In Asia Cup 2023, a match held in Premadasa Stadium, Colombo between Sri Lanka and Pakistan was a decider match for the finals. Sri Lanka made its way to play the final against Team India (Pics/AFP)
Updated On: 2023-09-15 11:55 AM IST
Compiled by : Sujay Shivalkar
The decider match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan was delayed due to weather conditions. The match started late and match referees allowed only to play 45 overs. Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first
Pakistan's Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan and Iftikhar Ahmed helped to set a total of 252 runs. Shafique smashed 52 runs, Rizwan scored 86 runs and Ahmed scored 47 runs. After this, the game was in the hands of Pakistan's bowlers
Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama made a 100-run partnership to take Sri Lanka close to their run chase. Kusal Mendis ended his innings by scoring 91 runs in 87 balls and Sadeera Samarawickrama smashed 48 runs in 51 deliveries
After Mendis and Samarawickrama's dismissal, Charith Asalanka was the man who stood up and took the match further. The left-hander scored unbeaten 49 runs in 47 balls including 3 fours and 1 six
Matheesha Pathirana came in to bat in a tough situation. However, Asalanka managed to score the needful runs for Sri Lanka's win. Sri Lanka won the match against Pakistan and entered the final to play against India on Sunday
