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

9:41 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Pakistan Live Score 12-0 after 01 over

9:26 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Pakistan need 171 to win

 

Thanks to Bhanuka Rajapaksa's 45-ball 71, Sri Lanka have set a target of 171 for Pakistan to win and take the Asia Cup 2022 home. Hasaranga contributed with a 36 (21) and Dhananjaya de Silva hit 28 as well. For Pakistan, Haris Rauf picked up three wickets for 29 runs in his four overs while Rajapaksa was dropped off his bowling as well. 

 

9:21 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Rajapaksa finishes it in style, Sri Lanka reach 170/6 in 20

 

Naseem Shah is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Slower ball on length and pulled to deep square leg by Karunaratne for a single 

 

Ball 2 In the air…and falls short of Khushdil Shah at the deep backward square leg and Rajapaksa will take two 

 

Ball 3 Once again the ball has been pushed in the gap and two runs are taken by Rajapaksa. Sri Lanka gets to 160 and it looks like a competitive total by all means 

 

Ball 4 Dot ball. That’s like gold dust at this stage 

 

Ball 5 Four!! Finally, the shot comes off. Rajapaksa had tried this against Hasnain too, but wasn’t able to get the connection. This time he does and the ramp goes over the keeper for a four 

 

Ball 6 Six!! What a strike to end the innings from Rajapaksa. A true shot of authority. Length ball on the fuller side and hit over covers for a six and Sri Lanka end up at 170/6. Pakistan will now need 171 to win the match 

 

Sri Lanka Live Score 170-6 after 20 overs 

 

9:14 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Shadab having a really bad day

 

This is by far the worst day for Shadab Khan in the field as far as I have seen. Dropped a high catch of Rajapaksa and now rams into Asif Ali and makes him drop Rajapaksa as well and the ball goes for a six too. Worst of all gets injured too

 

9:12 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Worst day for Shadab in field

 

Hasnain is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Single of the very first ball as Rajapka hits this to cover

 

Ball 2 Slower one, but cannot prevent Karunaratne from taking a single 

 

Ball 3 Dot ball. Short and slow and played to backward point 

 

Ball 4 Is that another drop catch? It might have been an edge, but it surely is a dot ball and Sri Lanka won’t like it 

 

Ball 5 Third dot in a row in the 19th over and Rajapaksa is trying for a lap shot. That’s not his strength. He must get back to his strength 

 

Ball 6 Six!! In the air… two fielders circling under it and it is Asif Ali who has settled himself under it to take it…but Shadab comes running in and ramps into Asif and the ball slips and lands into the boundary for a six 

 

Sri Lanka Live Score 155-6 after 19 overs 

 

9:07 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Rajapaksa dropped and reaches fifty

 

Rauf is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Single down to the fine leg 

 

Ball 2 Four!! On the pads, it goes past the short fine leg for a four 

 

Ball 3 Quick single taken by Karunaratne 

 

Ball 4 Dropped!! This is the worst thing that could happen to Pakistan and it is Shadab Khan dropping a catch and it has happened. Rajapaksa take sthree runs and gets to 49 

 

Ball 5 Single taken 

 

Ball 6 Rajapaksa guides this to short-third man and gets to a much-deserved fifty. His first of the tournament. 

 

Sri Lanka Live Score 147-6 after 18 overs 

 

9:02 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Great over for Sri Lanka

 

Naseem Shah is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Single off the first ball of Naseem Shah’s over though it is leg byes 

 

Ball 2 Bye taken. So that would be an extra run as well

 

Ball 3 Worked away on the on-side for a single by Karunaratne 

 

Ball 4 Six!! On the pads and worked away on the leg side over the fine leg for a six

 

Ball 5 Played to deep extra cover for a single 

 

Ball 6 Six!! Length ball and hit over deep mid-wicket for a six. Great shot 

 

Sri Lanka Live Score 136-6 after 17 overs 

 

8:56 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Sri Lanka Live Score 120-6 after 16 overs

8:53 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Hasaranga out for 21-ball 36

 

Haris Rauf is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Dot ball as Haris Rauf comes into the attack 

 

Ball 2 Smashed to covers for two runs 

 

Ball 3 Four!! Hit down the ground and over mid-off for a four 

 

Ball 4 Four!! Almost a catch there, but if Shadab couldn’t take it, no one could have in this Pakistani team 

 

Ball 5 Wicket!! Though Hasaranga departs, he has done more than enough for his role to make a 21-ball 36 and get Sri Lanka to a position from where they could reach 150. He tried to hit this one inside out too, but the speed of the delivery was too much and all Hasaranga could get was the nick of the bat 

 

Ball 6 Worked away on the on-side for a single by Karunaratne to get off the mark 

 

Sri Lanka Live Score 117-6 after 15 overs 

 

8:46 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: 100 up for Sri Lanka

 

Shadab is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Single to long-off and 100 is up for Sri Lanka 

 

Ball 2 Four!! Down the ground comes Rajapaksa and he plays this over the bowler’s head for a four 

 

Ball 3 Is that a runout? Hasanaraga dived quickly and seems like he is home by the team the stumps are broken and therefore survives 

 

Ball 4 Cutaway, but straight to backward point for no runs 

 

Ball 5 Same shot and a similar result. Tow dot balls in a row

 

Ball 6 Another quick single will end the over 

 

Sri Lanka Live Score 106-5 after 14 overs 

 

8:43 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Hasaranga going great guns

 

Hasnain is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Guided to third-man for a single 

 

Ball 2 Yorker length, dug out by Hasaranga for no runs 

 

Ball 3 Four!! Played through the covers and it is another four for Hasaranga 

 

Ball 4 Fakhar Zaman fields nicely as he runs from deep covers to deep extra covers and saves two runs 

 

Ball 5 Six!! This is just amazing batting from Hasaranga as he cuts this short ball outside off for a six over third-man 

 

Ball 6 Edged to third-man for a single. 14 runs come from this over 

 

Sri Lanka Live Score 99-5 after 13 overs 

 

8:37 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Rajapaksa keeping it together

 

Iftikhar is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Single off the first ball 

 

Ball 2 Rajapaksa goes for a cross-batted shot, but fails to execute 

 

Ball 3 Single taken by Rajapaksa down the ground 

 

Ball 4 Hit to mid-wicket on one bounce 

 

Ball 5 Four!! Cheeky from Rajapaksa, but equally effective as he almost played that from the keeper’s gloves for a four 

 

Ball 6 Played to deep extra cover for a single 

 

Sri Lanka Live Score 85-5 after 12 overs 

 

8:34 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Hasaranga looks in form

 

Shadab is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Oh, once again beats the outside edge does Shadab

 

Ball 2 Four!! Inside out goes Rajapaksa and gets a four

 

Ball 3 Single taken by Rajapaksa 

 

Ball 4 Four!! Hasaranag seems to have walked into pure form as he has hit the second four courtesy of a backfoot cut 

 

Ball 5 Single taken as Shadab is unable to stop the ball in his followthrough 

 

Ball 6 And there again, the cut shot and the missed edge. Pattern continues 

 

Sri Lanka Live Score 77-5 after 11 overs 

 

8:27 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: 10 overs done, Sri Lanka 67-5

 

Iftikhar is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Another quick single taken by Bhanuka 

 

Ball 2 Worked away on the on-side for a single 

 

Ball 3 Cut away past point for two runs by Rajapaksa 

 

Ball 4 Oh, almost a catch there. Just falls short of Iftikhar 

 

Ball 5 Single taken again 

 

Ball 6 Could have been a single, but not to be

 

Sri Lanka Live Score 67-5 after 10 overs 

 

8:24 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Sri Lanka five down

 

Shadab is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Another quick single taken by Bhanuka 

 

Ball 2 Swept away by Shanaka to deep fine leg for a single 

 

Ball 3 Huge appeal for LBW but the umpire says no as the ball was picketing outside leg 

 

Ball 4 Single taken by Rajapaksa 

 

Ball 5 Wicket!! The unthinkable has happened as Dasun Shanaka, the skipper of Sri Lanka has played a cross-batted shot and his stumps have been cleaned up as half the Lankan side is back in the pavilion now 

 

Ball 6 Four!! Cutaway for a four by Hasaranga first up 

 

Sri Lanka Live Score 62-5 after 09 overs