Who: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
What: T20 Asia Cup 2025 Tremendous Fours
When: Tuesday, September 23 at 6:30pm (14:30 GMT)
The place: Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
How you can observe: Al Jazeera Sport could have reside build-up from 11:00 GMT forward of our complete textual content commentary stream of the match.
Pakistan and Sri Lanka meet of their Tremendous Fours match on the T20 Asia Cup 2025 figuring out {that a} loss in Abu Dhabi may jeopardise their place within the event.
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Each former champions have misplaced their opening video games within the second section of the regional competitors, and the match on Tuesday will supply them an opportunity to revive their marketing campaign for the ultimate.
The highest two groups from the round-robin type Tremendous Fours will qualify for the ultimate in Dubai on Sunday.
Bangladesh and India, the opposite Tremendous Fours groups, every have two factors on the board after their respective wins in opposition to Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
Six-time winners Sri Lanka have been edged by the Tigers by 4 wickets in a intently fought match on Saturday, whereas Pakistan have been handed a second defeat in eight days by the hands of India on Sunday.
Charith Asalanka’s crew have been unbeaten in Group B and can begin as favourites in opposition to Pakistan, whom they’ve crushed of their final 5 T20 worldwide (T20I) conferences.
For 2-time champions Pakistan, the match will supply an opportunity to revive some pleasure after their two heavy losses in opposition to archrivals India.
Gamers to observe: Pakistan
- Fakhar Zaman: The veteran batter has made a return to the crew after a protracted, injury-forced layoff. And whereas he hasn’t posted large scores on a constant foundation, Zaman is understood to demoralise opposition bowlers as soon as he will get within the stream. The longer the opener stays on the crease, the higher Pakistan’s probabilities of posting an enormous goal or chasing one down.
- Abrar Ahmed: The bespectacled leg-spinner has been Pakistan’s most economical bowler within the event regardless of choosing up solely 4 wickets in his 4 Asia Cup video games to this point. His tight spells usually power opposition batters to assault the opposite bowlers and lose wickets on the different finish, making Abrar a key determine in Pakistan’s lineup.
Gamers to observe: Sri Lanka
- Pathum Nissanka: The Sri Lankan opener is having fun with an distinctive run of type and has scored a minimal of 30 runs in 16 of his final 25 innings in T20Is at a strike price of 124. On the Asia Cup 2025, Nissanka is second on the run-scoring charts with 146 runs in 4 matches, 27 runs behind India’s distinctive batter Abhishek Sharma.
- Wanindu Hasaranga: Hasaranga’s place within the Sri Lankan facet has been blighted by frequent accidents, however the leg-spin bowling all-rounder stays a key member of the crew. He has taken 5 wickets in 5 Asia Cup 2025 matches at an economic system price of below six. Hasaranga enjoys taking part in in opposition to Pakistan and has taken 14 wickets and scored 61 runs in his 5 matches in opposition to the 2012 Asian champions.
Tremendous Fours factors desk and qualification state of affairs
India sit on high of the Tremendous Fours desk with two factors and a internet run price (NRR) of 0.689, adopted by Bangladesh, who’ve the identical variety of factors however an NRR of 0.121.
The winner of Tuesday’s match may rank wherever from first to 3rd, based mostly on their NRR, and the dropping crew, whereas nonetheless not out, should win their final match by an enormous margin and hope the opposite outcomes go their approach.
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Head-to-head: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in T20Is
Whereas Pakistan lead Sri Lanka of their total T20I outcomes, the Lions have been the dominant crew within the format previously six years.
Pakistan have crushed Sri Lanka 13 out of 23 instances, however their final T20I win in opposition to the Lions got here in 2019.
Kind information: Pakistan
Pakistan have blown cold and warm within the T20 Asia Cup, having gained in opposition to lower-ranked groups Oman and the UAE whereas dropping each their matches in opposition to defending champions India.
As at all times, it’s tough to foretell which Pakistan crew – sizzling or chilly – will flip up on match day.
Final 5 outcomes (most up-to-date first): L W L W W
Kind information: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka beat all three of their Group B opponents previous to the Tremendous Fours loss in opposition to Bangladesh, however have had a blended bag of ends in T20Is in 2025. They beat Zimbabwe 2-1 of their bilateral sequence however misplaced 2-1 to Bangladesh just a few weeks earlier.
Final 5 outcomes (most up-to-date first): L W W W W
Group information: Pakistan
Pakistan have, predictably, made just a few modifications to their taking part in XIs over the course of the event, and never all of them have paid off.
Belligerent batter Hasan Nawaz’s exclusion from the crew that confronted India on Sunday was met with criticism, particularly because the participant changing him – Hussain Talat – didn’t enhance on Nawaz’s performances.
Salman Agha’s crew have additionally switched between taking part in two spinners and tempo bowlers.
Nawaz and spinner Sufiyan Muqeem may return in opposition to Sri Lanka.
Predicted XI: Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha (captain), Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Hasan Nawaz/Hussain Talat, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi/Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Sufiyan Muqeem
Group information: Sri Lanka
Decrease-order batter Kamil Mishara’s spot within the taking part in XI might be below scrutiny, given his low strike price and scores within the final three matches. Janith Liyanage may exchange Mishara on Tuesday.
Predicted XI: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper), Kamil Mishara/Janith Liyanage, Kusal Perera, Charith Asalanka (captain), Dasun Shanaka, Kamindu Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara
