The Asia Cup Super 4s get underway this weekend with Sri Lanka booking their place with a sensational win. Sri Lanka join Afghanistan, India and Pakistan in the next phase of the competition.
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan | 3 September 2022 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 16:00
Sri Lanka finally got to rocking with a great win over Bangladesh to book a place in this Super 4s stage.
They will immediately be met by a team who already have one over on them in the tournament already and are confident and out to win the whole thing in Afghanistan.
Sri Lanka have gained confidence from their batting effort against Bangladesh but will need to improve on their previous outing against Afghanistan.
With Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi anchoring this Afghanistan side they stand every chance of getting into the final.
Verdict: Afghanistan
Afghanistan should have the edge against a Sri Lankan who they’ve beaten once in this tournament already.
India vs Pakistan | 4 September 2022 | Dubai International Stadium | 16:00
India steamrolled Pakistan last time out but this one could be really tough to call given the amount of emotion and edge behind this match.
The pitch in Dubai appears to be getting easier to bat on as the tournament wears on and that might aid Pakistan whose top order failed last time out.
Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam will be the key men for Pakistan and one needs to fire if they are to get one back over India.
Hardik Pandya was the India hero in the previous game and continues to enjoy a stellar 2022.
Verdict: India
India won pretty comfortably against Pakistan in the second game of the tournament and are tipped to repeat the effort again.
