{"id":99477,"date":"2022-09-13T18:40:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T18:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=99477"},"modified":"2022-09-13T18:40:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T18:40:56","slug":"decisive-cricket-secures-asia-cup-for-lanka-by-michael-roberts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/decisive-cricket-secures-asia-cup-for-lanka-by-michael-roberts\/","title":{"rendered":"Decisive Cricket Secures Asia Cup for Lanka-by Michael Roberts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Decisive Cricket Secures Asia Cup for Lanka-by Michael Roberts<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Source:<\/span><\/strong>Thuppahis<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"DanyalDanyal Rasool,<\/strong>\u00a0in ESPNcricinfo, 11 September 2022, where the title runs thus:\u00a0\u201c<\/strong>Rajapaksa, Hasaranga, Madushan win the Asia Cup crown for Sri Lanka\u201d \u2026..\u00a0In the final, Pakistan were outclassed with the bat, outsmarted with the ball and outdone in the field<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sri Lanka<\/b>\u00a0170 for 6 (Rajapaksa 71*, Rauf 3-29) beat\u00a0Pakistan<\/b>\u00a0147 all out (Rizwan 55, Madushan 4-34, Hasaranga 3-27) by 23 runs<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A tournament that began for Sri Lanka with\u00a0tumult at home<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0turbulence in the UAE<\/a>\u00a0has ended with them taking home the Asia Cup trophy. Pakistan were the side at the receiving end of this thumping, outclassed with the bat, outsmarted with the ball, outdone in the field, and out-thought in the captaincy department by an electric Sri Lankan performance which wrapped up a commanding 23-run win.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Bhanuka Rajapaksa<\/a>\u00a0formed the backbone of the Sri Lankan innings, rescuing his side from 58 for 5 with an unbeaten 45-ball 71 that saw them post 170.<\/strong>\u00a0It was followed by a spirited showing in the field as Sri Lanka outmatched Pakistan\u2019s intensity, with\u00a0Wanindu Hasaranga<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Pramod Madushan<\/a>\u00a0taking seven wickets between them during a listless batting performance.<\/span><\/div>\n
It had begun so smoothly for Pakistan, with\u00a0Naseem Shah<\/a>\u2018s opening-over wicket appearing to set the tone for Pakistan.\u00a0Haris Rauf<\/a>\u00a0was in similarly breathtaking form, never more so than during an extraordinary sixth over where he threatened the stumps nearly every ball. By then, both Pathum Nissanka and Danushka Gunathilaka had been accounted for, and Dhananjaya de Silva and Dasun Shanaka would soon follow.<\/span><\/div>\n
A revival led by Rajapaksa and Hasaranga helped Sri Lanka force themselves back into the game and a spirited finish ensured they\u2019d post a competitive score. It was assisted by some ordinary ground fielding and catching by Pakistan; their best fielder, Shadab Khan, had a notoriously poor outing. Sri Lanka, by contrast, showed in the field how desperately they wanted this. Pakistan were stifled through the first half and then blown away in the second.<\/span><\/div>\n
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