danushka Gunathilaka, Pakistan tour
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Published : Oct 11, 2019, 1:08 PM IST

Colombo: After humiliating the Pakistan side by thrashing them 3-0 in the T20I series, Sri Lanka opening batsman Danushka Gunathilaka has expressed that Pakistan has turned out to be a perfect host and even the visitors lauded the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) efforts.

Sri Lanka opening batsman Danushka Gunathilaka took to twitter to express his experience of playing in Pakistan: "End of a very special tour. Kudos to PCB for bringing back international cricket to their fans. Great hospitality. Excellent security measures. Hope every other country will visit here soon. Pakistan is safe to play cricket and their fans deserve it!"

Colombo, hospitality, Danushka Gunathilaka, Pakistan tour
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Meanwhile, Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka also thanked the crowd in Pakistan for their support and hospitality.

"It's a good victory. Thanks to the Pakistan crowd, they supported not just the home team, but us as well. All the players bonded well in our team and that was the key to success. They are all very talented and I think unity is the secret behind our success," Shanaka said.

The Sri Lankan officials also thanked their Pakistani counterpart and handed souvenirs to the security officials.

Playing in the absence of many of their big stars, Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 13 runs in the third and final contest here on Wednesday to complete a 3-0 whitewash of the top-ranked T20 side in the world.

Sri Lanka had won the first T20 by 64 runs before scripting a 35-run win in the second match.

Colombo: After humiliating the Pakistan side by thrashing them 3-0 in the T20I series, Sri Lanka opening batsman Danushka Gunathilaka has expressed that Pakistan has turned out to be a perfect host and even the visitors lauded the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) efforts.

Sri Lanka opening batsman Danushka Gunathilaka took to twitter to express his experience of playing in Pakistan: "End of a very special tour. Kudos to PCB for bringing back international cricket to their fans. Great hospitality. Excellent security measures. Hope every other country will visit here soon. Pakistan is safe to play cricket and their fans deserve it!"

Colombo, hospitality, Danushka Gunathilaka, Pakistan tour
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Meanwhile, Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka also thanked the crowd in Pakistan for their support and hospitality.

"It's a good victory. Thanks to the Pakistan crowd, they supported not just the home team, but us as well. All the players bonded well in our team and that was the key to success. They are all very talented and I think unity is the secret behind our success," Shanaka said.

The Sri Lankan officials also thanked their Pakistani counterpart and handed souvenirs to the security officials.

Playing in the absence of many of their big stars, Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 13 runs in the third and final contest here on Wednesday to complete a 3-0 whitewash of the top-ranked T20 side in the world.

Sri Lanka had won the first T20 by 64 runs before scripting a 35-run win in the second match.

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Colombo, hospitality, Danushka Gunathilaka, Pakistan tour

Colombo: After humiliating the Pakistan side by thrashing them 3-0 in the T20I series, Sri Lanka opening batsman Danushka Gunathilaka has expressed that Pakistan has turned out to be a perfect host and even the visitors lauded the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) efforts.



Sri Lanka opening batsman Danushka Gunathilaka took to twitter to express his experience of playing in Pakistan: "End of a very special tour. Kudos to PCB for bringing back international cricket to their fans. Great hospitality. Excellent security measures. Hope every other country will visit here soon. Pakistan is safe to play cricket and their fans deserve it!"



Meanwhile, Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka also thanked the crowd in Pakistan for their support and hospitality.



"It's a good victory. Thanks to the Pakistan crowd, they supported not just the home team, but us as well. All the players bonded well in our team and that was the key to success. They are all very talented and I think unity is the secret behind our success," Shanaka said.



The Sri Lankan officials also thanked their Pakistani counterpart and handed souvenirs to the security officials.



Playing in the absence of many of their big stars, Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 13 runs in the third and final contest here on Wednesday to complete a 3-0 whitewash of the top-ranked T20 side in the world.



Sri Lanka had won the first T20 by 64 runs before scripting a 35-run win in the second match.


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