The first semi-final of the ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 will see Sri Lanka A play against Pakistan A at the P Sara Oval in Colombo on July 21.
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The first semi-final of the ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 will see Sri Lanka A play against Pakistan A at the P Sara Oval in Colombo on July 21. Sri Lanka A finished the group stages at the top of the points table and they cemented a berth in the knockout stages of the ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup after defeating Oman A comprehensively in their last group game as well. After being asked to bat first, Sri Lanka A put up 259 on the board, thanks to 60 from Pasindu Sooriyabandara as well. The bowlers then dismantled Oman A and knocked them over on 42 to win the game by 217 runs as well They will try to carry forward the winning momentum against Pakistan A on Friday also.
Pakistan A, on the other hand, won their first two group games to qualify for the semi-finals but they have failed to stay unbeaten. They faced a loss against India A in their last group game. They will be trying to bounce back quickly while facing the hosts in the first semi-final. However, Pakistan A opted to bat first against India but their batting unit struggled to get going as they got bowled out on 205, with Qasim Akram top-scoring with 48 as well. The bowling unit tried its best but failed to defend the total. And, they will try to do well in the next game.
The pitch at the P Sara Oval helps the batters whereas the bowlers will have to hit the right length consistently to restrict the opponents. As far as the temperatures in Colombo are concerned it will be between 27 and 30 degrees Celsius, with a 70% chance of rain predicted during the day.
Sri Lanka A: Avishka Fernando, Lasith Croospulle, Minod Bhanuka (wk), Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Sahan Arachchige, Ashen Bandara, Dunith Wellalage (c), Chamika Karunaratne, Dushan Hemantha, Pramod Madushan, Matheesha Pathirana
Pakistan A: Saim Ayub, Haseebullah Khan, Mohammad Haris (c & wk), Kamran Ghulam, Sahibzada Farhan, Omair Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Mubasir Khan, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shahnawaz Dahani
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Wicket-Keeper: Haseebullah Khan
Batters: Lasith Croospulle, Pasindu Sooriyabandara and Saim Ayub
All-Rounders: Dushan Hemantha, Lahiru Samarakoon, Mubashir Khan and Qasim Akram
Bowlers: Dunith Wellalage, Mohammad Wasim and Shahnawaz Dahani
Captain: Qasim Akram
Vice-Captain: Lahiru Samarakoon
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