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AHMEDABAD: Pakistan Men’s cricket team is set to undergo a two-day training session, commencing tomorrow in Ahmedabad ahead of the high-octane ICC World Cup 2023 clash against India on October 14 at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

According to the details, Pakistan’s World Cup-bound contingent will engage in a rigorous practice session from 6 PM to 9 PM local time on Thursday (tomorrow) after reaching Ahmedabad today via chartered flight.

They will continue their training on Friday from 2 PM to 5 PM and will partake in several batting, bowling and fielding drills to boast their preparations for the most anticipated clash of the ICC World Cup 2023.

The Green Shirts scripted a decent start to their World Cup campaign with a resounding 81-run victory over the Netherlands on Friday at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

Meanwhile, in their second match against Sri Lanka yesterday, Pakistan pulled off the highest run chase in the history of the World Cup, courtesy of gutsy centuries by Abdullah Shafique and Mohammad Rizwan.

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Pakistan, however, had a contrasting start to the pursuit as they had slipped to 37/2 in the eighth over as opening batter Imam-ul-Haq (12) and captain Babar Azam (10) failed to score big.

Following the slump, Mohammad Rizwan joined Abdullah Shafique in the middle and the pair launched an astounding recovery.

They batted sensibly over the course of their marathon partnership which saw them adding 176 runs to the total with Abdullah scoring his maiden ODI century.

Abdullah was dismissed after scoring 113 in 103 deliveries, laced up with 10 boundaries and three sixes.

Mohammad Rizwan then took the reigns of Pakistan run chase and he stitched a crucial 95-run partnership with Saud Shakeel, who scored a 30-ball 31 before perishing in the 45th over.

Rizwan held his ground firm and hit the winning runs for Pakistan in the penultimate over after notable support from Iftikhar Ahmed, who remained unbeaten on 22 in just 10 balls.

Mohammad Rizwan top-scored for Pakistan in their second ICC World Cup 2023 fixture with an unbeaten 131 in 121 deliveries, smashing eight boundaries and three sixes.

READ: Kane Williamson, Tim Southee likely to be fit for Bangladesh match

HYDERABAD: Abdullah Shafique and Mohammad Rizwan struck gutsy centuries to power Pakistan to pull off the highest World Cup run-chase in the eighth match of the ICC World Cup 2023 on Tuesday.

PAK 348/4 (48.2 Overs)

Madushanka bowls

PAK 344/4 (48 Overs)

Pathirana replaces Madushanka

PAK 325/4 (47 Overs)

Wellalage comes back

PAK 319/4 (46 Overs)

Madushanka returns

PAK 314/4 (45 Overs)

Theekshana again

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Wellalage returns

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Theekshana again

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Pathirana comes back

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Theekshana continues

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Madushanka continues

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Theekshana replaces Dhananjaya

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Madushanka comes back

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Dhananjaya continues

PAK 239/3 (36 Overs)

Pathirana continues

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Dhananjaya returns

PAK 223/3 (34 Overs)

33.1: Short ball, outside off and Shafique carves this in the air towards backward point, where substitute Dushan Hemantha dives full length to his right and grabs this in full flight.

Pathirana replaces Madushanka

PAK 213/2 (33 Overs)

Theekshana comes back

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Madushanka returns

PAK 188/2 (31 Overs)

Shanaka comes back

PAK 182/2 (30 Overs)

Wellalage bowls

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Pathirana returns

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Wellalage again

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Charith Asalanka comes on

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Wellalage continues

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Theekshana continues

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Wellalage bowls

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Theekshana returns

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Wellalage continues

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Dhananjaya continues

PAK 110/2 (20 Overs)

Wellalage replaces Pathirana

PAK 104/2 (19 Overs)

Dhananjaya de Silva into the attack

PAK 95/2 (18 Overs)

Pathirana continues to bowl

PAK 86/2 (17 Overs)

Wellalage continues

PAK 81/2 (16 Overs)

Pathirana continues

PAK 71/2 (15 Overs)

Dunith Wellalage comes on

PAK 69/2 (14 Overs)

Pathirana continues

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Shanaka to continue

PAK 55/2 (12 Overs)

Matheesha Pathirana comes into the attack

PAK 52/2 (11 Overs)

Shanaka bowls

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Dilshan Madushanka bowls

PAK 40/2 (9 Overs)

Shanaka continues

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Madushanka again

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Dasun Shanaka comes into the attack

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Madushanka bowls again

PAK 22/1 (5 Overs)

Theekshana again

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Madushanka continues

PAK 14/0 (3 Overs)

Theekshana continues

PAK 10/0 (2 Overs)

Dilshan Madushanka to bowl from the other end

PAK 6/0 (1 Over)

Abdullah Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq come out to open for Pakistan. Maheesh Theekshana to bowl the first over.

PAKISTAN vs SRI LANKA (2nd Innings)

HYDERABAD: Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama scored magnificent centuries to help Sri Lanka post a mammoth 344/9 against Pakistan in the eighth match of the ICC World Cup 2023.

SL 344/9 (50 Overs)

Haris bowls the final over

SL 343/7 (49 Overs)

Shaheen bowls his last

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Hasan continues

SL 331/6 (47 Overs)

Shaheen comes back

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Hasan returns

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Haris continues

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Nawaz again

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Haris Rauf returns to the attack

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Mohammad Nawaz continues

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Hasan Ali returns to attack

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Mohammad Nawaz returns

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Shaheen Afridi continues

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Shadab Khan continues

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Shaheen Afridi returns to the attack

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Shadab Khan continues

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Haris Rauf continues

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Shadab Khan continues

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Haris Rauf returns to the attack

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Shadab Khan returns

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30.1: Asalanka plays the ball away from the body with an angled bat and gets a thick edge to the keeper

Hasan Ali continues

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Iftikhar Ahmed continues

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28.5: Mendis holes out at the edge of the midwicket boundary and Imam clings onto the catch in the deep

Hasan Ali continues

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Iftikhar Ahmed continues

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Hasan Ali returns

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Iftikhar Ahmed continues

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Shaheen Afridi returns to the attack

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Iftikhar Ahmed comes onto the bowl

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Mohammad Nawaz returns to bowl

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Shadab Khan continues

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Haris Rauf continues to bowl

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Shadab Khan continues

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Haris Rauf replaces Mohammad Nawaz

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17.2: Nissanka slashes it to the point and it goes straight into the lap of Shafique

Shadab Khan continues from the other end

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Nawaz continues

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Shadab Khan comes into the attack

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Nawaz continues

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Haris Rauf continues to bowl

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Nawaz continues

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Haris Rauf continues to bowl

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Nawaz continues

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Haris Rauf comes into the attack

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Mohammad Nawaz replaces Shaheen Afridi

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Hasan Ali continues

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Shaheen Afridi continues

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Hasan Ali continues to bowl

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Shaheen Afridi continues

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Hasan Ali continues to bowl

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Shaheen Afridi continues

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1.4: Perera looks to flay this over point but there’s a bit of extra bounce that induces the edge as the keeper completes a regulation take

Hasan Ali to bowl from the other end

SL 4/0 (1 Over)

Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Perera come out to open the innings. Shaheen Afridi to bowl the first over.

PAKISTAN vs SRI LANKA (1st INNINGS)

HYDERABAD: Sri Lanka have won the toss and elected to Bat first against Pakistan in the eighth match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

PLAYING XIs

Sri Lanka

Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana

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Pakistan

Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD:

Overall ODIs: Matches 156, Pakistan 92, Sri Lanka 59, NR 4, Tie 1

ODI World Cup: Matches 8, Pakistan 7, Sri Lanka 0, NR 1

READ: Shubman Gill to miss second ICC World Cup 2023 match with dengue fever

HYDERABAD: Sri Lanka have won the toss and elected to Bat first against Pakistan in the eighth match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan

Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi

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Sri Lanka

Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD:

Overall ODIs: Matches 156, Pakistan 92, Sri Lanka 59, NR 4, Tie 1

ODI World Cup: Matches 8, Pakistan 7, Sri Lanka 0, NR 1

READ: Sri Lanka may get a boost ahead of ICC World Cup 2023 clash against Pakistan

HYDERABAD: Pakistan Men’s cricket team is undergoing a training session today at the Gymkhana ground in Hyderabad ahead of their ICC World Cup 2023 clash against Sri Lanka on October 10 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

Pakistan captain Babar Azam, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Muhammad Wasim Jr., Haris Rauf, Saud Shakeel, as well as reserve players Muhammad Haris, Zaman Khan and Abrar Ahmed are undergoing training drills.

The Green Shirts scripted a decent start to their campaign with a resounding 81-run victory over the Netherlands on Friday at the same venue.

A combined bowling effort after Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel’s anchoring half-centuries propelled Pakistan to taste their maiden success in the mega event.

Set to chase 287, the Netherlands could score 205 despite Bas de Leede and Vikramjit Singh’s half-centuries.

Singh scored 52 off 67 deliveries, laced with four boundaries and a six while de Leede top-scored for the Dutch with a 68-ball 67 which included six boundaries and two sixes.

Besides them, Logan van Beek offered some resistance with his unbeaten 28-run cameo.

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Haris Rauf was the pick of the bowlers for Pakistan with 3/43, followed by Hasan Ali with 2/33 while Shaheen Shah Afridi, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz struck out a batter each.

Put into bat first, Pakistan could register a below-par total of 286 runs on the board despite anchoring half-centuries.

Pakistan got off to a dismal start as they lost their top three Fakhar Zaman (12), Imam-ul-Haq (15) and Babar Azam (5) with just 38 runs on the board in 9.1 overs.

Following the slump, wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan was joined by young Saud Shakeel at the crease and the pair launched an astounding recovery.

Saud scored a brisk 68 in 52 deliveries, laced with nine boundaries and a six while Rizwan scored 75-ball 68, hitting eight boundaries.

All-rounders Shadab Khan (32) and Mohammad Nawaz (39) then put together a crucial partnership for the seventh wicket and added 64 runs to the total.

Pakistan squad for ICC World Cup 2023

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

Travelling reserves: Mohammad Haris, Abrar Ahmed, Zaman Khan

READ: Mickey Arthur has inside knowledge of ‘dangerous’ Sri Lanka

Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur shares that he knows Sri Lanka’s “strengths and weaknesses” inside out having spent two years at the helm of his Asian rivals.

Former champions Pakistan and Sri Lanka will clash at the ICC World Cup 2023 in Hyderabad on Tuesday, allowing Arthur the opportunity to renew his acquaintance with players he helped develop as coach between December 2019 to November 2021.

“Yeah, I know their strengths and weaknesses so we will have plans put in place for all of them,” Mickey Arthur told AFP.

“They are a dangerous side so we will have to be at our best to beat them.”

Pakistan defeated the Netherlands in a nervy performance by 81 runs in Hyderabad on Friday to open their World Cup campaign.

They overcame a top-order failure, recovering from 38-3 before posting a challenging 286 with half-centuries from Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan.

They then bowled out the Netherlands for 205 in 41 overs.

“I enjoyed the first win even though it wasn’t a great performance,” admitted Arthur.

“But we did enough to win and when the game was on the line we had players standing up.”

Pakistan are likely to keep the same line-up for Tuesday’s match, handing a lifeline to out-of-form opener Fakhar Zaman who scored just 12 against the Netherlands.

“I am not worried about his form, he is a good player and is just one innings away from a big score,” said Mickey Arthur of the only Pakistan batsman to have made a double century in ODI cricket.

Undone by South Africa’s record-shattering 428-5 in their opening game at ICC World Cup 2023 on Saturday in New Delhi before losing by 102 runs, 1996 champions Sri Lanka will take confidence from their battling reply.

Sri Lanka will also be buoyed by their two-wicket win against Pakistan last month that propelled them to the Asia Cup final in Colombo.

Skipper Dasun Shanaka admitted his side has been hampered by the loss of three frontline bowlers.

Dushmantha Chameera and Wanindu Hasaranga were ruled out of the tournament completely through injury while Maheesh Theekshana remains with the squad but sidelined with a hamstring injury.

“It was tough to manage things without three key bowlers, but that is part of the game,” said Shanaka after the South Africa match.

“I am happy with the positive intent we showed with the bat and the first ten overs with the ball were good too.”

Kusal Mendis hit a whirlwind 42-ball 76, with eight glorious sixes, while Charith Asalanka (79) and Shanaka (68) frustrated the South African attack before Sri Lanka were dismissed for 326 in 44.5 overs.

READ: Kane Williamson to stay on bench for Netherlands match

COLOMBO: Charith Asalanka displayed nerves of steel after Kusal Mendis’ 91 to power Sri Lanka into the Asia Cup 2023 final with a thrilling two-wicket victory over Pakistan.

Chasing a revised target of 252 in the reduced 42 overs, Sri Lanka needed to chase eight runs off Zaman Khan, bowling the final over, and amassed the total when Charith Asalanka chipped one down to the square leg on the final delivery.

Sri Lanka had a shaky start to the run chase as Kusal Perera fell for an eight-ball 17, courtesy of Shadab Khan’s direct hit.

Coming out to bat at number three, Kusal Mendis joined Pathum Nissanka (29) and they added a valuable 57-run partnership for the second wicket until Shadab Khan got the opener caught and bowled.

Sri Lanka were 77/2 in 13.2 overs when Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama put together a 100-run stand to put their side in complete command.

Samarawickrama, however, fell just two short of his well-deserved half-century as he scored a 51-ball 48, hitting four boundaries.

Joining set batter Kusal Mendis in the middle, Charith Asalanka made sure to keep Sri Lanka in momentum as he knitted an anchoring 33-run partnership.

Mendis, however, was outclassed by Iftikhar Ahmed as he fell for a gutsy 91 off 87 deliveries, which featured eight boundaries and a six.

His dismissal glimmered a ray of hope for Pakistan as their bowlers scripted their comeback by picking up late wickets.

Meanwhile, Asalanka, standing his ground firm denied Pakistan to snatch the victory as he scored the winning runs for Sri Lanka on the final delivery.

He scored an unbeaten 49 off 47 balls, hitting three boundaries and a six.

Iftikhar Ahmed led the bowling attack for Pakistan with three wickets, followed by Shaheen Shah Afridi, bagging two while Shadab Khan made one scalp.

Opting to bat first, Pakistan raised a commendable total of 252/7 after the all-important Asia Cup 2023 fixture was reduced to 42 overs a side due to rain interruption.

The hosts once again got off to a shaky start to their innings as their out-of-form opener Fakhar Zaman (4) failed to score big and was castled by Pramod Madushan in the fourth over with just nine runs on the board.

Following the early dismissal, Pakistan captain Babar Azam joined Abdullah Shafique at the crease and the pair knitted an anchoring 64-run partnership.

The duo of Babar and Abdullah had put Pakistan in a strong position before Dunith Wellalage got Babar stumped to mark Sri Lanka’s comeback.

Babar scored 29 off 35 deliveries with the help of three boundaries.

Pakistan’s mainstay with the bat Abdullah Shafique soon followed his captain back to the pavilion after Matheesha Pathirana stunned him with a short delivery soon after he amassed his maiden half-century.

Abdullah Shafique smashed three boundaries and two sixes on his way to a 69-ball 52.

Pakistan found themselves in a state of bother as they lost two more wickets in quick succession.

Consequently, the Babar-led side slipped to 130/5 in 27.4 overs as returning Mohammad Haris (3) and Mohammad Nawaz (12) perished cheaply.

With the hosts in heaps of trouble in their must-win Asia Cup 2023 match, wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan joined forces with Iftikhar Ahmed and launched an astounding recovery.

Rizwan and Iftikhar turned the game on its head with a brisk 108-run partnership for the sixth wicket which ended when the latter perished in the penultimate over.

Iftikhar fell just three short of his half-century, scoring 47 off just 40 deliveries, hitting four boundaries and two sixes.

Mohammad Rizwan, however, carried his bat all the way through and top-scored for Pakistan with an unbeaten 86-run knock from 73 deliveries, laced up with six boundaries and two sixes.

Matheesha Pathirana led the bowling attack for Sri Lanka in an all-important Asia Cup 2023 fixture with 3/65 in his eight overs, followed by Pramod Madushan’s 2/58.

Maheesh Theekshana and Dunith Wellalage made one scalp each.

READ: Pakistan spin web to book South Africa on 185 in the third Women’s ODI

COLOMBO: Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka in the eleventh match of the ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2023.

PLAYING XIs

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Pramod Madushan, Matheesha Pathirana

Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Abdullah Shafique, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Zaman Khan.

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD:

Overall ODIs: Matches 155, Pakistan 92, Sri Lanka 58, NR 4, Tie 1

Asia Cup ODI: Matches 15, Pakistan 4, Sri Lanka 11

READ: Pakistan, India set for rematch but rain threat persists despite reserve day

COLOMBO: The toss of the ongoing Asia Cup 2023’s Super 4 clash between Pakistan and Sri Lanka has been delayed due to rain in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo.

This match is the final Super 4 game of both teams in the Asia Cup 2023 and is serving as a virtual semi-final, as the winner will face India in the final of the tournament.

Notably, if the all-important clash between Pakistan and Sri Lanka gets washed out then Sri Lanka will join India in the final due to a superior net run rate.

Pakistan’s net run rate suffered a major nosedive and is currently standing at -1.892, due to their heavy 228-run loss against arch-rivals India in their second Super 4 match of Asia Cup 2023.

Star batters Virat Kohli and KL Rahul scored unbeaten centuries after the match was forced into the reserve day due to the heavy rain in Colombo. Kuldeep Yadav, then wreaked havoc on the Pakistani batting line-up as he picked five wickets to book Pakistan to a meagre 194 while chasing a mammoth 357.

Prior to that, Pakistan powered to a resounding seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in their first Super 4 match at Lahore, thanks to a combined effort by both batters and bowlers.

Haris Rauf picked four wickets in the first innings to rattle Bangladesh, which was followed by half-centuries by Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan in the pursuit of Bangladesh’s 193.

READ: Afghanistan announce squad for ICC ODI World Cup 2023

COLOMBO: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday, announced Pakistan’s Playing XI for their final Asia Cup 2023 Super 4s fixture against Sri Lanka.

Pakistan team made five changes to the side which suffered a massive 228-run loss against arch-rivals India on Monday.

Injured pacers Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah are replaced by Mohammad Wasim Jr and Zaman Khan, whereas, opening batter Fakhar Zaman and Salman Ali Agha are replaced by Mohammad Haris and Saud Shakeel. All-rounder Mohammad Nawaz also returns in place of Faheem Ashraf, after missing out previous two Super 4 games.

Our playing XI for the #PAKvSL match 🇵🇰#AsiaCup2023 pic.twitter.com/lhT5Vl8RtX

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) September 13, 2023

The Playing XI features Pakistan captain Babar Azam, his deputy Shadab Khan, Mohammad Haris, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shaheen Afridi, and Zaman Khan.

Pace bowler Zaman Khan replaced Naseem Shah in the squad after the latter was ruled of the Asia Cup 2023. Zaman Khan was named as backup pacer along with Shahnawaz Dahani on Monday after fast bowlers Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah picked up niggles in the match against India.

Pakistan will play their last Super 4 match tomorrow against Sri Lanka at R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo.

This match will serve as a virtual semi-final, as the winner of this contest will face India in the final of Asia Cup 2023.

Notably, if the all-important clash between Pakistan and Sri Lanka gets washed out then Sri Lanka will join India in the final of the Asia Cup 2023 due to a superior net run rate.

READ: Afghanistan announce squad for ICC ODI World Cup 2023

COLOMBO: Pace bowler Zaman Khan has reached Colombo on Wednesday to join the Pakistan squad ahead of their final Super 4 stage match of the ongoing ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2023 against Sri Lanka on September 14.

Zaman Khan was included in the Pakistan squad as the backup pacer along with Shahnawaz Dahani after fast bowlers Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah picked up niggles in the match against India.

“This is only a precautionary measure keeping in mind the fitness and well-being of the players ahead of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup next month,” the statement by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said.

The statement noted that Haris and Naseem will continue to remain under the observation of the team’s medical panel.

“The team management will only request replacement from the ACC technical committee if Naseem or Haris are ruled out for the next seven days,” it concluded.

Zaman Khan departed from Lahore and joined the team at the hotel in Colombo, while Shahnawaz is awaiting his visa and will reach Colombo by the next available flight as soon as he gets the visa.

Pakistan will play their last Super 4 match tomorrow against Sri Lanka at R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo.

This match will serve as a virtual semi-final, as the winner of this contest will face India in the final of Asia Cup 2023.

India has qualified for the final of Asia Cup 2023 after handing Pakistan a 228-run thrashing in a rain-hit Super Four clash of the Asia Cup 2023 on Monday’s reserve day, and following it up with a thrilling 41-run victory over Sri Lanka yesterday.

Notably, if the all-important clash between Pakistan and Sri Lanka gets washed out then Sri Lanka will join India in the final of the Asia Cup 2023 due to a superior net run rate.

READ: Pakistan head coach Bradburn ‘grateful’ for India wake-up call ahead of World Cup