PAK vs SL 1st innings 10 Overs Updates: The dress rehearsal for the final of Asia Cup 2022 between Srilanka and Pakistan is ongoing and the match has gotten us hooked. The teams that have played some extraordinary cricket are playing the last match of Super 4 and will meet again in the finals on the 11th.
After winning the toss, Srilanka opted to field first. That brought Pakistan to set a target for them to chase. The Green Team has scored 66 runs at the loss of 2 wickets in the first 10 overs.
During the first six overs, Pakistan’s batters utilized the opportunity of field restrictions and scored 49 runs losing their best-in-form batter Mohammad Rizwan. They played good shots and The power play restrictions helped the scoreboard tick.
Pramod Madushan bowled the 6th over of the innings and didn’t keep things tight, conceding 12 runs from the over. The 8th over of the innings was bowled by Dhananjaya who looked a little in control as he conceded just 7 runs from the over.
Only 2 runs came off the 9th over of the innings bowled by Srilanka’s prime bowler Hasaranga who kept things tight. It looked like the Pakistani batters were under pressure at this point as the run rate looked below par. Karunaratne bowled the 10th over of the innings, conceding just 4 runs from the over but also taking the important wicket of Fakhar Zaman who was just settling in. The pressure of previous over gave results to Sri lanka.
Srilanka is looking strong today and they are not losing the intensity. As for Pakistan, they really have to pick up the pace if they don’t solely want to rely on their bowlers and score a decent total for them to have some cushion.
The run rate at the end of the 10th over is 6.60. The projected score at this rate at the end of the innings is 130 runs. Iftikhar Ahmed and Babar Azam are at the crease now.
