Pakistan to face Sri Lanka in final today

Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi talking with Umar Akmal during a practice session at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Friday.
Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi talking with Umar Akmal during a practice session at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Friday.
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UNB, Dhaka :Defending champions Pakistan will meet Sri Lanka on Saturday (March 8) in the final of the five-nation Asia Cup Cricket at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. The match will begin at 2 pm. Sri Lanka reached in the final of the continental meet with all win record securing 17 points while holders Pakistan secured 13 points losing one match by 12 runs to Sri Lanka in the opener on February 25, both playing four matches.Sri Lanka Squad: Angelo Mathews (Captain), Suranga Lakmal, Ajantha Mendis, Thisara Perera, Ashan Priyanjan, Sachithra Senanayake, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Dinesh Chandimal, Mahela Jayawardene, Lasith Malinga, Kusal Perera, Dhammika Prasad, Kumar Sangakkara, Lahiru Thirimanne, Nuwan Kulasekara and Chathuranga de Silva.Pakistan Squad: Misbah-ul-Haq (Captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Talha, Umar Gul, Abdur Rehman, Anwar Ali, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Hafeez, Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi, Umar Akmal, Bilawal Bhatti, Junaid Khan, Sohaib Maqsood and Sharjeel Khan.

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