In the important match of the Asia Cup, Pakistan set a target of 253 runs to Sri Lanka thanks to the responsible batting of Muhammad Rizwan and Iftikhar Ahmed. Pakistan scored 252 runs for 7 wickets in the scheduled 42 overs in the rain-affected match, Mohammad Rizwan scored 86 runs not out, Abdullah Shafiq scored 52 and Iftikhar…
Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first once morest Sri Lanka in the crucial match of the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup being played in Colombo.
Pakistan had scored 130 runs for 5 wickets in 27.4 overs when the match was stopped due to rain, but following some time the play was resumed and the match was restricted to 45 to 42 overs per innings.
It should be noted that earlier the toss was scheduled to take place at 2 o’clock according to Pakistani time, but the toss was delayed due to continuous rain in Colombo. was
This match has become a semi-final, the winning team from Sri Lanka and Pakistan will face India in the final of the Asia Cup.
Pakistan’s innings
Abdullah Shafiq and Fakhar Zaman opened the Pakistani innings, but Fakhar once once more failed to play a big innings and was bowled following scoring 4 runs.
Pakistan suffered the second loss in the form of captain Babar Azam, he was stumped for 29 runs on a total score of 73, while Abdullah Shafiq, who played his first match in the Asia Cup, scored a fifty but he was also caught for 53 runs.
Muhammad Haris, who came to bat following that, was dismissed for only 3 runs, while Muhammad Nawaz, who was promoted in the batting order, was also bowled by scoring 12 runs.
After five wickets fell for 130 runs, wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan and Iftikhar Ahmed batted responsibly, forming an excellent partnership of 108 runs between the two.
However, Iftikhar Ahmed then got out following scoring 47 runs off 40 balls while Rizwan continued his brilliant batting and took the team’s score to 252 runs in the allotted 42 overs.
Mohammad Rizwan scored 86 not out off 73 balls, Shadab Khan scored 3 runs and Shaheen Afridi scored 1 run.
For Sri Lanka, Mathisha Pathirana took 3 wickets and Pramod Madhushan took 2 wickets.
It should be noted that Pakistan announced its team last night for the important match of Asia Cup Super 4 once morest Sri Lanka, in which 5 changes were made.
Mohammad Haris, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr and Zaman Khan were included in the national team for the match once morest Sri Lanka while Fakhar Zaman, Salman Ali Agha, Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf were not included in the team. .
However, on the occasion of the toss, captain Babar Azam said that Saud Shakeel and Imamul Haq are not part of the playing XI, instead Fakhr Zaman and Abdullah Shafiq have been included in the team.
Saud Shakeel is suffering from fever and Imamul Haq is not playing today’s match due to back pain.
The team for the match once morest Sri Lanka includes captain Babar Azam, vice-captain Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Abdullah Shafiq, Muhammad Rizwan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Muhammad Haris, Fakhar Zaman, Muhammad Nawaz, Muhammad Wasim Jr. and Zaman Khan.
It should be noted that the winning team from Sri Lanka and Pakistan today will face India in the Asia Cup final.
If continuous rain continues during this match and the match cannot be played, then Pakistan and Sri Lanka will get one point each, thus both will get three points, but due to better run rate, Sri Lanka will qualify for the final. will
Both teams consist of these players:
Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Fakhr Zaman, Abdullah Shafiq, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Haris, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Muhammad Nawaz, Muhammad Wasim Jr., Shaheen Shah Afridi, Zaman Khan
Sri Lanka: Dasan Shanaka (captain), Patham Nissanka, Kosal Perera, Kosal Mendis, Siddira Samaravikrama, Charith Asalinka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Donath Velalage, Mahesh Thikshana, Pramod Madhushan, Mathisha Pathirana
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2024-07-05 20:39:17
