Pak vs Sl: In the eighth match of the World Cup, Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets after a thrilling match, Mohammad Rizwan was declared the man of the match for his brilliant century.
In the match played in Hyderabad, Pakistan achieved the target of 345 runs given by Sri Lanka for the loss of 4 wickets in 48.1 overs.
It should be noted that Pakistan has achieved the biggest goal of the World Cup.
Muhammad Rizwan played an unbeaten innings of 131 runs, and Abdullah Shafiq also played an impressive innings of 113 runs. Saud Shakeel got out after scoring 31 runs, opener Imamul Haq scored 12 runs and captain Babar Azam returned to the pavilion after scoring 10 runs.
For Sri Lanka, Madhushanka took two wickets, Thakshana and Pathirana took one wicket each.
Sri Lanka had given Pakistan a target of 345 runs to win.
Pak Vs Sl match Summary
344 runs against Pakistan in the World Cup is the highest score by any team while Sri Lanka scored more than 300 runs against Pakistan for the first time in the World Cup.
Kushal Mendis scored a brilliant century scoring 122 runs, Sudira Samara Wickrama played an innings of 108 runs off 89 balls.
Pathan Nissanka was outstanding with 51 runs, Kaushal Perera returned to the pavilion without scoring any runs, and captain Dasan Shanaka scored 12 runs.
On behalf of Pakistan, Hasan Ali guided 4 players to the pavilion, Haris Rauf got two wickets, and Shaheen Afridi, Muhammad Nawaz, and Shadab Khan got one wicket each.
Earlier, on losing the toss, national captain Babar Azam said that if we had won the toss, we would have decided to field first. The first 10 overs are crucial in which wickets will be sought.
Both teams have made one change to their final XI for today’s match. Pakistan has replaced out-of-form opener Fakhar Zaman with Abdullah Shafiq, while Sri Lanka has replaced Kasan Rajitha with Mahesh Thakshana Sham.
The squad for Pak Vs Sl match include:
Pakistan:
Babar Azam (captain), Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafiq, Muhammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Muhammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf.
Sri Lanka:
Dasun Shanaka (captain), Patham Nishanka, Kaushal Perera, Kaushal Mendes, Sidira Samara Wickrama, Cherath Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Danth Velalgay, Mahesh Thakshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Matisha Pathrina.
It should be remembered that in the history of the World Cup, the Green Shirts have been unbeaten for the Islanders, so far in mega events, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have competed in 7 matches and the Green Shirts have won all the matches, but they played last month. In the ongoing Asia Cup, Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan due to which their morale is high.
However, in today’s match, the national team can maintain their unbeaten record against Sri Lanka in the World Cup and settle the Asia Cup by defeating the Islanders as well as their further journey in this mega event. Can make it easier.
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Pakistan has a heavy edge in head-to-head matches as well. The two teams have met 156 times so far, in which the Green Shirts have won 92 matches while the Islanders have won 59 matches.
In this mega event, Pakistan won their opening match against the Netherlands while Sri Lanka lost to South Africa.
In the latest World Cup points table, Pakistan is third on the points table with one win and a win against Sri Lanka can move them to second or first place.
In the 6 matches played so far in the World Cup, New Zealand is leading with 4 points after winning both their matches. South Africa, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India are ranked second to fifth after winning one match each.
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How many times pakistan has won match against Sri Lanka in ICC World Cup?
8 match are played between Pak Vs Sl, all matches Pakistan has won.
How many times pakistan chase 340+ runs in ICC world cup?
Pakistan chase 340+ first time in World Cup.