Sri Lanka cruised to the Asia Cup final, securing a two-wicket victory in a last-ball thriller as they chased down the 253-run target against Pakistan at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
Top-order batter Kusal Mendis conjured a match-defining 91 as he along with Sadeera Samarawickrama and Charith Asalanka guided Sri Lanka to the Asia Cup final, defeating top-ranked ODI side Pakistan by 2 wickets (DLS) in the rain-marred last-over Super Four thriller, reports Times of India.
Kusal fired a dazzling 87-ball 91 while Samarawickrama hit a crucial 48 as the duo shared a masterful century stand for the third wicket in a tricky 252 chase. In the final leg of the chase Asalanka showed nerves of steel to hand the co-hosts a famous win off the last ball at 10 past one post-midnight.
Pakistan suffered a lot as their regular bowlers like Haris Rouf and Naseem Shah missed the match due to injury.
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