Two former consecutive cricket world cup champions, Pakistan and Sri are set to clash at the ICC World Cup 2023 in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Pakistan defeated the Netherlands in a nervy performance by 81 runs in Hyderabad on Friday to open their World Cup campaign.
Netherland overcame a top-order failure, recovering from 38-3 before posting a challenging 286 with half-centuries from Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan.
They then bowled out the Netherlands for 205 in 41 overs. Pakistan is likely to keep the same line-up for Tuesday’s match, handing a lifeline to out-of-form opener Fakhar Zaman who scored just 12 against the Netherlands.
Sri Lanka will also be buoyed by their two-wicket win against Pakistan last month that propelled them to the Asia Cup final in Colombo.
