Hasaranga fires back at Abrar in animated Asia Cup send-off war - Watch

The Asia Cup 2025 Super Four clash betwixt Pakistan and Sri Lanka astatine the Sheikh Zayed Stadium successful Abu Dhabi connected Tuesday turned into a spectacle of cricketing flair, acknowledgment to a warfare of celebrations betwixt spinners Abrar Ahmed and Wanindu Hasaranga. The brace engaged successful a playful yet fiery speech of send-offs that kept fans connected the borderline of their seats.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The saga began successful the 13th implicit of the opening innings erstwhile Pakistan’s Abrar Ahmed dismissed Hasaranga with a perfectly disguised googly. The Sri Lankan prima was beaten successful his effort astatine a slog sweep, and Abrar, seizing the moment, mimicked Hasaranga’s trademark solemnisation — crossing his arms and shaking them implicit his chest. He adjacent looked to his teammates for validation, unsure if helium had pulled it disconnected correctly.Watch: Abrar Ahmed's wicket celebrationHasaranga, however, wasn’t going to fto that slide. In the 2nd fractional of the match, the Sri Lanka spinner struck backmost with flair. First, helium took a stunning one-handed diving drawback to disregard Fakhar Zaman and celebrated by imitating Abrar’s send-off from earlier, which helium had utilized connected Shubman Gill during the Champions Trophy successful February. Moments later, erstwhile Saim Ayub fell to him, Hasaranga repeated the move, drafting a grin from Abrar successful the dugout and sending the assemblage into a frenzy.

Watch: Wanindu Hasaranga's reply to Abrar Ahmed's send-offOn the field, Sri Lanka were restricted to a humble 133/8 successful 20 overs aft Pakistan won the flip and chose to vessel first. Shaheen Afridi led the complaint with 3 wickets, supported by Haris Rauf and Hussain Talat with 2 each. Despite being dismissed cheaply, Hasaranga’s spirited batting and fielding kept Sri Lanka competitive. Pakistan’s effect was clinical. Hussain Talat starred with some bat and ball, scoring an unbeaten 32 portion claiming 2 wickets, guiding Pakistan to a five-wicket triumph and keeping their Asia Cup hopes alive. The triumph came aft their nonaccomplishment to India connected Sunday and sets up a important Super Four showdown against Bangladesh connected Thursday.