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Man of the Series Asia Cup 2022 final: The Sri Lankan all-rounder was declared the Player of the series in this multi-team tournament.

During the final match of Asia Cup 2022 between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Dubai, Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 23 runs to win the Asia Cup for the sixth time.

Not the team expected to lift the title, Sri Lanka have surprised one and all on the back of an unbelievable run in this tournament. Having easily dominated all the crunch moments in the recent weeks, Sri Lanka have won a much-needed multi-team tournament amid a political turmoil in the country.

Defending a 171-run target, Sri Lanka bundled out Pakistan for 147 in 20 overs. Pacer Pramod Madushan was the pick of the Sri Lankan bowlers with figures of 4-0-34-4. All-rounders Wanindu Hasaranga and Chamika Karunaratne also chipped in with three and two wickets respectively.

Hasaranga, who had kick-started hitting boundaries after Sri Lanka had lost half their side in the first innings, lost out the Player of the Match award to batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa.

Man of the Series Asia Cup 2022 final

Hasaranga, meanwhile, bagged the Player of the Series award for his all-round show throughout Asia Cup 2022 in the UAE. Third series award for Hasaranga’s in the shortest format, it is his fourth in international cricket.

Second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament, Hasaranga picked nine wickets in six matches at an average of 18.88, an economy rate of 7.39 and a strike rate of 15.3. With the bat in hand, Hasaranga’s 66 runs came at an average and strike rate of 22 and 150 respectively.

Congrats to the net ball team as well. Two trophies in one day. A day to remember and cherish. @OfficialSLC

— Kumar Sangakkara (@KumarSanga2) September 11, 2022

“I love to bowl in subcontinent. I like to bowl on the stumps, I think that helps me successful. I try to bowl without boundaries so that’s why I got three wickets in the last over today,” Hasaranga told Star Sports during the post-match presentation ceremony.

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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