Both sides recently met for one of the best matches in their history of match-ups with Charith Asalanka taking Sri Lanka to the Asia Cup Finals off the Final form. They come into the second game of their World Cups with decent performances behind them. Pakistan, struggling for form had a good game against Netherlands, finding some of their lost rhythm. Sri Lanka though struggled with the ball but will be happy with their batting and with the fact that Dasun Shanaka got some time out in the middle.

PAK vs SL Match Details

Date: October 10th, 2023

Time:  2:00 PM IST

Venue: Hyderabad

PAK vs SL Weather Report

The weather looks pretty clear for the upcoming fixture.

PAK vs SL Pitch Report

The Hyderabad track tends to slow down as the game progresses. The boundaries are pretty decently sized as well. With the tracks nature known to slow down though batting first will be a better option.

PAK vs NED Head-to-Head

Played- 156 | Sri Lanka- 59 | Pakistan- 92 | NR- 4 | Tie- 1

PAK vs SL Predicted Playing XI

SL Playing XI

Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Dunith Wellalage, Dilshan Madushanka, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha

PAK Playing XI

Fakhar Zaman, Imam Ul Haq, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Ifthikar Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Agha Salman, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi

PAK vs SL Key Players

Charith Asalanka

Charith Asalanka has silently become one of the best middle order batters going around. He has the most runs at number five since 2021 and was athe one who broke Pakistan’s hearts at the Asia Cup. Starting well in the current World Cup, Charith Asalanka could make the middle overs interesting given Pakistan’s spin bowling issues.

Bas De Leede has all the makings of a quality all-rounder. He has been in great form for the Netherlands this year and was a key player for them in the qualifiers.

Shaheen Shah Afridi

With Naseem out Shaheen Shah‘s job as top-order destroyer becomes very important. New ball wickets has been his speciality in recent times and with his pace he is likely to play a role even on spinning tracks.

PAK vs SL Match Tips

Pakistan are still in doubts with their form but will be backing themselves to beat Sri Lanka, who will be looking to play out of their skins to make things interesting this World Cup.

Match Prediction: Pakistan Will Win the Match