Lahore, Pakistan will play their ‘do or die’ match against Sri Lanka on 12 June. The teams of Pakistan v Sri Lanka will play their third group match against each other in Cardiff. Pakistan vs Sri Lanka match will be important and the winner will advance forward in the event while the loser will go out of the event.
The match between Sri Lanka v Pakistan will be played at Cardiff at the 10:30 am local time, 09:30 am GMT and 02:30 pm PKT. Sarfaraz Ahmed will be captain of Pakistani cricket team in the match between Sri Lanka vs Pakistan. This match has turned into quarter final of the event as the winner will qualify for the semi final and the loser will lost its position. Both the teams has excellent track record and they have enough experienced in play in different weather conditions and at the different locations. They have various talented and experienced players and they can show wonderful performances in the match. Sarfaraz is the new captain and this event has become test of his capabilities to show his talents in captaincy.
Pakistan played three ODI matches against Sri Lanka in ICC Champions trophy and it won 2 matches while Sri Lanka won one ODI match. Pakistan will have to win this match in every situation so that it can reach to the semi final of the event and if this match remains undecided due to rain or some other reasons, then both the teams will be awarded with one point each. In this condition, Pakistani will lose the chance to play the semi final and Sri Lanka will qualify for the semi final of the event.