After a tournament-long trend of crushing giants despite domestic issues, Sri Lanka is ready to upset Pakistan in the Asia Cup final on Sunday. The Sri Lankans have now triumphed four times in a row, which would please them. Both their bowlers and batsmen have been performing well. Pakistan would be concerned about their batting, as they have had trouble scoring runs in their last two games. However, going into this game, both teams would be under pressure, and we would witness a good battle between the bat and the ball.
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The surface is an absolute dream for the batsmen, and in the most recent games, a lot of runs have been scored here. The side batting first must score 180 runs to feel secure on this surface. However, the surface is favourable for batting, and the fast outfield gives the hitters enough chances to score boundaries. There is no help from the track, thus fast bowlers must employ variety to get wickets. But because of the slowness of the surface, spinners have excelled here in recent games. In this game, the team that wins the toss will choose without hesitation to bowl first.
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Political unrest forced the island nation to cancel its ambitions to host the Twenty20 competition, and they lost their opening match to Afghanistan by eight wickets with little under ten overs left. A highly anticipated finals matchup between Rohit Sharma’s team and bitter rivals Pakistan was averted as the five-time champions came back to defeat Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and tournament favourites India. They will rely on the spin duo of Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana on Sunday after they assisted in bowling out Pakistan for 121 on Friday to secure a five-wicket victory. Pathum Nissanka, the opener, led the batting attack with an undefeated 55 in a masterful display, but captain Dasun Shanaka cautioned his players against becoming comfortable.
Babar Azam would be disappointed with the last game’s defeat against Sri Lanka. In the last two games the team has played, their batters have been put to the test. They need to move past their four straight defeats against Sri Lanka coming into this match. Azam wants his guys to give it their all because it will be a tough game. Babar Azam has struggled throughout the competition, therefore he will need to perform well when opening the batting alongside Mohammad Rizwan. The Sri Lankan batting lineup has performed well, which will present a difficult challenge for the bowling attack. With the new ball, Mohammad Hasnain and Haris Rauf must bowl nice lines.
Match prediction
Sri Lanka is predicted to win this match.
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Betting Odds
Sri Lanka is placed at 02.56 on LotusFair
Pakistan is placed at 01.63 on LotusFair
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Predicted Playing XI
Sri Lanka
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Charith Asalanka, Danushka Gunathilaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Ashitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka
Pakistan
Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Nawaz, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah
Match Details
Match : Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, Finals
Event : Asia Cup 2022
Venue : Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Date : 11th September, 2022
Time: 07.30 PM IST/ 02.00 PM GMT
LotusFair Tip : Sri Lanka is the LotusFair prediction to win
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