Pakistan (PAK) and Sri Lanka (SL) will face off in match quantity 8 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on October 10, 2023, on the Rajiv Gandhi Worldwide Stadium in Hyderabad. Pakistan will enter their second World Cup match towards Sri Lanka on the again of a convincing 81-run win over the Netherlands.
They have been in early bother towards the Dutch at 38/3, however Mohamad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel steadied the ship with a 116-run partnership whereas Mohammad Nawaz and Shadab Khan chipped in with 39 and 32 runs, respectively to assist Pakistan put up a aggressive whole of 286. Within the bowling division, Haris Rauf and Hasan Ali picked up three and two wickets, respectively as Pakistan bowled out the Netherlands for 205 to seal a convincing victory.Â
Sri Lanka will enter the match towards Pakistan on the again of a 102-run loss to South Africa of their opener. Their bowlers struggled, conceding the highest-ever whole of 428 runs in a 50-over ODI. Regardless of the difficult goal, Sri Lanka put up a spirited battle, because of a scintillating batting show from Kusal Mendis, who smashed 76 runs off simply 42 balls, together with eight sixes. Asalanka and Shanaka additionally contributed with priceless knocks of 79 and 68, respectively. Notably, Pakistan have an unbeaten document towards Sri Lanka in ODI World Cup matches, whereas Sri Lanka have by no means misplaced to Pakistan beneath Dasun Shanaka’s captaincyÂ
