Pakistan face Sri Lanka in a virtual semi-final in the Asia Cup Super Fours today (September 14), with the winner guaranteed to face India in the final. Here’s all you need to know about the fixture, including the updated scorecard, toss news and playing XIs.
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Pakistan v Sri Lanka
Asia Cup 2023
September 14, 2023, 3pm local time
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
PAK v SL, Asia Cup 2023 Match 11: Toss
The toss will take place at 2:30pm local time.
PAK vs SL, Today’s Asia Cup 2023: Live score
PAK vs SL, Asia Cup 2023: Team news
Naseem Shah has been ruled out of the rest of Pakistan’s Asia Cup campaign and has been replaced in the squad by Zaman Khan. It was announced on Wednesday (September 13) that Khan will be part of their playing XI, which has five changes from the one which faced India. Haris Rauf also suffered an injury during Pakistan’s last fixture, and has been replaced by Mohammad Wasim. Mohammad Haris replaced Fakhar Zaman, Saud Shakeel comes in for Agha Salman and Mohammad Nawaz takes Faheem Ashraf’s place.
Sri Lanka are expected to stick with the same XI that came so close against India in their last fixture.
PAK vs SL, Asia Cup 2023: Playing XIs
Pakistan: Mohammad Haris, Imam-ul-haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Wasim, Zaman Khan.
Sri Lanka: Yet to be announced
Match prediction – Today’s Asia Cup live match
Both sides come into the game off the back of disappointing losses. Sri Lanka were in a winning position against India while Pakistan were dominated by the same opposition. With Pakistan weakened after injuries and several changes to their XI, it’s a prime opportunity for Sri Lanka to turn the tables. There has never been an India-Pakistan final in the Asia Cup, and Sri Lanka could yet again prevent that occasion.
