Today will be
starting Asia Cup 2014 Final after some hours later in Mirpur Stadium at 2 pm
their local time. Pakistani Skipper Misbah-ul-Haq say’s this final match will
be high-intensity cricket match. Srilankan player Perera want to finish their
Asia Cup unbeaten. "We wanted to go
to the final unbeaten and now hope to finish on that note as well,"
all-rounder Thisara Perera said. "The venue has been lucky for us. We have
won here in the last five or six ODIs. Hope it turns out to be the same in the final
as well."
Facing
Bangladesh on Thursday, Sri Lanka just managed to see past the target of 205.
Skipper Angelo Mathews' unbeaten knock of 74 saw the islanders through.
"I think
he's a good finisher," Perera commented on his skipper. "That's why
he's captaining the side. He has batted really well in the last three-four
years."
The upper
order batsmen failed to perform in the Bangladesh match and will be looking to
come good in the final. The bowlers, on the other hand, will have to cope with
the Afridi-pressure mounting in the Asia Cup.
Pakistani
Skipper Misbah-ul-Haq told the last night pitch is not matter, and as because
he told here is some time 200 more runs is very difficult and sometimes 300
more runs very easy, So pitch does not matter. The other hands Pakistan will
not happy for their Boom Boom Shahid Afridi the magic player and the last game centurian
boy Ahmed Shehzad was struggling injury, of-course Pakistani Skipper Misbah-ul-Haq told media last night we
are not thinking about injury because we have ready some very good and match
winner as back-up. Pakistani will be wants’ to keep their trophy and Srilankan
will be back to keep their trophy. Afridi, who has played a pivotal role in
turning around the fortunes of Pakistan in this tournament, has suffered a
grade one hip flexor strain and his availability will be known only on
Saturday. Pacer Gul is little bit "stiff" and Sharjeel Khan along
with opener Ahmed Shehzad also have The Sri Lankans, who had defeated the
defending champions in the tournament opener, are yet to lose a match in the
mega event of the sub-continent and they would hope that their campaign
culminates with the title.
Pakistan's chances would depend on how they tame seasoned Kumar Sangakkara and
handle the bowling of pacer Lasith Malinga and spinner Ajantha Mendis.
It was Malinga, who had taken key wickets of Misbah-ul-Haq and Afridi
in their previous clash and Sangakkara is in prime form in this tournament. He
has hit one century and two fifties and his rare failure was against Bangladesh
on Thursday some niggles, going into the title clash. Afridi says about his two
performances "There is no such thing that you will score runs with the bat
every day. I've given my focus to bowling as well. I want to get myself ready
in such a way that I deliver to the team, be it in batting or bowling. This is
not the stage for me to occupy a slot in the side. I want to give something to
my country with my performance."
So let’s
go to see one of the most difficult and very thrilling game Asia Cup 2014 Final.
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