Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Highlights: Sri Lanka clinch Asia Cup by 23 runs

Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 23 runs in Asia Cup 2022 final to lift the trophy. Photo: Twitter ICC

Asia Cup 2022 Final SL vs PAK Highlights

Sri Lanka clinched its sixth Asia Cup title beating Pakistan by 23 runs. Bhanuka Rajapaksa (71* off 45) with the bat, Pramod Madushan (4-34) with the ball and Wanindu Hasaranga’s all-round showing (36, 3-27) took the Lankan team home.

After being asked to bat, Sri Lanka were down to 58-5 at one point in time before Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Wanindu Hasaranga built a great partnership to get Sri Lanka past 100. Even after Hasaranga’s wicket, Rajapaksa continued and got to a fifty. He was supported by drop catches and Sri Lanka made 170/6 in their 20 overs.

Chasing total Pakistan could never get into the game as they were given early blows. Just when things started looking bright with a 71-run stand between Rizwan and Iftikhar Ahmed, the latter perished and then wickets kept falling as Pakistan eventually got all out for 147 on the last ball of the innings.

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam won the toss and decided to bowl first at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. In the final of the Asia Cup, Sri Lanka, which had the good fortune to chase in all its last four games, will finally be chasing a total.

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As expected, Pakistan have brought in Shadab Khan and Naseem Shah in their playing 11 while Sri Lanka have remained unchanged as the two changes they made in the last game in the form of Dhananjaya de Silva and Pramod Madushan, actually fitted perfectly in the jigsaw puzzle.

Sri Lanka Playing 11

Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Dhananjaya de Silva, Danushka Gunathilaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Pramod Madushan, Dilshan Madushanka

Pakistan Playing 11

Mohammad Rizwan(w), 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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