{"id":3717,"date":"2023-09-13T16:15:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T16:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/asia-cup-2023-injury-hit-pakistan-announce-changes-for-sri-lanka-fixture\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T16:15:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T16:15:05","slug":"asia-cup-2023-injury-hit-pakistan-announce-changes-for-sri-lanka-fixture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/asia-cup-2023-injury-hit-pakistan-announce-changes-for-sri-lanka-fixture\/","title":{"rendered":"Asia Cup 2023: Injury-hit Pakistan announce changes for Sri Lanka fixture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Pakistan have made five changes to the side for the must-win Super Four stage fixture of the Asia Cup 2023 against Sri Lanka.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\"><strong>Watch ARY News live on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/live.arynews.tv\/hq\/\">live.arynews.tv<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Uncapped pacer Zaman Khan is replacing Naseem Shah, who got ruled out of the tournament due to a shoulder injury. Mohammad Waseem Jnr. will play instead of fast-bowler Haris Rauf.<\/p>\n<p>The latter could not complete the India fixture because of a side strain. Moreover, Salman Ali Agha \u2013 who suffered a blow to the face during the India match \u2013 was replaced with Saud Shakeel.<\/p>\n<p>Bowling all-rounder Faheem Ashraf was swapped with Mohammad Nawaz.<\/p>\n<p>Left-handed opener Fakhar Zaman has been replaced with Mohammad Haris due to inconsistent performances.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Our playing XI for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PAKvSL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PAKvSL<\/a> match \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AsiaCup2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AsiaCup2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lhT5Vl8RtX\">pic.twitter.com\/lhT5Vl8RtX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRealPCB\/status\/1701968833886486850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Pakistan XI:<\/strong> Mohammad Haris, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan (vice captain), Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jnr., and Zaman Khan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/zaman-khan-naseem-shah-replacement-threatens-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zaman Khan: A look into Naseem Shah\u2019s replacement for Asia Cup 2023<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Super Four stage fixture is a virtual semi-final of the tournament as the winners play India in the final on Sept. 17 (Sunday).<\/p>\n<p>The sides, who registered comprehensive wins over Bangladesh, are on the brink of elimination after suffering convincing defeats by Rohit Sharma\u2019s side.<\/p>\n<p>Bangladesh are already eliminated from the tournament, whereas Pakistan and Sri Lanka have two points each.<\/p>\n<p>A washout means Sri Lanka qualifies for the final due to a better net run rate.<\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka (squad): Dasun Shanaka (captain), Pathum Nissanaka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Janith Perera, Kusal Mendis (vice-captain), Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Matheesha Pathirana, Kasun Rajitha, Dushan Hemantha, Binura Fernando, and Pramod Madushan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script type=\"rocketlazyloadscript\">\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n    FB.init({\n      appId      : '161345524510473',\n      cookie     : true,\n      xfbml      : true,\n      version    : 'v3.0'\n    });\n    FB.AppEvents.logPageView();   \n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan have made five changes to the side for the must-win Super Four stage fixture of the Asia Cup 2023 against Sri Lanka. 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