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Sri Lanka and Pakistan locked horns in the last match of the super-4 round of the Asia Cup 2022. Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and asked the Pakistani side to bat first at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Batting first, they could post a total of only 121 runs for the loss of all wickets in 19.1 overs.
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While chasing the target, Sri Lanka crossed the comfortably in the 17 overs and scored 124 for the loss of five wickets to win the match by five wickets. Notably, this is the fourth consecutive win for the Lankan tigers in the Asia Cup. They are continuously winning in the tournament since their first win against Bangladesh in the group stage.
The fans also reacted to this emphatic win of Sri Lanka in the closing fixture of the tournament. They appreciated the efforts from Dasun Shanaka & co in the match against the men in green.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to the fourth consecutive win of Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup 2022:
What a warm up match😝#PAKvsSL
— Aliraza (@KashmiriAliraza) September 9, 2022
Le Pakistanis watching Shahbaz Sharif speak:#Ufff #PAKvsSL https://t.co/i8anoc10ra pic.twitter.com/hKA5qwwTib
— zeeshan ذیشان 🇵🇰 (@zeeshans) September 9, 2022
Hopefully it was farewell match for Hassan Ali#PAKvsSL pic.twitter.com/zCvmFfzGKT
— Umair Choudhry (@MianUmair991) September 9, 2022
Lack of consistency have always been a problem with Pakistan cricket team and I feel it is a problem with Pakistani nation as well. We really take it easy after some good patches/matches #PAKvsSL
— Ali (@Aliii__189) September 9, 2022
Just wait and watch @FakharZamanLive in the final match insha'Allah.
— EngrSays (@IndocileUsafxai) September 9, 2022
He's totally a beast in the semi and final matches🔥
MARK MY WORDS !!#FakharZaman #PAKvsSL #AsiaCup2022
Once in the past also Sri Lanka cricket team has been attacked by Pakistanis, so be careful on 11th Sept..#AsiaCup2022Final #PAKvsSL @ICC @TheRealPCBMedia @TheRealPCB @babarazam258 @shoaib100mph @waqyounis99 @SAfridiOfficial
— Ravi Gupta (@RaviGupta805774) September 9, 2022
Waaaah kya scene hy😂#PAKvsSL pic.twitter.com/F10rFZO6YE
— Anonymous |¦ STAN ZARI ✨ (@sb_thek_ho_jana) September 9, 2022
Speaking about the match, then skipper Babar Azam and middle-order batter Mohammed Nawaz was the only batter who crossed the mark of 20+ runs for Pakistan. Babar played a knock of 30 runs whereas Nawaz’s inning ended with a run out at the individual score of 26 runs off 18 balls. Star spinner Wanindu Hasaranga scalped the highest number of three wickets for Sri Lanka. Other than him, Mahesh Theekshana and Pramod Madhushan also scalped two wickets each and bundled up Pakistan only on the score of 121 runs in 19.1 overs.
Although Sri Lanka also didn’t have a good start while chasing the target, they lost their first two wickets only on the score of two runs. But the brilliant half-century knock from Pathum Nissanka of 55 runs off 48 balls alongside crucial 24 and 21 of Bhanuka Rajapaksa and skipper Dasun Shanaka respectively, helped Sri Lanka to be on the finishing line in just 17 overs. Eventually, the official hosts of the tournament won the match by five wickets to keep the winning momentum through to the final of the continental tournament.