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Asia Cup 2023, IND vs PAK Playing 11: Rahul replaces Shreyas in India's XI

India made two changes in their line-up from the one that played against Nepal. KL Rahul has replaced Shreyas Iyer, who is suffering from back spasms

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Pakistan: Colombo weather forecast on September 10

It has not been raining since morning in Colombo today, with the sun shining brightly. However, the weather forecast post 3 PM IST looks grim.

Asia Cup 2023, IND vs PAK: Sri Lanka's Colombo weather forecast today

the washout threat also loomed over the Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka match on Saturday (September 9) as well. But rain gods stayed away from the clash, raising hopes of full game today.

IND vs PAK: Not playing against Pakistan often makes a difference says Gill

Shubman Gill talked about fewer opportunities India get to face string Pakistani bowling line-up

SL vs BAN: Bowlers, Samarawickrama overpower Hridoy to give Lanka close win

Towhid Hridy was the lone fighter for Bangladesh as the team crumbled en route the chase of 258 to lose by 51 runs and almost end its chances of qualifying for the final

Asia Cup, IND vs PAK: Confident Pakistan name unchanged 11 for India game

Pakistan continued the trend of naming their playing 11 on the eve of the match day in the Asia Cup. They have named an unchanged 11 from their first Super4 clash to face India on Sunday, September 10

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh: Sadeera's 92 takes hosts to 257, Mahmud takes 3/62

Half-centuries from Sadeera Samarawickrama and Kusal Mendis took Sri Lanka to 257 for nine in their Asia Cup Super 4 match against Bangladesh, here on Saturday. While Samarawickrama played a brilliant knock of 93 from 72 balls (8x4s, 2x6s), Mendis made a 73-ball 50 after Sri Lanka were invited to bat by Bangladesh. Opener Pathum Nissanka contributed with a 60-ball 40. For Bangladesh, pacers Hasan Mahmud (3/57), Shoriful Islam (2/48) and Taskin Ahmed (3/62) shared eight wickets among themselves.

Asia Cup, IND vs PAK: Pandya says he carries triple workload as all-rounder

Hardik Pandya doesn't mince words when he says that as a multi-skilled cricketer, his workload is twice and at times even thrice compared to a specialist batter or bowler. Pandya's 87 largely contributed to India's score of 266 all out in the opening rain-affected game against arch-rivals Pakistan in the Asia Cup here. For someone, who had a career-threatening lower-back stress fracture and remained out of international cricket for considerable period, the Baroda player has more than made amends after being handed national T20 captaincy and is again bowling at brisk pace. "As an all-rounder, my workload is twice or thrice as anyone else. When a batter in the team goes and bats and finishes his batting and is heading home, I'll still be bowling after that," Pandya told 'Star Sports'. "So for me, all the managing, all the pushing, and everything happens during the sessions or my training or my pre-camp season," he spoke about his workload management. The ODI vice-captain also explai

Asia Cup 2023: BAN vs SL Playing 11, toss result, live streaming & telecast

The sun is shining at the toss time and Shakib Al Hasan stated that there might be some rain around in later stages of the game, so he decided to bowl first in Colombo.

Recent Sri Lankan experience gives Pakistan an edge over India: Babar

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Saturday said the recent experience of playing in Sri Lankan conditions will give his side an edge over India in Sunday's Asia Cup Super 4 clash. Several Pakistan players have been playing in Sri Lanka since the Test series in July, followed by the Lanka Premier League and the bilateral ODIs against Afghanistan. Given the continuous cricket we are playing both in Pakistan and Sri Lanka, you can say that we hold an edge (over India)," said Babar in the pre-match press conference. We have been playing here in Sri Lanka for the past two months or so. We have played Tests, we played a series against Afghanistan and then the LPL... So it can be said that we have an advantage. Babar's side had to shuttle between Sri Lanka and Pakistan because of the tournament scheduling, but the right-handed batter did not read too much into it. We always knew the schedule and how much we have to travel. So, it's become important how we look after our players. We have pla

Asia Cup 2023, IND vs PAK preview: India seek answer to Rahul-Kishan riddle

The Indian team management's predicament to choose between KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan will be the dominating theme amid the usual edgy emotional quotient, when they face arch-rivals Pakistan in the most-awaited Super 4 match of the Asia Cup here on Sunday. Alongside focusing on the team goals, the Indian management will want to assemble the best possible 11 in the park against Pakistan, whom the Rohit Sharma-led outfit is facing for the second time in the event. But for that, they need to find answers for the aforementioned puzzle, and hope that rains will stay away despite adding a controversial reserve day to the match on Monday. The return of Rahul to the squad has widened the pool of players to select from, but that has also given them a happy headache. Kishan has impressed everyone in the last month or so, smashing four fifties in as many matches three against the West Indies and one against Pakistan in the Asia Cup Group A match at Pallekele last week. During the process, Ki

Asia Cup 2023: Super 4 full schedule, results, match timing, live streaming

After the break of two days (September 7 and 8), the Super Four stage will resume again today with Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka game at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Bangladesh board terms Indo-Pak 'reserve day' decision as 'unanimous'

The Bangladesh Cricket Board has termed Asian Cricket Council's decision to have an exclusive reserve day for India versus Pakistan 'Super Four' game as "unanimous" and taken only after getting consent from all four cricket boards. Expressing his displeasure, Sri Lanka head coach Chandika Hathurusingha on Friday had termed "not ideal" as Sri Lanka coach Chris Silverwood also had expressed his surprise on the eve of their Super 4 clash. But hours after their coach's comments, BCB made a surprising announcement saying that the precautionary measure had, in fact, received unanimous approval from all four participating teams in the Super 4 stage. "A reserve day for India Pakistan contest in Super 11 Asia Cup Super 4 stage has been added that effectively revised the Asia Cup playing condition," BCB posted on their social media account 'X', formerly twitter. "To clarify on the position, the decision was taken with the consent of all four participating teams and ACC," it added. The Asian

Asia Cup, BAN vs SL preview: Bangladesh aim to stay alive in 'Super Four'

Survival will be foremost in Bangladesh's mind whereas Sri Lanka will aim for a winning start when they cross swords in the second Super 4 match of the Asia Cup here on Saturday. A seven-wicket towelling at the hands of Pakistan in the Super 4 opener in Lahore has made a victory mandatory for Bangladesh against the Lankans, assuming that the weather remains dry enough for the match to take place. A defeat will almost certainly put an end to their Asia Cup campaign. Batting is their main concern, and they will have to address it immediately. They did make 334 for 5 against Afghanistan riding on hundreds by Najmal Shanto and Mehidy Hasan Miraz in the league phase. But they came a cropper against more capable bowling units of Sri Lanka and Pakistan, making meagre totals of 164 and 193 respectively. That propensity to go flat against top-class opponents will worry them going into the match against Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankans have a set of bowlers like Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha ...

Asia Cup PAK vs BAN: Haris Rauf, Naseem shine as Pakistan earn clinical win

Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah took seven wickets between them while Imam-Ul-Haq scored a fifty to guide Pakistan to a seven-wicket win in Super Four of Asia Cup 2023

PCB demands compensation from Asian Cricket Council over Asia Cup schedule

One of the major clashes that was ruled out due to rain in the Asia Cup was India against Pakistan. The arch-rivals entered the field for the first time since 2019 in the ODI format

Not rain, but floodlight failure in Lahore stops PAK vs BAN in Asia Cup

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Asia Cup game was interrupted due to a floodlight failure at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore

Asia Cup: Pakistan pace trio too hot to handle, bowl out Bangladesh for 193

Haris Rauf proved to be too quick for the Bangladeshi batters, who were also troubled relentlessly by Naseem Shah as the Shakib Al Hasan-led side was bundled out for a paltry 193, well inside 40 overs in an Asia Cup Super 4 match against Pakistan here on Wednesday. Despite a 100-run stand and twin half-centuries by skipper Shakib (53 off 57 balls) and former captain Mushfiqur Rahim (64 off 87 balls), Bangladesh suffered twin batting collapse on either side of the fifth wicket partnership. They were reduced to 47 for 4 during the first Powerplay and again lost six wickets for 47 runs between overs 30 to 39. Rauf (4/19 in 6 overs) terrorised the batters with sheer pace while Naseem (3/34 in 5.4 overs) also added seam and swing with it. The trouble started in the second over as last match's centurion Mehidy Hasan Miraj (0) flicked the first delivery he faced off Naseem into the hands of mid-wicket. Mohammed Naim (20) and Litton Das (16) hit a flurry boundaries between them, taking th

Asia Cup: SLC hope to keep Premadasa ready for Super 4, final despite rain

Despite rain prediction of varying intensity over the next fortnight here, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) officials on Wednesday remained optimistic about keeping the R Premadasa Stadium ready for the Asia Cup Super 4 matches and the title clash. The Sri Lanka-leg of Super 4 stage will start with a match between the hosts and Bangladesh on September 9, followed by the much-awaited game between India and Pakistan on September 10. The final will be played on September 17 here. "Yes, the predictions are for the rain. We had rains here this morning too, and it has made the wicket and areas near it a bit wet. "The outfield too has soaked in a good amount of water. But we are working hard, and we are confident of preparing the ground in time for the matches," said Godfrey Dabrera, the national curator of SLC. There were speculations of Super 4 matches and final getting moved out of Colombo because of the inclement weather, before the Asian Cricket Council decided to stick with the original cho

ICC ODI Rankings: Shubman Gill breaks into top three, Kishan improves

Indian batters Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan made significant improvements in the latest ICC ODI Rankings for men's batters after their impressive performances in the ongoing Asia Cup 2023