Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Highlights: Sri Lanka clinch Asia Cup by 23 runs

Asia Cup 2022 Final Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Highlights: Sri Lanka clinched its sixth Asia Cup title beating Pakistan by 23 runs. Rajapkasa (71), Madushan (4-34) and Hasaranga (36, 3-27) were the heroes

Asia Cup 2022 Final SL vs PAK Highlights

Sri Lanka clinched its sixth Asia Cup title beating Pakistan by 23 runs. Bhanuka Rajapaksa (71* off 45) with the bat, Pramod Madushan (4-34) with the ball and Wanindu Hasaranga's all-round showing (36, 3-27) took the Lankan team home. 

After being asked to bat, Sri Lanka were down to 58-5 at one point in time before Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Wanindu Hasaranga built a great partnership to get Sri Lanka past 100. Even after Hasaranga’s wicket, Rajapaksa continued and got to a fifty. He was supported by drop catches and Sri Lanka made 170/6 in their 20 overs. 

Chasing total Pakistan could never get into the game as they were given early blows. Just when things started looking bright with a 71-run stand between Rizwan and Iftikhar Ahmed, the latter perished and then wickets kept falling as Pakistan eventually got all out for 147 on the last ball of the innings. 

Asia Cup 2022 Final SL vs PAK Toss

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam won the toss and decided to bowl first at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. In the final of the Asia Cup, Sri Lanka, which had the good fortune to chase in all its last four games, will finally be chasing a total. 

Asia Cup Final Sri Lanka vs Pakistan: How do the teams shape up?

As expected, Pakistan have brought in Shadab Khan and Naseem Shah in their playing 11 while Sri Lanka have remained unchanged as the two changes they made in the last game in the form of Dhananjaya de Silva and Pramod Madushan, actually fitted perfectly in the jigsaw puzzle. 

Sri Lanka Playing 11

Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Dhananjaya de Silva, Danushka Gunathilaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Pramod Madushan, Dilshan Madushanka

Pakistan Playing 11

Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Asif Ali, Khushdil Shah, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain

Asia Cup 2022 Final Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Highlights: Catch all the updates on every happening on the field during Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2022 Final live here

11:38 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Match Summary

 

Sri Lanka clinched its sixth Asia Cup title beating Pakistan by 23 runs. Bhanuka Rajapaksa (71* off 45) with the bat, Pramod Madushan (4-34) with the ball and Wanindu Hasaranga's all-round showing (36, 3-27) took the Lankan team home. 

 

After being asked to bat, Sri Lanka were down to 58-5 at one point in time before Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Wanindu Hasaranga built a great partnership to get Sri Lanka past 100. Even after Hasaranga’s wicket, Rajapaksa continued and got to a fifty. He was supported by drop catches and Sri Lanka made 170/6 in their 20 overs. 

 

Chasing total Pakistan could never get into the game as they were given early blows. Just when things started looking bright with a 71-run stand between Rizwan and Iftikhar Ahmed, the latter perished and then wickets kept falling as Pakistan eventually got all out for 147 on the last ball of the innings. 

 

11:30 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Sri Lanka clinch their sixth Asia Cup title

 

Sri Lanka clinched its sixth Asia Cup title beating Pakistan by 23 runs. Bhanuka Rajapaksa (71* off 45) with the bat, Pramod Madushan (4-34) with the ball and Wanindu Hasaranga's all-round showing (36, 3-27) took the Lankan team home. 

 

11:24 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Sri Lanka win Asia Cup by 23 runs

 

Karunaratne is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Dot ball. So now the victory is beyond Pakistan 

 

Ball 2 Single to long-off 

 

Ball 3 Single down the ground once again 

 

Ball 4 That would not be called a wide and in fact, it would be a dot ball 

 

Ball 5 Six!! Haris Rauf is increasing his batting average here by hitting a six where it would make no difference to the outcome of the game now 

 

Ball 6 Wicket!! That’s it. Pakistan have got all out and Sri Lanka win the Asia Cup 2022 by 23 runs 

 

Pakistan Live Score 147-10 after 20 overs

 

11:20 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: 32 needed off 6 balls

 

Madushan is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Wide down the leg first ball 

 

Ball 2 Four!! Top edge past short third-man 

 

Ball 2 Wicket!! Naseem Shah has hit it straight down to long-off where Karunaratne takes an easy catch and celebrates 

 

Ball 3 Slower one and Hasnain couldn’t get a bat on ball

 

Ball 4 Hit down the ground for a single 

 

Ball 5 Four!! Had Dhanjaya de Silva got that, it would have been a sensational catch. Or maybe not! It has been called a no-ball 

 

Ball 5 Free Hit!! It has been called a wide for height and the free hit continues 

 

Ball 5 Free Hit!! Single down the ground 

 

Ball 6 Six!! Slower one and it was picked way early by Hasnain who delivers it for a six over deep mid-wicket. The match moves to the final over 

 

Pakistan Live Score 139-9 after 19 overs

 

11:15 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Lanka one wicket away from Asia Cup title

 

Madushan is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Wide down the leg first ball 

 

Ball 2 Four!! Top edge past short third-man 

 

Ball 2 Wicket!! Naseem Shah has hit it straight down to long-off where Karunaratne takes an easy catch and celebrates 

 

11:11 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Pakistan eight down

 

Theekshana is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Four!! Edge and four behind the wicket-keeper 

 

Ball 2 Dot ball. Played back to the bowler 

 

Ball 3 Hit hard down the ground, but only for a single 

 

Ball 4 Single again 

 

Ball 5 That would be wicket number eight as Haris Rauf has been run out at the non-striker’s end in a futile attempt to run two runs. But thanks to Theeskhana’s hurry, he could not collect the ball and broke the stumps with his hands 

 

Ball 6 Wicket!! Anyways its’s a wicket and that of the better batter Shadab as Pakistan are now eight down with two overs to go 

 

Pakistan Live Score 120-8 after 18 overs

 

11:07 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Sri Lanka inching closer to victory

 

Hasaranga is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Wicket!! Hasaranag has done the trick and got the big fish in Mohammad Rizwan as he went for the big shot. With the asking rate of 15, he had no other option but to go for the slog sweep. 

 

Ball 2 Single taken 

 

Ball 3 Wicket!! Asif Ali has failed consistently now as he went for the big shot again and gets castled by Hasaranga’s googly 

 

Ball 4 Dot ball. Played to long-on for a single 

 

Ball 5 Wicket!! What an over this has turned out to be. Three wickets have gone and still a ball to come. Hasarnaga and Sri Lanka have been just unbelievable 

 

Ball 6 Dot ball. That would end a great over for Sri Lanka 

 

Pakistan Live Score 112-7 after 17 overs

 

11:05 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Triple wicket over for Hasaranga

 

Hasaranga is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Wicket!! Hasaranag has done the trick and got the big fish in Mohammad Rizwan as he went for the big shot. With the asking rate of 15, he had no other option but to go for the slog sweep. 

 

Ball 2 Single taken 

 

Ball 3 Wicket!! Asif Ali has failed consistently now as he went for the big shot again and gets castled by Hasaranga’s googly 

 

Ball 4 Dot ball. Played to long-on for a single 

 

Ball 5 Wicket!! What an over this has turned out to be. Three wickets have gone and still a ball to come. Hasarnaga and Sri Lanka have been just unbelievable 

 

11:03 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Asif Ali castled

 

Hasaranga is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Wicket!! Hasaranag has done the trick and got the big fish in Mohammad Rizwan as he went for the big shot. With the asking rate of 15, he had no other option but to go for the slog sweep. 

 

Ball 2 Single taken 

 

Ball 3 Wicket!! Asif Ali has failed consistently now as he went for the biog shot again and gets castled by Hasaranga’s googly 

 

11:01 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Hasaranga gets big fish Rizwan

 

Hasaranga is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Wicket!! Hasaranag has done the trick and got the big fish in Mohammad Rizwan as he went for the big shot. With the asking rate of 15, he had no other option but to go for the slog sweep. He is caught at deep mid-wicket 

 

10:59 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Pakistan Live Score 110-4 after 15 overs

10:55 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Nawaz out, Pakistan four down

10:51 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Great over from DDS

 

Dhananjaya de Silva is into the attack

 

Ball 1 This is one of the brilliant pieces of fielding executed n this Asia Cup as Gunathilaka saves a certain boundary 

 

Ball 2 Two more runs taken by Nawaz. Seems like the throw of the dice by Shanaka is going to turn wrong for him 

 

Ball 3 Dot ball

 

Ball 4 Dot again. That is how Shanaka would have imagined it 

 

Ball 5 And that is the third dot in a row

 

Ball 6 Almost a wicket there and it would have turned out to be perfect over for Sri Lanka. But just from from it and they would take that any day 

 

Pakistan Live Score 101-3 after 15 overs

 

10:47 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Pakistan Live Score 97-3 after 14 overs

10:46 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Madushan among wickets again, gets Iftikhar