Star of Sri Lanka on pulling off the last ball thriller against the Pakistan Cricket Team

Charith Asalanka of Sri Lanka held onto his nerves in the final over against Pakistan to take his team into the finals of the Asia Cup 2023.

The match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan’s cricket teams remained a see-saw battle between the two sides, who continued to fancy their chances of winning the match till the last ball of the game. It was batting all-rounder Charith Asalanka who hit the winning runs for his team by scoring six runs off the final two balls to take his team into the final against India. Asalanka described his sensational 47-ball 49 not out as the second-best knock of his career after taking his team to the final of the Asia Cup with a two-wicket win in a last-ball thriller against Pakistan here on Thursday.
He said after the match that, “I just thought, how can I get two to hit a gap and run hard because it is a big field, and I just told Pathirana to run hard?”
He further added that, “I thought either he would bowl a bouncer or a yorker, and then he bowled a slower ball, so it was on my side. I am very excited. Mendis and Sadeera batted really well. I wanted to finish. That is my role. I can rank this inning in second place in my book.”