Pakistan skipper Babar Azam admitted that Sri Lanka played better cricket than them as they missed out on the Asia Cup final spot by the barest of margins.
Pakistan batters Iftikhar Ahmed and Mohammad Rizwan registered their names in the Asia Cup's history book as their 108-run partnership broke records to take the 'Men in Green' to a competitive score in their must-win clash against Sri Lanka on Thursday.
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam won the toss and elected to bat after a two-hour delay due to rain in their must-winAisa Cup Super Four clash against Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa Stadium on Thursday.
An all-round Pakistan kicked off its Asia Cup campaign in style as centuries by skipper Babar Azam, Iftikhar Ahmed and fiery spells by Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf helped them crush Nepal by 238 runs in the tournament opener in Multan on Wednesday.