Sri Lanka are well prepared to surprise Pakistan in the Asia Cup final on Sunday after a tournament-long pattern of defeating titans despite internal problems. The island nation’s plans to host the Twenty20 competition had to be abandoned due to political unrest, and they lost the opening game to Afghanistan by eight wickets with just under ten overs remaining.
The five-time champions bounced back to overcome Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and tournament favourites India, preventing a highly anticipated finals meeting between Rohit Sharma’s squad and old rivals Pakistan.
The final Super Four game on Friday served as a practise match for the Dubai final, and Sri Lanka won for the fourth time in a row despite Pakistan missing two of its top players. Sri Lanka will rely on the spin duo of Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana on Sunday after they assisted in bowling out Pakistan for 121 on Friday to secure a five-wicket victory.
Pathum Nissanka, the opener, led the batting attack with an undefeated 55 in a masterful display, but captain Dasun Shanaka cautioned his players against becoming comfortable. Moreover, Sri Lanka will have an added advantage going into today’s game after their win against pakistan on Friday.
After four straight victories, Dasun Shanaka stated that, “We have a lot of confidence, but we still are not taking Pakistan lightly in the final. Both Sri Lanka and Pakistan will look to try their best to win the Asia Cup 2022 as it will build both teams confidence level going into this year’s T20 World Cup which is going to happen in Australia.
Both Teams Predicted Playing XI :
Sri Lanka : Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(WK), Charith Asalanka/Dhananjaya de Silva, Danushka Gunathilaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka(C), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Pramod Madushan/Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka.
Pakistan : Mohammad Rizwan(WK), Babar Azam(C), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Asif Ali, Khushdil Shah, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain.
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