Pakistan marked the return of Sri Lanka with a 3-0 Twenty20 series whitewash on Sunday, as officials hoped the match will help reestablish the country's reputation for hosting international cricket. The third and final Twenty20 match, which Pakistan comfortably won by 36 runs at Gaddafi stadium in Lahore, was Sri Lanka's first since their team bus was attacked near the same venue in March 2009. Those attacks, which left eight people dead and seven Sri Lanka players and their staff injured, suspended international cricket in Pakistan and forced them to play at neutral venues of United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Pakistan's cricket team pose for photographs with the trophy after winning the third and final T20 cricket match against Sri Lanka, at the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium, in Lahore, on October 29, 2017. Pakistan marked the return of Sri Lanka with a 3-0 Twenty20 series whitewash, as officials hoped it will help reestablish the country's reputation for hosting international cricket. Pic/AFP