In the first semi-final of the ACC Men’s Emerging Asia Cup, Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by 60 runs and reached the final.
In the match played at the Colombo Cricket Stadium, Captain Muhammad Haris won the toss and decided to bat first.
Among the other players, Saeem Ayub 22, Sahibzada Farhan 12, Tayyab Tahir 26, Qasim Akram 8, Imad Butt 7 while Muhammad Wasim Jr. scored 24 runs. For Sri Lanka, Lahiro Samarakun, Pramod Madhushan and Chamika Karunaratne took 2, 2 while Dinoth Velange got one wicket.
In the second innings, Sri Lanka lost three wickets for 33 runs. At this stage, opener Oshka Fernando and Sahan Arachige added 124 runs for the fourth wicket. Oshka Fernando scored 97 runs with the help of 12 fours and 2 sixes. was stumped by Haris’s ball.
Sahan Arachige was also unable to score a century with only three runs short and scored 97 runs with the help of twelve fours and one six. Mubaser Khan and Safian Moqim took 2, 2 while Imad Butt dismissed a batter. It should be noted that Pakistan had to face a humiliating defeat by India in their last group match.