Pak-Sri Lanka match reduced to 45 overs
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In today's Asia Cup One Day International (ODI) match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, which is almost like a semi-final, is scheduled to be played in Colombo. The match has been limited to 45 overs per side. Both teams have arrived at the stadium for the match.
It's worth noting that Pakistan announced five changes to their team for this crucial match against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup Super 4, last night. Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah have been replaced by Zaman Khan and Mohammad Wasim Junior. Zaman Khan will make his debut today in this one-day match.
Saud Shakeel, a left-handed batsman, has been included in the team for Agha Salman. Saud Shakeel has represented Pakistan in the One Day International format only a few times, where he has scored 76 runs in six matches with a strike rate of 71.02. In Colombo, observing the conditions favoring spin, Muhammad Nawaz has been included in the team instead of Faheem Ashraf, while Muhammad Haris will replace Fakhar Zaman in the lineup.
With both Pakistan and Sri Lanka having earned 2 points each from their previous 2 Super 4 matches, their encounter now effectively becomes a semi-final. The winner will face India in the final. If the match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan is abandoned due to rain, Sri Lanka will qualify for the final since they have a better net run rate (-0.200) compared to Pakistan (-1.892).
