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  • This player will prove to be the trump card for Team India in the World Cup, Chetan Sharma took the name of this player

    Chetan Sharma on Kuldeep Yadav World Cup Role: Team India will play the final match of Asia Cup 2023 on Sunday. It will face Sri Lanka in the title match. The Indian team is fully prepared for this. If Team India wins this, its morale will be boosted before the World Cup. However, there is a debate going on regarding the place of some players of Team India in the World Cup.

    Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer or KL Rahul? Who should be sent at number-4 and number-5 in the World Cup? Former chief selector Chetan Sharma has given his opinion regarding this. Chetan Sharma said in a special conversation with indiatvnews.com – At present, the way Rahul batted against Pakistan and scored a century, I feel that this debate is over.

    KL Rahul at number four

    KL Rahul automatically comes at number four. He will come to this place with his experience. Also, as a wicketkeeper, if you have a player like Ishan Kishan in form, then you cannot drop him. Yes, he may be the second wicketkeeper, but if you look at IPL matches, these guys have fielded well.

    Ishan Kishan comes in at number five as a left-handed batsman which gives you a lot of depth. Also you can use them at number four. As was done against Sri Lanka. I think the way the matches are being played, KL Rahul will be at number four while Ishan Kishan will get the place at number five. There should be no changes until the finals and the start of the World Cup.

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    Kuldeep Yadav will be the trump card

    Chetan Sharma also said that the way Kuldeep Yadav is bowling at the moment, he is a trump card for the Indian team. He said- You have Kuldeep Yadav who takes the ball away from left-handed batsmen. You have been playing with Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel for a long time. Before the Asia Cup you had a choice between Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal. Yet I still think the selectors would have discussed the option of off-spinners and especially either Washington Sundar or Ravichandran Ashwin.

    The former selector also said that Tilak Verma can also be tried in bowling in the World Cup. If anything goes wrong, he can come into the team and be an option as an off-spinner. You may need an off-spinner on such a big stage as many teams have left-handed batsmen.

    India’s World Cup team:

    Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Axar Patel, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav.

  • IND vs BAN: Shubman Gill’s century went in vain, Bangladesh beat India by 6 runs, see photos

    India vs Bangladesh

    Despite opener Shubman Gill’s fifth ODI century (121 runs), India had to face defeat by six runs against Bangladesh in the final Super Four match of the Asia Cup here on Friday. Thanks to the all-round performance of its spinners and captain Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh gave India a target of 266 runs to win and reduced them to 259 runs in 49.5 overs.

    India vs Bangladesh

    However, the result of this match will not matter for both the teams because India has already qualified for the final to be held on Sunday, in which they will face Sri Lanka. Bangladesh is already out of the Asia Cup. That is why India rested five of its first-choice players, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav, while making his ODI debut for Tilak Verma.

    India vs Bangladesh

    Due to this, Mohammed Shami, Prasidh Krishna, Shardul Thakur and Suryakumar Yadav were included in the final eleven. Gill played a memorable innings in difficult circumstances. Wickets were falling at one end and Gill took the responsibility till the 44th over, playing carefully against the spin attack of Bangladesh. There were eight fours and five sixes in his 133-ball innings.

    India vs Bangladesh

    Akshar Patel (42 runs in 34 balls) kept India in the race for victory by hitting some brilliant shots in the end. But could not save from defeat. After being invited to bat, Shakib Al Hasan (80 runs) and Tauhid Hriday (54 runs) took advantage of India’s less sharp bowling attack and scored half-centuries, due to which Bangladesh scored a good score of 265 runs for eight wickets.

    India vs Bangladesh

    India did not have a good start and without opening the account, captain Rohit Sharma reached the pavilion by giving an easy catch to Anamul Haq on the ball of debutant Tanzim Hasan Shakib on the second ball of the innings. Tilak Verma could not do anything amazing in his debut and he also became a victim of Tanzim Hasan. In this way, India lost its second wicket in the third over.

    India vs Bangladesh

    KL Rahul (19 runs) was supporting Gill. While Gill batted fast and reached his half-century, Rahul was playing slowly. Wicketkeeper batsman Rahul could hit only two fours despite playing 39 balls, due to which he looked quite disappointed. In an attempt to play a big shot, he lifted Mehdi Hasan’s ball straight to midwicket but could not time it correctly. And in the 18th over the Indian team got its third blow. In this way the partnership of 57 runs for the third wicket was broken.

    India vs Bangladesh

    Gill was batting well, he needed support at the other end. Ishan Kishan (05) came to the crease. During this, Gill completed his half-century by hitting a six on Mehdi Hasan. Kishan was seen struggling and could not stay at the crease for long. Kishan’s innings ended when he tried to reverse sweep the ball of Mehidy Hasan Miraz, although the Indian batsman also took a review of it but to no avail.

    India vs Bangladesh

    Now all eyes were on Suryakumar Yadav (26 runs). The pitch was helping the spinners and they were bowling slower than the Indian spinners. Bangladesh bowlers made it difficult for Gill and Suryakumar to score runs, the effect of which was clearly visible on the run rate. Suryakumar started playing openly with ease and in the meantime played some risky shots which also scored runs.

    India vs Bangladesh

    Suryakumar was continuously trying to sweep every ball. Bangladesh’s experienced captain Shakib Al Hasan, sensing this, bowled the right length and clean bowled him. Gill, who was moving towards his fifth ODI century, hit Mehdi Hasan Miraz at long on and two huge sixes over the bowler’s head in the 36th over, taking the score to 163 runs for five wickets.

    India vs Bangladesh

    Ravindra Jadeja (07) could play only 12 balls and was bowled by Mustafizur Rahman due to which India lost the sixth wicket for 170 runs. Gill, after completing his century in the 39th over by taking two runs off Tanzim Hasan Saqib with six fours and four sixes in 117 balls, hit two fours in the same over, mid-off and square leg. After Gill’s dismissal in the 44th over, there were hopes from Akshar Patel but he could not take the team to victory.

    India vs Bangladesh

    Earlier, Bangladesh had lost four wickets for 59 runs after being invited to bat, but Shakib supported the team by scoring 80 runs in 85 balls and Tauhid supported him well by scoring 54 runs in 81 balls. Indian all-rounder Jadeja (1 wicket for 53 runs) became the second Indian cricketer to score more than 2,000 runs and take 200 or more wickets in ODIs by taking one wicket.

  • ODI World Cup 2023: ‘Will see everyone’ India is ready to fight every challenge in the World Cup, champion player expressed confidence

    ODI World Cup 2023: The Asia Cup being played in Sri Lanka and Pakistan has now moved towards its end and Team India is now busy preparing for its next mission, the World Cup. India last won this title in 2011, so the team would like to end its long drought this year. India will have to face many strong teams in the tournament but according to Suresh Raina, India will overcome all of them and win.

    These four teams are strong contenders to win the World Cup

    Former Indian all-rounder Suresh Raina has shared his favorite teams for the ICC ODI World Cup to be held in India. Raina, who participated in The Times of India’s ‘Right to Excellence – Sports Summit 2023’, considers India, Australia, England, Sri Lanka or Pakistan as strong contenders in the tournament.

    India have not won any ICC trophy since the 2013 Champions Trophy, and after losing another World Test Championship final in June earlier this year, India are looking to end their decade-long ICC trophy drought by winning the World Cup trophy. Will keep an eye on.

    India is ready to face anyone – Raina

    In this program, when Raina was asked who India should face if the host team reaches the final, he said, “Anyone comes, we will see.” It is clear from Raina’s statement that he has full faith in Team India. .

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    These players will be India’s trump card – Raina

    Raina, who has played 18 Tests, 226 ODIs and 78 T20 matches for India, also picked two players who can be the trump cards for the Rohit Sharma-led team in the World Cup starting in Ahmedabad from October 5.

    “I think Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav will be India’s trump cards in the World Cup,” Raina said. He further said that ‘a lot will depend on India’s top order. Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Gill, if all three of them perform then we have a very good middle order.

  • UPT-20 League: Meerut Mavericks defeated Lucknow Falcons by 51 runs, confirmed place in the final against Kashi

    Kanpur: In the second semi-final match of the ongoing UP T-20 League at Green Park, Meerut Mavericks won the toss and decided to bat. While batting, Meerut Mavericks scored 239 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs and gave a target of 240 runs to Lucknow Falcons. In this, Rituraj and Madhav scored half-centuries. In reply, Lucknow Falcons team could score only 188 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs in front of Karthik Tyagi’s sharp bowling. Meerut won by 51 runs and secured its place in the final against Kashi Rudras. Karthik of Meerut, who took six wickets, Tyagi was chosen man of the match.

    Meerut Mavericks won the toss and decided to bat first and its openers proved the decision right and took the team’s score to 50 runs in three overs. The first wicket fell of Swastik Chikara (20), he was bowled by Kritiya. . Then the second wicket, at the total of 71 runs, Uvesh Ahmed (43) was caught by Shaurya at the hands of Vipraraj. Made a partnership of 121 runs with Ahmed and Traturaj for the second wicket. At 192 runs, Kritraj (70) was caught by Ali Zafar. Rituraj hit 6 fours and 4 sixes. At 206 runs, Meerut’s fourth wicket captain Madhav Kaushik (59) was trapped LBW by Kritiya.

    On the next ball, Kritiya trapped Divyanshu Joshi (0) LBW. Meerut’s sixth wicket at 224 runs was Rinku Singh (12), caught by S Sonkar and sent to the pavilion by Yash Dayal. The seventh blow to Meerut came from S Siddiqui (10), who was run out. So in the last over, Vikrant took the wicket of Vishal Chaudhary (0), his catch was caught by Kritiya. Thus Meerut scored 239 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs.

    In reply, Lucknow Falcons did not have a good start. The first wicket of Shaurya Singh (8) was dismissed by Karthik at the hands of S Siddiqui. Then the second wicket of Harsh Tyagi (5) fell on 31 runs, he was caught by Yash Garg at the hands of Karthik. Then on the basis of the partnership between Anjaneya Suryavanshi and Kritagya Singh, Lucknow crossed 100 runs in 9.4 overs. In reply Lucknow Falcons did not have a good start. The first wicket of Shaurya Singh (8) was dismissed by Karthik at the hands of S Siddiqui. Then the second wicket of Harsh Tyagi (5) fell on 31 runs, he was caught by Yash Garg at the hands of Karthik. Then on the basis of the partnership between Anjaneya Suryavanshi and Kritagya Singh, Lucknow crossed 100 runs in 9.4 overs.

    Lucknow’s third wicket fell on Kritagya Singh (61), who was caught by Abhinav at the hands of S Siddiqui. Anjaneya (34) was caught and bowled by Karthik for the fourth wicket of 131 runs. While the fifth success came in the form of Ali Zafar (0) on the very next ball, he was bowled by Karthik. So the sixth wicket, Harsh Tyagi missed the second hat-trick of the tournament and trapped Hardeep Singh (0) LBW. Karthik got the seventh wicket of Aaradhya (5) caught by Rinku. Then the eighth wicket of Yash Dayal (0) was bowled by Karthik. Then Vipraraj and Vikrant reached 188 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. Lucknow lost by 51 runs. Lucknow’s third wicket fell on Kritagya Singh (61), who was caught by Abhinav at the hands of S Siddiqui.

    Anjaneya (34) was caught and bowled by Karthik for the fourth wicket of 131 runs. While the fifth success came in the form of Ali Zafar (0) on the very next ball, he was bowled by Karthik. So the sixth wicket, Harsh Tyagi missed the second hat-trick of the tournament and trapped Hardeep Singh (0) LBW. Karthik got the seventh wicket of Aaradhya (5) caught by Rinku. Then the eighth wicket of Yash Dayal (0) was bowled by Karthik. Then Vipraraj and Vikrant reached 188 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. Lucknow lost by 51 runs.

  • IND vs BAN: ‘Dream wicket…’, Bangladesh’s debutant Tanzim Hasan took the name of this player

    Tanzim Hasan Sakib Rohit Sharma Dream Wicket: In the match played between India and Bangladesh on Friday, Team India had to face defeat by 6 runs. In this match, 20 year old young bowler Tanzim Hasan made his debut for Bangladesh. He bowled brilliantly and took 2 wickets for 32 runs in 7.5 overs. After dismissing captain Rohit Sharma for a duck in the first over, he dismissed Tilak Verma in the third over. Tanzeem also saved 12 runs in the last over. Cricket fans were impressed after seeing Tanzeem’s brilliant bowling. After the match he revealed about his dream wicket.

    Tanzeem said- Rohit Bhai’s first wicket was a dream wicket. I focus on line and length. This is how I achieve success. Whenever my team needs me to bowl a long spell, I am mentally prepared for it. There was a tough contest of 8 runs in the last two balls, so I decided to bowl a yorker. We are going back with a very good win against India.

    Whereas Bangladesh captain and best player of the match Shakib Al Hasan said- We gave a chance to those people who have not played much. After the last few matches here we thought that the spinners would perform well. It was a challenging wicket. It was seaming a bit and it became easier as the ball got older.

    Although it was not an easy time to bowl, he gave us success. He also bowled five overs in the end which is not easy for a spinner. Tanzeem bowled well in the beginning and took two wickets. We have got a very good team. I think we will be a dangerous team in the World Cup.

  • Watch: Virat Kohli became ‘water boy’ in the match against Bangladesh, entertained fans, video went viral

    team india star batsman of Virat Kohli He always remains a source of entertainment with his various antics on the field. Even when he is not in the playing eleven, he never misses a chance to entertain the audience. Kohli was rested on Friday for a formal Super Four match between India and Bangladesh. Then Virat became the ‘water boy’ for his team.

    Virat arrived with water for his friends

    After the dismissal of Anamul Haq, Virat Kohli reached the field with water for his teammates and his running style entertained the fans a lot. One of his videos is becoming increasingly viral on social media. Mohammed Shami and Shardul Thakur gave India a great start in the match with early successes. Shardul became the most successful bowler by taking three wickets.

    Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bowl.

    Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bowl against Bangladesh. Due to not having important matches, India made major changes in its playing eleven. Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Mohammad Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav have been rested. Tilak Verma was given a chance to make his ODI debut, while Mohammed Shami, Prasidh Krishna, Shardul Thakur and Suryakumar Yadav were also included in the eleven.

    Shreyas Iyer out due to injury

    Middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer missed his third consecutive match for India and the BCCI said in a release that he has improved but is not yet fully fit. Tanjeeb Shakib was given a chance to make his ODI debut for Bangladesh. Batting first, Bangladesh scored 265 runs at the loss of eight wickets. India has got a target of 266 runs to win.

    Shakib Al Hasan played a brilliant innings

    Talking about Bangladesh’s innings, at the score of 13, Bangladesh got its first blow in the form of Liton Das. Liton was out without opening the account. After that three more wickets fell in quick succession. At one time, Bangladesh’s four top batsmen returned to the pavilion with the score at 59. Shakib Al Hasan and Taufik Hriday made a century partnership for the fifth wicket and rescued their team from trouble.

    Shardul took three wickets

    For Bangladesh, Nasum Ahmed also played an excellent inning of 44 runs in 45 balls. He hit six fours and one six in his innings. Indian bowlers have given 13 extra runs in today’s match. Shardul Thakur proved to be the most successful bowler, taking three wickets for 65 runs in his spell of 10 overs. Mohammed Shami got two successes. He gave away 32 runs in eight overs.

    Famous Krishna made a comeback

    Prasidh Krishna, who was returning after injury, bowled nine overs and took one wicket for 43 runs. India’s spinners could not show anything special in this match. Ravindra Jadeja was successful in taking one wicket for 53 runs in 10 overs. Akhar Patel also had to be satisfied with one wicket. Young Tilak Verma also got a chance to bowl and he gave 21 runs in four overs.

    India will face Sri Lanka in the final

    India has already made it to the finals of the Asia Cup Super Four by defeating Pakistan and Sri Lanka in their matches. Sri Lanka qualified for the final by defeating Pakistan in a thrilling match on Thursday. Will be played at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on 17th September. Team India has won the Asia Cup title seven times so far and is the most successful team of this tournament.

    Playing eleven of both the teams

    India’s playing eleven

    Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Prasidh Krishna.

    Bangladesh’s playing eleven

    Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Liton Das, Tanjeed Hasan, Anamul Haq, Tauheed Hridoy, Shamim Hussain, Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzeem Hasan Shakib, Mustafizur Rahman.

    Team of India and Sri Lanka for the final

    Indian team

    Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Prasidh Krishna , Tilak Verma, Shardul Thakur.

    Sri Lankan team

    Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadira Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjay de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (captain), Dunith Velelage, Mahish Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Mathisha Pathirana, Kusal Perera, Binura Fernando, Pramod Madushan, Dushan Hemant.

  • MS Dhoni showed ‘generosity’, drove the bike with the fan sitting behind, video goes viral

    MS Dhoni Bike Ride With Fan: Former Team India captain MS Dhoni has crores of fans. Whenever he is among the fans, seeing this makes people’s heart happy. Everyone knows Dhoni’s generosity. Now he has done something which is difficult for the fans to believe. A video of Dhoni is going viral fast, in which he is seen taking a young cricketer and a fan on his bike after a training session in Ranchi. The video claims that MS was riding a vintage Yamaha RD350.

    MS Dhoni seen in training session

    The video starts with visuals from the training session. In which Dhoni is seen behind a local cricketer. After this the cricketer records the video sitting on the bike in selfie mode. It has been claimed that Dhoni was driving this bike.

    Let us tell you that Dhoni’s love for bikes is not hidden from anyone. He also has a multistorey garage of old and new bikes. Recently Venkatesh Prasad had shown a look of it. MS’s car and bike collection was visible in it. Dhoni has a collection of cars and bikes like Porsche 911, Ferrari 599 GTO, Pontiac Firebird Trans AM, Hummer and Confederate Hellcat X 132.

    Talking about MS Dhoni’s career, he is ready to captain Chennai Super Kings (CSK) once again next year. Dhoni had given the IPL title to CSK this year. He has won three major ICC trophies for the team. Under his leadership, Team India won the 2007 T20 World Cup as well as the 2011 ODI World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy.

  • India vs Bangladesh Live Score: India won the toss and decided to bowl first, five changes in the team

    India won the toss, decided to bowl

    In the match with Bangladesh, India won the toss and decided to bowl first. Five changes have been made in this match. For the first time in this tournament, India has won the toss and decided to bowl.

    Tilak Verma may get a chance

    The final match of Super 4 of Asia Cup 2023 is to be played between India and Bangladesh. This match will be played at Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. It is possible that Tilak Verma may debut in today’s match, although he is not in the list of World Cup players, yet he can be tested by giving him a chance in today’s match.

    The match is important for Bangladesh

    The Indian cricket team has reached the finals of the Asia Cup, so this match does not matter much for them, but the Bangladesh team wants to show its better game, because it has to improve its place in the points table of the Asia Cup.

  • ICC Rankings: Team India reached number 2 after defeating Pakistan, will have to do this work to come on top

    ICC ODI Rankings Team India: In the fifth match of Super 4 played at Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Pakistan had to face defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka in a thrilling match. With this defeat, Babar Azam’s team’s dream of playing the Asia Cup final was not only shattered but they also suffered a big loss in the ICC rankings.

    Pakistan, which started its Asia Cup journey as the No. 1 ODI team, had a disappointing performance in the tournament. The team first lost its number 1 crown and now it has slipped from number 2 to number 3. Pakistan, which was on top in the ICC ODI team rankings, has now fallen two places to third place with 3102 points and 115 ratings.

    Indian team reached number 2

    Australia is at number 1 with 118 ratings and 3061 points. Pakistan’s defeat against Sri Lanka has also helped India reach second place in the rankings. The Rohit Sharma-led team has earned a total of 4516 points and 116 ratings which is one more than their arch-rivals.

    India has a chance to become number 1

    The Indian team, which reached number 2 after the defeat of Pakistan, has a chance to wear the number 1 crown till the end of the Asia Cup. In fact, India is only 2 ratings behind Australia at the top. In such a situation, if it wins the Super 4 match and the final match against Bangladesh, then it will become number 1. However, just India winning will not suffice. The team will have to hope that Australia also loses both its matches in the series being played against South Africa.

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  • Asia Cup 2023: Pakistan out of Asia Cup, final match will be played between India and Sri Lanka

    Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka has thrown Pakistan out of the tournament by defeating Pakistan by two wickets in the Super Four match of Asia Cup. Now Sri Lanka will play the title match against India on 17th September. Chasing Pakistan’s target of 252, Sri Lanka reached 252 for eight on the last ball thanks to Mendis’ 91 runs off 87 balls with eight fours and one six and his 100-run third-wicket partnership with Samarawickram (48). Won by scoring runs.

    Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka

    Asalanka took the team to the target by scoring unbeaten 49 runs in 47 balls with three fours and one six. Earlier, wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan, apart from playing an unbeaten inning of 86 off 73 balls with six fours and two sixes, along with Iftikhar Ahmed (47 runs, 40 balls, four fours, two sixes) added 108 runs for the sixth wicket, taking Pakistan’s score to seven. Reached 252 runs on the wicket.

    Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka

    With the partnership of these two, Pakistan was successful in adding 102 runs in the last 10 overs. Opener Abdullah Shafiq also scored 52 runs in 69 balls with three fours and two sixes at the top of the order. Due to rain, the start of the match was delayed due to which it was reduced to 45 overs.

    Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka

    It rained again in the middle of the match due to which the number of overs in the match was again reduced to 42. Sri Lanka got the target of 252 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method. Mathisa Pathirana was the most successful bowler for Sri Lanka, taking three wickets for 65 runs. Pramod Madusan took two wickets for 58 runs.

    Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka

    Kusal Perera (17) showed sharp attitude for Sri Lanka while chasing the target. He hit three fours in two overs of Shaheen Shah Afridi (two wickets for 52 runs) but after that he was run out while trying to score fast runs. Nissanka and Kusal Mendis then took charge. After hitting two consecutive fours on Zaman, Nissanka also welcomed Mohammad Wasim with two consecutive fours.

    Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka

    Mendis also hit two fours on Shaheen. Sri Lanka’s half-century of runs was completed in the eighth over. Leg spinner Shadab Khan broke this partnership by catching Nissanka on his own ball. He scored 29 runs. After this, Mendis got a good partner in the form of Sadira Samaravikram. Samaravikram completed the team’s century with two fours off Shadab in the 18th over while Mendis also hit a four in this over.

    Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka

    Both of them preferred to rotate the strike and also taught the bad ball a lesson. Mendis completed his half-century in 47 balls with two runs off Mohammad Wasim. Sri Lanka needed 92 runs to win in the last 15 overs. Samaravikram completed the century partnership with Mendis by two runs on Iftikhar (three wickets for 50 runs) but was stumped by Rizwan on the next ball. Facing 51 balls, he hit four fours.

    Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka

    Mendis hit a four on Zaman while Charith Asalanka showed his flair with a six on Iftikhar. Mendis reduced the runs from the number of balls with a six on Iftikhar. However, in the next over of this spinner, he waved the ball in the air and got caught by Mohammad Haris. Sri Lanka needed 33 runs to win in the last five overs.

    Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka

    Iftikhar increased the troubles of Sri Lanka by getting captain Dasun Shanaka (02) caught by Nawaz. Asalanka reduced the gap between the ball and the run with a four off Shaheen and then sent Zaman’s ball to the boundary as well. Sri Lanka now needed 12 runs in the last two overs. Shaheen’s full toss was played by Dhananjay de Silva (05) into the hands of Wasim at long on, while the next ball was caught by Dunith Velalage (00) to wicketkeeper Rizwan.

    Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka needed eight runs in Zaman’s last over. Only two runs were scored on the first three balls while Madusan was run out on the fourth ball. The fifth ball took the edge of Aslanka’s bat and went for four runs from the slip area. Asalanka ensured the team’s victory with two runs on the last ball of Zaman. Pakistan, who elected to bat after winning the toss, lost the wicket of Fakhar Zaman (04) in the fifth over itself, who was bowled by Madusan.

    Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka

    Shafiq and captain Babar Azam (29) took over the innings by adding 64 runs for the second wicket. Both of them took the team’s score to 40 runs for one wicket in 10 overs. Shafiq hit the first six of the innings on Dunith Velalage and then completed the team’s half-century of runs in the 12th over with a four on Pathirana. Babar hit fours on Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka and Pathirana but Velalage, who took five wickets in the last match against India, got him stumped by wicketkeeper Mendis.