Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga bowled out by Pakistan’s Abrar Ahmed through the Asia Cup 2025’s Tremendous Fours match at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, on September 23, 2025. — ACC
Sri Lanka set a modest goal of 134 runs for Pakistan within the must-win Asia Cup 2025’s Tremendous Fours match at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, on Tuesday.
Put into bat first, the defending champions managed to build up 133-8 of their allotted 20 overs regardless of Kamindu Mendis’s half-century.
Sri Lanka received off to a shaky begin to their innings as Shaheen Shah Afridi dismissed each openers — Kusal Mendis (zero) and Pathum Nissanka (eight) — in his first two overs.
The 2022 champions, nevertheless, had been in a snug place by the top of the batting powerplay as they’d piled up 53 runs regardless of dropping one other wicket.
However Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha’s determination to convey Hussain Talat in pushed Sri Lanka to the again foot because the all-rounder struck twice in his first over, bringing the entire all the way down to 58-5 in 7.3 overs.
Kamindu, then again, stood his floor agency and went on to attain a combating half-century for Sri Lanka. He was dismissed by Shaheen within the penultimate over, quickly after he amassed the milestone.
The left-handed batter top-scored for Sri Lanka with a valiant 50 off 44 deliveries, smashing three fours and two sixes.
Shaheen was the standout bowler for Pakistan, taking three wickets for simply 28 runs in his 4 overs, adopted by Haris Rauf and Talat with two every, whereas Abrar chipped in with one.
