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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - Sri Lanka won the toss and choose to bat first
Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets
Inconsistent Sri Lanka face uphill task against in-form Pakistan at Hyderabad
Expect Babar Azam-led Pakistan to a comfortable win over Sri Lanka at Hyderabad.
Tournament: | ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 |
Format: | oneday |
Venue: | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, Rangareddy, India |
Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
Weather: | 30.0°C|Partly cloudy |
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Pakistan and Sri Lanka will lock horns in the 8th match of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup played at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
In their opening game, Pakistan ed 81-run win over Netherlands, courtesy excellent contributions from Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Haris Rauf and Hasan Ali. With this result, Pakistan ed their first win of the competition.
On the other hand, Sri Lanka were completely outplayed by South Africa in all three departments. Skipper Dasun Shanaka will be hoping that the side can raise their overall game against Pakistan.
In the history of the ICC Cricket World Cups, Pakistan have won all of their seven matches played against Sri Lanka.
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Afghanistan beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets
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Going into this match, the worry for Pakistan will be lack of runs from the opening pair of Fakhar Zaman and Imam-Ul-Haq. The team management will be hoping that the opening pair can find form with the bat against Sri Lanka.
In the batting department, the side will be relying on openers Imam-Ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, captain Babar Azam, rookie Saud Shakeel, wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan, veteran Iftikhar Ahmed and all-rounder Shadab Khan to deliver the bulk of the runs.
In the opening match, Saud Shakeel showcased excellent form with the bat and scored a brisk 68 off 52 balls with the help of nine fours and one six. He was well ed by wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan, who scored 68 runs off 75 balls with the help of eight boundaries.
Besides half-centuries from Shakeel and Rizwan, all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz scored 39 runs off 43 balls, whereas Shadab Khan chipped in with 32 runs off 34 balls with the help of two fours and one six.
In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the pace trio of Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi, and Hasan Ali to deliver timely breakthroughs.
In the previous match, Haris Rauf was the pick of the bowlers for Pakistan and claimed 3 for 43 in his nine overs. Besides Rauf, Hasan Ali also put in a tidy performance and finished with figures of 2 for 33 in his seven overs.
The spin trio of Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz and Iftikhar Ahmed claimed one wicket apiece.
Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf
Babar Azam, Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Iftikhar Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi
The Islanders might make one or two changes to their playing XI for this all-important class. Lahiru Kumara come in place of Kasun Rajitha.The team management will be hoping that the bowlers can make amends and put in an improved performance against Pakistan.
In the batting department, the side will be relying on in-form Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, swashbuckling opener Kusal Perera, Charith Asalanka, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dhananjaya de Silva and captain Dasun Shanaka to deliver the bulk of the scoring.
In the opening match, Kusal Mendis showcased excellent form with the bat for Sri Lanka and smashed a quick-fire 76 runs off 42 balls with the help of four fours and eight sixes.
Besides Mendis, Charith Asalanka smashed 79 runs off 65 balls with the help of eight boundaries and four sixes, whereas Dasun Shanaka also scored 68 runs off 62 balls with the help of six fours and three sixes.
In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the likes of Lahiru Kumara, Dunith Wellalage, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana and Dasun Shanaka to deliver timely breakthroughs.
In the previous match, Dilshan Madushanka picked up two wickets and conceded 86 runs from his full quota of overs.
Dasun Shanaka (c), Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dunith Wellalage, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka, Kasun Rajitha /Lahiru Kumara.
Pathum Nissanka, Dasun Shanaka, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka
The wicket prepared at Hyderabad is going to be excellent for batting. The bowlers will be rewarded if they put the ball in the right areas consistently.
The weather forecast for the game is going to be bright and sunny with humidity around 44%.
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad is going to host the 8th match of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup between Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Pakistan will take heart from the fact that they have won their previous match played at this venue.
Both the teams will be keen to win the toss, bat first and post a score in excess of 325 runs. The previous game played at Hyderabad was won by side batting first.
After analyzing both the teams, Pakistan will be clear favorites to win their game against Sri Lanka. With likes of Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan and Hasan Ali in the XI, Pakistan’s bowling attack has the ability to derail Sri Lanka’s inconsistent batting lineup.
Expect Babar Azam-led Pakistan to a comfortable win over Sri Lanka at Hyderabad.
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