Sri Lanka, the defending champions, advanced to the Asia Cup final after defeating Pakistan in a crucial Super Four match.
Pakistan’s campaign in the tournament ended, but fast bowler Zaman Khan made things difficult for the opposition until the final ball.
Zaman’s chance came when Sri Lanka needed eight runs from the last six balls. He bowled the last over, and Sri Lanka needed two runs from the last ball. However, poor fielding allowed Sri Lankan batsman Asalanka to score easily and win the match for his team.
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- Removed the phrase “green shirts” and replaced it with “Pakistan” to make the paragraph more accessible to a global audience.
- Removed the phrase “this success remained difficult for the opposing team until the last ball” and replaced it with “Zaman made things difficult for the opposition until the final ball” to make the sentence more concise and direct.
- Added the phrase “however” at the beginning of the last sentence to signal a contrast between the previous sentence and the following sentence.
- Removed the phrase “took his team to the final by winning the match” and replaced it with “win the match for his team” to make the sentence more concise and direct.
- Added the word “however” at the beginning of the last sentence to signal a contrast between the previous sentence and the following sentence.
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