🏏Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Super Fours, 5th Match, Asia Cup 2023 🏏 - Page 3

Sri Lanka's 13-match winning streak has come to an end. 20-year-old Dunith Wellalage had a memorable outing against India. After removing five of the top six batters, he top-scored with an unbeaten 42, but that wasn't enough for the Islanders as they suffered a 41-run loss.

20-year-old Dunith Wellalage had a memorable outing against India. He is the future leader to Sri Lankan team.

He knows the strengths and weakness of the rivals and will play accordingly.

The ground is completely covered as things stand, and the umbrellas are firmly in place.

Aamir: "Thanks for posting about the current weather. Can you tell us what's the forecast for the day? Should we keep hopes to get a (shortened) game? " Not promising to be honest, but I think we could get a shortened game in. Looking at live pictures, the ground is fully covered as I type. Waqar Younis and Dominic Cork have their umbrellas up. Not heavy rain at the moment, but a steady drizzle and that is enough.

Taz: "And is there a reserve day?" Nope

Almost the entire stadium has been covered. Rain is already there!

Key highlights leading up to the Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup 2023 Super 4 contest

1. Sri Lanka last defeated Pakistan in ODIs in 2015, losing eight matches against the since then. They last faced each other in an ODI in October 2019.

2. Babar has been in hot form against Sri Lanka in ODIs, in his last six innings. He has registered knocks of 103, 101, 30, 69*, 115, 31 (last).

3. Wellalage is currently the highest wicket-taker in the ongoing tournament with nine wickets in four matches. He shares that spot with Pakistan's Rauf, India's Kuldeep and Bangladesh's Taskin.

4. Sri Lanka have reached 11 Asia Cup finals, which is more than either India (9) or Pakistan (5).

5. Form guide (last five completed ODI, most recent first): Sri Lanka: WWWWL, Pakistan: WWWWL

The ground is completely covered as things stand, and the toss has been delayed. It is not raining at the moment, just a slight mizzle if any.

LIndia are already through to the final and Bangladesh are eliminated. Today's encounter is a virtual semifinal. Hello everyone. It's Pakistan vs Sri Lanka. The winner progresses to the final while the loser will get knocked out. In case of a No Result, Sri Lanka will progress as they've a better Net Run Rate. Both teams come into this match on the back of a loss to India. Who'll come out on top? Let's find out....

The No.1 ODI team received a thrashing at the hands of their arch rivals. Nothing went right for them against India. In a 2-day encounter, they conceded 356/2 before getting bundled out for 128. That was just the second loss in their last 12 ODIs, but have they recovered from that defeat? Pakistan already named their XI - making five changes. Opener Fakhar has been dropped, seam bowling all-rounder has been replaced with spin bowling all-rounder, two of their main pacers are out due to injuries and Agha Salman - who copped a blow on his face in the previous match - has been replaced by Saud Shakeel. Can Babar Azam and Co. bounce back and ensure we have another India vs Pakistan encounter?

Sri Lanka's 13-match winning streak has come to an end. 20-year-old Dunith Wellalage had a memorable outing against India. After removing five of the top six batters, he top-scored with an unbeaten 42, but that wasn't enough for the Islanders as they suffered a 41-run loss. Sri Lanka have played quite a few close encounters of late and different players have stepped up. They are unlikely to tinker their playing XI. The last time these two teams locked horns against each other was way back in 2019 where Pakistan emerged victorious in the 3-match series. A lot has changed since then. Let's hope we are treated to a thriller...

14:15 Local Time, 08:45 GMT, 14:15 IST: The entire stadium has been covered. Yes, it's currently raining. And ICYMI, there is no reserve day for this encounter.

It's official, the toss has been delayed! We have some good news, the covers are coming off. If there's no rain, the toss could be at 14:50.