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Sri Lanka cruise to six-wicket win over Bangladesh in Asia Cup T20

Pathum Nissanka and Kamil Mishara’s 95-run stand helped Sri Lanka chase down 140 with 32 balls to spare

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Haris and bowlers help Pakistan rout Oman in Asia cup

Spinners Muqeem, Ayub and seamer Ashraf shared six wickets as Oman folded for 67 in Dubai

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Litton guides Bangladesh to win over Hong Kong in Asia Cup T20

Nizakat Khan’s 42 lifted Hong Kong to 143-7, but Litton’s 59 powered Bangladesh to their first T20 win over them

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Omarzai powers Afghanistan past Hong Kong with record T20I fifty

Azmatullah Omarzai hit Afghanistan’s fastest T20I fifty and added a wicket as Hong Kong struggled to 94 for 9 in Abu Dhabi

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India favorites to defend geopolitically-charged Asia Cup

Arch-rivals Pakistan will enter the tournament low on experience but high on confidence after winning a tri-series, also involving Afghanistan and hosts UAE

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Nawaz hat-trick helps Pakistan down Afghanistan in tri-series final

Nawaz picked up 5-19 in total as Pakistan skittled Afghanistan out for 66 in 15.5 overs

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Former NZ captain Taylor to play for Samoa in shock comeback

Taylor holds a Samoan passport through his mother's heritage and is eligible to represent a second national team at the end of the three-year cooling-off period since his last match for New Zealand

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'It looked like street cricket:' Sadiq on Pakistan's loss to Afghanistan

With the Asia Cup just days away, Tuesday night's defeat comes as a wake-up call for the Men in Green

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Labuschagne stops obsessing over technique in bid to reclaim Test spot

The former top-ranked batter played his 58th Test in the World Test Championship final against South Africa in June before Australia dropped him for the subsequent three-Test series in West Indies

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India crush Pakistan by seven wickets in Asia Cup clash

Yadav’s unbeaten 47 guides India to easy win in Dubai after Pakistan batting collapse

Sri Lanka cruise to six-wicket win over Bangladesh in Asia Cup T20

Pathum Nissanka and Kamil Mishara’s 95-run stand helped Sri Lanka chase down 140 with 32 balls to spare

Emotions run high as India and Pakistan face off after May clashes

Indian coach says players are focused solely on cricket, while Pakistan coach Mike Hesson stresses focus despite the match’s significance

Coach urges Pakistan to ‘focus on the job’ in Asia Cup clash with India

Mike Hesson said India are “hugely confident, and rightly so, given how well they’ve played"

Pakistan women gear up for ICC World Cup with South Africa series

The matches are scheduled for September 16, 19, and 22, and are expected to serve as Pakistan’s final tune-up ahead of the global event

India's Dube credits coach Morkel after crucial spell in Asia Cup win over UAE

Dube's bowling has improved significantly in the past year, with half of his 16 wickets in 36 T20I matches coming in his last four innings with the ball

India open Asia Cup with nine-wicket win over UAE

Kuldeep Yadav led India’s attack with 4 for 7, while Shivam Dube took 3 for 4

Afghanistan coach Trott wants improvement after patchy win over Hong Kong

"We were a bit fortunate with a few dropped catches that sort of let us off. We need to make sure we improve on a few areas for the rest of the group games”

Omarzai powers Afghanistan past Hong Kong with record T20I fifty

Azmatullah Omarzai hit Afghanistan’s fastest T20I fifty and added a wicket as Hong Kong struggled to 94 for 9 in Abu Dhabi

A sneak peek at Pakistan's chances in Asia Cup 2025

Pakistan twice defeated Afghanistan in the series as the latter failed with the bat on both occasions on the spin-friendly tracks in Sharjah

England's Ashes preparation boosted by return of Stokes and Wood

Stokes missed the fifth and final Test against India at the Oval having hurt his shoulder in the previous match at Old Trafford in July

India favorites to defend geopolitically-charged Asia Cup

Arch-rivals Pakistan will enter the tournament low on experience but high on confidence after winning a tri-series, also involving Afghanistan and hosts UAE

Nawaz hat-trick helps Pakistan down Afghanistan in tri-series final

Nawaz picked up 5-19 in total as Pakistan skittled Afghanistan out for 66 in 15.5 overs

Former NZ captain Taylor to play for Samoa in shock comeback

Taylor holds a Samoan passport through his mother's heritage and is eligible to represent a second national team at the end of the three-year cooling-off period since his last match for New Zealand

Zaman and Abrar star as Pakistan beat UAE to reach tri-series final

Zaman hit an aggressive 44-ball 77 not out for his 12th T20I half century

'It looked like street cricket:' Sadiq on Pakistan's loss to Afghanistan

With the Asia Cup just days away, Tuesday night's defeat comes as a wake-up call for the Men in Green

Labuschagne stops obsessing over technique in bid to reclaim Test spot

The former top-ranked batter played his 58th Test in the World Test Championship final against South Africa in June before Australia dropped him for the subsequent three-Test series in West Indies

Afghanistan roar back to beat Pakistan in tri-series

Nabi grabbed 2-20 to help restrict Pakistan to 151-9 as they chased 169