Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:55am on 15 Sep 2023,Friday Sports
Pakistan and Sri Lanka both finished with identical scores of 252 in their Asia Cup match, yet Sri Lanka won. This seemingly paradoxical result was due to the DLS method coming into effect after rain interruptions. Sri Lanka's target was revised to 252 based on Pakistan's 5 wickets down at the rain break. If Pakistan had lost fewer wickets, Sri Lanka's target would have been higher. DLS calculates targets based on wickets lost before stoppages. Sri Lanka chased down their revised target, winning on the last ball thanks to Asalanka's heroics. Though the scores were equal, DLS gave Sri Lanka a 1 run advantage. The dramatic DLS-impacted match deprived fans of the hoped for India-Pakistan final.
