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 ea

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