SL vs PAK HIGHLIGHTS: Sri Lanka Beat Pakistan In Last-Ball Thriller To Set Up Asia Cup Final With India
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Score, Asia Cup 2023 Super 4: In a match that went down to the last ball, Sri Lanka beat Pakistan to set up a final with India on Sunday (September 17).
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It will be Sri Lanka vs India in the Asia Cup final. Pakistan are knocked out of the tournament.
Sri LANKA win by 2 wickets. What a game. Asalanka with the winning runs with 2 needed off 1 balls.
After 34 overs, Sri Lanka are 208/3. They need 44 runs from 48 balls.
Samarawickrama departs. Iftikhar Ahmed strikes to give Pakistan a glimmer but Sri Lanka still frontrunners with 7 wickets in hand. SL- 177/3 after 29.4 overs.
Sri Lanka in control of run chase. SL- 175/2 after 29 overs. They need 77 runs from 13 overs.
111/2 after 18 overs
Sri Lanka need 141 runs from 24 overs.
Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama out in the middle for Sri Lanka.
After a 57-run stand between Mendis and Nissanka, Pathum Nissanka gets caught and bowled Shadab Khan. Sri Lanka- 77/2 after 13.2 overs.
WICKET! And it's a disaster of a run out. Shadab Khan with the direct hit. Perera has to go. SL- 20/1 in 3.2 Overs.
Shaheen Shah Afridi and Zaman Khan with the new ball for Pakistan.
Kusal Perera and Pathum Nissanka begin Sri Lanka's 252 chase in 42-over game.
Sri Lanka need 252 runs to win in 42 overs with the DLS getting into picture.
252/7 is what Pakistan manage in 42 overs. Rizwan with a gem of a knock, finishing with an unbeaten 86 off 73 deliveries. Iftikhar Ahmed also scored 47 off 40.
Mohammad Rizwan and Iftikhar Ahmed out in the middle for Pakistan and Rizwan completes a fifty under pressure. PAK- 178/5 after 34 overs.
Match has further been reduced to 42 overs after that second rain delay.
Pramod Madushan, Maheesh Theekshana and Dunith Wellalage have picked up a wicket each.
Matheesha Pathirana has the pick of the bowlers for Sri Lanka so far, he has picked 2. Pramod Madushan, Maheesh Theekshana and Dunith Wellalage with a wicket each.
Pak- 130/5 in 27.4 overs before rain interrupts again.
Haris and Rizwan out in the middle for Pakistan.
Half-century for Abdullah Shafique but he departs soon after. Pathirana gets the breakthrough. 100/3 after 21.4 Overs.
WICKET! And that too of the big man Babar Azam. Dunith Wellalage it is who strikes for Sri Lanka once again. He is making it a habit to get the big guns out. PAK- 73/2 after 16 Overs.
Not the most fluent of start for Pakistan. But Pakistan are 35/1 after 8 overs.
Babar Azam comes in to bat at number 3.
WICKET! Madhushan with a beauty of a delivery to get rid of Zaman. The left-hander departs for 4. Pakistan- 9/1 in 4.2 overs.
Pramod Madushan and Maheesh Theekshana with the new ball for Sri Lanka.
Abdullah Shafique and Fakhar Zaman come out to open for Pakistan against Sri Lanka.
Playing XIs
Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Haris, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Zaman Khan
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (captain), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Pramod Madushan, Matheesha Pathirana
TOSS NEWS: Pakistan win the toss and elect to bat first.
This is set to be a 45-overs per side contest.
Overs will start getting reduced after 04:30 pm (IST).
The cut-off time for a 20 overs per side contest is 9:02 pm (IST).
Pakistan had already announced their Playing XI on the eve of the match.
Here is what they had announced:
Pakistan: Mohammad Haris, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Zaman Khan
It would be interesting to see if they decide to stick to the team in case of a shortened match.
It's still raining in Colombo and so no update on when the match will begin.
Not good news from Colombo as just when the captains were looking to go ahead with the toss, seems like it has started to drizzle which has picked up intensity quickly. So we have yet another rain delay in the continental tournament. It has been that kind of a tournament this.
Covers are still on at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo and toss has been delayed.
Background
Asia Cup 2023, SL vs PAK Live Score: Sri Lanka and Pakistan are all set to square off in a virtual semifinal of the Asia Cup 2023 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. While India have already sealed a place for themselves in the summit clash of the continental tournament, the winner of this contest will join them in the final with Bangladesh already ruled out of a place in the titular contest.
However, there is a catch. With this being a rain-affected tournament already, in case the match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka ends up being washed out, it will be Sri Lanka who will proceed to the final as they have a better net run rate.
The two teams are coming on the back of a defeat against India. However, their defeats have been contrasting. While Pakistan conceded 356 runs runs against the Men in Blue before being bowled out for 128, Sri Lanka put in a courageous fight and bowled India out 213 and were in the run-chase for a long time before ultimately falling short and getting dismissed for 172. Moreover, Sri Lanka have the experience of having reached more finals as they have featured in the finale in 11 matches, more than India or Pakistan who have played 9 or 5 matches respectively.
The weather forecast in Colombo suggests rain and it would be interesting to see if the conditions are dry enough in between the showers to get a game of cricket in. Meanwhile, Pakistan have also been forced to make changes due to injury which will also be advantage Sri Lanka who have shown that they just can'tbe ruled out in these conditions.
Probable Playing XIs:
Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanka (captain), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana
Pakistan: Mohammad Haris, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Zaman Khan
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