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India vs Pakistan match has never taken place in the final in the history of Asia Cup and this trend continues this time too. In the Asia Cup 2023 Super-4, Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by two wickets on the last ball and secured the ticket to the Asia Cup 2023 final. Team India has reached the finals by defeating Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Super-4. Whereas Bangladesh was already out of the race for the final after losing to Pakistan and Sri Lanka. In such a situation, the Super-4 match played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka on 14 September was no less than a semi-final. Pakistan made a strong comeback in the last two overs, but Charit Asalanka broke the hearts of both the Pakistan cricket team and the fans. Sri Lanka needed two runs to win on the last ball, Asalanka stole two runs on the ball of Zaman Khan and during this, the color of the face of Pakistani team captain Babar Azam seemed to fade away.
Babar Azam’s reaction in the video of Sri Lanka’s winning celebration is also going viral, which people are watching again and again. Talking about the match, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first. Pakistan scored 252 runs for seven wickets in 42 overs, Sri Lanka got the target of 252 runs in 42 overs using Duckworth Lewis Method. This target was revised due to rain. Sri Lanka’s score in 40 overs was 240 runs for five wickets. He had to score 12 runs in the last two overs to win, with five wickets left.
How did Sri Lanka win despite scoring equal to Pakistan? understand
If PAK was out of Asia Cup, then on whom did Babar Azam blame the defeat?
Everyone felt that Sri Lanka would easily win this match. Shaheen Afridi came to bowl the 41st over and spent just four wickets while taking two wickets in two consecutive balls. Afridi brought Pakistan back into the match by dismissing Dhananjay de Silva and Dunith Velalge. Now eight runs were needed in the last over to win, while Sri Lanka had three wickets left. Well, somehow Sri Lanka won and secured a place in the final.
