Watch: Pakistan Captain Babar Azam Distraught, Players In Shock As Sri Lanka Got Last-Ball Victory In Asia Cup 2023
For the Pakistan cricket team, it was so close yet so far as they failed to reach the finals of the Asia Cup 2023 after a last-ball defeat against Sri Lanka in the Super 4 clash on Thursday. Sri Lanka's cricket team needed 8 runs to win from the final over of the rain-affected match, and Pakistan fast bowler Zaman Khan was able to keep the batsman of Sri Lanka in check as he conceded just two runs in four balls. But Charith Asalanka proved to be the ultimate hero for Sri Lanka, as he scored six runs in the last two balls to clinch the win. The Pakistan side was left stunned, as skipper Babar was visibly upset at how the game ended for his team.
Kusal Mendis' 91 and an unbeaten 49-run knock by Charith Asalanka helped Sri Lanka edge out Pakistan by two wickets in a last-ball thriller of the Asia Cup to set up a final clash with India.
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Chasing a DLS revised target of 252 in the 42-overs-a-side contest in Colombo, Sri Lanka needed eight from the final over and achieved the target with Asalanka's winning hit on the last ball at 1.07 am local time.