How Pakistan was KNOCKED OUT OF THE ASIA CUP 2023 After Losing To Sri Lanka Due To Mohammad Nawaz’s Wicket

Pakistan was KNOCKED OUT OF THE ASIA CUP 2023 After Losing To Sri Lanka Due To Mohammad Nawaz’s Wicket

Just before the Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka game was stopped by rain, Mohammad Nawaz was out in the 28th over of the innings, reducing the Pakistani total at the end of the innings by one run.

After suffering a two-wicket loss (DLS method) in the fifth game in the Super 4 stage of the competition, Pakistan was eliminated from the Asia Cup 2023. Sri Lanka successfully completed the 252 run chase to win the game and go to the championship match. Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, and Charith Asalanka were the main bat architects. Sadeera produced a fantastic 48, and Mendis got a 91 off 87 balls. Asalanka reached 49 undefeated and was the one who nicked the two runs off the final ball to give Sri Lanka a dramatic victory.

Pakistan, who was ranked first in the world when the Asia Cup began, is no longer in the competition. Ironically, the day they were eliminated, replacement pacer Shahnawaz Dahani arrived in Lanka. However, Pakistan is the only one to blame. They committed some careless mistakes during the game, which led to the loss of the game and the end of the campaign.

Losing the wicket soon before the first rain break after the first innings started was Pakistan’s one major error. It was Mohammad Nawaz’s wicket. In the 28th over, Maheesh Theekshana removed him from the game. After Nawaz returned, it started to rain. Thirty minutes later, the game restarted with three more overs missing. The game had now changed to a 42-overs-per-side format. Due to rain, the game had already begun as a 45-overs-per-side contest.

Iftikhar Ahmed batted after Nawaz was dismissed and hammered 47 off 40 balls. Mohammad Rizwan’s unbeaten 80 off 73 balls gave Pakistan the solidity they needed to finally post 252 for 7 in 42 overs.

Sri Lanka arrived to pursue 252 precisely, not 253. Pakistan lost the game as a result of this. Due to Nawaz’s wicket, Sri Lanka had to make one fewer run in the chase. Sri Lanka would be pursuing 255 if Pakistan hadn’t lost Nawaz before the rain break. This is how the ODI cricket Duckworth-Lewis technique operates.Pakistan was KNOCKED OUT OF THE ASIA CUP 2023

Rain is something that no one can control. The batters must, however, attempt to protect their wicket during a rain-shortened match with additional chances of precipitation predicted and heavy clouds looming overhead. Nawaz failed to accomplish that, which ultimately cost Pakistan the game.

This is not to argue that Pakistan did not make mistakes elsewhere. However, this error is highlighted even more because DLS and rain together destroyed their hopes of qualifying.

The last Asia Cup 2023 match between Sri Lanka and India is scheduled for September 17, and a reserve day has been set aside for this match. Prior to it, on Friday, September 15, India takes against Bangladesh in the final Super 4 stage encounter.