Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup 2023 - when and where to watch, venue, most likely playing XIs, full squad details, Pitch Report, Weather and more
Pakistan suffered their first loss of the Asia Cup 2023 in their last game. They lost to India by a big margin and will be hoping to bring out their A-game on Thursday against Sri Lanka. Pakistan have been hit by injuries and will have to fire in unison to keep their final hopes alive.
On the other side Sri Lanka, won three matches on the trot in the ongoing Asia Cup but their winning streak came to an end when they lost to India in their previous fixture. A win in their next match against Pakistan will see them qualify for the final. They will be hoping to bounce back on Thursday.
Check all the details given below regarding the match:-
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Match Details
Match: Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, Super Four Match 5, Asia Cup 2023
Captains:
Babar Azam is going to lead Pakistan Cricket Team
Dasun Shanaka will lead Sri Lanka Cricket Team
When: September 14th 2023, Thursday
Match is going to start at 3:00 p.m. IST
Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Head to head of these two teams: Both teams have played 155 matches against each other. Out of which Sri Lanka has won 58 matches and Pakistan has won 92 matches with 4 end in no result and 1 tie.
Likely playing XI
Pakistan
Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Haris, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Zaman Khan
Bench : Mohammad Haris, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Nawaz, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Wasim, Usama Mir, Saud Shakeel, Z Khan, Shahnawaz Dahani
Sri Lanka
Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana
Bench : K Perera, MADI Hemantha, B Fernando, PM Liyanagamage
Pitch report
The surface at the R. Premadasa Stadium looks to be a balanced one. The batters will have to spend some time in the middle before they can start playing high-risk strokes. The spinners are expected to get plenty of purchase from the surface.
Best players from both of the teams
Best Batsman: Babar Azam
Best Bowler: Matheesha Pathirana
Weather forecast for today in Colombo
Maximum temperature: 27°C
Minimum temperature: 25°C
Wind speed: 10km/h
Chances of rain: 90%
Capacity of stadium: 35,000
Prediction to win: Team Sri Lanka is most likely to win the match
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