Sri Lanka beat Pakistan on Thursday by two wickets after a thrilling match of the Super 4 stage of Asia Cup 2023. In the first inning, Pakistan set a total of 252 runs in 42 overs, losing seven wickets in a lackluster performance. Muhammad Rizwan was the top scorer with 86 runs, while Abdullah Shafiq scored 52 runs and Iftikhar Ahmed scored 47 runs.
Matheesha Pathirana was a key performer from the bowling side, taking three wickets.
In the second inning, Sri Lanka started aggressively, putting up 11 runs in the first over. The island nation then lost two wickets on 82 runs but after that, Samarwickrama and Kusal Mendis scored a 102-run partnership that helped Sri Lanka successfully chase the total.
With Sri Lanka needing 12 runs in the last two overs, Shaheen Afridi bowled a stunning over with only 3 runs given. Zaman Khan came to bowl the last over and bowled his 4 balls on good length. Sri Lanka needed six runs on two balls as Aslanka hit a boundary in the slip. Zaman Khan bowled his last ball and Aslanka pushed it to the leg side scored two runs and led the team to victory.
Sri Lanka will play the final with India in Colombo.
