Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 24 (ANI): Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka admitted that the twin dismissals in the eighth over proved to be the turning point in their Asia Cup Super Four clash against Pakistan . Asalanka himself was the first to fall in that passage of play, caught at deep square leg off Hussain Talat when Sri Lanka were 58/3 after 7.1 overs, as per ESPNcricinfo.

On the very next delivery, Dasun Shanaka edged one behind to the wicketkeeper, leaving Sri Lanka reeling at 58/5 with more than 60% of the innings still left. From there on, they struggled to recover and eventually limped to 133/8.

"Although we didn't get a great start from the openers, at the end of the powerplay, we still had 53 runs. We'd lost three wickets, but we were still in a good place, because it's not

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