Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup by 23 runs against Pakistan in the final match of the Twenty20 cricket tournament and managed to clinch the Asia Cup for the 6th time.

Sri Lanka, who scored first on the invitation of Pakistan's captain who won the toss in this match, scored 170 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Pakistan falling short of the target by 23 runs.

In pursuit of that target, Mohammad Rizwan scored 55 and Iftikhar Ahmed scored 32 for Pakistan, but it was not enough for Pakistan get over the line. Pramod Madhushan, who bowled brilliantly for Sri Lanka, took 4 wickets, Wanidu Hasaranga took 3 wickets, Chamika Karunaratne took 2 wickets and Mahish Thiekshana took one wicket.

Bhanuka Rajapakse scored 71 runs for the Sri Lanka who batted first. Bhanuka's innings included 6 fours and 3 sixes. Vanidu Hasaranga scored 36 and Dhananjaya de Silva scored 28.

Scoreboard

Sri Lanka innings - 170/6

Bhanuka Rajapaksa 71 not out, Wanidu Hasaranga 36, ​​Dhananjaya de Silva 28, Chamika Karunaratne 14 not out, Haris Rauf 29/3, Iftikhar Ahmed 21/1, Shadab Khan 29/1, Naseem Shah 40/1

Pakistan innings - 147/10

Mohammad Rizwan 55, Iftikhar Ahmed 32, Haris Rauf 13, Pramod Madhushan 34/4, Vanidu Hasaranga 32/3, Chamika Karunaratne 33/2, Mahish Thiekshana 25/1