Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup 2025: The unbeaten partnership of Mohammad Nawaz and Hussain Talat gave Pakistan victory in the crucial match as they registered a crucial win against Sri Lanka by 5 wickets with 12 balls to spare.
SNPNEWS.IN News Update Sep 25: The crucial match of Asia Cup T20 2025 Super 4 was played between Pakistan vs Sri Lanka on 23 Sep at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in UAE.
The unbeaten team of the group stage, Sri Lanka, entered the field after losing the first match of the Super 4 to Bangladesh and Pakistan to India in the group stage and Super 4 match. The Pakistan captain won the toss of the crucial match for both the teams and invited Sri Lanka to bat.
Pakistan’s bowling attack, which has been facing constant criticism, dismissed both Sri Lankan openers for just 18 runs. Sri Lanka had 6 batsmen out for 80 runs. Middle-order batsman K Mendis added 44-50 runs as Sri Lanka reached 133 for 8 in 20 overs.
Pakistan’s bowling unit (S Afridi 4-28-3, H Talat 3-18-2, H Rauf 4-37-2 and A Ahmed 4-8-1) put up a strong performance.
Pakistan’s openers S Farhan and F Zaman gave Pakistan a crucial start by adding 45 runs in 5.2 overs. After which Sri Lankan bowlers appeared to be dominating, Sri Lanka dismissed 4 Pakistani batsmen by spending just 12 runs in the next 17 balls. M Nawaz (24-38)* and H Talat (30-32)* remained unbeaten and added the necessary runs for Pakistan team to win with 12 balls remaining. Pakistan added 138 runs by losing 5 wickets.
Apart from Sri Lankan bowlers M. Theekshana 4-24-2 and W. Hasaranga 4-27-2, no other bowler could perform anything special. Due to which Pakistan won the match easily and kept the hope of the final alive.