The fifth match of the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup 2023 will see Pakistan square off against Sri Lanka. R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo will be hosting this virtual semi-final clash, with the winner qualifying for the final to play India. Pakistan experienced their most memorable loss of the Asia Cup 2023 in their last game. They lost to India overwhelmingly and will expect to draw out their A-game on Thursday against Sri Lanka. Pakistan have been hit by wounds and should fire as one to keep their last expectations alive. Pakistan selected to bowl first against India and battled to keep a mind the scoring rate as the men dressed in blue posted 356 on the board. The hitters then, at that point, floundered while pursuing this mammoth all out as they got packaged out on 128 of every 32 overs to lose the game by an edge of 228 runs. Sri Lanka, in the mean time, dominated three matches on the jog in the continuous Asia Cup yet their series of wins reached a conclusion when they lost to India in their past apparatus. A dominate in their next match against Pakistan will see them meet all requirements for the last. They will expect to quickly return on Thursday. Dunith Wellalage and Charith Asalanka got five and four wickets individually as they pushed over India on 213. Dhananjaya de Silva (41) and Wellalage (42*) made a respectable attempt however it wasn't enough as they got packaged out on 172 to lose the game by 41 runs. Pitch Report The pitch at R. Premadasa Arena helps spinners. They get a lot of procurement from the surface and the hitters should show restraint while playing here. Building organizations will be key for the hitters here at this scene. Meteorological forecast There is a 90% opportunity of downpour anticipated on Thursday, with the temperature expected to float between 24 to 28 degrees Celsius. PAK Key Players : Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi SL Key Players : Kusal Mendis, Dunith Wellalage, Dasun Shanaka Probable XI Pakistan Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Haris, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Zaman Khan Sri Lanka Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana