Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Match Preview

Pakistan and Sri Lanka have been head to head in 21 matches’ inT20s. Out of these 21 matches, 13 were won by Pakistan and 8 were won by Sri Lanka. This just shows that Pakistan is a dominating side against Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Previous Matches

The first big contest between these two happened in T20 Cricket World Cup 2009, when they played against each other in the final match of the World cup and Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by 8 wickets. Pakistan chased down 139 in the 19th over and lifted the trophy. From 2009 to 2022, these two teams have played great cricket and played some nail-biters. The Asia Cup 2015-6 match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan was a nail-biter where Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by 1 wickets. Both teams have performed equally well against each other in different events and bilateral series. Sri Lanka vs Pakistan(Sri vs Pak) match preview Match : 12 Teams: Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Asia cup 2022 Day:Friday Date: 9 sep 2022 Time: IST: 7:30 PM GMT: 02:00 PM Local/ UAE : 06:00 PM Venue:Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Sri Lanka vs Pakistan

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Sri vs Pak Live Score 2022

Sri vs Pak head to head

Match Type	Head to Head	Sri Lanka Won	Sri Lanka Loss	Pakistan Won	Pakistan Loss	Tied
ODI Matches	155	58	92	92	58	5
T-20 Matches	21	8	13	13	8	0
TEST Matches	57	17	21	21	17	19

The current squad of the Sri Lankan team for Asia Cup 2022 is lacking experienced players. Some of the players are still new to International cricket. The prominent names are Kusal Mendis, Bhanuska Rajapaksa, Chamika Karunaratne, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dhanushka Gunthalika and Dhananjaya De Silva who are new faces of the Sri Lankan team. Kusal Mendis has an average of 19.61 in 38 T20s and Dhanuska Gunthalika has played 41 T20 and has 706 runs with an average of 17.6 while Chamika Karunaratne has 206 runs in 27 T20s and has an average of 17.6. Bhanushka Rajapaksa who played match winning inning against Bangladesh has390 runs in 23 matches with an average of 22.9, Wanindu Hasaranga who can bowl and bat too has 386 runs in 40 matches with an average of 13.8 and with the ball, he has 65 wickets in 38 games and has an economy rate of 6.70. All of these players are crucial for Sri Lanka and could pose threat for Pakistani team On the other hand Pakistani team looks like a balanced side with Babar Azam and Rizwan opening the game and then the power hitters who make up the middle order of Pakistan batting lineup. Asif Ali, Khushdil Shah and Iftikhar got some serious firepower to destroy the opponents bowling lineup. In the bowling department they have Naseem Shah who is in his best form these days, took 4 wickets against India and Hong Kong combined. Nawaz is looking in great touch too with the off spin bowling while Shadab has one of the best economy rates and can bat too if need arises. Haris Rauf can bowl at 140+kph. Pakistan team is favourite for this contest as they are bit more balanced side as compared to Sri Lanka