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Asian Championship 2023: An exciting Super 4 round-robin match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in the 2023 Asia Cup took place on Thursday. Pakistan suffered a defeat in this game. With Pakistan’s defeat, their team’s Asian Cup journey ended and Sri Lanka confirmed their place in the final. Now the match between India and Sri Lanka will be played in Colombo on September 17. Meanwhile, one of the fans’ dreams could not come true because of Pakistan. Fans have been waiting for this for 39 years.
This record was not broken because of Pakistan
Sri Lanka won the match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan by 2 wickets. Pakistan were defeated on the last ball of this game. Due to Pakistan’s defeat, a record could not be broken. We tell you that if Pakistan had won this match, Sunday’s final would have been played between India and Pakistan. But that couldn’t happen. The fans wanted to watch the Asian Cup final between India and Pakistan. The Asia Cup was launched in 1984, but the tournament has not yet hosted a final between India and Pakistan. In 39 years, India has played finals against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, but not against Pakistan. Now the 9th final of the Asia Cup will be played between India and Sri Lanka.
How was the game?
In the Asia Cup Super 4 round, Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by two wickets in a thrilling match. In this game, Pakistan captain Babar won the toss and elected to bat. Due to rain this game was reduced to just 42 overs. Batting first, Pakistan scored 252 runs in 42 overs but rain disrupted the second innings and as per DLS rules, Sri Lanka were given a target of 252 runs in 42 overs. Sri Lanka won the match by scoring 252 runs and losing 8 wickets on the last ball of the second innings. The Sri Lankan team has now reached the final of the Asia Cup for the second time in a row. He also played and won the Asian Cup final in 2022.
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