Asia Cup 2022 Finals Srilanka vs Pakistan: Pakistan and Sri Lanka are the two finalists for the Asia Cup 2022. The two teams were at the top of the Super 4 points chart. They will compete for the Asia Cup 2022 title on Sunday.
So far, Pakistan has performed well with the ball. Their batting, on the other hand, is inconsistent. They’ll be looking to improve their batting shortcomings and come out firing on Sunday. Mohammad Rizwan has scored the most runs for the team in this competition (226), while Mohammad Nawaz has taken the second most wickets in the tournament (8 wickets).
Sri Lanka, on the other hand, has recently performed admirably. They went unbeaten in the Super 4 stage thanks to their superb batting performances. Pathum Nissanka has scored the most runs for the team (165), while Dilshan Madushanka has taken the most wickets (eight).
After defeating Pakistan by 5 wickets in a low-scoring match on Friday, Sri Lanka will enter the final as slight favorites. Both sides, who had already advanced to the Final on Sunday, competed in the final Super 4 match on Friday in what could be regarded as a dress rehearsal for the big Final. After losing to Afghanistan in the tournament’s opening game, Sri Lanka maintained their unbeaten streak.
While Sri Lanka’s top order fell to 3-29 against Pakistan’s pace during the batting powerplay, Nissanka’s brave unbeaten 55 off 48 balls propelled them to 5-124 with three overs remaining after Pakistan were bowled out for 121 in 19.1 overs. Pakistan lost their final nine wickets for 58 runs, with Babar Azam leading the way with a wobbly 30 off 29 balls. Azam has only scored 33 runs in his previous four outings. If Pakistan is to win the Asia Cup Trophy for the third time, his performance in the Final would be critical.
Though Sri Lanka dominated Pakistan in the previous T20Is, neither team should be written out that easily. Between these two sides, a good cricket match is expected.
Srilanka vs Pakistan: How the pitch will play?
The pitch at the Dubai Cricket Stadium averages around 160-170 and is not good for aggressive batting. The small, straight borders here help the batters. Some seam movement and additional bounce are also to be expected. On this surface, the spinners have very little support.
Srilanka vs Pakistan: What to expect in the middle?
Unlike the earlier game, we can expect some runs from this game. If Sri Lanka bats first they can score somewhere around 40+ in the powerplay, 30+ in death overs, and an overall score of 160+.
From Pakistan, who has great potential in batting but they are not able to reap the benefits of it, we can expect similar scores. During powerplay, we can expect 40+ runs, 25-30 runs in death overs, and an overall score of 150+.
Srilanka vs Pakistan: Players to watchout for
Srilanka has most players who are giving match-winning performances. Pathum Nissanka, Dasun Shanaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksha, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Maheesh Theekshana are a few who have impressed and are likely to continue with exciting performances.
For Pakistan, we can expect Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, and Haris Rauf to show promising performances.
Srilanka vs Pakistan Probable Playing XIs
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Danushka Gunathilaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Pramod Madushan, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Usman Qadir, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Hasan Ali
Asia Cup 2022 Finals Srilanka vs Pakistan: Who Will Win?
Both the teams have shown such excellent performances in the cup and they rightly deserve to be in the finals. Be it Srilanka’s batting power of Pakistan’s bowling. Everything in both the teams is comparable and that is what makes this contest more exciting. We will see a very close contest, which is a common thing in this Asia Cup, but the chances of any team winning are genuinely 50-50. Fans must keep their fingers crossed for the team they are supporting.
