ABU DHABI: Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in the ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2025 Super Fours here at the Zayed Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
11.1: Mohammad Haris is cleaned up. This is surely a big wicket in the context of the game.
Mohammad Haris 13 (11b 1×4 0x6 13m) SR: 118.18
PAK: 71/4 (10 Overs)
6.4: Hasaranga to Saim, and he castles him with a beauty
Saim Ayub b Hasaranga 2 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66
5.3: Theekshana removes Sahibzada Farhan
Sahibzada Farhan 24 (15b 1×4 2×6) SR: 160
PAK: 43/0 (5 Overs)
Chameera comes back
PAK: 36/0 (4 Overs)
Maheesh Theekshana to bowl his first over
PAK: 26/0 (3 Overs)
Thushara to continue
PAK: 8/0 (2 Overs)
Dushmantha Chameera from the other end
PAK: 4/0 (1 Over)
Nuwan Thushara with the new ball for Sri Lanka. Sahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman to start the proceedings for Pakistan.
Pak vs Sri Lanka (2nd INNINGS)
ABU DHABI: Sri Lanka have set Pakistan a 134-run target in the third fixture of the ACC Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025 Super Fours here at the Zayed Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
SL: 133/8 (20 Overs)
Haris to bowl the final over
SL: 125/7 (19 Overs)
Shaheen Afridi returns
SL: 118/6 (18 Overs)
Faheem to bowl his final over
SL: 105/6 (17 Overs)
Haris Rauf back
SL: 97/6 (16 Overs)
Talat returns
SL: 88/6 (15 Overs)
Abrar Ahmed to bowl his final over
SL: 87/6 (14 Overs)
Faheem returns
SL: 82/6 (13 Overs)
Abrar to continue
SL: 80/5 (12 Overs)
Haris returns
SL: 72/5 (11 Overs)
Abrar to continue
SL: 70/5 (10 Overs)
Talat continues
SL: 65/5 (9 Overs)
Abrar Ahmed comes to bowl
SL: 62/5 (8 Overs)
Interestingly, Hussain Talat has the ball and he is going to bowl the eight over
SL: 58/3 (7 Overs)
Salman Ali Agha comes to bowl
SL: 53/3 (6 Overs)
5.2: Rauf strikes and Faheem takes an excellent catch
Kusal Perera 15 (12b 1×4 1×6) SR: 125
Haris Rauf to bowl his first over
SL: 39/2 (5 Overs)
Shaheen to bowl his third over
SL: 36/2 (4 Overs)
Faheem to continue
SL: 28/2 (3 Overs)
2.2: Shaheen gets dangerous, Nissanka, who is caught behind. The right-hander swung blindly and threw his wicket away.
Pathum Nissanka 8 (7b 0x4 1×6) SR: 114.28
SL: 12/1 (2 Overs)
Faheem Ashraf will bowl from the other end
SL: 4/1 (1 Over)
0.2: Mendis flicks it straight to short mid-wicket. A full ball onto the pads, and Mendis could have put it away on another day, but not this time. Wicket for Pakistan.
Kusal Mendis 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
Shaheen Afridi with the new ball for Pakistan. Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis to open the innings for Sri Lanka.
Pak vs Sri Lanka (1st INNINGS)
ABU DHABI: Pakistan have won the toss and opted to bowl first against Sri Lanka in the third fixture of the ACC Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025 Super Fours here at the Zayed Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
Squads
Pakistan: Salman Agha (capt), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufiyan Muqeem.
Sri Lanka: Charith Asalanka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Nuwanidu Fernando, Kamindu Mendis, Kamil Mishara, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Binura Fernando, Nuwan Thushara and Matheesha Pathirana.
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