In the ICC World Cup 2023, after facing defeat against South Africa in the very first match of the campaign, Sri Lanka is all set to face Pakistan in their second game. Pakistan will head towards their next challenge against Sri Lanka on a positive note by winning against the Netherlands. The clash between Pakistan and Sri Lanka will take place in Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium at 2:00 pm

Pakistan will continue their ICC World Cup 2023 campaign under the captaincy of Babar Azam whereas Sri Lanka will eye for a win under Dasun Shanaka's leadership.

Squads: 

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim

Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (c), Kusal Mendis (vc), Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dushan Hemantha, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana, Lahiru Kumara, Dilshan Madushanka

Pakistan and Sri Lanka have faced each other in 156 ODI matches out of which Pakistan is leading with 92 wins and the Sri Lankan team has registered 59 wins. 4 matches ended without result and 1 match between these two teams was tied. Last time Pakistan faced Sri Lanka in Asia Cup 2023. Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by two wickets

Pakistan team will eye on their pace unit to strike early wickets against Sri Lanka. In Pakistan's last game, Haris Rauf picked 3 wickets against the Netherlands team, Hasan Ali had 2 wickets in his pocket and young speed gun Shaheen Shah Afridi had 1 wicket under his belt

Sri Lanka's Charith Asalanka will look forward to continuing his form as he played an inning of 79 runs against South Africa in the last match. The Lankans will try to avoid the mistakes they made in their last clash and will fetch small moments which will help them win their game against Pakistan, today

Players to watch out for: Sri Lanka's Matheesha Pathirana and Dunith Wellalage will be eyed by many based on their past performances in the Asia Cup 2023. An interesting clash between Pakistan and Sri Lanka awaits