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September 17, 2023 8:14 PM

India beats Sri Lanka by 10 Wickets in Colombo to win Asia Cup 2023 title

In Cricket, India demolished hosts Sri Lanka by registering a 10 wicket win in the final to lift the Asia Cup in Colombo this evening. Opting to bat, the hosts were bundled out for a paltry score of 50 runs in just 15.2 overs. India's Mohammed Siraj brought Sri Lanka down to their knees with a six-wicket haul. He was followed by Hardik Pandya who took three wickets, along with one wicket by Jasprit Bumrah. In reply, India achieved the target of 51 runs in just 6.1 overs. Ishan Ki...

September 15, 2023 9:39 PM

Asia Cup 2023: Bangladesh sets target of 266 runs before India in last Super Fours match at Colombo

In the Asia Cup Cricket ODI today, Bangladesh have set a target of 266 runs before India in last Super Fours match at the R Premdasa Stadium in Colombo. In reply, India were 141 for 5 in 33 overs, when reports last came in. Earlier, India won the toss and elected to field. The Men in Blue have so far won three games. India and Sri Lanka have already qualified for the final which will be played on Sunday at the same venue. Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by two wickets yesterday to qualify f...

September 7, 2023 7:24 AM

Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets in first match of Super Fours of Asia Cup 2023 at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore

In Asia Cup Cricket, Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets in the first match of the Super Fours of Asia Cup 2023 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore yesterday evening. Chasing a target of 194 for victory, Pakistan made 194 for the loss of three wickets in 39.3 overs. Earlier, opting to bat first Bangladesh were all out for 193 in 38.4 overs. For Bangladesh, Mushfiqur Rahim made 64 runs while skipper Shakib AL Hasan scored 53. Haris Rauf scalped four wickets for Pakistan while Naseem Shah took thre...

September 5, 2023 8:26 AM

Cricket: India enter Super Four stage of Asia Cup with 10-wicket victory over Nepal in Kandy, Sri Lanka

India enters super fours in the Asia Cup 2023 defeating Nepal by 10 wickets in a rain curtailed match at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. The men in blue chased down the revised target of 145 runs with 17 balls to spare. Winning the toss, Skipper Rohit Sharma chose to bowl first. Nepal was off to a decent start reaching 65 runs within the first 10 overs. Nepal was helped in part by some under-par fielding by India and at least three dropped catches within the first five overs. India...

September 1, 2023 6:44 PM

Asia Cup 2023: India to clash with arch-rivals Pakistan in Group-A match at Pallekele, Sri Lanka tomorrow

In Asia Cup Cricket, India is to clash with arch-rivals Pakistan in a Group-A match at Pallekele, Sri Lanka tomorrow. The match is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. Indian Standard Time. The two sides last played an ODI four years ago when they faced each other at the ICC World Cup. Rain may ruin the excitement of fans for the big clash as Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology has issued a rain red alert for a major part of the island including Kandy for tomorrow. Pakistan is...

August 21, 2023 3:58 PM

Indian Men's Cricket team for upcoming Asia Cup 2023 announced, Rohit Sharma to lead the team

Chief Selector of BCCI Ajit Agarkar has announced Indian Men's Cricket team for the upcoming Asia Cup 2023. The Indian squad will be led by skipper Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya will be the Vice Captain. Other team members are Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Md Shami, Md Siraj, P Krishna, and Sanju Samson....