Asia Cup Final: SL vs PAK Preview – Asian heavyweights fight for supremacy
Team Sri Lanka will face Pakistan in the final match of the 2022 Asia Cup. The encounter will take place at the Dubai International Stadium on September 11 (Sunday).
Talking about both teams’ performance in the tournament, Sri Lanka after losing their first match in the competition against Afghanistan have made a resounding comeback and thrashed every team they have played against. At first, they beat Bangladesh followed by Afghanistan, India, and then Pakistan.
Pakistan, on the other hand, faced a hard defeat against arch-rivals India but made a good comeback in the competition as they won against Hong Kong before defeating India and Afghanistan in their Super Four matches. However, they suffered a defeat against Sri Lanka right before the final match.
Talking about pitch and conditions at the Dubai International Stadium, a fresh wicket might be expected for the final match with a high-scoring encounter on the cards. The skipper winning the toss might want to have a bowl first and chase the total later on. There are no chances of rain so the fans can expect a full contest.
Venue details: Dubai International Stadium
Last match at the venue; PAK vs SL, PAK: 121/10 (19.1 overs), SL 124/5 (17 overs)
Here’s the probable playing XI for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan match:
Sri Lanka:
It is likely that team Sri Lanka will field the same playing XI that was used against Pakistan during the last Super Four match. The Lanka side has played very well in the contest, and they will want to finish on a high after winning the contest.
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Danushka Gunathilaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Pramod Madushan, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka.
Pakistan:
Pakistan team will want to have their two prominent players Shadab Khan and Naseem Shah back in the XI. Apart from that, the rest of the players might be retained which played against Sri Lanka.
Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah.
