Asia Cup triumph ‘lifts India’s morale’
India celebrated the 10-wicket thrashing of Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final as “a booster shot” for the ODI World Cup starting on home soil in a fortnight.
India celebrated the 10-wicket thrashing of Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final as “a booster shot” for the ODI World Cup starting on home soil in a fortnight.
Skipper Shakib Al Hasan’s 80 and inspired bowling led Bangladesh to a consolation six-run win over India.
Kusal Mendis’ 91 and an unbeaten 49 by Charith Asalanka helped Sri Lanka edge out Pakistan by two wickets in a last-ball thriller of the Asia Cup to set up a final clash with India.
Kuldeep Yadav starred as India overcame a brilliant all-round effort from Sri Lanka’s Dunith Wellalage to win a tense Asia Cup clash by 41 runs on Tuesday.
Virat Kohli and returning KL Rahul hit unbeaten centuries to lead India’s 228-run thrashing of Pakistan in a rain-hit Super Four clash of the Asia Cup on Monday’s reserve day.
Asia Cup organisers have added a reserve day for the blockbuster clash between India and Pakistan after their first encounter at the 50-over tournament was washed out.
Haris Rauf led Pakistan’s pace trio with four wickets to thump Bangladesh by seven wickets in the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup in Lahore.
Title-holders Sri Lanka outlasted a rampaging Afghanistan by just two runs in a dramatic finish to reach the Asia Cup Super Four stage on Tuesday.
India hammered Nepal by 10 wickets in a rain-hit match to reach the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup on Monday.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Najmul Hossain Shanto smashed centuries as Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 89 runs in the Asia Cup in Lahore on Sunday.
Rain forced a no result in the blockbuster Asia Cup clash between India and Pakistan after just one innings of play on Saturday.
India captain Rohit Sharma says his team’s experienced batsmen are unfazed by the threat of Pakistan’s fast bowlers, ahead of the arch-rivals’ blockbuster Asia Cup clash.
Fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana took 4-32 to help Sri Lanka to a comprehensive five-wicket win over Bangladesh in the Asia Cup on Thursday.
Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed scored punishing hundreds as Pakistan thrashed Nepal by 238 runs in the opening game of the Asia Cup in Multan on Wednesday.
Wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul will miss India’s opening two games of the Asia Cup.