Live Cricket Score, Pakistan (Pak) vs Sri Lanka (SL), Asia Cup: Pakistan, Sri Lanka clash in dead-rubber
Pakistan, having already crashed out of the Asia Cup, take on Sri Lanka in a dead rubber as their opponents also have no chance to make it to the final. Pakistan and Sri Lanka will only play for pride and get some match practice before the all important World T20 starting next week in India. Catch the live cricket score and live cricket updates of the Pakistan vs Sri Lanka here
Live Cricket Scorecard: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
Live Cricket Updates
1810 hrs IST: Sri Lanka’s batting a major problem. Missing Lasith Malinga in the bowling department
1808 hrs IST: Pakistan have to get their order right. A lot has been said about their approach but today they need to be quality
1800 hrs IST: Pakistan and Sri Lanka are playing a dead rubber but still important for both teams
Build Up
I promised Shahid Afridi that he will lead Pakistan at World T20: PCB chief
Shahid Afridi-led Pakistan failed to reach final of the ongoing Asia Cup. (Source: AP)
PCB chief Shaharyar Khan has tried to quell speculations about a possible change in the captaincy before the World T20 by declaring that the board had no plans to remove Shahid Afridi.
Pakistan undone by their ‘strength’
Mohammad Sami’s error filled second last over allowed Bangladesh to beat Pakistan and make the final. (Source: AP)
Coming into the Asia Cup, Pakistan’s batting was the bigger of their concerns but they were banking their hopes on the bowling effort to guide them to the trophy. But on Wednesday in Mirpur, it was the bowling that came undone in their 5-wicket loss to Bangladesh.
Most worrying thing is that we haven’t clicked as a batting order: Mathews
Mathews has time and again said that transition phase cannot be used as an excuse for losing too many matches. (Source: AP)
Sri Lanka’s stand-in captain Angelo Mathews made no bones about the fact that the string of defeats has had “damaging” effect on their morale ahead of the ICC World T20 in India starting next week.
