Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan in the Asian Cup final.© AFP
Legendary Batman of South Africa AB de Villiers On Tuesday congratulated the Sri Lankan cricket team on winning the 2022 Asian Cup. Sri Lanka won the 2022 Asia Cup after beating Pakistan in the final 23 runs on Sunday. He used a quote from the famous Sri Lankan coach, Anton Roux, to highlight how the players put smiles on the faces of their countrymen during the heavy economic crisis. in the island nation and showed off their fighting spirit and toughness by chasing and defending targets in some tense, tit-for-tat after their loss to Afghanistan in the tournament’s opening match.
“Rout to @OfficialSLC for a great achievement! In the words of one of their Coaches @ Rooster55555,” tough times don’t last, but tough people do. “Congratulations guys”, de Villiers tweeted.
Shout @OfficialSLC for a great achievement! In the words of one of their Trainers @ Rooster55555 , “hard times don’t last, but difficult people do”. Congratulations
– AB de Villiers (@ ABdeVilliers17) September 13, 2022
This is Sri Lanka’s sixth Asian Championship title. They have won the title before in 1986, 1997, 2004, 2008 and 2014. They are the second most successful team in tournament history after India, which has won seven titles.
In the Asian Cup final, Sri Lanka was defeated by Pakistan first. The island nation fought back to the game from 42/5 in the power play. Bhanuka Rajapaksa (71 *) and Wanindu Hasaranga (36) have stood firm 58 times, taking Sri Lanka to 170/6 in their 20 passes.
Pakistan lost two early goals when chasing 171 and standing at 22/2. Then, Mohammad Rizwan (55 years old) and Iftikhar Ahmed (32) formed a 61-run stand to stabilize the rounds. In the death match, Sri Lanka once again turned the game in their favor through a spell of Hasaranga (3/27). Pakistan was eliminated to 147 and lost 23 times. Pramod Madushan (4/34) also deals a lot of damage in his deadly plays and hits, helping his team win the title of Asian champions.
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Rajapaksa received the ‘Man of the Match’ award for his outstanding 71*.
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