Whose chances of winning the Asia Cup 2022 may not even be 10 percent, the same Sri Lanka that was bowled out for only 105 runs in the first match of the tournament and was beaten by Afghanistan Started with the worst defeat, Sri Lanka, yes! The same Sri Lanka today became the Asian champions for the sixth time by achieving a great victory against Pakistan.
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On the other hand, Pakistan, who played many memorable matches in the Asia Cup, with encouraging and incredible victories against India and Afghanistan, did not live up to expectations in the final, but it would not be wrong to put up the worst performance. The day chosen for was the day of finals. It wasn't even a one-sided contest anymore.
Pakistan won the toss, which is very valuable in Dubai, and elected to bowl first. Then he conceded only 67 runs in the first 10 overs and dismissed half of the Sri Lankan team. The spectators in the field and the viewers staring at the screen, everyone was sure who can stop Pakistan from winning now? Perhaps this satisfaction had also come to the team and this calmness sank. Sri Lanka came back into the contest through the last 10 overs of their innings in such a way that Pakistan found no refuge.
The target was 171 runs, was all out for 147 runs and thus lost by 23 runs. The desire to become the Asian champion was reduced to tears. The most outstanding performance in the final was Sri Lanka's Bhanuka Rajapaksa. who played an unbeaten innings of 71 runs off 45 balls at that stage, when five Sri Lankan players had been dismissed for just 58 runs. Luck was also on his side as he faced a strong lbw appeal from Haris Rauf in the very first over. The umpire declared him not out even though it was a very close affair. Pakistan decided to take a review and believe me, a more 'close' lbw call than you have ever seen. Pitch in line, impact in line but somehow the ball hit the wicket went to the umpires call. Bhanuka was a child, and then Pakistan was scratched. Where Sri Lanka, who were only 67 runs in 10 overs, managed to score 103 runs in the remaining 10 overs. The scenes of Danushka Gunathalka's clean bowled by Nasim Shah off the ball of Kusal Mendes and Haris Rauf became a forgotten memory. Due to this, Pakistan lost such momentum that it could not come back in the match. What did Sri Lanka do in the last four overs? Naseem Shah hits two sixes in one over.
Pakistan dropped a catch, then dropped another to make it a six. 50 runs added up and set a target that was beyond Pakistan's reach. For Babar Azam, this Asia Cup has been an individual nightmare. He got out after scoring just 5 runs off 6 balls on a ball that at least Babar should not have given a wicket. Not only this but on the very next ball, Fakhar Zaman played in his own wickets and returned with the "award" of 'Golden Duck'. Pakistan suffered a setback with the loss of two wickets for just 22 runs, but not enough to make up for it with just 71 runs in the next 59 balls. This was the partnership of Mohammad Rizwan and Iftikhar Ahmed.
Those who tried to control the damage in such a way that the control itself became the damage. In his presence, the run rate required skyrocketed to a point where it was beyond anyone's tolerance. When the partnership was broken, 77 runs were needed from 40 balls, which was too much for Pakistan's "middle order". Asif Ali, Shadab Khan and Khushdil Shah can be expected to score 24 runs in one and a half, two overs but expect them to score 77 runs in more than 6 overs. ? It was futile and it was proved. Of course, neither Rizwan nor Iftikhar can be blamed for this mistake, but there is a way to play in such a situation.
That is, if someone is playing 'run a ball' from one end, then from the other end, his effort should be completed. Here, 'one-dimensional' action continued from both ends. This was the result. When the score reached 110 runs, Rizwan's innings of 55 runs off 49 balls ended and Vinandu Hasaranga ended the match in the same over. He clean bowled Asif Ali for zero and then also got Khushdil Shah caught out to seal Pakistan's defeat. The last hope Shadab Khan took the lone wicket of Mahesh Thekshana on the last ball of the 18th over.
The second biggest partnership of Pakistan's innings was for the last wicket, when Mohammad Hasnain and Haris Rauf put on 22 runs off 11 balls. Guess what a terrible performance Pakistan's batting line had shown. Look at Sri Lanka's partnerships in this match: After five wickets fell, Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Hasaranga de Silva added 58 off 36 balls, followed by another 54 off 31 balls with Chamika Karunaratne. Scored runs.
While Pakistan scored only 59 runs in their last 8 overs and conceded eight wickets, Sri Lanka added 85 runs in the same number of overs, that too by conceding only one wicket. This is the first time since 2014 that Sri Lanka has become the Asian champion. Interestingly, after 2014, they defeated Pakistan in their first final as well. While Pakistan last won the Asia Cup in 2012, that means even after 10 years of waiting, they only won the heart, not the cup.
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