The result of Asia Cup 2022 last Super 4 game did not go Pakistan's way but Hasan Ali who got his first chance in the tournament had his fun. Pakistan lost the match in the 17th over but it was redemption of sorts for Ali. He took a catch while evading a collision with teammate Iftikhar Ahmed. Last year, he dropped the catch of Matthew Wade which cost Pakistan a spot in the final. After taking the catch, Hasan was in a playful mood and played catch with Iftikhar while sitting on the ground.
The video of Pakistan fielders playing catch when their team was on the verge of losing to Sri Lanka has been doing rounds on Twitter.
He took Sri Lankan skipper Dasun Shanaka’s catch off Mohammad Hasnain’s bowling. However, it did not have an effect on the outcome of the game. Wanindu Hasaranga came in to bat and finished the game with two boundaries as Pakistan lost the match by five wickets with three overs to spare.
Another funny incident happened during Sri Lanka's run chase when wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan took the review without consulting skipper Babar Azam. Interestingly, umpire Anil Chaudhary signalled for third umpire straight away as Babar had a confused look on his face.
Poor performance
Hasan got a chance to play in the dead rubber as skipper Babar rested in-form Naseem Shah and Shadab Khan. He did not make an impact with the ball and conceded 25 runs in three overs he bowled. With the bat, he got out for a two-ball duck as Pakistan got all out 121 at Dubai International Cricket stadium.
The 28-year-old is unlikely to feature in the Asia Cup 2022 final against hosts Sri Lanka on September 11 at the same venue. Until and unless there is an injury, teenager Naseem will be back in the Pakistan side for the final against Shanaka’s side.
