Newshub18:The crown of excellence is Pakistan or Sri Lanka.The crowds of Dubai city increase during the weekends. Hotels are filled with tourists, traffic on the roads increases. This is also the reason why the final match of the Asia Cup is given on Sunday – it is a holiday so that the spectators can come to the field and watch the game. Many people have come to Dubai from India and Pakistan to watch the Asia Cup final. But most of them expected the final to be another India-Pakistan clash.
Two supporters from Delhi were seen in Burdubai area of Dubai yesterday. They also bought tickets thinking that India-Pakistan would be the final. He was naturally disappointed that it was not. That is why you will pay for the ticket without seeing the final of the Asia Cup, is that right? Two friends packed their bags and came to Dubai for two days. If there is no India, what happened, the title fight between the two finalists of the Asia Cup, Pakistan-Sri Lanka, is not supposed to be less enjoyable.
As Sri Lanka reached the finals, the island nation’s representation rose to another place in the tournament. Initially Sri Lankan journalists could not be found in the press box.
After winning the first two matches of the Super Four to secure the final, Lankan journalists also started flocking to the Emirates. Many of them were seen in the press box during the last match of the Super Four phase against Pakistan. More journalists are coming from Sri Lanka to cover today’s final match.
Although there was excitement about today’s final outside the field, the two finalists were not on the scene the day before tomorrow’s final. Babar-Shanakara did not practice. The cricketers of both teams spent the day resting at the hotel.Neither team paid attention to the captain’s press conference before the final. Later, it was learned that the young cricketer Naseem Shah was allowed to talk to the journalists of that country for a while on the insistence of the Pakistani media. Press conferences from other countries were not allowed to attend the unscheduled press conference.
Later, however, some conversations between the captains of the two teams, Babar and Shanaka, about the final, were given to journalists in a WhatsApp group by the ACC. There, Babar said, they are waiting for an exciting final, “I am leading the Pakistan team as the captain in the final, it is a very exciting thing.” We are now just one step away from winning the title. Any captain, any team would want to win a tournament like the Asia Cup. That is our goal too.For Shanaka, this Asia Cup experience is the most memorable of his career. He hopes that the end will be good, there is a thrill in the final game. Almost all the matches that have taken place so far have been thrilling. It will be a memorable Asia Cup for me. The same is expected in the final.
Today’s final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium is a challenge for both teams to reclaim the Asia Cup title. India are the champions of the last two editions of Asia’s battle for supremacy. Pakistan last won the Asia Cup in 2012, followed by Sri Lanka in 2014. The last meeting between the two teams in the final was in 2014.
Sri Lanka won the championship by defeating Pakistan at Mirpur Sherebangla Stadium. Earlier in 1986, Pakistan-Sri Lanka faced each other in the Asia Cup title fight. The Sri Lankans won the championship after defeating Pakistan
The crowds of Dubai city increase during the weekends. Hotels are filled with tourists, traffic on the roads increases. This is also the reason why the final match of the Asia Cup is given on Sunday – it is a holiday so that the spectators can come to the field and watch the game. Many people have come to Dubai from India and Pakistan to watch the Asia Cup final. But most of them expected the final to be another India-Pakistan clash.
Two supporters from Delhi were seen in Burdubai area of Dubai yesterday.
They also bought tickets thinking that India-Pakistan would be the final. He was naturally disappointed that it was not. That is why you will pay for the ticket without seeing the final of the Asia Cup, is that right? Two friends packed their bags and came to Dubai for two days. If there is no India, what happened, the title fight between the two finalists of the Asia Cup, Pakistan-Sri Lanka, is not supposed to be less enjoyable.
As Sri Lanka reached the finals, the island nation’s representation rose to another place in the tournament. Initially Sri Lankan journalists could not be found in the press box.
After winning the first two matches of the Super Four to secure the final, Lankan journalists also started flocking to the Emirates. Many of them were seen in the press box during the last match of the Super Four phase against Pakistan. More journalists are coming from Sri Lanka to cover today’s final match.
Although there was excitement about today’s final outside the field, the two finalists were not on the scene the day before tomorrow’s final. Babar-Shanakara did not practice. The cricketers of both teams spent the day resting at the hotel.
Neither team paid attention to the captain’s press conference before the final. Later, it was learned that the young cricketer Naseem Shah was allowed to talk to the journalists of that country for a while on the insistence of the Pakistani media. Press conferences from other countries were not allowed to attend the unscheduled press conference.
Later, however, some conversations between the captains of the two teams, Babar and Shanaka, about the final, were given to journalists in a WhatsApp group by the ACC. There, Babar said, they are waiting for an exciting final, “I am leading the Pakistan team as the captain in the final, it is a very exciting thing.” We are now just one step away from winning the title. Any captain, any team would want to win a tournament like the Asia Cup. That is our goal too.
For Shanaka, this Asia Cup experience is the most memorable of his career. He hopes that the end will be good, there is a thrill in the final game. Almost all the matches that have taken place so far have been thrilling. It will be a memorable Asia Cup for me. The same is expected in the final.
Today’s final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium is a challenge for both teams to reclaim the Asia Cup title. India are the champions of the last two editions of Asia’s battle for supremacy. Pakistan last won the Asia Cup in 2012, followed by Sri Lanka in 2014. The last meeting between the two teams in the final was in 2014.
Sri Lanka won the championship by defeating Pakistan at Mirpur Sherebangla Stadium. Earlier in 1986, Pakistan-Sri Lanka faced each other in the Asia Cup title fight. The Sri Lankans won the championship after defeating Pakistan.
This time, however, the context of the final is different for both teams. Sri Lanka is the host country of this year’s Asia Cup. They could not organize the tournament at home due to political and economic instability. Reaching the final, the Lankans will definitely feel the emptiness of the home crowd.
But it is also an additional motivation for them. Shanaka’s goal is to win the title and put a smile on the face of the people of the country! On the other hand, for Pakistan, Emirates is more like home. No one seems to disagree that Pakistan fans occupy the majority of the gallery seats today.
Although Pakistan are ahead on paper, a win against Pakistan in the Super Four will give Sri Lanka extra confidence today. Of course, many people do not want to comment on which team is the favorite in the final.
Because, in the Asia Cup, toast has become important. After winning the toss in the field of Dubai, the batting team is winning again and again! If the toss still decides the title today, there will be no surprise.
Bangladesh, the finalist of Asia Cup last time, has been eliminated from the first stage of the tournament. However, Bangladesh is also represented in today’s final.
Bangladesh umpire Masudur Rahman will be the field umpire in this match. Earlier, he has performed the duty of field umpire in both India-Pakistan matches