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00:00 Welcome to Coca-Cola Asia Cup special transmission presented by Surf Excel powered by Sparks and Spotify
00:06 The big game the final India will take on Sri Lanka
00:10 Eighth time in Asia Cup final both teams are competing against each other
00:15 India has won four times and Sri Lanka has won three times
00:19 Overall if we see, 19 times these teams have played finals of an event
00:26 Out of which India has won nine times and Sri Lanka has won eight times
00:30 So it's a very close competition between both these teams
00:34 So who will be the champion of Asia Cup?
00:37 Today we will decide that. My panel is present with me
00:40 Yunus Khan, Kamran Akmal, Shahid Hashmi and Shoaib Jad
00:44 Assalamualaikum, welcome to the show
00:45 Walaikum Assalam
00:46 First of all, let me tell you that Sri Lanka has won the toss and has decided the batting
00:51 And Rohit Sharma also wanted to believe that they would take the same decision
00:55 Virat Kohli is back, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaspeet Bhoomra, Mohd Siraj and Washington Sundar
01:02 are playing their first game in place of Akshar Patel
01:06 So let's start, first of all let's take everyone's opinion about this match
01:11 Then we will take the prediction and then we will talk about Pakistan and Pakistan's team
01:15 What to do next and what to happen, we will talk about that too
01:19 So Yunus starting with you
01:20 First of all, tell me what do you think about this final, big game, big competition
01:26 Both teams are well deserved for the final
01:30 Absolutely well deserved, because when this event started for them, they took easy points
01:36 They kept the run at good and today they are in the finals
01:39 Although if we see the last match, India lost and came back
01:43 But they took that decision very smartly, the way they tested themselves in difficult conditions
01:48 So this is what we were talking about, you have to be prepared
01:51 I think if I talk about this match and see their head to head
01:56 And if I see their past experience, both teams are capable and well prepared
02:02 If we talk about India, they might have an edge because their team has matured players
02:10 I won't say that we will compare that team Sri Lanka is very low
02:17 Their team is getting ready to rebuild and they have as much chances as India
02:22 But India is in good shape, well prepared and I hope it will be a good match
02:27 Because the way this event is going, the way it has been played, if I talk about the last 3-4 matches
02:34 So it has been very good close matches, so I think it will be great if it is not a one sided match
02:38 And we are sitting here, so we can debate it well and enjoy this game of India and Sri Lanka
02:44 Absolutely right, Kamran, this competition between both the teams
02:48 Will we call it a tie because the stats that we see in the Asia Cup, both the teams compete
02:57 We keep saying that Pakistan has underperformed in the Asia Cup
03:00 But on paper, India is very strong, what will you say?
03:04 See, it is like that, and as you said, they are playing the final 19 times against each other
03:11 So it means that Sri Lanka is playing much better cricket than us
03:15 Not from now, not from this tournament, but for a long time
03:18 Which we should be ashamed of, I think, we should have done this with India
03:23 But anyway, it is the best team, let's see who wins
03:26 But I will give a little credit to Sri Lanka, playing the final, their players were unfit
03:31 There was no bowling, they struggled with fast bowling
03:34 They qualified for the final on their spinners and on the second batting lineup
03:39 It is a great achievement for their cricket, with this team
03:43 They do not have a captain in the form yet, if they run in the form in batting
03:46 I think India can get a tough time
03:49 Now Sri Lanka has the advantage of tossing, at least they must run 250+
03:54 Under light, it won't be that easy, but they will have to work hard in bowling
03:58 And their spinner was unfit, Mahesh, that is also a loss for them
04:03 Now we will have to see how they do a new ball
04:05 But India on paper is a great team, great players, top team
04:10 They have maintained their standard, their skill, their performance
04:14 Because of their game planning, that is why they are playing the final
04:16 Big match, big game, big final, India will take on Sri Lanka
04:21 Let's show you the pitch report first, and then we will move on to the discussion
04:26 Yes, the same decision was made on toss, which was being told that it is a big match
04:30 Do batting, it seems suitable for batting
04:33 And advantage on Sri Lanka's side, do you agree with this?
04:36 They won a very good toss, it is a fresh pitch, this pitch was not used before
04:40 It is dry, Dominic Cork said that there are some cracks
04:44 If they go further in light, and it is difficult to play in light in Premadasa
04:48 There has been an objection on Premadasa's lights, of different teams
04:52 And it is a little difficult to play in their lights
04:54 So Sri Lanka has won a good toss
04:56 And our entire panel and you, congratulations
04:59 That we have become Abdullah Diwan in a marriage without a wife
05:02 Marriage is a foreign, but Ram sir is Abdullah
05:04 Absolutely, it is like that
05:06 Shoaib, moving forward to the discussion, the point raised by Kamran
05:11 That on paper, if you see the team, India's team is strong
05:16 But matches are not won on paper, this has been proved by Sri Lanka
05:19 Chameera was not available, Lahura Kumara was not available, Madhu Shankar was not available
05:26 Hasaranga, their key player was not available, after that they have reached the final
05:30 And now Tikshana is also not there
05:31 So they did not give up anywhere
05:34 Sri Lanka has also proved that matches are not won on paper
05:39 And similarly Pakistan has also proved that on paper, if the team is strong
05:43 Or the bowling line is the number one in the world
05:45 Then you cannot win matches, you have to go to the ground and deliver
05:48 I think you are absolutely right, that Hasaranga was not their main weapon
05:53 But after coming 20 years, did you feel it?
05:56 Yes, absolutely
05:58 He has put time in other teams, time is called in Punjabi
06:01 So he has proved that if you play as one unit
06:05 Then even if your name does not increase, even if your past performances do not increase
06:09 But if you are one unit and you know execution, then you definitely win
06:14 But despite this, I think 7 players India did not get played against Bangladesh
06:19 Could we have thought this?
06:20 Bangladesh is a big team, we do not give a chance to our benchers against Nepal and Holland
06:27 So now when 7 players have come back, then the semi-finalist team of the World Cup is India
06:32 So I think the final will be in their name
06:34 Yes, the Indian team is looking strong, obviously we will take everyone's prediction now
06:38 But I would like to talk to you about the Unis pitch report
06:41 Mr. Shahid just said that it is difficult to play under lights
06:44 But I have seen a contrast in this
06:46 When we were playing, it was difficult, later it was easy to chase
06:51 So how did this happen that we were finding it very difficult to play under lights
06:56 Then later, the match in which Sri Lanka played with us, it was not so difficult
07:02 If I talk about the first matches, one and a half matches before
07:06 So it was happening that you bat later
07:09 That is because if you see the first half pitch, it was turning
07:16 If you have good spinners, then those spinners made it difficult for you
07:21 That's why, in one and a half matches, Sri Lankan captains said that it is good that we are batting later
07:30 And the match against Pakistan, if they had one or two mature players there
07:36 Then the first match would have ended two or three times
07:38 They themselves made them interested and took the last ball
07:41 So we saw that this happened for the first time
07:45 In Colombo, when we batted later, we saw that the ball was not turning much, it was skidding and it was coming on the bat well
07:54 And there was another reason for this, if I talk about the pass, it was raining again and again
07:58 The ball was also getting wet sometimes
08:00 So when you have two new balls and you have to travel 25 hours on one ball
08:06 But still when your ball is going to the ground again and again and there is a lot of water, there is a lot of moisture
08:11 So the ball gets a little wet
08:13 And then there is another reason for this
08:15 If I mention the modern era, you have 40 hours in power play
08:20 So somewhere you get the opportunity to get an odd boundary
08:25 And if I talk about it, we see a lot of dots in the first 10 hours, then in the next 30 hours
08:30 There were not many dots before, but now we can see it here
08:34 Because there is a filter inside, but it also has the advantage that you are getting boundaries
08:38 So these are two points
08:40 So what is your expectation, will it be difficult to bat under lights later or not?
08:46 No, it shouldn't be difficult
08:48 If I talk about Team India, even after so many changes, they fought and went close
08:53 So I think to chase Team India, whatever is in front of them
08:56 Because we saw that they are well prepared
09:00 They played their bench strength, they tested the players on different numbers
09:06 And their ultimate goal was to play final, win final and then go to the World Cup
09:10 So I think when the team is well prepared, there should be no problem for them
09:14 I think Team India should not have any problem
09:16 Even if they become 300+ then I think they are capable to chase them