SL vs PAK: Pakistan’s Predicted Playing XI Against Sri Lanka, Asia Cup 2022 Final

Updated - 11 Sep 2022, 07:04 PM

Pakistan National Cricket Team
Pakistan National Cricket Team. Image: PCB

Pakistan is set to face Sri Lanka in Asia Cup 2022 final. The match will take place on September 11 (Sunday). Dubai International Cricket Stadium in UAE is the venue of the clash. Babar Azam leads Pakistan in Asia Cup 2022 while Dasun Shanaka is the skipper of Sri Lanka.

Pakistan was part of group A during the group stage. They lost to India but defeated Hong Kong. Later during the super four round, Pakistan defeated India and Afghanistan to book a berth in Asia Cup 2022 final. Ahead of SL vs PAK final clash, here we take a look at Pakistan’s predicted playing XI in the match.

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SL vs PAK: Pakistan’s Predicted Playing XI Against Sri Lanka, Asia Cup 2022 Final

Mohammad Rizwan (WK)

Mohammad Rizwan. Asia Cup 2022
Mohammad Rizwan. PC- Getty

Mohammad Rizwan might be the opener for Pakistan in Asia Cup 2022 final. The right-handed batsman is the top run-scorer for the team in the tournament so far. In 4 matches, he has scored 212 runs at an average of 70.66. He has also hit 2 half-centuries. Rizwan will also be the wicketkeeper for the team.

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Babar Azam (C)

Babar Azam
Babar Azam. Image: Twitter

Babar Azam is the skipper of Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2022 and will lead the team in the final as well. The right-handed batter has struggled to score runs in the tournament so far. He has hit just 33 runs in 4 games so far. In the final, he will aim to smash a good knock for the team.

Fakhar Zaman

Fakhar Zaman
Fakhar Zaman. (Photo: Twitter)

Fakhar Zaman might be the one-down batsman for Pakistan in Asia Cup 2022 final. The left-handed batsman has executed a decent show for the team so far. In 4 games, he has scored 83 runs at an average of 20.75. Zaman has also hit 1 fifty.

Iftikhar Ahmed

Iftikhar Ahmed
Iftikhar Ahmed, Image Source: Twitter

Iftikhar Ahmed might be a middle-order batsman for the team in the next match. The right-handed batsman has mustered 60 runs in 3 innings so far at an average of 30.0. He hit crucial 30 runs in the last match against Afghanistan.

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Khushdil Shah

Khushdil Shah
Khushdil Shah Credits: Twitter.

Khushdil Shah might be another middle-order batsman for the team in the next match. The left-handed batsman has scored 52 runs in 4 games so far at an average of 26.0. He remained not out in 2 innings. He also owns a good batting strike rate of 144+.

Asif Ali

Asif Ali
Asif Ali (Image Credit: Twitter)

Asif Ali might be another batsman for the Pakistan in Asia Cup 2022 final. The right-handed batsman has managed to smash some sixes in the tournament. However, he has failed to come up with a good knock. In 3 innings, Ali has hit 41 runs at a strike rate of 178+.

Mohammad Nawaz

Mohammad Nawaz
Mohammad Nawaz. Credits: Twitter

Mohammad Nawaz might be a spinner for the team in Asia Cup 2022 final. The left-arm spinner has picked 8 wickets in 4 games so far at an outstanding average of 10.75. He is also the top wicket-taker for the team and has bowled at an economy of 6.29. In one game, he also played a match-winning knock of 42 runs.

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Shadab Khan

Shadab Khan
Shadab Khan. (Photo: Twitter)

Shadab Khan might be an all-rounder for the team in Asia Cup 2022 final. The right-handed batsman played a crucial knock of 35 runs in the match against Afghanistan. With the ball, the spinner has hunted 7 wickets in 4 games at an average of 12.14. He also owns a good economy rate of just 5.79.

Haris Rauf

Haris Rauf
Haris Rauf. Image: Twitter

Haris Rauf might be a pacer for the team in the match. The right-arm pacer has picked 3 wickets in 4 games so far at an average of 35.0. He has also bowled at a decent economy rate of 8.07. Rauf is a crucial pacer for the team and the team cannot risk benching him in the next match.

Mohammad Hasnain

Mohammad Hasnain
Mohammad Hasnain (Credits: Twitter)

Mohammad Hasnain might be another pacer for the team in the next match. The right-arm pacer has picked 2 wickets in 2 games so far at an average of 36.0. He has bowled at an economy of 9.0. Hasnain might also be part of the playing XI in the final game.

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Naseem Shah

Naseem Shah
Naseem Shah. Pic Credits: Twitter

Naseem Shah might be another pacer for the team in Asia Cup 2022 final. The right-arm pacer is the most successful pacer for the team so far. He has picked 6 wickets in 4 matches so far at an average of 16.33. He also owns a good economy rate of 7.0.

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