Determined Sri Lanka Beat Lacklustre Pakistan By 23 Runs To Win The Men’s Asia Cup for the Sixth Time With A Superb Team Fight Back With Courageous Batting & Bowling Backed Up By Flawless Fielding
ACC DP WORLD 15th Asia Cup T20 championship 2022 Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 13th Match – Final
Sri Lanka put into bat, 170 / 6 – ( 20 Overs ) Bhanuka Rajapaksa 71no ( 3×6, 6×4, 45 balls ), Wanidu Hasaranga 36 ( 1×6, 5×4, 21 balls ), Dhananjaya De Silva 28 ( 4×4, 21 balls ), Chamika Karunaratne 14no ( 1×6, ) Extras 10 first 06 overs : 42 / 3, 10 overs : 67 / 5, 15 overs : 117 / 6, last 05 overs : 53 / 0 – first 10 overs : 67 / 5, last 10 overs : 103 / 1 – Pathum Nissanka / Dhananjaya De Silva put on 21 runs for the 02nd wicket , lost the first 05 wickets for the addition of 58 runs, Bhanuka Rajapaksa / Wanidu Hasaranga added 58 runs for the 06th wicket, Bhanuka Rajapaksa / Chamika Karunaratne were involved in an unbroken 54 run stand for the 07th wicket – Haris Rauf 3 / 29 – he was the most successful bowler – Mohammad Hasnain was the most expensive bowler 0 / 41 ( 04 ), Naseem Shah was also expensive 1 / 40 ( 04 ) – the two opening bowlers conceded 81 runs in 08 overs capturing just one wicket between them, Shadab Khan, Ifthikar Ahmed & Mohammad Nawaz bowled 08 overs of spin together conceding 52 runs & captured 02 wickets.
Pakistan in reply, 147 all out – ( 20 Overs ) Mohammad Rizwan 55 ( 1×6, 4×4, 49 balls ), Ifthikar Ahmed 32 ( 1×6, 2×4, 31 balls ), Haris Rauf 13, Extras 14 – first 06 overs : 37 / 2, 10 overs : 68 / 2, 15 overs : 101 / 3, last 05 overs : 46 / 7 – first 10 overs : 68 / 2, last 10 overs : 78 / 8, Mohammad Rizwan / Babar Azam put on a 22 run opening stand, Mohammad Rizwan / Ifthikar Ahmed added 71 runs for the 03rd wicket, then lost the last 08 wickets for the addition of 54 runs – Pramod Madushan 4 / 34 – career best – he captured the first 03 wickets to fall – Wanidu Hasaranga 3 / 27 – he captured 03 wickets conceding just 02 runs in his last over, the 17th of the innings – Chamika Karunaratne 2 / 33, Maheesh Theekshana was the most economical bowler with figures of 1 / 25 ( 04 ), Dhanushka Gunathilaka 02 catches.
Player of the Match : Bhanuka Rajapaksa – Sri Lanka
Player of the Series : Wanidu Hasaranga – Sri Lanka
Runners Up : Pakistan
Captain – Babar Azam
Coach – Saqlain Mushtaq
Champions : Sri Lanka
Captain – Dasun Shanaka
Coach – Chris Silverwood
Manager – Mahinda Halangoda
Remarkable Day For Sri Lanka in the sports arena. The Championship in Women’s Asian Netball in Singapore & the Championship in Men’s Asia Cup Cricket in the United Arab Emirates.
Highest Aggregate of Runs :
281 – Mohammad Rizwan ( Pakistan ) 06 Matches 3×50
276 – Virat Kohli ( India ) 05 Matches 1×100, 2×50
196 – Ibrahim Zadran ( Afghanistan ) 05 Matches
191 – Bhanuka Rajapaksa ( Sri Lanka ) 06 Matches
173 – Pathum Nissanka ( Sri Lanka ) 06 Matches 2×50
155 – Kusal Mendis ( Sri Lanka ) 06 Matches 2×50
Best Batting :
122no – Virat Kohli ( India ) vs Afghanistan 6×6, 12×4, 61 balls
84 – Rahmanullah Gurbaz ( Afghanistan ) vs Sri Lanka 6×6, 4×4, 45 balls
78no – Mohammad Rizwan ( Pakistan ) vs Hong Kong 1×6, 6×4, 57 balls
72 – Rohit Sharma ( India ) vs Sri Lanka 4×6, 5×4, 41 balls
71no – Bhanuka Rajapaksa ( Sri Lanka ) vs Pakistan 3×6, 6×4, 45 balls
Highest Aggregate of Wickets :
11 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar ( India ) 05 Matches
09 – Wanidu Hasaranga ( Sri Lanka ) 06 Matches
08 – Mohammad Nawaz ( Pakistan ) 06 Matches
08 – Shadab Khan ( Pakistan ) 05 Matches
08 – Haris Rauf ( Pakistan ) 06 Matches
07 – Chamika Karunaratne ( sri Lanka ) 06 Matches
06 – Pramod Madushan ( Sri Lanka ) 02 Matches
Best Bowling :
5 / 04 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar ( India ) vs Afghanistan
4 / 08 – Shadab Khan ( Pakistan ) vs Hong Kong
4 / 26 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar ( India ) vs Pakistan
4 / 34 – Pramod Madushan ( Sri Lanka ) vs Pakistan
3 / 21 – Wanidu Hasaranga ( Sri Lanka ) vs Pakistan
3 / 27 – Wanidu Hasaranga ( Sri Lanka ) vs Pakistan
Highest Aggregate of Catches :
05 catches – Ifthikar Ahmed ( Pakistan ) 06 Matches
05 catches – Pathum Nissanka ( Sri Lanka ) 06 Matches
04 catches – Wanidu Hasaranga ( Sri Lanka ) 06 Matches
03 catches – Maheesh Theekshana ( Sri Lanka ) 06 Matches
Best Fielding :
03 catches – Mohammad Rizwan ( Pakistan ) vs India
03 catches – Pathum Nissanka ( Sri Lanka ) vs India
Highest Aggregate of Dismissals :
03 victims each – Dinesh Karthik ( India ) 03 Matches, Rahmanullah Gurbaz ( Afghanistan )05 Matches, Kusal Mendis ( SL ) 06 Matches, Mohammad Rizwan ( PAK ) 06 Matches
Best Wicket Keeping :
03 victims ( 03ct ) – Dinesh Karthik ( India ) vs Pakistan
Highest Partnerships :
119 runs – 01st Wicket – Lokesh Rahul / Virat Kohli ( India ) vs Afghanistan
116 runs – 02nd Wicket – Mohammad Rizwan / Fakhar Zaman ( Pakistan ) vs Hong Kong
98* runs – 03rd Wicket – Virat Kohli / Suryakumar Yadav ( India ) vs Hong Kong
97 runs – 03rd Wicket – Rohit Sharma / Suryakumar Yadav ( India ) vs Sri Lanka
97 runs – 01st Wicket – Pathum Nissanka / Kusal Mendis ( Sri Lanka ) vs India 07 half century partnerships – 02 of them in the final
Highest Totals :
212 / 2 – ( 20 ) : India vs Afghanistan ( 01st Innings )
193 / 2 – ( 20 ) : Pakistan vs Hong Kong ( 01st Innings )
192 / 2 – ( 20 ) : India vs Hong Kong ( 01st Innings )
184 / 8 – ( 19.2 ) : Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh ( 02nd Innings )
179 / 6 – ( 19.1 ) : Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan ( 02 Innings )
174 / 4 – ( 19.5 ) : Sri Lanka vs India ( 02nd Innings )
170 / 6 – ( 20 ) : Sri Lanka vs Pakistan ( 01st Innings ).
Lowest Totals :
38 / 10 – ( 10.4 ) : Hong Kong vs Pakistan ( 02nd Innings )
105 / 10 – ( 19.4 ) : Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan ( 01st Innings )
111 / 8 – ( 20 ) : Afghanistan vs India ( 02 Innings )
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Visuals courtesy Asian Cricket Council Media