New Delhi: The final match of the Asia Cup T20 tournament was played at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday (September 11). In this title match, Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and invited Sri Lanka to bat first. Batting first, Sri Lanka scored 170 runs losing six wickets in 20 overs. Chasing this target, Pakistan was bowled out for just 147 runs by the Lankan bowlers.
Let us know that Sri Lanka's team has become the Asia Cup champion for the sixth time. In the final match, the Sri Lankan team defeated Pakistan by 23 runs. Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, Sri Lanka scored 170 runs losing six wickets in 20 overs. Bhanuka Rajapaksa played an unbeaten inning of 71 runs for Sri Lanka. In reply, Pakistan was bowled out for 147 in 20 overs. Mohammad Rizwan top-scored for Pakistan with a score of 55 runs in 49 balls. Pramod Madushan and Wanindu Hasaranga were the heroes of the victory for Sri Lanka. Madushan took three wickets and Hasaranga three wickets in one over.
Sri Lanka first won the Asia Cup title in 1986. After this, the team won the title in 1997, 2004, 2008, 2014 and now 2022. India has won this title 7 times. Sri Lanka is now just one title away from India. This is the first time since April 2014 that Sri Lanka has won five consecutive T20 matches. Earlier, the team won five T20 matches one after the other in the T20 World Cup played in Bangladesh in 2014.
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