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Smith focuses Pakistan on preparation for Sri Lanka final
Pakistan batting coach Michael Smith says the side is concentrating on preparation for the 31 October final against Sri Lanka after its first defeat of the ODI tri-series. In a PCB interview published on 28 October, he emphasised collective contributions across batting, bowling and fielding, alongside continued improvement. Pakistan had qualified for the final with three consecutive wins. Verification limitation: this brief uses indexed official PCB article text because direct article access was unavailable.