Pakistan 260/5 (50.0 ov) Sri Lanka 206/2 (36.0 ov)

Mar 08 (ESPNCI) From 3 down for 18, Fawad Alam masterminded an epic Pakistan recovery, elbowing his way through the early overs, punching past fifty through the middle, then soaring to triple figures in the final frenzy, as he led his team to 260 for 5 in the Asia Cup final. All five of those scalps, staggeringly, belonged to Lasith Malinga.
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Mar 07 (ESPNCI) People in Bangladesh have got used to watching Kumar Sangakkara bat long and bat often this year. He has been insatiable in these conditions against all sorts of bowling, but in the Asia Cup final against Pakistan in Mirpur, Sangakkara will have something to prove. Sri Lanka need him to play a defining innings, which has largely eluded him in tournament finals.
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Mar 07 (FPS) Mirpur- Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews today threw his weight behind an out-of-form Mahela Jayawardene and expressed confidence that the veteran batsman would deliver the goods in the Asia Cup summit showdown against Pakistan here tomorrow. "I am confident he will come out tomorrow and take the Pakistani attack apart. I wish him all the best. I'm sure he'll deliver for us," Mathews told reporters at the pre-match press conference here.
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Pakistan 44/3 (16.3 ov)

Mar 08 (ESPNCI) Misbah-ul-Haq chose to bat in the Asia Cup final, as Pakistan sought to adhere to their preference for defending totals. Angelo Mathews said his team would also have batted first. Sri Lanka had achieved two of their four victories chasing, in this tournament. Ajantha Mendis omission was Sri Lanka's solitary, remarkable change from the XI that defeated Bangladesh on Thursday. Mendis had been joint-highest wicket taker in the tournament with nine scalps at an average of 14.
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Mar 07 (ESPNCI) After his team had narrowly beaten India, Angelo Mathews said Sri Lanka "do those little things right". In a tournament full of rash shots and missed opportunities on the field, Sri Lanka have committed fewer basic errors than all the other sides. It goes quite a way towards explaining their unbeaten record in the tournament so far. Pakistan, on the other hand, threw away a winning position against Sri Lanka. They were 117 for 6 against Afghanistan thanks to the shot selection of their top order.
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Mar 07 (ESPNCI) Sri Lanka's national cricketers and their board have squared off over player income for the third year running, with the players steadfast in their rejection of the new annual contracts, a week after their previous agreements had expired. Debate on key issues within the board means the standoff is less likely to escalate to a full-blown crisis this year, although the players have dug in on their demands.
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