The sixteenth Asia Cup, which is now in progress, features a virtual semifinal between Dasun Shanaka’s Sri Lanka and Babar Azam’s Pakistan. The R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo will host the fifth game of the Super Fours round on Thursday, September 14, 2023. It should be noted that team India has already qualified for the mega-final whereas Bangladesh has been disqualified.
In this round, both the Lankan Lions and the Men in Green have played two games, winning one and losing the other. Prior to being severely defeated by India by a margin of 228 runs in their second Super Fours match, Pakistan defeated the Bangla Tigers by seven wickets.
However, Shanaka’s team also overcame Bangladesh by a score of 21 runs before suffering a 41-run setback to Team India. Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the winners of the 2014 competition, will try to snag a key victory here to advance to the summit match. The battle for supremacy in Asia is heating up, and Rohit Sharma and his troops are eagerly awaiting the outcome of this thrilling contest.
In the meantime, before Match 5 between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the Super Fours phase of the Asia Cup 2023, below are some significant statistics and numbers:
Head-to-Head Record: Pakistan and Sri Lanka have faced off in 155 one-day internationals, with 92 victories going to the Men in Green. With one game finishing in a tie and four games concluding in a tie-breaker, the Lions have won 58 games.
107 runs are required for Fakhar Zaman (4893) to reach the milestone of 5000 runs in all formats.
Imam-ul-Haq (2976) needs 24 runs in ODIs to attain the milestone of 3000 runs.
Dimuth Karunaratne (7932) needs 68 more runs to get 8000 career runs in international cricket.
Iftikhar Ahmed (46) requires four sixes in order to reach the maximum of 50 in all formats.
Kusal Perera (5908) must score 92 runs in international games to get 6000 runs overall.
3. Dasun Shanaka (97) needs three more fours to reach 100 in ODIs.
Dhananjaya de Silva (44) needs six more victims to reach 50 wickets in ODIs.
3. Kasun Rajitha (97) needs three more dismissals to reach 100 across all forms.
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