Sri Lanka advanced to the finals by scoring two runs on the final ball: they defeated Pakistan by two wickets in the Asia Cup and will face India on September 17th

Sri Lanka, the defending Asia Cup winner, has advanced to the championship game

On Thursday night, the team played in an entertaining Super-4 encounter and defeated Pakistan by two wickets.

From the final two balls, Sri Lanka needed to score 6 runs. In order to give the team an exciting victory, Charith Asalanka struck a four on the following ball and scored two runs on the final ball. For the 11th time, the squad has advanced to the ODI Asia Cup final. On September 17 in Colombo, India and Sri Lanka will compete for the championship.

At the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Pakistan scored 252 runs for 7 wickets in 42 overs after winning the toss and electing to bat. Sri Lanka only met the objective of 252 using the DLS method. Win for Sri Lanka

In the final two overs, the game picked up the tempo.

From the final 12 balls, Sri Lanka needed to score 12 runs. To bowl, Shaheen Afridi arrived here. Sri Lanka scored 240 runs off of 5 wickets. On the first two balls, three runs were scored. One dot made up the third ball. On the fourth ball, Dhananjay de Silva was caught at far on. On the sixth ball, Dunitha Vellalage was again a victim of error. On the final ball, one run was scored.

8 runs are now required on the final 6 balls. In opposition to Zaman Khan are Pramod Madushan and Charith Asalanka. On the first ball of the leg bye, one run was scored.

One run was scored on the third ball after the next ball was dotted. In response to the fourth ball, Madushan went out. 2 balls must score 6 runs. Asalanka struck the ball hard, sending it towards third man for four runs after Zaman bowled it outside the off stump.

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On the final ball, two runs are required. Zaman struck the middle stump with a slower, fuller-length ball. In an exciting game, Asalanka flicked it towards square leg and scored two runs to win her team the victory. After scoring 49 runs and leading the side to the Asia Cup final for the second time in a row, Asalanka was still unbeaten.

Iftikhar and Rizwan established a milestone century of cooperation.

Iftikhar Ahmed and Mohammad Rizwan combined for 108 runs for Pakistan. For Pakistan in ODI Asia Cup matches, they both set the record for the largest partnership for the sixth wicket. They both beat Fawad Alam and Sohail Tanvir’s previous records. who, in 2008, against Hong Kong, had a 100-run partnership for the sixth wicket.

By losing early wickets, Sri Lanka increased the strain, and Mendis-Samarawickrama made the chase simple.

When Sri Lanka began to bowl after losing the toss, the bowlers gave them the advantage. At 130 runs, half of Pakistan’s players had already left the pavilion. Then it started to rain, forcing the end of the contest.

For Pakistan, this rain turned out to be a gift. Pakistan scored 122 runs in just 74 balls when play resumed. The team’s total rose to 252 runs thanks to a century partnership between Mohammad Rizwan and Iftikhar Ahmed.

With 252 runs as the objective under DLS, Sri Lanka got off to a strong start. After scoring 17 runs, Kusal Perera went out, but Kusal Mendis and Pathum Nissanka combined for a partnership of 57 runs. The squad moved closer to victory as Mendis and Sadira Samarawickrama formed a century partnership.

To win, the team needed to score 12 runs in the final two overs. Charith Asalanka handled the situation well, playing a responsible inning and scoring an unblemished 49 runs to advance his team to the championship game.

In a powerplay, Sri Lanka scored more than 50 runs.

In the powerplay, the Sri Lankan squad got off to a quick start. Even after losing one wicket, the side still managed to score 56 runs. After scoring 17 runs, Kusal Parer was run out. In the powerplay, Sri Lanka’s team only outscored Pakistan by one. Powerplay for Pakistan lasted nine overs.

Nissanka-Mendis collaboration for fifty years

Kusal Perera got Sri Lanka off to a strong start as they chased down the 252 run mark. After scoring 17 runs, he hit 4 fours but was eventually run out. Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis, who finished third and fourth respectively, raised the team’s score above 50.

Between them, they scored 57 runs together. After scoring 29 runs, Nissanka fell victim to Shadab Khan, and the duo’s partnership was destroyed.

Mendis and Samarawickrama formed a historic alliance.

Sadira Samarawickrama helped Kusal Mendis advance the innings after Pathum Nissanka’s dismissal for 77 runs. Both of them increased the team’s run total past 100. Mendis reached his fifty-run mark, and the team’s total reached 150 runs. In the thirty over, there was a century relationship between the two. After scoring 48 runs in the same over, Samarawickrama was out, ending their partnership. They each scored 100 runs in 98 balls together.

Takeover of the Pakistani innings by Babar-Shafiq

Babar Azam, the captain, and Abdullah Shafiq seized control of Pakistan’s batting after losing the first wicket for just nine runs. For the second wicket, they both contributed to a partnership of 64 runs from 70 balls. By defeating Babar, Dunith Vellalaghe ended this alliance.

fifty in an ODI for Shafiq

The first fifty in Abdullah Shafiq’s ODI career. He struck out on 75.36 percent of his 69 balls for 52 runs. Three fours and two sixes were part of Shafiq’s inning.

The DLS approach lowered the target.

Sri Lanka only reached the objective of 252 runs after using the DLS method to calculate Pakistan’s 42 overs of batting and 252 runs at the cost of 7 wickets. After 27.4 overs, Pakistan had really lost 5 wickets for 130 runs. The game was 45-45 overs long at this point when it started to rain. The number of overs was lowered to 42 before the game recommenced. As a result, Sri Lanka also reached the new target of 252 runs.