Sri Lanka set a date with India in Asia Cup final after sealing final ball victory against Pakistan

The Fact News Service

Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 15

Charith Asalanka with ice in his veins sealed Sri Lanka’s date with India in the Asia Cup 2023 final after clinching a two-wicket victory in a nerve-cracking chase against Pakistan on Thursday at the R Premadasa Stadium.

Defending champions left it late to clinch the victory against a side who were certainly missing the presence of their star pacers Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf in the death overs.

Shaheen Shah Afridi almost took the victory away from Sri Lanka’s hands in the second last over but in the end, Asalanka dug deep to censure Sri Lanka’s triumph with a last-ball victory and shatter Pakistan’s hopes.

Sri Lanka kicked off the second innings with swagger as openers Pathum Nissank and Kusal Perera fired all cylinders from the very first over with Shaheen Afridi on the receiving end.

Ten runs from the first over settled the nerves in the Sri Lankan camp and helped set the tone quite early in the game. A mix-up in the fourth over brought the end of Perera’s night for 17 following a direct runout from Shadab Khan.

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