New Delhi. The Asia Cup 2023 group round matches end on September 5. Talking about the 6-team tournament, only Pakistan has qualified for the Super-4 so far. 5 teams are left in the race. A match is currently being played between India and Nepal in Kandy. The team that wins this match will advance to the Super-4, while the losing team will be eliminated. Even if this match is not completed due to rain, Team India will qualify for Super-4 as they will have 2 points from 2 matches. The match between India and Pakistan was also cancelled, after Nepal lost to Pakistan in the first match. In such a situation, after being canceled against India, he will have only one point.
As for Group B of the Asia Cup, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan are still in the race. Bangladesh have played both their matches. It lost against Sri Lanka while the team managed to register a big win against Afghanistan. Both Sri Lanka and Afghanistan have played one match each. Sri Lanka and Afghanistan will meet in a match to be played on Tuesday, September 5. Afghanistan will have to win this match to stay in the Super-4 race. After this, after 3-3 matches of all three teams, the points will be 2-2. In such a situation, the decision will be taken from the net run rate. If the Sri Lankan team wins this match, the Afghanistan team will be out of the race.
Run rate is in minus
Afghanistan’s net run rate is -1.780. That means he has to register a big win against Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka’s net run rate is 0.951. That means the team is in a good position. Bangladesh’s run rate is 0.373. The match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan will be played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The big score can be seen here. Bangladesh made a huge score of 334 runs against Afghanistan on this ground. In reply, the Afghanistan team was bundled out for 245 runs. In this way, Bangladesh won by 89 runs.
Rashid could not take a single wicket
Afghanistan fast bowler Rashid Khan could not take a single wicket against Bangladesh. He gave 66 runs in 10 overs. Apart from this, off-spinner Mujeeb ur Rehman could take only one wicket by giving away 62 runs in 10 overs. Both will be expected to perform well against Sri Lanka. Opener Ibrahim Zadran scored a half-century in the first match. Apart from this, captain Hasmatullah Shahidi played an important innings of 51 runs.
On the other hand, Sri Lanka’s top order batsmen will want to perform well. Young fast bowler Matisha Pathirana took 4 wickets against Bangladesh. In such a situation, once again the team will have high hopes from him. However, there is a possibility of rain during the Super-4 matches in Sri Lanka. This has put everyone from organizers to broadcasters in trouble.
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Both teams are as follows
Afghanistan: Hasmatullah Shahidi (Captain), Ibrahim Zadran, Ikram Alikhil, Najibullah Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Riaz Hasan, Gulbuddin Naib, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Rahmat Shah, Rashid Khan, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Abdul Rehman, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Mohammad Saleem, Muje aka , Mohammed alias. Rahman, Noor Ahmed.
Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (Captain), Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendins (Vice-Captain), Charith Aslanka, Dhananjay de Silva, Sadira Samarawickrama, Mahish Thikshina, Dunith Velange, Mathisha Pathirana, Kasun Fernando, Kasun Rajun, B. , Pramod Madushan.
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Tags: Asia Cup, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Team India
First published: September 04, 2023, 16:17 IST