Tuesday’s eighth game of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup between Pakistan and Sri Lanka will take place at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium.
Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Haris Rauf, and Hasan Ali all made significant contributions to Pakistan’s 81-run victory over the Netherlands in their opening match. Pakistan achieved their first victory of the competition with this outcome.
On the other side, South Africa utterly outperformed Sri Lanka in each of the three categories. Dasun Shanaka, the team’s captain, would be hoping for a better performance overall against Pakistan.
Pakistan has defeated Sri Lanka seven times in the history of the ICC Cricket World Cups and has triumphed in every one of those encounters.
The concern for Pakistan going into this game will be the opening duo of Fakhar Zaman and Imam-Ul-Haq’s inability to score runs. The management of the team will be hopeful that the starting pair can get going against Sri Lanka.
Imam-Ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, captain Babar Azam, rookie Saud Shakeel, wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan, veteran Iftikhar Ahmed, and all-rounder Shadab Khan will be relied upon to score the majority of runs in the team’s batting order.
Saud Shakeel displayed good batting form in the first game, scoring a quick 68 off 52 balls with the help of nine fours and one six. Mohammad Rizwan, the wicketkeeper, provided strong assistance, scoring 68 runs off 75 balls while hitting eight boundaries.
Mohammad Nawaz, an all-rounder, scored 39 runs off 43 balls in addition to Shakeel and Rizwan’s half-centuries. Shadab Khan contributed 32 runs off 34 balls with the help of two fours and one six.
The team will be counting on the fast bowling combination of Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi, and Hasan Ali to produce crucial wickets.
Haris Rauf was Pakistan’s preferred bowler in the previous game, recording 3 for 43 in his nine overs. Along with Rauf, Hasan Ali also put in a good showing, finishing with 2 for 33 in his seven overs.
Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, and Shadab Khan, a spinner trio, each took one wicket.
Pakistan’s Predicted XI:
Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk),
For this crucial class, the Islanders may make one or two adjustments to their starting lineup. Kasun Rajitha has been replaced by Lahiru Kumara.The bowlers’ performance against Pakistan will be watched closely by the team management in the hopes that they can correct their mistakes.
For the majority of the scoring, the team will rely on its in-form batsmen Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, daring opener Kusal Perera, Charith Asalanka, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dhananjaya de Silva, and captain Dasun Shanaka.
Kusal Mendis of Sri Lanka displayed outstanding form with the bat in the opening game, scoring 76 runs off 42 balls in a flash thanks to four fours and eight sixes.
Along with Mendis, Charith Asalanka and Dasun Shanaka each hit 68 runs off 62 balls with the aid of six fours and three sixes. Charith Asalanka hammered 79 runs off 65 balls with the help of eight boundaries and four sixes.
Lahiru Kumara, Dunith Wellalage, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana, and Dasun Shanaka are some of the bowlers the team will be counting on for timely wickets.
Dilshan Madushanka took two wickets and let up 86 runs from his allotted overs in the previous game.
Sri Lanka’s Predicted XI:
Kasun Rajitha and Lahiru Kumara, Dasun Shanaka (c), Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dunith Wellalage, Matheesha Pathirana, and Kusal Mendis (wk)
It will be a great place to bat on the wicket that has been created in Hyderabad. If the bowlers regularly place the ball in the proper spots, they will be rewarded.
The game is expected to take place in bright, sunny weather with a 44% humidity level.
The eighth game of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup between Pakistan and Sri Lanka will take place at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.
The fact that Pakistan won their previous game played at this location would give them encouragement.
Toss: To Bat
Both teams will be eager to select the winning side, bat first, and score more than 325 runs. In the last game that was played in Hyderabad, the team that batted first won.
Pakistan will Win this Match
Pakistan would be the overwhelming favorites to defeat Sri Lanka after examining both teams. Pakistan’s bowling arsenal has the potential to scuttle Sri Lanka’s erratic batting lineup thanks to players like Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan, and Hasan Ali in the XI.
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