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  • Asia Cup 2023: Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by two wickets to reach finals

    Asia Cup 2023: Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by two wickets to reach finals

    Sri Lanka beat Pakistan on Thursday by two wickets after a thrilling match of the Super 4 stage of Asia Cup 2023. In the first inning, Pakistan set a total of 252 runs in 42 overs, losing seven wickets in a lackluster performance. Muhammad Rizwan was the top scorer with 86 runs, while Abdullah Shafiq scored 52 runs and Iftikhar Ahmed scored 47 runs.

    Matheesha Pathirana was a key performer from the bowling side, taking three wickets.
    In the second inning, Sri Lanka started aggressively, putting up 11 runs in the first over. The island nation then lost two wickets on 82 runs but after that, Samarwickrama and Kusal Mendis scored a 102-run partnership that helped Sri Lanka successfully chase the total.

    With Sri Lanka needing 12 runs in the last two overs, Shaheen Afridi bowled a stunning over with only 3 runs given. Zaman Khan came to bowl the last over and bowled his 4 balls on good length. Sri Lanka needed six runs on two balls as Aslanka hit a boundary in the slip. Zaman Khan bowled his last ball and Aslanka pushed it to the leg side scored two runs and led the team to victory.

    Sri Lanka will play the final with India in Colombo.

    Live Update:

    SRILANKA179/3 (30 Overs)

    Much needed wicket for Pakistan, Sadeera Samarawickrama caught on fourth ball of 30th over by Iftikhar Ahmed. Sadeera Scored 48 runs.

    SRILANKA81/2 (13.4 Overs)

    Pakistan takes his second wicket as Shadab khan grabs a good catch on his ball. Pathum Nishanka score 29 runs.

    SRILANKA 28/1 (4 Overs)

    First wicket down! What a through by Shadab Khan. Kusal parera run out on 17 runs.

    PAKISTAN 252/6 (42 Overs)

    Asia Cup 2023: Pak vs Sri Lanka

    Rizwan’s batting takes Pakistan to 252/7 in 42 overs

    Pakistan set a total of 252 runs by losing 7 wickets in 42 overs. Muhammad Rizwan was top scorer with 86 runs on 73 balls. Matheesha Pathirana was key performer from bowling side by taking 3 wickets.

    Shadab Khan caught on the second ball of 42nd over by Paramod Madhushan. He scored 3 runs.

    PAKISTAN 242/6 (41 Overs)

    Iftikhar Ahmed caught on fourth ball of 41st over by Matheesha Pathirana. Iftikhar scored 47 runs.

    PAKISTAN 184/5 (35 Overs)

    PAKISTAN 138/5 (30 Overs)

    The match is start with 42 overs per-side.

    Rain in Colombo

    Pakistan-Sri Lanka match was delayed for a bit due to rain in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

    Pakistan is at 130/5 after 27.4 overs.

    PAKISTAN 130/5(27.4 Overs)

    Muhammad Nawaz bowled out on the fourth ball of 28th over by Theekshana. He scored 12 runs on 12 balls.

    PAKISTAN 109/4(25 Overs)

    Muhammad Haris catch out on the last ball of 24th over by Mathesha Pathirana. He scored 3 runs on 9 balls.

    PAKISTAN 100/3 (22 Overs)

    Abdullah Shafiq catch out on the fourth ball 22nd over by Mathesha Pathirana. He scored 52 runs on 69 balls.

    PAKISTAN 88/2(20 Overs)

    PAKISTAN 73/2 (16 Overs)

    Babar azam stumped out on the last ball of 16th over by Dunith Vellalage. Babar scored 29 runs on 35 balls.

    PAKISTAN 72/1 (15 Overs)

    PAKISTAN 40/1 (10 Overs)

    PAKISTAN 27/1 (7.0 Overs)

    Pakistan lost his first wicket as Fakhar zaman bowled out on the second ball of fourth over by Paramod Madhushan. He scored 4 runs on 11 balls.

    Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first.

    The rain has stopped completely and most of the covers are off. The toss will take place at 5:00 PM. This will be a 45 over game each side.

    Toss delayed due to rain.

    Pakistan and Sri Lanka are playing Knock-out match. The winning team will qualify for the final where they will compete against India.

  • Naseem out, Zaman in; Rauf to possibly play today against Sri Lanka

    Naseem out, Zaman in; Rauf to possibly play today against Sri Lanka

    Right-arm fast bowler Zaman Khan has replaced Naseem Shah in today’s Asia Cup 2023 match against Sri Lanka.

    According to a press release issued by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Naseem Shah got injured on Monday in the last match against India. Pakistan team’s medical panel is continuously monitoring his health as the upcoming one-day international World Cup is going to start on October 5.

    Zaman Khan joined the team on Thursday and will bowl against Sri Lanka in today’s crucial match.

    PCB also said about pacer Haris Rauf that he “continues to recover well” after he felt discomfort in his right flank in the match against India.

    “These two fast bowlers are our assets, and the team’s medical panel will provide them the best possible care ahead of the all-important World Cup,” the press release quoted the team’s doctor, Sohail Saleem, as saying.

    Shahnwaz Dhani also joined the 17-player squad on Thursday.

  • Asia Cup 2023: Pakistan, Sri Lanka to play knock-out game for Finals spot

    After India beat Sri Lanka in the Super Four stage match on Tuesday, Pakistan now have a fair chance to qualify for the Asia Cup finals. India has already qualified for the finals.

    Pakistan and Sri Lanka have two points each but with a better bet run rate, Sri Lanka is in a more secure position. If Pakistan defeats Sri Lanka in the next match, Pakistan will qualify for the finals to meet India. But unfortunately, if the match is washed out by rain both teams will get 1 point and Sri Lanka will qualify for the finals because of a better run rate.

    Earlier Pakistan was defeated by India by a massive margin of 228 runs.

    Let’s take a look at the Points:

    Asia Cup super 4 standing

    Read More: Babar Azam named ICC Men’s Player of the Month

  • Abdullah Shafique shines as Pakistan completes record run-chase, beating Sri Lanka in 1st Test

    Abdullah Shafique shines as Pakistan completes record run-chase, beating Sri Lanka in 1st Test

    Abdullah Shafique scored an unbeaten 160 as Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by four wickets in the first Test on Wednesday in Galle, chasing down a record mark of 342.

    To take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series, the visitors won the game in the final session on the fifth day of competition.

    The most successful fourth-innings chase at Galle previously occurred in 2019 when Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand by a score of 268.

    For the hosts, left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya got four wickets and is on the verge of a record-breaking four consecutive five-wicket hauls in his first two Tests.

    In a series-leveling Test victory against Australia last week at the same location, he grabbed 12 wickets on his debut, six in each innings.

    As soon as Sri Lanka used up their final two umpire reviews, which both featured Jayasuriya, Pakistan started the day on 222-3.

    Mohammad Rizwan began the day with a boundary off Ramesh Mendis and maintained his optimism by taking singles and twos before being bowled out for 40 by Jayasuriya.

    Rizwan, a wicketkeeper-batsman who entered the two-match series following a successful stay with English county Sussex, was not saved by a review.

    Shafique has so far maintained his composure and performed the anchor job flawlessly, scoring his second Test century on day four to put the pursuit in front.

  • Babar Azam outpaces Virat Kohli as the fastest Asian batsman to make 10,000 international runs

    Babar Azam outpaces Virat Kohli as the fastest Asian batsman to make 10,000 international runs

    Pakistani team’s captain, Babar Azam, became the fastest Asian batsman to reach 10,000 runs in international cricket on Sunday by surpassing Virat Kohli’s previous mark.

    At the Galle International Stadium, Babar reached the milestone during Pakistan’s opening Test match against Sri Lanka. Contrasted to Kohli’s 232 innings, the top ODI and T20I batter only needed 228 innings to reach 10,000 runs.

    Javed Miandad, a legendary Pakistani batsman, had previously accomplished this feat in 248 innings, making him the fastest Pakistani batter to reach 10,000 runs in international cricket.

    The 27-year-old accomplished another milestone by scoring 10,000 runs in international cricket, making him the 11th Pakistani batter to do so.

    It is worth noting that the right-handed batter is ranked fourth in Test batting thanks to Babar’s consistency, and he is the top T20I and ODI batsman.

    He is comfortably at the top of the list for Pakistani batters and ranks fifth all-time among batters, just behind Sir Vivian Richards (206), Hashim Amla (217), Brian Lara (220), and Joe Root (222), but ahead of players like Virat Kohli and Steve Smith (both 232).

    Babar Azam has also hit the headlines for encouraging Virat Kohli on Twitter while he was having a rough stretch with the bat. Kohli is currently going through a difficult period of form.

    Finally responding to Babar’s tweet, the 33-year-old Kohli said, “Thank you. Keep shining and rising. Wish you all the best.”