Abu Dhabi: In the Super 4 stage of the Asia Cup T20 tournament, Sri Lanka has set a target of 134 runs for Pakistan to win. Sri Lanka scored 133 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Kamindu Mendis was outstanding by scoring 50 runs. Pakistan and Sri Lanka teams are facing each other in Abu Dhabi today in the Super 4 stage of the Asia Cup. Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha won the toss and invited Sri Lanka to bat first. Pakistan has not made any changes to its team for today’s match. The players who played the match against India are part of the playing XI.
Pakistan got off to a great start and dismissed half of the Sri Lankan team for 58 runs. In this, Kamindu Mendis batted responsibly and scored 50 runs. For Sri Lanka, Pathan Nisanka was dismissed for 8, Kaushal Mendis for 0, Perera for 15, Asalanka for 20, Hasaranka for 15 runs while Karunaratne remained not out with 17 runs.
For Pakistan, Shaheen Afridi got 3 wickets, Haris Rauf and Hussain Talat got 2 wickets each. Abrar Ahmed dismissed one player. It should be noted that both teams had suffered defeat in their first match of the Super Four stage. Sri Lanka was defeated by Bangladesh while Pakistan was defeated by India. It is very important for both teams to win this match to keep their hopes of reaching the Asia Cup final alive.
