Pakistan’s disciplined attack puts Sri Lanka under pressure

Sri Lanka’s strokes fought to enhance their entries, as the searchers hit their turn in a critical match of the Super Fours phase of the Cup Asia Cup 2025 at Stick Zayed, Abu Dhabi.

Shaheen’s first strike gave green shirts an early advantage as he rejected Kusal Mendis. He broke again in his second and removed Pathum Nissanka when Sri Lanka scored 18 runs.

Despite the loss of early wickets, Sri Lanka maintained their execution rate until Haris Rauf sent Kusal Perara for 15 runs.

Later, Hussain Talat entered and grabbed two Wickets by Governor Sri Lankan Charith Asalanka and the middle class Batter Dasun Shanaka in the seventh above.

Abrar Ahmed also got a Wicket from Bowling Out Hasaranga during the 13th.

Pakistan first chose Bowl after winning the estimate against Sri Lanka.

Playing xis

Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha (C), Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (W), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (W), Kusal Perera, Charith Asalanka (C), Dasun Shanaka, Kamindu Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmanha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara

Chief

Pakistan and Sri Lanka have come face to face 23 times on T20IS, with Pakistan leading the record with 13 wins, while Sri Lanka triumphants in 10 cases.

In the Men’s Asia Cup T20 T20 format, however, Sri Lanka has a dominant record with two wins in three meetings against Pakistan, including their triumph in the final of the 2022 Continental Tournament.

While in the last five meetings against Pakistan in a shorter form, Sri Lanka is undefeated.

• Games: 23
• Pakistan: 13
• Sri Lanka: 10

Form guide

The two teams enter the very important component with a similar momentum, as they come from a defeat to the respective ASIA Cup 2025 Super Four Stage.

Sri Lanka succumbed to a defeat of four wickets in Bangladesh’s hands on Saturday, while Pakistan suffered a defeat with six wickets against wild opponents in India the next day.

Pakistan is located at the bottom of the four degrees due to a lower net execution rate in third place in Sri Lanka.

Pakistan: L, w, l, w, w (more recent first)

Sri Lanka: L, w, w, w, w