Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in a last-ball thriller of the second semi-final of the Ladies’s Asia Cup on the Sylhet Worldwide Cricket Stadium (SICS) on Thursday.
The Lankan lions have now arrange a gathering with group India within the remaining of the multi-nation occasion on Saturday. The mouth-watering encounter lived up the hype because the match appeared neck-to-neck that went till the ultimate ball of the match.
The Lankan girls had been seen dancing in a video shared by the official Twitter deal with of Sri Lanka cricket after their slim victory.
#ApeKello celebrating in type 💃
Sri Lanka certified for the finals of the Ladies’s #AsiaCup2022 after profitable in opposition to Pakistan by 1 run. pic.twitter.com/WXHkGcQJdd
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) October 13, 2022
Sri Lanka endured a poor run early within the event after being handed a heavy loss by the fingers of group India. Nonetheless, the Chamari Athapaththu-led facet managed to get momentum again on their facet coming from behind and profitable 4 consecutive matches to ensure a semis spot.
Furthermore, the facet additionally misplaced the ultimate league encounter to Pakistan who performed the previous in a lifeless rubber. The win shook Sri Lanka’s confidence however they finally displayed true character within the rematch within the semi-final fixture.
Sri Lanka managed to attain a aggressive whole of 122/6 of their 20 overs as they held their nerves until the very finish. Pakistan openers Muneeba Ali and Sidra Amin shared a 31-run stand, earlier than the previous ran herself out on the primary ball of the fourth over.
Moreover, the facet required 9 runs to win from the final over, which grew to become three runs off the ultimate ball, and Nida Dar was run out whereas making an attempt to take a second run. The Ladies in Inexperienced simply fell quick by a run as they managed to get 121/6 in response to Lanka’s 122.
