The 41-run victory over the Islanders gave the Indian team a chance to make up for their mistakes in the finals.
If the match is rained, the finalist will be decided on the run rate, in this case, the hopes of the Pakistani team will turn into disappointment, and fitness problems will also become a headache.
Rohit Sharma’s fifty, Ko Billy left for 3, Donith Vela Legye took 5 and four Yath Aslankane took 4 wickets, the Islanders, chasing a target of 214 runs, were bowled out for 172, Yadav 4 victims.
Lahore (Sports Reporter) In the Super 4 stage of the Asia Cup, the match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka became the semi-final, India’s victory over the Islanders in a low-scoring competition gave the green shirts the last chance to correct their mistakes, with a win on Thursday.
The progress towards the title will continue, if the match is inconclusive due to rain, the finalist will be decided by the run rate.
In this case, the hopes of the green shirts, who were defeated by the Indian team by a huge margin, will turn into regret.
Fitness issues have also become a headache for the management, Salman Ali Agha’s availability is also a question mark, Shahnawaz Dhani and Zaman Khan have been selected as back-up to Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah.
Chairman Zaka Ashraf, in a meeting with the team, encouraged the players and said that they should learn from their mistakes and perform better in the next matches, which was done, now focus on the next matches.
Babar Azam said that he will try hard to win, show fight, and give 100% performance. Meanwhile, the Sri Lankan team was bowled out for 172 runs in pursuit of a target of 214 runs.
India vs Pakistan:
According to the details, India defeated Pakistan by 228 runs in the Super 4 stage of the Asia Cup and dealt a blow to the chances of reaching the finals.
The green shirts only chased the target of 357 runs in the match played at the Para Yemad Isa Stadium in Colombo.
They piled up on 128 runs yesterday India beat Sri Lanka and secured a seat in the Asia Cup 2023 final with 4 points the match against Bangladesh on Friday will strengthen the top position of the blue shirts, on the other hand, to make it to the final.
For Pakistan, Sri Lanka will have every ego in Thursday’s match, the green shirts having scored 2 points each against Bangladesh in the Super 4 match played in Lahore, to qualify for the semi-finals.
By defeating the Islanders in the match, they will qualify for the decider on September 17 with 4 points.
The will be decided by the run rate, due to defeat by India by 228 runs, Pakistan is far behind in this matter and the hopes of the final will turn into regret.
On the other hand, Salman Ali Agha’s participation in the match against Sri Lanka has become doubtful.
Replace Bastman Pakistan:
Saud Shakeel is likely to be included in the playing eleven instead of the spin all-rounder. In the match against India, Salman Ali Agha was hit in the nose by a ball.
But he continued batting, After the match he was taken to the hospital where bandages were applied According to the sources, his face was bruised.
But he is feeling better first, If it is decided to rest him, then Saud Shakeel will do it in space.
It is to be remembered that Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah were also injured in the match against India due to which both did not come to bat, PCB replaced the two fast bowlers with Shahnawaz Dhani and Zaman Khan as a backup.
Summoned, if necessary, with the permission of the technical committee, they can be included in the playing eleven, both pacers have left for the trip.
PCB Management:
Meanwhile, PCB Management Committee Chairman Zaka Ashraf said in a meeting with the players including captain Babar Azam in Colombo that winning and losing is part of the game.
So, don’t lose heart, learn from your mistakes, and do better in the next matches. Show, what happened, and now focus on the next matches.
Zaka Ashraf said I have faith in all of you players, You have the ability to win the Asia Cup, you are continuously winning and will win in the future.
The national team thanked the Chairman Management Committee for their support, Captain Babar Azam said that they will try hard to win the next matches, they will show fight, they will give 100% performance, the focus is on the Asia Cup, we Will definitely get success.
Meanwhile, India defeated Sri Lanka by 41 runs in the match played in Limbo last day, the winning side was bowled out for 213 runs, Rohit Sharma scored 53 runs, Donith Vela Legge took 5 wickets and Char Yath Asalan took 4 wickets, in reply, the Sri Lankan team was bowled out for 172 runs, and Kuldeep Ya Dev took 4 wickets.
