KARACHI: The Pakistan cricket workforce on Tuesday bagged a moderately undesirable file after Sri Lankan batters thumped the Inexperienced Shirts’ bowling lineup leaving the nationwide aspect conceding the very best complete of their World Cup historical past.
Sri Lanka, through the eighth match of the continued ICC World Cup 2023 on the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Worldwide, Hyderabad gave Pakistan a mammoth goal of 345 runs courtesy of centuries scored by Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama.
By scoring 344 runs, the Islanders — overtaking India’s 336 runs innings within the 2019 World Cup — turned the aspect to have scored probably the most runs in opposition to Pakistan in a World Cup innings.
Regardless of shedding an early wicket, the Lankan batters didn’t give in to the stress as opener Pathum Nissanka accomplished his half-century, scoring 51 off 61 with eight boundaries.
Nonetheless, after Nissanka was eliminated by Shadab Khan, Mendis and Samarawickrama took issues into their very own fingers and determined to take their batting show to the entire subsequent degree.
Mendis turned an obvious downside for the struggling Pakistani bowling line, the 28-year-old was hitting boundaries everywhere in the floor.
He scored a complete of 122 runs on simply 77 deliveries, at a powerful strike price of 158.44, as his knock included 14 hours and 6 sixes.
After Mendis misplaced his wicket, Samarawickrama carried on the momentum and accomplished his century, scoring 108 runs in 89 balls with 13 boundaries.
Hasan Ali was the most costly bowler for the Inexperienced Shirts, conceding 71 runs in 10 overs, however he gave the Males in Inexperienced much-needed breakthroughs as he took 4 necessary wickets.
Hasan eliminated Mendis, Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka and Kusal Perera.
Ace pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi was the second costliest pacer for the bowling aspect, conceding 66 runs in 9 overs with one wicket to his title.
Pakistan have a mammoth goal in entrance of them because the Inexperienced Shirts have by no means chased a goal of 265 runs or extra of their World Cup historical past.
Taking part in XIs
Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka