Now the ticket for the final trust Pakistan? These chances for India in the Asia Cup
In the Super-four stage of the Asia Cup 2022, the Indian team has to face the second consecutive defeat. Sri Lanka defeated India by six wickets in the match held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. India had given a target of 174 runs to Sri Lanka, which they achieved with one ball remaining.
Team India has become difficult to reach the final of the Asia Cup after the defeat from Pakistan and now Sri Lanka. Now Team India will have to completely depend on other teams to stay in this tournament. Everything will depend especially on the match between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Today (September 7) is the match between Pakistan and Afghanistan. If Pakistan wins here, India will be out of the tournament and then their last match will be just a formality.
In such a situation, India has only these chances of reaching the final
▪️Afghanistan beat Pakistan in their match.
▪️Then Indian team beat Afghanistan in their last match
▪️On the other hand, Sri Lanka should also defeat Pakistan.
▪️Net run rate of India should be better than Afghanistan and Pakistan.
History will be created for Afghanistan
A little bit of hope of the Indian team is on the match between Pakistan and Afghanistan. For Afghanistan, beating Pakistan is like climbing Mount Everest. Afghanistan has played two T20s and four ODIs against Pakistan in which they have to face defeat. That is, if Afghanistan defeats Pakistan, then it will create history. Along with this, the hopes of the Indian team will also remain intact.
India’s net run is also very bad
In the Super-four table of the Asia Cup 2022, Sri Lanka is at the top of the points table with four points from two matches. On the other hand, Pakistan’s team is at number two with two points. The net runrate of both Pakistan and Sri Lanka is in +. India and Afghanistan are at number three and fourth respectively. Talking about India’s net run rate, it is currently -0.125.
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India will be out as soon as Pakistan wins
If Pakistan’s team wins today, then both Afghanistan and India will be out of the Asia Cup. In such a situation, Sri Lanka and Pakistan will compete in the final to be held on September 11. By the way, after the defeat of Team India against Sri Lanka, one thing is certain that now the India-Pakistan final is not going to be held on September 11.
Rohit Sharma played a brilliant innings
Batting first after losing the toss, Team India did not have a good start and they soon lost their two wickets. After this, Rohit took over the Indian innings by sharing 97 runs for the third wicket with Suryakumar Yadav. Rohit Sharma scored 72 runs in 41 balls which included five fours and four sixes. Surya also played an innings of 34 runs in 29 balls. Thanks to the brilliant innings of both, India managed to score 173 runs for eight wickets in 20 overs.
Shanaka-Rajapaksa snatched the match
In reply, Pathum Nisanka (52 runs) and Kusal Mendis (57 runs) gave Sri Lanka a great start to the partnership of 97 runs. However, after that the Sri Lankan team lost wickets at frequent intervals, making their score 110 for four. In such a situation, it seemed that India would be able to win the match, but the brilliant batting of Dasun Shanaka and Rajapaksa snatched the match from India. Dasun Shanaka remained unbeaten on 33 and Bhanuka Rajapakse on 25.
