Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2022, Today Match Prediction 09 September 2022

sl vs pak Match Prediction & Analysis

Asia Cup has a lived upto it's expectations with close encounters and thrilling finishes so far. Pakistan and Sri Lanka have bettered India and Afghanistan to qualify for the finals. This tournament has been a big audition for the World Cups later this year. Both teams will look to win this match and go into the finals with confidence and momentum on their side. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Sri Lanka Preview

Sri Lanka openers Kusal Mendis (57 runs) and Pathum Nissanka (52 runs) took on the chase with their aggressive 97-run opening partnership. They suffered a mini collapse in the middle overs from 97-0 to 110-4. Dasun Shanaka (33* runs) and B Rajapaksa (25* runs) to share a 64-run unbeaten partnership to take their team across the line. 

Dilshan Madushanka was the pick of the bowlers with the bowling figures of 3/24 in the match. Maheesh Theekshana and Chamika Karunaratne picked up 3 wickets between them and gave runs at less than 7 RPO in the match. Dasun Shanaka and Wanidu Hasaranga were a little expensive in their overs in the last game. 

Key players: Dasun Shanaka, Dilshan Madushanka, Kusal Mendis

Sri Lanka Predicted Playing XI:

Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Gunathilaka, Banuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka, Wanidu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka

Sri Lanka Actual Playing XI:

Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Pramod Madushan, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Pathum Nissanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka, Kusal Mendis, Danushka Gunathilaka, Wanidu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne

Pakistan Preview

Pakistan did what they are best at with their unpredictability and won their last 2 thrillers. Iftikhar Ahmed (30 runs) and Shadab Khan (36 runs) shared a vital partnership in the middle after Rizwan's 26-ball 20 run stay early in the match. Asif Ali (14 runs) and Naseem Shah (12 runs) scored crucial 26 runs in their final moments to cross the line with one wicket remaining. 

Their bowlers put on a combined show to restrict the opposition to 129/6 in the last game. Haris Rauf was the chief wicket taker with 4-0-26-0 in the match. Naseem Shah, Shadab Khan, and Mohammad Nawaz picked up a wicket each and gave runs at less than 6 RPO in the last game. 

Key players: Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah

Pakistan Predicted Playing XI:

Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Iftikhaar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Khusdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Haris Rauf, Fakhar Zaman

Pakistan Actual Playing XI:

Iftikhar Ahmed, Usman Qadir, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Haris Rauf, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Asif Ali

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Sharjah is slightly on the slower side but has very smaller dimensions when compared to Dubai. We expect the average score in this venue to be around 160-170 runs in this match. 

Venue Details

Sharjah will have a humid climate on the match day with dew expected in the latter stages of the match. 

Toss: To Bowl

Chasing teams has won all the matches played so fair barring Hong Kong matches so far. And we expect both teams to bowl first if the win the toss.