Sri Lanka versus Pakistan Highlights ODI World Cup: Mohammad Rizwan led Pakistan to a critical 6-wicket victory over Sri Lanka on Monday by scoring the winning runs for his team. While Abdullah Shafique also struck a superb century to help him in the record 345-run chase, he stayed unbeaten at 134. In order to restart Pakistan's pursuit, Shafique produced a stunning century and formed an essential combination with Mohammad Rizwan. Imam-ul-Haq and Babar Azam were two significant wickets that Dilshan Madushanka took early on to put Pakistan on the back foot in the difficult chase. Sri Lanka scored 344/9 against Pakistan, with centuries from Sadeera Samarawickrama and Kusal Mendis helping the cause. Sadeera scored his first ODI century, while Mendis kept up his hot streak as Sri Lanka aimed for a first victory in the ODI World Cup in 2023. Pakistan's bowlers were led by Hassan Ali, who took four wickets, and Haris Rauf, who took two. To win, Pakistan will require 345 runs.
The two Asian teams will compete to demonstrate their superiority over one another, but Pakistan must also exact retribution for their recent Asia Cup loss against Sri Lanka, which eliminated them from the competition. Babar Azam and company got their campaign off to a winning start, but it wasn't convincing enough because they occasionally found themselves in trouble against the Netherlands.All eyes will be on captain Babar, who struggled to score heavily in the most recent game, and Pakistan must also make a significant choice regarding the ineffective Fakhar Zaman. On the other hand, Sri Lanka was defeated by South Africa in their opening game. The Sri Lankan bowlers had a bad night as they gave up 428 runs, the most ever in a World Cup game. At the Arun Jaitley Stadium, some supporters were amused by the batters' comeback, as Kusal Mendis and Charith Asalanka each hit half-centuries.
Records between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in head-to-head contests
In 156 ODI matches between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the two Asian Games teams, Pakistan has won 92 games while the Lankan Lions have won 59. Between them, 4 games were scoreless, while 1 match ended in a tie. The last time these two teams faced off, Sri Lanka prevailed by the DLS system in the Asia Cup 2023 by a margin of two wickets.
Playing 11 for PAK vs SL
Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (w), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, and Haris Rauf are Pakistani football players.
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjay de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Matheesha Pathirana, and Dilshan Madushanka are all from Sri Lanka.
In World Cups, Pakistan maintains their winning streak over Sri Lanka. Right now, the score is 8 to 0! Additionally, this is the most successful run-chase in World Cup history. The Lankans scored 344 runs on a strong batting deck thanks to hundreds from Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama. After receiving a few reprieves, the former made a lot of money. By going after the Pakistani bowlers, he scored the fastest century by a Sri Lankan batsman in World Cup history, at 65 balls. Mendis may have overshadowed Samarawickrama's performance, but the Lankan number four still managed a magnificent century, his first in One-Day Internationals. Pakistan had a massive task in front of them, but they were able to slightly recover towards the finish. In response, Dilshan Madushanka cost Pakistan two wickets in the opening powerplay. Captain Babar Azam was strangled down for ten, while Imam was bounced out for twelve. They were in trouble, but Pakistan struck back, and it was in grand fashion.
After a shaky start, Abdullah Shafique, who had replaced Fakhar at the top of the order, batted with fluency and Rizwan found his rhythm. After bringing the ship under control, the two increased the speed to put the Islanders under extreme pressure. Pathirana was having trouble with his lengths and lines, and the spinners were not allowed to settle.
Rizwan achieved his fourth fifty-plus score in five ODI innings, while Shafique hit his first-ever ODI century. They were coasting when Hemantha produced an unbelievable grab to get rid of Shafique for 113 and end their 176-run partnership. But Sri Lanka was unable to capitalize on that opportunity. Despite suffering from cramping, Rizwan skillfully managed his innings and finished the game undefeated to lead his team home. Attend the presentations if possible.
Muhammad Rizwan | Most Valuable Player: Every time you perform for your nation, it makes me proud. Right now, I cannot express myself. It was challenging. The problem was that when we returned following the bowling innings, everyone exuded confidence. Sadly, they acquired Babar Azam early on, but we subsequently formed strong alliances.It's a nice song that helped us out. Shafique was advised to proceed cautiously by me. Sometimes I'm acting, and other times it's cramps.
Dasun Shanaka: Mendis is in a different league. He scored over 70 in the first game and an incredible hundred today. Mendis also had an incredible knock in the practice match. To come: more. Sadeera is performing admirably. We need to have wrapped up a little bit stronger. On this wicket, we were short by 20 to 25 runs. They deserve some credit for their excellent slower ball bowling. There isn't much I can ask of them (bowlers). We have provided them with basic designs. The extras are something else we should be worried about. We overindulged in extras. We also had our opportunities in the field, we missed a lot today.
Babar Azam: Kudos to the youngsters, particularly Abdullah and Rizwan, for forming the alliance and applying pressure to Sri Lanka. In the first twenty to thirty overs, we fell short of the goal. Mendis deserves all the praise for his excellent knock. All praise goes to the bowlers for a job well done. Regarding Shafique: I'm quite pleased with his performance. It is his inaugural World Cup. I chose to play him after noticing his desire to play while he was in the nets. We were assisted by Rizwan and Abdullah's method of establishing the alliance. We formed alliances because we believed. We are incredibly grateful to the Hyderabad crowd for their unwavering support over the past 1.5 weeks.
Pakistan has won both of their matches, which will raise their spirits. Despite having subpar bowlers, careless fielding, and Babar falling cheaply during a major chase, they were able to hunt down the target with much convincingness. What can Sri Lanka do differently in the interim? Two losses and two scores above 300. They appeared to be on track to score close to 370 today at one point, but they ultimately received a score below 350. But their lack of bowling experience has let them poorly in both games. Can they recover? We'll investigate. For the time being, this highly productive contact is over. Tomorrow in Delhi, there will be matches between two more Asian teams: India and Afghanistan. Remember to pay attention to that. Until then, it's goodbye...
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