Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva, second right, celebrates with teammates the dismissal of Pakistan's captain Babar Azam during the T20 cricket match of Asia Cup between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2022, Highlights: Opener Pathum Nissanka slammed an unbeaten half-century to complement a superb bowling show as Sri Lanka overcame a shaky start to beat Pakistan by five wickets in the final Super 4 clash of the Asia Cup here on Friday.
Chasing a paltry 122 in the dress rehearsal ahead of Sunday’s summit clash, Sri Lanka were reduced to 29/3 inside five overs but the 24-year-old Nissanka held the innings together with his unbeaten 55 off 48 balls. Mystery spinner Wanindu Hasaranga led Sri Lankan’s brilliant bowling effort with a three-wicket haul as Pakistan were bundled out for 121 in 19.1 overs.
Pakistan (Playing XI): Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali , Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Usman Qadir
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Dhananjaya de Silva, Danushka Gunathilaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Pramod Madushan, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka
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121 (19.1)Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 5 wickets
Sri Lanka beat India in their Super 4 encounter in Dubai to cement their place in the final.
All over!! Hasaranga with the winning shot and Sri Lanka have all the momentum going into Sunday's finale. What a morale boosting win this will turn out to be.
That's a six to start the 17th over. Sri Lanka almost home. Need just 9 runs now. And the next ball, Shanaka goes high!!! And that's a catch!! Uffff!! There was a chance of a collision but it's safe. SL 113/5 after 16.2 overs
Sri Lanka are steady after Nissanka's half century. Haris Rauf in to bowl the 15th now. 1 run from the first 2 balls. Shanaka hits a four and a six now!!! Sri Lanka very close. SL 103/4 after 15 overs
Usman Qadir takes out Rajapaksa!!! That's another wicket down for Sri Lanka. Sweet revenge for Qadir. Went for a big one and that's taken by Rauf. SL 83/4 after 12 overs
On to the 10th now and we are halfway through. Usman Qadir in to bowl this one and gifts Rajapaksa a six!!!! What power!! 11 off this one. SL 68/3 after 10 overs
Wow!!! Bad stumping miss. Rajapksa came down the tracks and Rizwan has made a hash of it!!! Should have been the 4th but alas. He probably did not expect the ball to come through. Nawaz not happy though. SL 57/3 after 9 overs
Usman Qadir in to bowl the 8th. Pakistan have brought out their spinning attack. But Rajapaksa does not care. Goes down on a knee and smashes it for a six!! SL 53/3 after 8 overs
Last over in the powerplay and Nissanka has pulled Hasan Ali for another four. Ali can't seem to get the better of him. Is that another four? Yes. Good effort from Rauf but not to be. SL 37/3 after 6 overs
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Haris Rauf in to bowl the fifth as Pakistan will look to strike while the iron is hot. Can they take a few more wickets before powerplay ends? Not like that though. Dhananjaya pulls one for a four as Sri Lanka counter attack. Bad bad shot!!!! Why would you play that at this juncture? Dhananjaya gets the top edge and Babar Azam takes the catch!! SL 29/3 after 5 overs
Hasan Ali in to bowl the 4th and Nissanka gets a streaky boundary. That's the first one for Sri Lanka as well in this match. And two more follows!! Sri Lanka will be comfortable now. SL 22/2 after 4 overs
Mohammad Hasnain in to bowl the 3rd and ohhh!! He dropped it. The followthrough was too much for the bowler to handle. Sri Lanka & Dhananjaya breathe again. What a yorker to finish the over. Pakistan breathing fire. SL 7/2 after 3 overs
Oh my word!!!! That's another one gone for Sri Lanka. What a ball by Haris Rauf!!! Gunathilaka tries to play a wide ball and edges it into the wicketkeeper's gloves. Another duck for Sri Lanka. SL 2/1 after 1.2 overs
So, we are back live and Pakistan has a pretty measly total to defend. Sri Lanka will hope to wrap this up quickly but not like that!!!! Kusal Mendis edges and is taken by Iftikhar Ahmed in the slips. Just what Pakistan needed!!!! SL 1/1 after 0.2 overs
Pramod Madushan bowls the last over for Sri Lanka and starts by taking the wicket of Haris Rauf. Pakistan are all out. Pak 121 after 19.1 overs.
Mohammad Nawaz hits a huge six this time against Madushanka. After playing a good knock, he gets run out. Pak 121/9 after 19 overs.
Mohammad Nawaz smashes a six here against M Theekshana. That's a great shot!! Finally some runs for Pakistan. But Theekshana takes the wicket of Usman Qadir. Pak 110/8 after 18 overs.
M Theekshana strikes this time as he scalps the wicket of Hasan Ali and again Hasaranga takes the catch. Pak 95/7 after 16 overs.
Iftikhar Ahmed takes on Hasaranga this time and hits a six. But wait!! Hasaranga makes a comeback here by taking the wicket of Iftikhar Ahmed. Another one for Hasaranga. Two wickets in two balls. Pak 91/6 after 15 overs.
Dhananjaya picks the wicket of Khushdil and Nissanka takes a fantastic catch. Pakistan are in trouble now. Great captaincy!! Pak 84/4 after 14 overs.
Hasaranga cleans up Babar Azam. Babar walks down the wicket and looks to hit it over the fence but miscues it completely. That's a great delivery. Pak 74/3 after 11 overs.