Asia Cup

Asia Cup 2022 Scenario: With Sri Lanka already with two Super Four wins, that will confirm a Pakistan-Lanka title clash.

Needless to say, they need to beat Afghanistan on Thursday, that too by as convincing a margin as possible. One thing possibly going in India’s favour is that their two defeats have come on the penultimate balls of the matches, and a big win over Afghanistan can still put them back in the equation, if other results go their way. That will seal the Lankans’ spot in the final with three consecutive wins, and the other three teams with one win each, with net run rate being the deciding criterion.

India: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (w), Deepak Hooda, Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, ...

Rohit and Suryakumar got together with India in trouble at 13 for two. It came down to the last over, bowled by Arshdeep Singh, with Sri Lanka needing seven to win. Earlier, Sri Lanka grabbed wickets at regular intervals to limit India to a par score. It took a brilliant over from leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal to pull India back into the contest. Only a few favourable results, and an India win in its last Super 4 match (against Afghanistan on Thursday) can allow the side to progress to the final. Chasing 174, Sri Lanka crossed the finish line with one ball to spare.

Skipper Rohit Sharma smacked 72 off 41 balls as India made 173-8 against Sri Lanka in a crucial Super Four clash at the Asia Cup on Tuesday.

The captain kept up the attack with Suryakumar for company and raised his fifty in 32 balls with a boundary. Rohit hit back with boundaries and smashed fast bowler Asitha Fernando for a six and four in successive balls to improve the scoring in the first six overs of the powerplay. Rohit put on 97 runs with Suryakumar Yadav (34) after India, who lost their Super Four opener against Pakistan, lost two early wickets in a match they need to win to stay in the hunt for a final spot.

"If India lose another match by chance, they will be out of the tournament. Pakistan have the advantage because if they lose one match and win another, ...

DUBAI: Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday shared that Pakistani wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan will be available to play tomorrow's match against ...

Mohammad Rizwan scored 71 off 51 balls with four boundaries and two sixes, however, the player remained uncomfortable after he tried to collect the ball which caused him severe pain in his leg. Mohammad Rizwan’s brilliant innings set the tone for victory despite an injury to his leg. The Pakistani wicket-keeper batter becomes the second from the team to be placed first in the list

A win will take Pakistan closer to the final while Afghanistan will be keen to open their account in the Super 4s.

With a strike rate of 166.66 in the Asia Cup, the hard-hitting opener presents a serious threat to the Pakistan bowlers. Though Pakistan have a perfect record against Afghanistan - having won both the matches in 2013 and 2019 - it's going to be anybody's game in Sharjah. They will need to keep to those levels if Afghanistan are to make the final. He is also among a key group of players Afghanistan will be relying on to lift them up from the bottom of the Super 4 table. Pakistan, meanwhile, have been able to put up convincing victories despite injuries to key players and their captain being out of form. He also hit an 18-ball 40 in a low-key chase in the Asia Cup opener. Bowling still remains their biggest strength, with spinners Shadab Khan and Nawaz sharing 13 wickets between them from three matches. The likes of Fakhar Zaman and Khushdil Shah have also chipped in, and in the previous match, against India, allrounder Mohammad Nawaz blazed away to 42 off 20 balls after being promoted to No.4. And overall, they've shown they no longer just rely on the spin trio of Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and captain Mohammad Nabi for wickets anymore. Especially with the experienced Haris Rauf struggling a little bit. The 19-year-old has picked up five wickets in three matches so far in the competition and will have a big role to play in restricting Afghanistan's improved batting. [Najibullah Zadran](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/najibullah-zadran-524049), [Rahmanullah Gurbaz](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/rahmanullah-gurbaz-974087)and [Ibrahim Zadran](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/ibrahim-zadran-921509)have all stepped up to the challenge.

You wait ages for an IND PAK game and then three come around the corner at once… unless Sri Lanka flip the script.

The ACC announced that Sri Lanka would host the tournament in 2022 (as it was scheduled to host in 2021), however, Sri Lanka decided it could not host the tournament because of the ongoing political and economic crisis in the country. The Asia Cup 2022 is taking place in the United Arab Emirates. Hong Kong qualified for the Asia Cup 2022 after beating Singapore, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates in a qualifying tournament. [how to watch the Asia Cup in the UK](https://www.t3.com/news/how-to-watch-asia-cup-in-uk-live-stream-t20i-from-anywhere) and anywhere else in the world. The Asia Cup 2022 takes place in August and September of 2022, starting on 28 August and finishing with the final on 11 September – that's this Sunday and in all probability it will now be Sri Lanka vs Pakistan. India and Pakistan were both in the same group, and have now played in the Super 4.

DUBAI: Pakistan's all-format skipper Babar Azam Tuesday called his opening partner Mohammad Rizwan a “true warrior”, praising him for remaining committed to ...

I am learning from my mistakes and will come back Inshallah," concluded Babar who scored 10, 9 and 14 in the three matches so far held during the tournament. "Victory against India gave us so much confidence. A player with such a character is always important for you," he added.