The Pakistan vice-captain took responsibility for the team’s loss against Sri Lanka in the final of the 2022 Asia Cup on Sunday.
Shadab tweeted, “The catch wins the match. Sorry, I take responsibility for this loss. I let my team down.”
Asif Ali in Asia Cup final Shadab Khan Bumped to drop a seater. To make matters worse, the ball fell over the fence and hit a six. Rajapaksa, who had completed his half-century in the last over, got a gift-wrapped six.
Rajapaksa scored 71 runs in 45 balls with the help of six fours and three sixes.
He shared a 50+ partnership with Hasaranga and Karunaratne and guided Sri Lanka to set a target of 171 runs. Pakistan failed to chase down the score and lost the match by 23 runs.
Shadab also mentioned the positivity for Pakistan in his post.
He said, “Positive for the team, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Nawaz and the entire bowling attack was fantastic. Mohammad Rizwan fought hard. The whole team tried their best. Congratulations Sri Lanka.”
Shadab Khan took one wicket for 28 runs in the match. When it comes to batting, he scored 8 runs off 6 balls before being dismissed by Thikshana.
Team Sri Lanka:
Pathum Nisanka, Kusal MendisCharit Aslanka, Danushka Gunathilaka, Bhanuka Rajapakse, Dasun ShanakaVanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Mahesh Thekshana, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjay De SilvaJeffrey Vandersay, Ashen Bandara, Praveen Jayavikrama, Nuwanidu Fernando, Pramod Madushan, Nuwan Thushara, Mathisha Pathirana
Team Pakistan:
Babar AzmiShadab Khan, to flauntHaider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Usman Qadir, Asif Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Hassan Ali