Sri Lanka's 345-run target for Pakistan: 'Pakistan have not successfully chased a target of more than 260 runs in the World Cup till date
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In the eighth match of World Cup 2023, today Sri Lanka has given Pakistan a target of 345 runs to win. In the match played at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad today, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first. After Hasan Ali took the wicket at the beginning, it seemed that Pakistan could stop Sri Lanka at a low total. will be successful. However, then Kusal Mendes' catch of Shaheen Afridi's ball fell short of Imam-ul-Haq and then the misfortune of Pakistani bowlers began. Kosal Mendis played a brilliant game and scored 122 runs off 77 balls hitting six sixes and 14 fours and overwhelmed the Pakistani bowlers. Due to their aggressive style, neither the Pakistani captain could set a field nor the Pakistani bowlers understood what line to keep. Sri Lanka scored 102 runs between 20 and 30 overs, and at one point it looked like the target would be close to 400, but Pakistan's fast bowlers showed better bowling in the last 20 overs and took wickets one after the