Asia Cup - Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Dream11 Match Prediction, Top Picks, Playing 11, Captain, Vice Captain, Player Stats, Pitch Report & Weather Update
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Match 6 Super 4 Asia Cup 2022 | |
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Date | 9th September 2022 |
Time | 7:30 PM IST, 2:00 PM GMT, 6:00 PM LOCAL |
Venue | Dubai International Stadium, Dubai |
This match will be a precap for the Asia Cup final as both teams have booked their berth for the summit clash. Both Sri Lanka and Pakistan defeated India and Afghanistan to book the tickets to the final. To be fair, both teams have been the best teams in this tournament. Sri Lanka lost to Afghanistan in their first game but bounced back to beat Bangladesh, Afghanistan and India. In all games, the batters have helped them chase big scores.
The same has been the case with Pakistan, who are yet to lose a game. While there were a few close games, which could have gone either way, Pakistan held their nerves better and emerged as winners.
The surface will be a good one to bat. Throughout the tournament, big runs have been posted on this wicket and later the teams have chased the targets with ease. We should be in for another high-scoring game.
The weather will be hot and humid and will take a toll on players. The temperature is expected to rise above 40 degrees.
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Charith Asalanka, Danushka Gunathilaka/Dinesh Chandimal, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana/Matheesha Pathirana, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka
Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan/Usman Qadir, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah/Hasan Ali
Both teams are likely to rest a few players before the mega-final. We may see a few chopping and changes in the teams.
Pakistan and Sri Lanka have played in 21 matches and Pakistan have dominated the Islanders in most games.
Matches Played | PAK | SL | NR | |
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Overall | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 |
Wicketkeeper | Mohammad Rizwan, Kusal Mendis |
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Batters | Babar Azam (c), Bhanuka Rajapaksa(vc), Pathum Nissanka |
All-rounders | Shadab Khan, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dasun Shanaka |
Bowlers | Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Maheesh Theekshana |
Babar Azam has endured a poor run in the tournament but given the caliber of the batter, we feel that a good knock is not far away. Babar is very likely to perform well in the coming game.
Mohammad Rizwan has done well in the Asia Cup. He is the leading run-scorer of the tournament with 212 runs in 4 games. He is the new No 1 T20I batter and will be keen to deliver another scintillating performance in the coming game.
Bhanuka Rajapaksa has not played a big innings so far but he has made some vital contributions in the form of crisp cameos. Rajapaksa has come in at a situation when Sri Lanka needed quick runs and he delivered in most games. If there is a need to play a long innings, Rajapaksa can perform the role of an anchor as well.
Shanaka has led Sri Lanka from the front. He played a match-winning inning of 33 off 18 balls against India to take Sri Lanka over the line by six wickets. He played a similar cameo against Bangladesh as well to take Sri Lanka through to Super 4.
The Young Pakistan pacer has been mighty impressive. He bowls fast and gets the ball to move both ways. He can be real threat to Sri Lanka with the new ball. He has taken six wickets in four games of the tournament.
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