PAK vs SL Asia Cup Final / Sri Lanka became the new champion of Asia by defeating Pakistan by 23 runs

PAK vs SL Asia Cup Final: Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 23 runs in the final of the Asia Cup. The team has become the champion of this mega tournament for the first time since 2014. Batting first, Sri Lanka scored 170 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 6 wickets. In reply, Pakistan's team was all-out for 145 runs in 20 overs. Pramod Madushan took the highest 4 wickets for Sri Lanka. At the same time, Vanindu Hasaranga got 3 successes. These three wickets came in the 17th over and from here the match changed. He dismissed Rizwan, Asif Ali and Khushdil Shah.

Mohammad Rizwan scored the highest 55 runs for Pakistan. At the same time, for Sri Lanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa played an innings of 71 runs off 45 balls. Hasranga made a brilliant 36 runs in just 21 balls. Haris Rauf took the maximum 3 wickets for Pakistan. At the same time, Shadab Khan, Naseem Shah and Iftikhar Ahmed got one wicket each.

Brilliant bowling by Pramod Madushan

Pramod Madushan bowled brilliantly for Sri Lanka and dismissed Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman in two consecutive balls. First he got Babar Azam caught out and then on the very first ball he clean bowled Fakhar Jamak. After this, he caught Iftikhar Ahmed, who was completely set, out. Iftikhar scored 32 runs off 31 balls.

Chamika Karunaratne gave the fourth blow to Pakistan. He dismissed Mohammad Nawaz for 6.

The highest runs for Sri Lanka came from the bat of Bhanuka Rajapaksa. He played an innings of 71 runs off 45 balls. At the same time, Hasaranga scored a brilliant 36 runs in just 21 balls. Haris Rauf took the maximum 3 wickets for Pakistan. At the same time, Shadab Khan, Naseem Shah and Iftikhar Ahmed got one wicket each.

• Naseem Shah gave the first blow to Sri Lanka. He clean bowled Kushal Mendis in the very first over. Mendis could not even open his account.
• Haris Rauf took the second wicket. He got Pathum Nisanka caught by Babar Azam after scoring 8 runs.
• Haris Rauf also took the third wicket. He clean bowled Danushka Gunathilika after scoring 1 run.
• For Sri Lanka, Wanindu Hasaranga made 36 runs in just 21 balls while batting brilliantly. His bat hit 5 fours and 1 six. His strike rate was 171.42. Haris Rauf took the wicket of Hasranga. He was caught by wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan.
• Iftikhar Ahmed took the fourth wicket of Sri Lanka. He caught Dhananjay de Silva on his own ball. Dhananjay scored 28 runs in 21 balls.
• Shadab Khan gave Sri Lanka the fifth blow. He bowled Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka after scoring 2 runs in 3 balls.
• Pakistani bowlers dominate in power play

The power play of the Sri Lankan innings was dominated by Pakistani bowlers. In the game of 6 overs, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf together gave three shocks to Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan batsmen scored 42 runs in 36 balls. Haris Rauf took two and Naseem Shah took one wicket.

Pakistan team has made two changes in the playing XI. Naseem Shah came in place of Hasan Ali and Iftikhar Ahmed came in place of Usman Qadir. At the same time, the Sri Lankan team has not made any changes in their playing XI.

playing XI

Pakistan: Babar Azam (Captain), Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Nawaz, Asif Ali, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Hasnain, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah.

Sri Lanka: Kushal Mendis, Pathum Nisanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Danushka Gunathilika, Dasun Shanaka (Captain), Bhanuka Rajapakse, Chamika Karunaratne, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mahish Teekshna, Pramod Madhusudan and Dilshan Madhushanka.