Asia Cup final is expected to be very good, Babar Azam

The captain of the national cricket team Babar Azam has said that the final of the Asia Cup is expected to be very good, the effort will be ...

The captain of the national cricket team Babar Azam has said that the final of the Asia Cup is expected to be very good, the effort will be to play good cricket.

In a video statement released on Twitter by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Babar Azam said that the second batsman is winning in the Asia Cup, the toss is important due to the weather and dew, along with the wicket. Also gets better and the ball comes on the bat better, I think the second batsman has an advantage.

Babar Azam said that there have been a lot of good and tough matches in the Asia Cup, there were ups and downs between the matches but the team performed well and various players became man of the match.

He said that he is excited to reach the final of the Asia Cup, I am lucky that the team has reached the final under my captaincy.

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He said that our team is very good, the performance of the boys, see in every match that every boy is coming forward, and in every match new man of the match is being made.

Babar Azam said that the early stage matches were very interesting, the match against Afghanistan was very unusual but we were not expecting it, the way Naseem Shah hit two sixes, he reminded Javed Miandad.

He said that I expect the final of the Asia Cup to be very good, the effort will be to bring out the best cricket, but in the Asia Cup, the second batting is winning.

The captain of the national team said that the toss is important because of the weather and the dew, along with that the wicket is also better and the ball comes on the bat better, I think the second batting is beneficial. .

He said that fans always support, sometimes there is good performance and sometimes not, fans are the ones who support their team all the time.

It should be noted that the Asia Cup T20 final between Pakistan and Sri Lanka teams will be played on September 11 (Sunday) at the International Cricket Stadium in Dubai.

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According to the official news agency 'APP', the final match between the two teams will start at 7 PM Pakistan Standard Time.

The first edition of the Asia Cup cricket tournament organized by the Asian Cricket Council was held in 1984 at Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, which was won by the Indian team.

The Sri Lankan team has the distinction of participating in the most Asia Cup finals of 14 events while they reached the finals of the recent 15th edition.

The Indian team has the honor of winning the most 7 Asia Cup titles while the Sri Lankan team has won the Asia Cup 5 times and is second in this list.

Pakistan team has won the Asia Cup title twice in 2000 and 2012.

On July 29, the Asia Cup was shifted to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to the economic and political crisis in Sri Lanka.

In the Asia Cup, Sri Lanka suffered a worst defeat by 8 wickets against Afghanistan in their first match.

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However, the 5-time champions of the Asia Cup made a brilliant comeback beating Bangladesh, Afghanistan and favorites India and reached the final.

The last match of the super floor stage played on Friday was a preparation for the final, in which Sri Lanka won their fourth in a row but Pakistan rested two key players.

Sri Lanka's bowling in Sunday's final will depend on spinners Wanindu Hasaranga and Mahesh Thikeshana, who played a key role in dismissing Pakistan for 121 runs while Patham Nisanka batted well.

Sri Lankan captain Dasan Shanaka said that after winning 4 matches in a row, the confidence has increased but we cannot take the Pakistan team lightly.

"We know that Pakistan is a very good team, and they have enough good players to come back, for which we are ready," he said.