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Pakistan vs Sri Lanka tie match result In the virtual semi-final of Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup 2023, Dasun Shanaka’s team reached the final by winning by 2 wickets. In this thrilling match, both teams were tied for 252 runs, but Sri Lanka won without a super over. Many cricket fans wonder how Sri Lanka won even though the score was even. If you are also searching for this question then you have come to the right place. Today we will tell you how Pakistan vs Sri Lanka match was declared as the winner despite it being a tie.
How did Sri Lanka win against Pakistan despite the match being tied?
The match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka was affected by rain. Due to rain interruption, the match started with a delay of about 2 hours, which led to the 5-5 over being cut and the match being decided to 45-45 overs. In this match, Pakistan team won the toss and chose to bat first. When Pakistan were 130 for 5 in 27.4 overs, rain again halted play. After some time when the match resumed, the match officials decided to make the match 3-3 overs and the match was 42-42 overs. Pakistan scored 252 runs in 42 overs with the help of Mohammad Rizwan’s half-century.
Whenever a match is affected by rain and an over is cut short, the chasing team is given a new target based on the Duckworth-Lewis rule i.e. DLS. In such a situation, Sri Lanka got a target of 252 runs and not 253 runs in 42 overs. Due to which Sri Lanka won the match despite drawing Pakistan.
A half-century from Kusal Mendis and a brave innings from Charith Aslanka in adverse conditions helped Sri Lanka reach the final of the Asia Cup cricket tournament by defeating Pakistan by two wickets under the Duckworth-Lewis method in a thrilling rain-affected Super Super match. They will face India on Sunday in four stages. Chasing Pakistan’s target of 252, Sri Lanka won by scoring 252 for eight in the last ball thanks to Mendis’ 91 off 87 balls with eight fours and one six and a 100-run third-wicket partnership with Samaravikram (48). . Aslanka scored an unbeaten 49 off 47 balls with the help of three fours and one six to take the team to the target.
With this, the journey of Babar Azam’s Pakistan team in the Asia Cup ended here. Pakistan started the Super-4 phase with a resounding win against Bangladesh, but back-to-back defeats against India and Sri Lanka have seen them crash out of the tournament.