On his match-winning shot in the Asia Cup final, Rajapaksa says, "It wasn't easy out there."

Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 23 runs on Sunday at Dubai International Stadium to win their sixth Asia Cup. Bhanuka Rajapaksa scored 71 runs in 45 balls, Pramod Madushan took four wickets, and Wanindu Hasaranga took three wickets.
Dasun Shanaka, the captain of Sri Lanka, said, "I must thank the crowd, they were supporting us massively" in reference to the team's victory.I also hope we pleased our domestic supporters.These kids know a lot about situations and conditions.Hasaranga-Rajapaksa made a difference despite losing five wickets.Chamika and DDS batted exceptionally well as well up front.The turning point was the last-ball six in the 20th over.170 is always a difficult number."
Shanaka stated, referring to their first-game defeat, "It could happen to any good team."We experienced it for a legitimate reason.After that, we had serious discussions.We have players of high caliber, and they performed admirably.We emerged as champions there."
Complimenting Sri Lanka for their remarkable success, Pakistan commander Babar Azam said, "The manner in which we ruled them early, their association after that was extraordinary.Like the wicket in Dubai, the pitch was good, and it was always fun to play on it.Our performance as a batting team was below our potential.We didn't get there in the way we wanted to.However, the tournament has a lot of positive aspects.Today, our middle order was unable to finish well, and our fielding was subpar.However, many individual performances were given by Rizwan, Shadab, Nawaz, and Naseem."
"It wasn't easy out there," said Bhanuka Rajapaksa, who won Player of the Match for his 45-ball 71.They had good bowling.I and Wanindu had a great plan.The SL team's nature is to be upbeat and not under pressure.That aided in our run scoring.Wanindu wanted to attack when Iftikhar bowled, but fortunately both of us got runs.Due to Pakistan's current dominance, I was forced to alter my approach today.required some time spent at the crease.I told Chris that it looks like a 140 pitch when he came to talk to us during the drinks break.We stayed all the way to the end, and the goal was different in the end.We established the momentum in the final over of the first innings because this is a game of momentum."