Pakistan will lock horns with Sri Lanka in a must-win game at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Thursday, September 13. Pakistan and Sri Lanka are on two points each after losing and winning one of their two Super Fours (Super 4) matches each.
While Pakistan need a win to qualify for the mega final to be played on Sunday, Sri Lanka will qualify even if the match is tied or is abandoned.

Courtesy a five-wicket haul from Dunith Wellalage, Sri Lanka bundled out India for 213 on Tuesday and once looked like chasing the target as well before losing the match by 41 runs. Pakistan lost to India by 228 runs on Tuesday.
Pakistan will be without Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf and that adds to their problem. Both the players faced issues while bowling against India and the management have opted to not risk their fitness ahead of the World Cup 2023. Shahnawaz Dahani and Zaman Khan have been added as their backups.
Sri Lanka will once again rely heavily on their spinners to hand them a ticket to the final where they can defend their title.
Pakistan Squad for Asia Cup 2023: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Zaman Khan, Shahnawaz Dahani, Mohammad Nawaz, Saud Shakeel, Usama Mir, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Haris
Sri Lanka Squad for Asia Cup 2023: Dasun Shanaka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Janith Perera, Kusal Mendis (vc), Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Matheesha Pathirana, Kasun Rajitha, Dushan Hemantha, Binura Fernando, Pramod Madushan.
Wicketkeeper: Kusal Mendis, Mohammad Rizwan
Batter: Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq, Charith Asalanka
All-rounder: Dunith Wellalage, Shadab Khan, Dhananjaya de Silva
Bowler: Shaheen Afridi, Zaman Khan, Maheesh Theekshana
Captain: Dhananjaya de Silva, Vice-captain: Shadab Khan
Wicketkeeper: Kusal Mendis, Mohammad Rizwan
Batter: Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman,
All-rounder: Dunith Wellalage, Shadab Khan, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka
Bowler: Shaheen Afridi, Zaman Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jr
Captain: Dhananjaya de Silva, Vice-captain: Babar Azam
Pakistan Predicted 11: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Usama Mir, Shaheen Afridi, Zaman Khan
Sri Lanka Predicted 11: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana
Match Start Time: 3:00 PM IST on Thursday, September 13
Venue: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Toss: 2:30 PM IST
Telecast Channels: Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 Hindi
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