Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup final HIGHLIGHTS: Sri Lanka crowned CHAMPIONS!

Bhanuka Rajapaksa was adjudged Player of the match for his stunnings knock. “It was not easy out there. Pakistan were bowling well. When Wanindu came in, we got a plan. We wanted to be positive all through,” he said during the post-match presentation

“They played like true champions, they deserve the win. They put us under pressure at key moments and won the match despite losing the toss. We committed mistakes and Sri Lanka took advantage of that,” Rizwan said after the match.

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This is Sri Lanka’s 6th Asia Cup title. They had won it in 1986, 1997, 2004, 2008 and 2014 before

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WICKET! Karunaratne cleans up Haris Rauf on the final ball. That’s the end of the match. Sri Lanka are the new Asian champions. They have defeated Pakistan by 23 runs

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SIX! Madushan bowls that back of the length and Hasnain hammers that over long on for a maximum

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WICKET! Sri Lanka continue to pick wickets as Pakistan are 9 down. Fuller from Madushan, outside off and Naseem Shah shuffles across a bit and hits that straight to Karunaratne at long off

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WICKET! Another one goes. Theekshana removes Shadab. Pakistan lose 8. The right-handed batter goes for the big stroke on that fuller delivery, on the fifth stump line but only manages to slice that one in the air and is caught by Gunathilaka who takes a brilliant catch, running forward

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WICKET! Hasaranga has another one as Khushdil has been caught by Theekshana. He too goes for the slog, miscues it and is caught at short third man

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WICKET! Asif Ali has been cleaned up by Hasaranga. The spinner tosses that up again, bowls it in the slot and Asif Ali tries to go for the slog straight away but misses the ball completely and is cleaned up

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WICKET! Massive wicket. Rizwan DEPARTS! Wanindu Hasaranga tosses that one up, bowls it in the slot and Rizwan once again for the slog sweep but doesn’t time that right. He has been caught at cow corner by Gunathilaka

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SIX! A slog sweep brings Rizwan’s fifty. Slower, fuller delivery, way outside off from Karunaratne and the batter hammers that over mid-wicket for a maximum

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WICKET! Another one bites the dust now. Nawaz pulls that short one from Chamika Karunaratne, miscues his stroke and is caught in the deep

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WICKET! That’s the wicket that Sri Lanka needed. Iftikhar once again takes on the bowler and goes for that big shot against Pramod Madushan who bowls it full, a touch slower and outside off. The batter has been caught in the deep

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SIX! Iftikhar goes for the slog sweep. Hasaranga tosses that up and the batter read that nicely to hammer it over mid-wicket boundary for a maximum

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FOUR! Another boundary from Rizwan’s willow. Theekshana bowls that quick, just outside off and Rizwan plays that late and will get a boundary behind

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FOUR! Chamika Karunaratne bowls that back of the length, outside off and Rizwan pulls that away for a boundary to the deep square leg region

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FOUR! Iftikhar reads that googly early and hits that tossed up delivery over covers for a boundary

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FOUR! Back of the length from the pacer, away from Rizwan as he hammers that through the covers for a boundary

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WICKET! One more. Pramod Madushan bowls that touch fuller, away from Fakhar Zaman as he tries to cut that away but only manages to play it on to the stumps. He is gone for a first ball zero

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WICKET! That’s a huge wicket. Babar Azam is gone. Pramod Madushan bowls that full and going down the leg, Babar tries to go over the short fine leg fielder but doesn’t really time his stroke well and the fielder times his jump to perfection to take the catch

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FOUR! Brilliant shot from Rizwan. Dilshan Madushanka bowls that full and the right-handed batter punches that through the mid off region on the front foot

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Not just the start that Sri Lanka wanted. Dilshan Madushanka starts off with a no-ball, two wides on the trot and then gives away 4 wides

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Pakistan begin the chase now. Rizwan and Babar Azam are out in the middle. Madushanka will bowl the first over

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SIX! He finishes off things in style. Another fuller delivery, outside off and Rajapaksa hammers that over extra cover for a maximum. SL have put up a great fight here and have posted 170/6 in 20 overs

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FOUR! Brilliant batting from Rajapaksa, Naseem Shah bowls that full, just outside the leg stump channel as the batter shuffles across and scoops that over the wicket-keeper’s head for a boundary

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SIX! Hasnain bowls that slow and full as Rajapaksa throws the bat on it. He doesn’t time that well and plays it to the deep mid-wicket region. There is another collision between the two Pakistan fielders, Shadab Khan and Asif Ali as they both go for the catch. The collision resulted in the ball going out of the ground on the rebound as the two fielders fail to take the catch. Shadab is down on the ground and the physio is having a check. He is out on the sidelines for now

After 18 overs,Sri Lanka 147/6 ( Bhanuka Rajapaksa 50 , Chamika Karunaratne 12)

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A single on the last ball of that over brings up Rajapaksa’s FIFTY!

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SIX! Fuller delivery from Naseem Shah and Bhanuka Rajapaksa flicks that over deep fine leg for a maximum

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WICKET! Haris Rauf has another wicket. He bowls it full and quick, just outside off as Hasaranga tries to hit that through the off side but only manages to edge it to wicket-keeper behind

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FOUR! Another brilliant shot from Hasaranga. He gives himself some room on that slower, length delivery, pitched outside the leg stump line and hits it over mid off as the fielder is inside the circle

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FOUR! Rajapaksa gets another boundary. Shadab tosses that up, bowls it in the slot and the left-hander steps out and plays that straight down the ground

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SIX! Back of the length delivery, on the fifth stump from Hasnain, Hasaranga gives himself some room, uses the pace nicely and hits that over third man boundary for a maximum

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FOUR! Low full toss from Hasnain, just outside off and Hasaranga hits that through the covers for a boundary

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FOUR! Bhanuka Rajapaksa gets another boundary. Iftikhar comes round the wicket to the left-hander, outside off and he places that nicely after playing it late to the boundary behind

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FOUR! Bhanuka Rajapaksa gives himself room and goes inside out on that tossed up delivery from Shadab, moving away from him and gets a much needed boundary over extra cover

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WICKET! Another one bites the dust. Shadab gets one on his wickets column. Tosses that one up to Dasun Shanaka, bowls it in the slot and the batter goes for the big hit but misses the ball completely as it hits the wood work behind. Sri Lanka lose five now

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WICKET! And he has now picked up a big wicket. Dhananjaya de Silva who was looking set now has to depart. A fuller delivery from the spinner as he gives a little flight on that one, bowls it outside off and De Silva hits that straight to Iftikhar. He gets a wicket off his bowling. Sri Lanka have now lost 4

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FOUR! A good delivery from Iftikhar to Rajapaksa but he will get a four of the outside edge. The spinner comes round the wicket, bowls it touch fuller, turning slightly away from the left-hander as he edges that and the ball runs away to the fence for a boundary behind

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WICKET! Haris Rauf has another one. He cleans up Gunathilaka with a peach of a delivery. Bowls that touch fuller, around the off stump line and gets that into the left-hander slightly to rattle the stumps behind

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FOUR! This time Dhananjaya de Silva goes over extra cover. A length ball from Hasnain, just outside off and the batter hits that over covers for a boundary

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FOUR! Pure class from Dhananjaya de Silva. Length ball from Haris Rauf, moving slightly away from the right-hander and he places that nicely through the covers

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WICKET! Haris Rauf gets the wicket now and it’s a big one. Pathum Nissanka is GONE! The pacer bowls that full, outside off and Nissanka tries to go for a big shot but only manages to slice that one up and Babar Azam runs back from mid off to take a good catch

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FOUR! Nissanka hammers that through the off-side. Naseem Shah bowled that touch fuller, way outside off and the batter easily put that one away

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FOUR! Fuller delivery from Hasnain, way outside off and Dhananjaya de Silva drives that through the covers for a boundary

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WICKET! Naseem Shah has provided the first breakthrough with a stunning delivery to Kusal Mendis. he bowls that touch fuller, outside off, angling into the right-hander and it rattles the stumps behind. Sri Lanka have lost their first wicket

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We are moments away from the LIVE ACTION. Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis will open the innings and Naseem Shah will bowl the first over. A lot on stake today for both the sides

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Playing XI 
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Danushka Gunathilaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka(c), Chamika Karunaratne, Wanindu Hasaranga, Pramod Madushan, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka

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Playing XI 
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Iftikhar Ahmed, Fakhar Zaman, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Asif Ali, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain

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Pakistan have brought back Naseem Shah and Shadab Khan while Hasan Ali and Usman miss out. “We’ll bowl first. Looking forward to the match. Confidence level is high. We’ve played very well in this tournament. Every match we have new POTM. Shadab, Naseem back. Usman and Hasan out,” Babar said at the toss

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Babar Azam has made the right call as he wins the toss and elects to bowl first against Sri Lanka in this final of the Asia Cup 2022

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Pakistan have struggled a bit with their batting as the side has suffered a collapse against Afghanistan as well Sri Lanka in the Super 4 matches. The middle-order would need to step up today to keep the side in hunt

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Sri Lanka have been in good form in the tournament. The Lankan lions suffered a defeat in the first match against Afghanistan but have made a brilliant comeback in the competition and ended the Super 4 stage as the table toppers

Hello and welcome to the LIVE COVERAGE of the Asia Cup 2022 final between Sri Lanka and Pakistan