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Pakistan team reaches Sri Lanka for Afghanistan series

LAHORE: Pakistan Men’s Cricket Team on Thursday, landed in Colombo to take on Afghanistan in the three-match ODI series, starting from August 22. The team will travel to Hambantota by road later in the day.

Nine Pakistani players reached Colombo from Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore this afternoon, including Abdullah Shafique, Tayyab Tahir, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, M Wasim Jnr, Faheem Ashraf, M Rizwan, Haris Rauf and Shaheen Afridi.

Meanwhile, vice-captain Shadab Khan will fly from Karachi to join the team in Sri Lanka, whereas his fellow leg spinner Usama Mir, who was participating in The Hundred will join the team from the United Kingdom (UK).

The players who are participating in the ongoing edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL), including captain Babar Azam will join the team in Hambantota today.

Pakistan team director Mickey Arthur will also join the squad in Sri Lanka on August 23, as told by head coach Grant Bradburn yesterday.

ā€œWe are looking forward to him [Mickey Arthur] joining us on August 23rd [in Sri Lanka], he will be with us through to the match against India in Kandy,ā€ Bradburn told while talking to the media on the sidelines of the national teamā€™s training camp.

Pakistan team is scheduled to play a three-match ODI series against Afghanistan in Sri Lanka on August 22, 24 and 26. The first two ODI will take place in Hambantota, while the third game will be played in Colombo.

The upcoming series is the first bilateral ODI series between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Before that, they played only four ODIs and Pakistan remained unbeaten in all.

Afterwards, the Pakistan team will Pakistan will face Nepal in the curtain raiser of the Asia Cup, starting on August 30 at Multan Cricket Stadium.

Pakistanā€™s Squad for the Afghanistan Series:

Openers: Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq

Middle order: Babar Azam (captain), Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Tayyab Tahir and Saud Shakeel

Wicketkeepers: Mohammad Rizwan and Mohammad Haris

Spinners: Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Mohammad Nawaz and Usama Mir

Pace all-rounder: Faheem Ashraf

Pacers: Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah and Shaheen AfridiĀ 

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‘Pakistan team isn’t performing bad,’ asserts PCB chairman Ramiz

KARACHI: The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) – Ramiz Raja came out in defence of the national men’s cricket team and claimed that the side’s performance is not below par.

Following a 4-3 defeat in the historic T20I home series against England and a frustrating setback in the final of the Asia Cup 2022. The PCB chairman Ramiz defended the team’s performance in recent times and stated: “Pakistan team is not performing poorly.”

“Our team performed exceptionally well. They beat India and qualified for the Asia Cup final and our players won four major ICC awards this year.

“Whereas India, could not even make it to the final. Were they executed?” Ramiz questioned.

PCB chairman then went on to claim that the national side will perform well in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2022.

Ramiz also commented on the upcoming inaugural edition of the Pakistan Junior League (PJL) and claimed that the one-of-its-kind league will aid in bringing talent to the limelight.

“We are thriving to bring forward young talent as we are providing a platform to the children for learning cricket,” Ramiz shared.

“Playing at the international level boosts the morale of the boys and we are confident in bringing talent to the spotlight that will surprise you,” he concluded.

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Indo-Pak ‘Super 4’ match becomes most-watched T20I outside WC

DUBAI: The thrilling Asia Cup 2022 Super Four fixture between the arch-rivals – India and Pakistan – became the most watched T20 International outside of the World Cup, the official broadcaster of the tournament, Star Sports announced.

The recently-concluded 15th edition of the Asia Cup was a treat for the cricket fans as the continental event featured two matches between one of the biggest rivals in cricket – Pakistan and India – in a span of just one week.

The traditional rivalry lived up to the expectation as both Pakistan-India matches set new heights of viewership as the two rivals came face to face in back-to-back thrillers on August 28 and September 4.

Star Sports had recently announced the Asia Cup 2022 group match between Pakistan and India as the most-watched T20I apart from the World Cup, however, the Super Four clash surpassed the record with a staggering 57.4 million AMA.

The highly competitive edition of the Asia Cup kept cricketing fans glued to their television sets as 243 million viewers tuned in to watch the Asia Cup 2022 (excluding the finals). The high-voltage tournament clocked a total of 58.8 billion minutes (excluding the finals).

It is pertinent to mention here that India edged Pakistan in a final-over thriller in the group stage by five wickets before Pakistan returned a similar outcome in the Super Fours.

India then lost to Sri Lanka in their next fixture and crashed out of the tournament, while Pakistan advanced to the final of the continental event after edging Afghanistan in another final-over thriller.

The Green Shirts, however, failed in the final against Sri Lanka, who defeated them by 27 runs to lift their sixth Asia Cup title.

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Happy Sri Lankans celebrate Asia Cup win with victory parade

COLOMBO: Thousands of cricket fans gathered and flooded the streets on Tuesday to celebrate Sri Lanka’s Asia Cup win as the team went on a victory parade on an open-air bus after its return to the homeland.Ā 

Sri Lanka lifted their sixth Asia Cup title on Sunday after defeating Pakistan by 23 runs in the final thanks to an inspirational display of teamwork.

Taking to Twitter, Sri Lanka Cricket shared photos of the jubilant players travelling on a double-decker bus, with fans queued up on both sides of the roads cheering their cricket heroes.

The Sri Lankan cricket team arrived at Katunayake international airport, on the outskirts of the capital Colombo, early in the morning. From there to Colombo, the players received a warm welcome from the crowd lined up in a continuous chain, holding Sri Lankan flags and singing victory songs.

The Asia Cup triumph came amid the ongoing economic crisis in the country due to which the tournament had also been shifted from Sri Lanka to UAE.

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Shadab extends apology to fans, takes responsibility for Asia Cup final loss

DUBAI: Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan took the blame upon himself for the team’s defeat in the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka on Sunday and extended apologies to the fans as he dropped two crucial catches in the match.Ā 

Taking to Twitter, the 23-year-old spinner regretted the chances that he missed during the final as he dropped Bhanuka Rajapksa twice, who then led the way for Sri Lanka with a magnificent knock of 71 runs.

“Catches win matches. Sorry, I take responsibility for this loss. I let my team down,” he wrote.

“Positives for team, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Nawaz and the entire bowling attack was great. Mohammad Rizwan fought hard. The entire team tried their best. Congratulations to Sri Lanka,” his tweet added.

The national side lagged on many fronts as Sri Lanka defied the toss factor and set a respectable 171-run target after being down to 58/5 in the 9th over.

Pakistanā€™s batting line-up failed completely and could only manage to score 147 before being bowled out on the final delivery, thus handing Sri Lanka a resounding 23 runs victory in the final.

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Sri Lanka defy toss factor, edge Pakistan to lift sixth Asia Cup title

DUBAI: Bhanuka Rajapaksa led the way with a magnificent knock of 71 runs before Sri Lankan bowlers displayed combined effort to defy the toss factor and defended 171 runs in the final against Pakistan to lift their sixth Asia Cup title.

Set to chase 171, Pakistan’s batting line-up failed completely and could only manage to score 147 before being bowled out on the final delivery, thus handing Sri Lanka a resounding 23 runs victory in the final.

The Green Shirts had a dismal start to their run chase as Sri Lanka’s young pacer Pramod Madushan removed Pakistan captain Babar Azam and left-handed opener Fakhar Zaman cheaply for five and a duck respectively and caused Pakistan to slip to 22/2 in the fourth over.

Pakistan wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan and Iftikhar Ahmed then anchored the run chase with a gritty 71-run partnership for the third wicket. The pair stopped the flow of wickets but remained a touch too slow in the run chase as the required run rate mounted.

Iftikhar then looked to change the momentum in accordance with the rising run rate and as a result, fell victim to Madushan in the 14th over. He scored 32 off 31 deliveries with the help of two boundaries and a six.

The side then ran into a match-defining collapse, triggered by star spinner Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva, who made three scalps in the 17th over including Rizwan, who top-scored for the side with 55 off 49 deliveries, laced with four boundaries and a six.

Following the slump, Sri Lankan bowlers then dominated Pakistan batting tail to bundle out the men in green for 147 on the final delivery, while Haris Rauf remained only the third batter to get into the double-figures.

Madushan was the pick of the bowlers for Sri Lanka as he led the way with four wickets, while Hasaranga bagged three. Chamika Karunaratne picked two wickets.

Batting first on the invitation from Pakistan captain Babar, Sri Lanka managed to finish at a commendable 170-6 in the allotted 20 overs, thanks to the gritty and anchoring knock of Rajapaksa, who remained unbeaten with his 71.

The hosts had a poor start to their inning as the side lost two wickets at a paltry 23 as Pakistan pacers Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf removed both openers Kusal Mendis and Pathum Nissanka cheaply for a duck and eight respectively.

All-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva attempted to take on Pakistan bowlers and scored at a decent pace for his important knock of 28 runs off 21 deliveries, laced with four boundaries.

Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka had a forgetful outing with the bat as Shadab Khan castled the right-handed batter for a mere two and Sri Lanka, as a result, slipped to 58/5 in the ninth over.

Sri Lanka’s hero with the bat Rajapaksa then joined hands with Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva and scripted an astounding recovery for his side in the final. The pair turned the dimension of the game with a brilliant 58-run partnership for the sixth wicket.

Haris struck in the 15th over to provide a much-needed breakthrough to Pakistan as he removed Hasaranga, courtesy of a caught-behind. He chipped with a valiant cameo of 36 off 21 deliveries with the help of five boundaries and a six.

Hasaranga’s departure did not bother Rajapaksa much as he held his ground firm and kept the scoreboard ticking with assistance from Chamika Karunaratne, who scored a run-a-ball 14.

Rajapaksa top-scored for Sri Lanka in the final with a magnificent knock of 71 off 45 deliveries including six boundaries and three sixes.

Haris led the bowling attack for Pakistan with three wickets, while Naseem, Shadab, and Iftikhar Ahmed made one scalp each.

Rajapaksa, bowlers shine as Sri Lanka outclass Pakistan to win Asia Cup 2022

DUBAI: Sri Lankan bowlers – Pramod Madushan and Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva – decimated Pakistan’s batting line-up and defended 171 runs in the final against Pakistan to lift their sixth Asia Cup title.

Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 23 runs to lift their sixth Asia Cup title

PAK 147 (20 Overs)

Karunaratne to bowl the final over

PAK 139-9 (19 Overs)

Madushan comes to bowl his last

PAK 120-8 (18 Overs)

Theekshana comes back

PAK 112-7 (17 Overs)

Hasaranga comes back

PAK 110-4 (16 Overs)

15.2: Short ball, on leg stump. Nawaz tries to pull but the ball gets somewhat big on him. Nonetheless, he’s got some connection, but clearly not good enough!

Karunaratne replaces Madushan

PAK 101-3 (15 Overs)

Dhananjaya de Silva comes into the attack

PAK 97-3 (14 Overs)

13.2: Ā A 127kph delivery, full on off. Iftikhar clears the front leg and tries to hammer it for half a dozen, but he’s sliced the shot. The fielder at deep backward square leg got under it, then waited nervously for the ball to come down, and then took a catch before taking a tumble onto the ground.

Madushan comes back into the attack

PAK 91-2 (13 Overs)

Theekshana replaces Karunaratne

PAK 88-2 (12 Overs)

Hasaranga continues

PAK 74-2 (11 Overs)

Karunaratne comes back

PAK 68-2 (10 Overs)

Hasaranga comes to bowl his second

PAK 63-2 (9 Overs)

Theekshana comes back

PAK 53-2 (8 Overs)

Chamika Karunaratne comes into the attack

PAK 43-2 (7 Overs)

Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva comes into the attack

PAK 37-2 (6 Overs)

Madushan continues

PAK 32-2 (5 Overs)

Madushanka comes again

PAK 24-2 (4 Overs)

Pramod Madushan comes to bowl his first

PAK 20-0 (3 Overs)

Madushanka continues

PAK 16-1 (2 Overs)

Maheesh Theekshana comes to bowl from the other end

PAK 12-0 (1 Over)

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan come out to run chase for Pakistan. Dilshan Madushanka to open the bowling attack.

PAKISTAN vs SRI LANKA (2nd INNING)

Bhanuka Rajapaksa played an anchoring knock of 71 not-out in the all-important final of the Asia Cup 2022 and bolstered Sri Lanka to finish at 170-6 in 20 overs despite a dismal start.

SL 170-6 (20 Overs)

Naseem to bowl the final over

SL 155-6 (19 Overs)

Hasnain comes to bowl his last

SL 147-6 (18 Overs)

Haris comes to bowl his last

SL 136-6 (17 Overs)

Naseem replaces Haris

SL 120-6 (16 Overs)

Mohammad Nawaz comes into the attack

SL 117-6 (15 Overs)

14.5: Overpitched ball just outside off. Hasaranga backs away to play a square drive, but the ball moves away slightly, takes the outside edge of the bat, and Rizwan gobbles it up!

Haris replaces Hasnain

SL 106-5 (14 Overs)

Shadab comes to bowl his last

SL 99-5 (13 Overs)

Hasnain comes back into the attack

SL 85-5 (12 Overs)

Iftikhar comes again

SL 77-5 (11 Overs)

Shadab comes again

SL 67-5 (10 Overs)

Iftikhar continues

SL 62-5 (9 Overs)

8.5: Tried to sweep it across the line, and the ball was much too full to be pulled. Ends up missing it by a long, long way and it cleans him up.

Shadab continues

SL 55-4 (8 Overs)

7.4: Dhananjaya de Silva tried to slap it over the bowler’s head. But he never found the elevation, and Iftikhar takes a splendid reflex catch to send de Silva packing.

Iftikhar Ahmed comes into the attack

SL 47-3 (7 Overs)

Shadab Khan comes into the attack

SL 42-3 (6 Overs)

Haris continues

SL 36-2 (5 Overs)

Hasnain replaces Naseem

SL 28-2 (4 Overs)

3.2: Tried to swipe it back down the ground, but it ends up flying up towards mid-off, where Babar Azam takes a good catch running backwards. Nissanka miscued the shot, getting it out of the outer half of the bat, which meant it never got the distance on it he intended.

Haris Rauf comes into the attack

SL 23-1 (3 Overs)

Naseem continues

SL 16-1 (2 Overs)

Mohammad Hasnain comes to bowl from the other end

SL 4-1 (1 Over)

0.3: Tailing in at 142 kph, seaming in, clips the pads and uproots off stump. Enthralling start from Pakistan and Mendis is gone for a golden duck.

Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis come out to bat for Sri Lanka. Naseem Shah to open the bowling attack for Pakistan.

PAKISTAN vs SRI LANKA (1st INNING)

DUBAI: Pakistan won the toss and elected to field first against Sri Lanka in the much-anticipated final of the Asia Cup 2022.

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan made two changes in the Playing XI as Naseem Shah and Shadab Khan replace Hasan Ali and Usman Qadir, while Sri Lanka remain unchanged.

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Asif Ali, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain.

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

HEAD TO HEAD (Asia Cup)

Matches-16, Sri Lanka-11, Pakistan-5

Pakistan win toss, opt to bowl first against Sri Lanka in Asia Cup Final

DUBAI: Pakistan won the toss and elected to field first against Sri Lanka in the much-anticipated final of the Asia Cup 2022.

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan made two changes in the Playing XI as Naseem Shah and Shadab Khan replace Hasan Ali and Usman Qadir, while Sri Lanka remain unchanged.

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Asif Ali, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain.

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

HEAD TO HEAD (Asia Cup)

Matches-16, Sri Lanka-11, Pakistan-5

Pakistan, Sri Lanka to lock horns today for Asian supremacy

DUBAI: Two former Asian champions Pakistan and Sri Lanka will collide in the final of the Asia Cup 2022 in a bid to extend their tally of titles and seal their supremacy in the continent.

Five-time champions Sri Lanka and two-time champions Pakistan have met thrice in the Asia Cup Final in 1986, 2000, and 2014 with Sri Lanka coming out on top twice, while Pakistan only managed to win once.

The two sides will meet again in the Asia Cup final today under the sheds of the glittering Dubai International Stadium after displaying an exceptional run in the group stage and Super Four.

Both sides had an unwanted start to their Asia Cup 2022 campaign as Sri Lanka lost to Afghanistan in the curtain-raiser on August 27, while Pakistan suffered a frustrating defeat at the hands of their arch-rivals India, a day later.

The two sides then recollected themselves and won their respective group matches to make their way into the Super Four.

The next stage of the tournament marked an astounding turnaround for both teams as Sri Lanka and Pakistan both won their first two matches against India and Afghanistan to book their place in the final, forcing the latter two sides to crash out of the tournament.

Pakistan and Sri Lanka then met in the tournament’s last Super Four clash on Friday in a Final rehearsal and the Islanders secured a comfortable five-wicket victory over the Green Shirts to carry on their winning momentum.

In the anticipated final, however, Pakistan will be looking to bounce back from their Super Four defeat to end their decade-long title drought, while Sri Lanka will be looking to extend their tally to six. India, on the other hand, won must number of titles (7).
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The Green Shirts will be taking the field with a revamped Playing XI as their key players Naseem Shah and Shadab Khan will rejoin the side for the final after resting in the Super Four clash.

Pakistan have been majorly relying on their bowling department but will be hoping for their batting to fire on the big stage including their key batters Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, and Mohammad Rizwan.

Sri Lanka, too, also rely heavily on their spin bowling while their openers Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis and captain Dasun Shanaka can play a vital role in the team’s success.

HEAD TO HEAD (Asia Cup)

Matches-16, Sri Lanka-11, Pakistan-5

‘Team will learn from its mistakes’ says Wasim ahead of Asia Cup final

DUBAI: Pakistan’s former captain and legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram declared the national team ‘favourites’ to lift the Asia Cup while he stressed that the Green Shirts should not take Sri Lanka lightly in the all-important final and learn from the experience of the previous game.

Pakistan and Sri Lanka are set to lock horns against each other on Sunday in a bid to become Asian Champions as the enthralling continental tournament draws to an end.

Legendary cricketer, Wasim stated the national team’s batting was below average yet the fast bowling remained impressive in the final dress rehearsal as Sri Lanka comprehensively defeated Pakistan by five wickets on Friday.

“Pakistan’s performance has been phenomenal throughout the Asia Cup. Unfortunately,Ā  our batting didn’t perform well in the last game against Sri Lanka, although our fast bowling was outstanding” he said. ” I hope the team will learn from its mistakes”

“Team’s middle order is struggling. After the dismissal of Babar Azam and Rizwan, they failed to perform due to pressure,” he added.

The 56-year-old claimed the Green Shirts to be his favourites for the final while saying that the young Sri Lankan could not be taken lightly.

Talking about Pakistan skipper Babar Azam’s slump with the bat in the ongoing Asia Cup, the legendary pacer expressed optimism that the captain would regain his form in the final.

“Babar is a world-class player. He is in a bit of trouble these days. Let’s hope that he gives his best performance in the final” he concluded.

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