Sri Lanka started their Asia Cup 2025 Super-4 campaign against Bangladesh, but despite having defeated them in the group-stage game, the Bengal Tigers gave the former champions a major thrashing on Saturday.
The upcoming match against Pakistan is a very crucial game for both the Pakistanis and the Lankans as well. Sri Lanka would have to win this match in order to survive in the Asia Cup; however, whichever team loses will find themselves in a very tough spot to keep their final hopes alive.
The pacer has not been reported to be injured; there might be some other form of illness as well. However, he missed the previous game against Bangladesh, as Dushmantha Pathirana replaced him in the XI. Currently, he has not taken part in the team practice for the last 2 days and has been under medical treatment.
Nuwan Thushara as the frontline pacer; Dusmantha Chameera or Maheesh Theekshana to replace Pathirana in the XI
Chameera is also an experienced player and played well in the previous game against Bangladesh. However, since the fixture is against Pakistan and their weakness against spin was exposed when they stood against the Indian spinners, the Lankans might also consider adding another spinner to the side.
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan is almost a do-or-die game
Keeping Sri Lanka out of the game, Pakistan will be citing this game as the most crucial fixture in the Super-4 stage. They will have to win this game to keep their chances alive in the Asia Cup 2025.
However, if Pakistan loses today's game, they will have to put an end to their Asia Cup 2025 campaign, with very few chances of qualification left.
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