T20 World Cup 2022: Sri Lanka defeated the United Arab Emirates by 79 runs

    Sri Lanka has responded in spectacular fashion, defeating UAE by 79 runs to keep their Super 12 dreams alive

    Sri Lanka defeated the United Arab Emirates by 79 runs Sri Lanka defeated the United Arab Emirates by 79 runs

    They had a standout batsman in Pathum Nissanka, who stopped Karthik Meiyappan's hat-trick and led Lanka to 152/8. Dushmantha Chameera dominated the powerplay with three wickets. Wanindu Hasaranga took three wickets to complete the victory. Sri Lanka moves up to a third place with two points after the victory.

    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sri Lanka come roaring back into the tournament with a comprehensive win over UAE 🙌<br><br>📝 Scorecard: <a href="https://t.co/fIoUF5AvN4">https://t.co/fIoUF5AvN4</a><br><br>Head to our app and website to follow the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/T20WorldCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#T20WorldCup</a> action 👉 <a href="https://t.co/76r3b7l2N0">https://t.co/76r3b7l2N0</a> <a href="https://t.co/vhS7KDIzvY">pic.twitter.com/vhS7KDIzvY</a></p>&mdash; ICC (@ICC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ICC/status/1582334783107088386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>