Worst fielding later poor batting cost Pakistan Asia Cup 2022 Final

Worst fielding later poor batting has cost Pakistan, who was the favorite, the Asia Cup 2022!

Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 23 runs to win their sixth Asia Cup title at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday evening.

After putting to bat first, Sri Lanka put a 171 target on the scoreboard, which was successfully defended by the Lankan ballers who outclassed the Pakistani batting lineup.

At the start of the final match, it looked like that Pakistan will make the match one-sided, and in the end, Sri Lanka made it one-sided.

Sri Lanka in last 8 overs: 85 runs – one wicket – 11 dot balls – 6s x 5, 4s x 5

Pakistan in last 8 overs: 59 runs – eight wickets – 21 dot balls – 6s x 2, 4s x 3

Bhanuka Rajapaksa smashed an unbeaten 71 to lift Sri Lanka to 170-6 from a precarious 58-5.

Pakistan’s Haris Rauf got three wickets against 29 runs.

Pramod Madushan and Wanindu Hasaranga proved to be undertakers for Pakistan’s batting lineup as they shared seven wickets between them, sailing their team to victory.

Pakistan’s opening pair once again failed to perform. Babar Azam was sent back to the dressing room scoring just 5 runs on six balls. While Fakhar Zaman was bowled for a duck!

While Mohammad Rizwan with his half-century in the final,  finished the Asia Cup as the highest scorer of the tournament, he scored 281 runs in 6 innings, 5 more than India’s Virat Kohli.

Star performers Shadab Khan and Naseem Shah who were rested for the Super Four match versus Sri Lanka were included in the team.