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

8:19 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Iftikhar turns out to be a surprise

 

Iftikhar Ahmed is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Iftikhar has been introduced into the attack and has been pulled for a single first ball by DDS 

 

Ball 2 Four!! Edged and goes past the keeper for a four to bring up Sri Lanka’s fifty

 

Ball 3 Quick single taken as Rajapaksa plays this to short third-man

 

Ball 4 Wicket!! This is the first time that Iftikhar is bowling in the entire tournament and he was introduced so that he can induce the mistake from the left-hander Rajapaksa, but look what he has unearthed. A very poor ball, which deserved to be hit, has been hit straight back at him by DDS and he takes a good catch to send the only set Sri Lankan batter packing 

 

Ball 5 Worked away on the on-side by Shanaka for a single to get off the mark 

 

Ball 6 A quick single will end the over and Rajapaksa will keep strike 

 

Sri Lanka Live Score 55-4 after 08 overs 

 

8:17 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: DDS departs

 

Iftikhar Ahmed is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Iftikhar has been introduced into the attack and has been pulled for a single first ball by DDS 

 

Ball 2 Four!! Edged and goes past the keeper for a four to bring up Sri Lanka’s fifty

 

Ball 3 Quick single taken as Rajapaksa plays this to short third-man

 

Ball 4 Wicket!! This is the first time that Iftikhar is bowling in the entire tournament and he was introduced so that he can induce the mistake from the left-hander Rajapaksa, but look what he has unearthed. A very poor ball, which deserved to be hit, has been hit straight back at him by DDS and he takes a good catch to send the only set Sri Lankan batter packing 

 

8:13 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Sri Lanka Live Score 42-3 after 07 overs

8:10 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Rajapaksa survives

 

Haris Rauf is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Wicket!! Once again it is the pace of Haris Fauf that has done the trick and he has clean bowled Gunathilaka who is out for just a single that came courtesy of an overthrow 

 

Ball 2 Four!! Edge and goes past the slips for a four

 

Ball 3 Dot ball

 

Ball 4 Hit down the ground but well fielded by the umpire 

 

Ball 5 Loud appeal for LBW by the Pakistani team and bowler Rauf as the ball almost hit Rajapaksa’s boots on the full. The umpire says no and Babar signals DRS! 

 

The review coming up and it seems like the ball has missed the bat and hit Rajapaksa’s pads. But then it might be headed down the leg or at max be umpire's calls on hitting the wickets. As I said, it is the umpire's call on hitting the wickets and thus Rajapaksa survives and Pakistan keep their review 

 

Ball 6 Full again, and this time around it has been played past point by Rajapaksa and he will gain two runs from it 

 

Sri Lanka Live Score 42-3 after 06 overs 

 

8:03 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Rauf bowls out Gunathilaka

 

Haris Rauf is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Wicket!! Once again it is the pace of Haris Fauf that has done the trick and he has clean bowled Gunathilaka who is out for just a single that came courtesy of an overthrow 

 

8:00 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: DDS is just timing them well

 

Hasnain is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Worked away on the on-side as DDS picks a quick single 

 

Ball 2 That would be leg bye as Gunathilaka remains on nought again 

 

Ball 3 Four!! Oh, would you stop this, DDS11 has just stood there and hit a back of a length ball over mid-off for a four 

 

Ball 4 On the pads and worked away on the on-side for a single 

 

Ball 5 Wanted to take a quick single did Gunathilaka, but DDS decided against it 

 

Ball 6 Comedy of errors there. There was no need to throw the ball as Sri Lanka were never looking to run the single and while backing up, the ball hit the fielder on his face and eventually the Lankan batters did take the single 

 

Sri Lanka Live Score 36-2 after 05 overs 

 

7:55 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Pakistan on top

 

Haris Rauf is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Rauf starts with a back-of-a-length ball that Nissanka defends 

 

Ball 2 Wicket!! Nissanka did not look set at all and he has paid the price for being way too aggressive than required. Back of a length again from Rauf and it hit Nissanka high on the bat as he tried to hit it over mid-off. In the end, Nissanka ended up giving an easy catch to Babar and Pakistan have their second scalp. 

 

Ball 3 Oh!! Almost an edge there as DDS tried to drive it on length but without getting in the line of the ball 

 

Ball 4 Dot ball as DDS defends this one 

 

Ball 5 Four!! Such a delight it is to watch Dhananjaya de Silva find gaps through the packed off-side field. What a beautiful half-punch, half-drive through the cover-point region it is to get a four 

 

Ball 6 Single off the last ball will end the over 

 

Sri Lanka Live Score 28-2 after 04 overs 

 

7:51 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Rauf strikes in the first too

 

Haris Rauf is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Rauf starts with a back-of-a-length ball that Nissanka defends 

 

Ball 2 Wicket!! Nissanka did not look set at all and he has paid the price for being way too aggressive than required. Back of a length again from Rauf and it hit Nissanka high on the bat as he tried to hit it over mid-off. In the end, Nissanka ended up giving an easy catch to Babar and Pakistan have their second scalp. 

 

7:48 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Naseem keeps it tight

 

Naseem Shah is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Naseem Shah keeps his line and length intact and almost drew an edge there from Nissanka 

 

Ball 2 Hits the pads again does Naseem, but it was going down leg without any doubt 

 

Ball 3 Four!! Smashed through the covers for a four

 

Ball 4 Quick single taken. DDS might have been in a trouble on a direct hit 

 

Ball 5 Guided to third-man for a single 

 

Ball 6 Edge and no slips mean it goes to third-man for a single 

 

Sri Lanka Live Score 23-1 after 03 overs 

 

7:43 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: DDS looks in mood tonight

 

Hasnain is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Outswing from Mohd Hasnain off the very first ball as well

 

Ball 2 Quick single taken by Nissanka as he felt the ball on his bat and it went just wide of second slip 

 

Ball 3 Four!! Too full and just outside off and DDS drives it beautifully through the covers for a four. So soothing on the eye

 

Ball 4 Outside off again, but back of length and DDS fails to cut it well 

 

Ball 5 Down the leg and wide called by the umpire

 

Ball 5 Four!! Hasnain goes full and this time around he is driven over the covers for a four by DDS

 

Ball 6 Worked on the on-side for a single to end a good over for Sri Lanka

 

Sri Lanka Live Score 15-1 after 02 overs 

 

7:38 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Brilliant over from Naseem

 

Naseem Shah is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Starts with a wayward delivery down the leg which was kept to brilliantly by Rizwan

 

Ball 1 On the pads and worked away on the on-side for no runs by Pathum Nissanka 

 

Ball 2 This one came back in and took an inside edge of Nissanka’s bat to go the third-man

 

This is Sri Lanka’s 12th Asia Cup final while Pakistan’s fifth 

 

Ball 3 Wicket!! This one was a jaffa by Naseem Shah as it pitched on off and middle and came back in from there with such pace that it broke through the defences of Kusal Mendis to break the furniture behind him and hive Pakistan its first breakthrough 

 

Ball 4 Dhananjaya de Silva lets that one go 

 

Ball 5 de Silva gets his full body behind the ball and defends it 

 

Ball 6 This one swung back in too much and became an easy flick shot for DDS to execute and take two runs 

 

Sri Lanka Live Score 4-1 after 01 over 

 

7:36 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Naseem Shah strikes

 

Naseem Shah is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Starts with a wayward delivery down the leg which was kept to brilliantly by Rizwan

 

Ball 1 On the pads and worked away on the on-side for no runs by Pathum Nissanka 

 

Ball 2 This one came back in and took an inside edge of Nissanka’s bat to go the third-man

 

This is Sri Lanka’s 12th Asia Cup final while Pakistan’s fifth 

 

Ball 3 Wicket!! This one was a jaffa by Naseem Shah as it pitched on off and middle and came back in from there with such pace that it broke through the defences of Kusal Mendis to break the furniture behind him and hive Pakistan its first breakthrough 

 

7:27 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Shoaib Akhtar is ready for the finale, are you?

7:19 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: Pitch Report

 

The pitches in Dubai have varied a lot throughout the tournament. While in the first India-Pakistan game it had a green grass covering and the ball swung and moved, in the second Indo-Pak game it was a belter of a wicket. In the last match before this final, Sri Lanka and Pakistan played o a wicket that was slow and low. Thus for the final, a truly sporting wicket is expected. 

 

7:18 PM

Asia Cup Final SL vs PAK Live: The fight between consistency and class

 

In the end, it is going to be a fight between the consistency of Sri Lanka and the class of Pakistani players, who have been anything but consistent. However, the class of the likes of Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan, Asif Ali and Haris Rauf is remarkable.