Having witnessed a socio-economic crisis coupled with the worst democratic turmoil in its history, the Sri Lankan cricket team would like to provide its countrymen with an emotional catharsis if it happens to beat a much superior Pakistan in the Asia Cup final in Dubai on Sunday.
Technically, Sri Lanka is the host of this Asia Cup but call it a cruel twist of fate, the tournament had to be shifted to UAE for security reasons.
It could have been infinitely sweeter had Dasun Shanaka and his men would have played the final at the iconic Khettarama Stadium (now Premadasa Stadium) but the kind of performance they have put in the Super 4s would make anyone believe that it would be anything but easy for Babar Azam's side.
