DIndia’s victory over Sri Lanka, Pakistan has received good news. Despitean easy win by the Indian team, Pakistan’s net run rate couldn’t surpassSri Lanka’s, and the Lankans still have a better net run rate than thenational team. Following India’s win in the fourth match of the Super 4stage against Sri Lanka in Colombo, they secured a place in the Asia Cupfinal.
This victory against Sri Lanka has also improved Pakistan’s chances ofreaching the final. However, despite Sri Lanka’s loss to India, Pakistan’snational team still faces a significant challenge. After the completion ofall four matches in the Super 4 stage, Sri Lanka is still ahead of Pakistanin the points table due to a much better net run rate.
Both Pakistan and Sri Lanka have 2 points each, but Sri Lanka has a net runrate of -0.20, which is better than Pakistan’s net run rate of -1.892.
Therefore, Pakistan will need to secure a significant victory against SriLanka in the scheduled match on September 14th to reach the final. IfPakistan fails to improve its net run rate despite a win on September 14th,their chances of reaching the final will be almost eliminated. If it rainsduring the match or Pakistan loses, their journey in the tournament willalso come to an end.
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It’s clear that there are only 3 matches left in the Asia Cup tournamentnow. Pakistan and Sri Lanka will face off on September 14th, while Indiaand Bangladesh will meet on September 15th. The tournament’s final will beplayed on September 17th after the conclusion of the Super 4 stage onSeptember 15th. It’s important to note that all remaining matches in thetournament are also susceptible to weather disruptions
