Indian cricket teams will be participating for the first time in the cricket event at the Asian Games and are the hot favourites to win the gold medal
According to accuweather.com, there are chances of rainfall later in the day, but it might remain dry as it happened during India vs Bangladesh game.
BCCI, in a press statement, said that Washington Sundar will replace Axar in the India squad for the final against Sri Lanka on Sunday (September 17)
India and Sri Lanka have met in 10 finals, seven times in the Asia Cup and once each in the 50-over World Cup, T20 World Cup and Champions Trophy
Washington Sundar has been added to the Indian squad ahead of the all-important Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka
Former Sri Lanka skipper Arjuna Ranatunga criticised the Asian Cricket Council and the International Cricket Council on the reserve day issue
Having stormed into the Asia Cup final, India have climbed to second place, ahead of Pakistan who have lost the No. 1 ODI rankings following their elimination from the tournament. The Babar Azam-led side, who lost to Sri Lanka in a last-ball thriller for their second successive defeat in the 'Super Four', slipped two places to No. 3 with 115 points in ICC's mid-week update. Two points ahead of India (116), Australia are now the No. 1 ODI side as the race for the top spot has intensified ahead of next month's World Cup. Both the teams are also set to clash in a three-match ODI series in India beginning on September 22 ahead of their World Cup opener in Chennai on October 8. Australia have climbed to No. 1 on the back of their back-to-back defeats in South Africa but their their loss in the third ODI at Potchefstroom by 111 runs may have given an opening to India. The fourth and penultimate ODI of the South Africa-Australia rubber is slated on Friday, while the series finale is on .
Jasprit Bumrah, Virat Kohli, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav and Hardik Pandya have returned to India's Playing 11
India and Pakistan have never played against each other in the final of Asia Cup's history.
Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Shardul Thakur, Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Shami were selected for the Bangladesh match.
With Colombo wicket supporting spinners, Axar Patel is picked ahead of Shardul Thakur in India's Playing 11
The Asia Cup was started after India's World Cup win and to fulfil the rising aspirations of Asia's cricketing nations
India vs Bangladesh Highlights, Asia Cup: Shakib Al Hasan and Tazim Hasan Sakib were the two heroes for Bangladesh as they beat India by six runs to finish their Asia Cup campaign on a high
India remained at the top of the Asia Cup points table even after they lost their last Super4 tie to Bangladesh. Sri Lanka ar the second position followed by Bangladesh in third and Pakistan in 4th
Every team will play against the other nine teams in a round-robin format, which comprises 45 matches in total. The top two teams at the end of the league stage will qualify for the semifinals
With India already in the final, Pakistan need just a win over Sri Lanka to set up a summit clash on September 17. And the scenario is the same for Sri Lanka.
India opener Shubman Gill jumped to second position, among batsmen, in the latest ICC ODI Players' Rankings on the weight of his performances in the ongoing Asia Cup.India are yet to taste defeat in the Asia Cup and much of their success has to do with handsome contributions from batsmen, especially the top order comprising skipper Rohit Sharma, Gill and talisman Virat Kohli.Gill isn't the only Indian on the move up the rankings for batsmen, with Kohli rising two places to eighth and Rohit jumping two spots to ninth in the latest standings. For the first time in more than four and half years, three Indians feature inside the Top 10 of the latest rankings for batsmen.Gill already has two half-centuries in the tournament, aggregating 154 runs.His handsome returns in the ongoing tournament has taken him to a career-best second place in the rankings for batsmen. He trails Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, who sits top of the pile currently.According to the ICC standings, Gill has closed the ...
With India managing only 213 runs, it was a great test for the Indian bowling attack to eke out a victory for their team and defend the below-par total in ODI cricket. And they manage to eke out a win
Asia Cup, India vs Sri Lanka Highlights: Dunith Wellalage's maiden five-wicket haul and unbeaten 42 went in vain as India clinched a low-scoring thriller to reach the final
Sri Lanka had 13 straight ODI wins, dating back to June 2023 till the game against India in Asia Cup 2023.