After making a good start, Sri Lanka suffered a shocking collapse as they lost 4 wickets in 7 balls to get on the backfoot. Kartik Meiyappan was the star for UAE as he took a hattrick in the 15th over. However, Sri Lankan batter Pathum Nissanka still went on to counter attacking mode and hit a brilliant shot with only one shoe.
In the 18 th over, pacer Zahoor bowled a slower ball to deceive the batter but Nissanka threw all his power to the shot that he even lost his shoe. As he tumbled over on impact, he got it past backward square for a boundary.
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A must win game for Sri Lanka
After a shocking defeat against Namibia, Sri Lanka need to win the game against UAE with a good margin to stay alive in the competition. Notably, defeat against Namibia rocked the Asian champions NRR which will prove costly if the team doesn't manage to win with a good margin as