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Asia Cup Final: Pakistan opt to field against Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka's players huddle before the start of the Asia Cup Twenty20 international cricket final match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Credit: AFP Photo
Sri Lanka's players huddle before the start of the Asia Cup Twenty20 international cricket final match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Credit: AFP Photo

Pakistan won the toss and opted to field against Sri Lanka in the final of the Asia Cup 2022 on Sunday.

Both teams had defeated India in their respective Super 4 matches, with Sri Lanka winning by 6 wickets and Pakistan by 5.

Sri Lanka fielded an unchanged team from their last Super 4 game while Pakistan made two changes with Shadab Khan and Naseem Shah coming in for Usman Qadir and Hasan Ali.

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Squad:

Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (c), Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Ashen Bandara, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Praveen Jayawickrama, Chamika Karunaratne, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwanidu Fernando and Dinesh Chandimal.

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir, Mohammed Hasnain, Hasan Ali.

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(Published 11 September 2022, 19:04 IST)