Can Sri Lanka deny Pakistan spot in Asia Cup ultimate vs India? – Online Cricket News

IMAGE: Sri Lanka spinner Dunith Wellalage, centre, celebrates together with his team-mates after taking a wicket in opposition to India within the Asia Cup Tremendous Fours match on Tuesday. {Photograph}: Asian Cricket Council/X

An injury-hit Pakistan could have the powerful activity of taming a high-spirited Sri Lanka once they lock horns in a digital semi-final match within the Asia Cup 2023, in Colombo, on Thursday.

Each Pakistan and Sri Lanka have two factors and the winner of the digital the match will progress to Sunday’s ultimate in opposition to India.

India have already secured a spot within the summit conflict after they defeated Sri Lanka by 41 runs in a Tremendous Fours sport on Tuesday.

Nonetheless, Pakistan could have extra traces on their brow forward of their crunch sport in opposition to the Lankans.

Most likely, they won’t be able to summon pacers Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah as each of them have been rendered uncertain with respective accidents.

Pakistan have added Shahnawaz Dahani and Zaman Khan, a 22-year-old slinger pacer who can hit 150 kmph clicks, as back-ups for the rest of Asia Cup.

However that is only one a part of their bag of worries. Pakistan batting is but to hit the highest gear within the match, besides a 342/6 in opposition to minnows Nepal within the Asia Cup opener at Multan.

Nonetheless, largely they’re depending on their openers – Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq – and captain Babar Azam for giant runs.

They want some runs from the likes of Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Agha, and urgently too.

Iftikhar Ahmed confirmed his big-hitting prowess with a blistering hundred in opposition to Nepal, however he wants to try this extra persistently in opposition to higher oppositions.

IMAGE: Pakistan are combating accidents with pacers Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah rendered uncertain for the must-win sport with respective accidents. {Photograph}: Asian Cricket Council/X

Sri Lanka are positively one in all them. Pakistan had defeated them by seven wickets in a league match however the previous won’t maintain for something on the morrow.

Whereas defeating Bangladesh and stretching…

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