Super Four
Asia Cup: Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in dead rubber before final
In their last Super 4 match of the Asia Cup, Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by five wickets in a dead rubber in Dubai Friday night.
Sri Lanka proved once again how good they are at chasing.
Pakistan batted first and were bowled out for 121 in 19.1 overs.
Wanindu Hasaranga picked up three wickets, Pramod Madushan and Maheesh Theekshana two wickets each.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam was the highest runs scorer (30) for his team. Mohammad Nawaz scored 26.
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Chasing 122, Pathum Nissanka guided Sri Lanka to an easy win although his side lost a few early wickets.
Kusal Mendis and Danushka Gunathilaka made ducks.
However, Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Dasun Shanaka held firm under pressure.
Haris Rauf and Mohammad Hasnain bagged two wickets each, but Hasan Ali and Usman Qadir conceded more than eight runs per over – which cost Pakistan a lot in a match.
These two teams will lock the horns in the final of the Asia Cup on September 11.
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