PAK vs SL Match Preview

Pakistan will face Sri Lanka in the Super Fours in Match 11 of the 2023 Asia Cup on Thursday afternoon at the R.Premadasa Stadium. The competition has been dominated by rain in recent days, but the ground staff has been fantastic and will be working hard to get the pitch ready for this match. Pakistan will want to put in a strong performance in this game not only to qualify for the 2023 Asia Cup final, but also to put their big defeat against India behind them. Sri Lanka displayed great character against India, reducing them from 80 without loss to 91-3 before dismissing them for 213. If Dunith Wellalage can bowl with the same precision, they will be difficult to beat in this game.

PAK vs SL Match Details

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka – Super 4 Match 3

Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium – Colombo

Date & Time: 14th September 2023 at 03:30 PM IST 

Live Streaming: Fancode App

PAK vs SL Venue Stats

Avg 1st inn score	332
Avg 2nd inn score	320
Win% batting 1st	52
Win% batting 2nd	48

PAK vs SL Pitch Report

We saw a flat track pitch, and the Sri Lankan batters got off to a fast start. We anticipate that the pitch will behave similarly today.

PAK vs SL Weather Report

After a rain delay, the match will resume today. Even after the rain stopped, the match could not be played because the ground was flooded with large puddles of water. 

PAK vs SL Last Five Matches

PAK ( Pakistan )	L W NR W W
SL ( Sri Lanka )	L W W W W

PAK vs SL Head-to-Head Stats

	Matches Played	PAK Won	SL Won	Tie	NR
Overall	155	92	58	1	4
Last 5	5	3	0	0	2

Injury News

No Injury. Will be added when there is an update.

PAK vs SL Probable Playing XIs:

Pakistan Probable Playing XIs

Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan

Sri Lanka Probable Playing XIs

Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana

Topmost Picks for PAK vs SL Dream11 Prediction:

Top Picks – Pakistan

• Babar Azam – The captain has scored 19 hundreds and 28 half-centuries across his ODI career and he is the key wicket which Sri Lanka will want to take early in his innings.
• Shaheen Shah Afridi – The quick bowler continues to be one of the top bowlers in world cricket. He is yet to go wicketless in this year’s Asia Cup.

Top Picks – Sri Lanka

• Pathum Nissanka – The right-handed opener has a top score of 137 in ODI cricket and had hit successive scores of 40+ in this tournament before a short innings against India.
• Dunith Wellalage – The 20 year old left-arm spinner returned his best ever ODI figures in Tuesday’s game as he dismissed India’s top three batters as well as KL Raul and Hardik Pandya.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for PAK vs SL Dream11 Team:

Mohammad Rizwan, Kusal Mendis, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Shadab Khan, Dunith Wellalage(C), Maheesh Theekshana, Haris Rauf(VC), Matheesha Pathirana

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for PAK vs SL Dream11 Team:

Mohammad Rizwan, Kusal Mendis, Iftikhar Ahmed, Babar Azam(C), Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka(VC), Shadab Khan, Dunith Wellalage, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Matheesha Pathirana

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Dunith Wellalage, Babar Azam

Vice-captain – Haris Rauf, Charith Asalanka

Wicketkeeper – Mohammad Rizwan

PAK vs SL Probable Winners:

With India already through to the final on Sunday and Bangladesh out, the winner of this game will advance to the final. So there is a big prize for both teams if they win this game because they will be one win away from the 2023 Asia Cup trophy as well as having a chance to beat India after their losses this week. Even without Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah, Pakistan will have a strong bowling attack and batsmen. We anticipate a close game, but Pakistan will win. Considering the team combination, Pakistan is expected to win this match.