Watch the highlights of Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 11th Match Asia Cup 2023 - Asia Cup One-day international tournament of the 11th ODI match played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo in 14th September 2023.
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| Dunith Wellalage and Matheesha Pathirana are all over the man of the moment Charith Asalanka © AFP/Getty Images |
Kusal Mendis' brilliant 91, Sadeera Samarawickrama's valuable 48 and Charith Asalanka with a nerveless unbeaten 49 steered to Sri Lanka cruising to via DLS method last-ball thrilling two-wicket victory over Pakistan and reach their 11th Asia Cup final in a rain-curtailed high-voltage Super Fours game of a Asia Cup.
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Pakistan scored 252-7 in the alloted 42 overs with top scorer by Mohammad Rizwan hammered a career-best unbeaten 86 off 73-balls including 6-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 117.80.
Abdullah Shafique struck 52 off 69-balls including 3-fours & 2-sixes, Iftikhar Ahmed hit 47 off 40-balls included 4-fours & 2-sixes, Babar Azam scored 29 off 35-balls with 3-fours.
Sri Lanka best bowler by Matheesha Pathirana picked up 3-wickets for 65-runs, Pramod Madushan took 2-wickets and one for Dunith Wellalage - Maheesh Theekshana.
Sri Lanka chased 252-8 in 42 overs - due to rain revised target of 252 from 42-overs with top scorer by Kusal Mendis cracked a 91 off 87-balls.
Charith Asalanka cracked a unbeaten 49 off 47-balls including 3-fours & a six, Sadeera Samarawickrama hit 48 off 47-balls - who fell one-run short of his half-century - including 4-fours.
Pathum Nissanka scored 29 off 44-balls including 4-fours and Kusal Perera hit 17 off 8-balls included 4-fours with strike rate of 212.50.
Pakistan best bowler by Iftikhar Ahmed picked up 3-wickets, Shaheen Shah Afridi took 2-wickets and one for Shadab Khan.
Kusal Mendis named Player of the match for his match-winning brilliant 91-runs knocked off facing 87-balls including 8-fours & a six.
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