Pakistan Defeats Sri Lanka, Advances to the Finals
Muhammad Naeem:
Islamabad: In the match held at Colombo Cricket Stadium, Pakistan’s captain, Mohammad Haris, won the toss and decided to bat first. The national team scored 322 runs in the stipulated 50 overs.
From the Pakistan side, Omar bin Yousuf played a splendid inning, scoring 88 runs. Captain Mohammad Haris also displayed good performance, contributing 52 runs, while Mobassir Khan remained outstanding with 42 runs.
Among other players, Saif Ayub scored 22 runs, Sahibzada Farhan 12 runs, Tayyab Tahir 26 runs, Qasim Akram 8 runs, Imad Butt 7 runs, and Mohammad Wasim Jr. added 24 runs to the team’s total.
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From the Sri Lankan side, Lahiro Smararkoon, Pramod Madushan, and Chamika Karunaratne took 2 wickets each, while Dhananjaya Lakshan secured one wicket.
In the second innings, Sri Lanka lost three wickets for 33 runs. At this stage, openers Oshada Fernando and Sahan Arachchige contributed to a partnership of 124 runs for the fourth wicket.
Oshada Fernando scored 97 runs with the help of 12 boundaries and 2 sixes before being stumped by Haris off Suhail Maqsood’s bowling.
Sahan Arachchige couldn’t convert his start into a century and got bowled by Mohammad Wasim Jr. after scoring 97 runs with 12 fours and 1 six, falling just three runs short of a hundred.
Pakistan’s Arshad Iqbal took 5 wickets by giving away 37 runs in 7.4 overs. He dismissed Maheesh Theekshana and Suhail Maqsood, both scoring 2, while he also got Imad Butt out.
It was evident that Pakistan had to face a shameful defeat at the hands of India in their last group match.
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