Asia Cup 2023: What happened if Pakistan vs Sri Lanka match cancel due to rain

Pakistan will face Sri Lanka in Asia Cup 2023 super 4 stage do or die match today September 14 Thursday at Premadasa Cricket Stadium Colombo. In the second Super 4 match of the Asia Cup 2023 held on Wednesday, India booked their ticket to the final with a thrilling win over Sri Lanka.

Rohit Sharma team, which had a great victory in the previous match against Pakistan, is advancing undefeated. After India won the match against Sri Lanka as well, panic started for Pakistan team. An unofficial semi final match is going on today between Sri Lanka and Pakistan to face India in the final. The team that wins today is sure to enter the finals.

Because Bangladesh has already lost two defeats in the Super Four battle and is out of the tournament. In the current Asia Cup standings, the Indian team is at the top with 4 points from 2 matches and 2 wins. Also, Rohit Sharma team has a net run rate of +2.690 and has already qualified for the final. If India loses against Bangladesh in the last Super 4 match, there is no problem for India.

Because India had a great run rate and already earned four points. Bangladesh is already out of the tournament. Sri Lanka has a net run rate of -0.200 with 1 win and 1 loss from 2 matches. Thus, the Lankan team is at the second position in the points table. Meanwhile, Pakistan team is in third position with 1 win in 2 matches played.
However, the net run rate of Babar Azam team has fallen drastically after the defeat against India. That means -1.892 net run rate of Pakistan team.

Qualification criteria for Asia Cup 2023 final match is as follows:

Eligibility Criteria 1: If Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in today’s match, Dasun Shanaka’s side will enter the final without net run rate worries.

Eligibility Criterion 2: If Sri Lanka are beaten by Pakistan, Babar’s team will also enter the final without worrying about net run rate. Because the point of the winning team will be 2. In such a case, India vs Pakistan battle can be expected again in the Asia Cup 2023.

Eligibility Criteria 3:

What will happen if the match is interrupted by rain:

If a match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan is canceled due to rain, both teams will be allocated one point each. Even then, the total points of both the teams will be three each. Then the team with the best net run rate will make it to the finals. According to the current standings, Sri Lanka team has a better net run rate than Pakistan.

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Therefore, if the match is interrupted by rain, the Sri Lankan team will face the Indian team in the final match on the basis of net run rate. India has won the trophy most times in the ODI format of the Asia Cup 2023. So far India has won the title 6 times. On the other hand, Pakistan is the champion of the tournament only twice and Sri Lanka has won the trophy 5 times in ODI format.