The final match of the Asia Cup 2023 is just two games away. The Super Four stage has been dominated by the Indian team, which beat both the finalists of the last edition comprehensively. India thrashed Pakistan by 228 runs and then registered a 41-run win over Sri Lanka.
With two consecutive wins, India became the first team to qualify for the finals of the tournament. Now there is only one spot left for the final. Pakistan and Sri Lanka are in a race to qualify. That makes the upcoming game in the Asia Cup 2023 more exciting.
Sri Lanka and Pakistan will take on each other on Thursday at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. That game is a virtual knockout, and the winner will join India in the final. But the team that loses the match will be out of the competition.
That means the game the day after tomorrow between India and Bangladesh is just a dead rubber. All eyes will be on that SL-PAK game, and a number of fans will be praying. The equation is pretty simple. The team that wins the game will qualify. But what will happen if the game gets rained out?
Notably, the forecast is not good, and there is a 90 percent chance that the rain will play spoilsport. On the other hand, there is no reserve day for this game either. So who will be the team that faces India in the final if it rains tomorrow?
In the event of rain, both teams will share one point each. Both Sri Lanka and Pakistan will have three points, but Sri Lanka will qualify for the final on the basis of NRR. Sri Lanka has a NRR of -0.200, while Pakistan has a NRR of -1.892. So Pakistan needs to pray that they might get a full match and beat Sri Lanka.
