Lasith Malinga and Shahid Afridi, the two face of Fast and Furious Cricket.

The final of Asia Cup 2014 is going to witness the face off between raw pace and ruthless batting. On one side the Pakistani team will be hoping to defend the title of being the Asian champions while on the other hand the Sri Lankan team will be hoping to continue their unbeaten form in the tournament and emerge as the new Asian Champions. Lets take a look in to the most valuable player that the two teams have.Shahid Afridi after his heroics against Bangladesh has silenced his critics who were questioning his role in the team. It was for the record third time that Shahid Afridi reached a half century in just 18 deliveries. It is the second fastest fifty in one day Internationals.His 29-ball 59 helped Pakistan chase down Bangladesh's highest ever ODI score of 326. Afridi's boom boom continued from the match against India and he almost single handedly took the game away from the Indians by hitting two massive sixes in the crucial final over.Afridi is the first batsman to register seven sixes in an innings at the Asia Cup Afridi's fiery knocks of 34 not out and 59 against India and Bangladesh respectively lifted Pakistan from difficult situations and into the finals of the Asia Cup.Afridi was declared the Man of the Match for his performance - his 32nd such award in ODIs. He has equalled Ricky Ponting and Jacques Kallis at No. 3 in the list of players to have won the most such awards in ODIs. Afridi scored his runs at a strike of 236 - the seventh-fastest fifty-plus score in a chase. The fastest fifty-plus innings in a chase also belongs to Afridi. He hit an unbeaten 18-ball 55 against Netherlands in Colombo in 2002.Lasith Malinga with his slinging action and toe crushing Yorkers can wreck havoc on the opposition team at any given point of the match. The first bowler has a unique record of getting four wickets in four consecutive ball against South Africa in 2007. He is the only bowler till date to take three hat tricks in one day internationals.Malinga in the opening match of Asia Cup 2014 against Pakistan bowled an important spell in which he took five wickets and had snatched victory from Pakistan who were looking to win the match .