England’s decision to bat first on Tuesday night backfired as Indian bowlers raised their performance by a notch to reduce the hosts to 54 for five inside 10 overs.
Hours after seeing his side beaten 2-1 by England in their test series, Boucher announced on Monday he would step down as coach after the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia that starts next month.
Bumrah, whose unorthodox action and ability to bowl yorkers at will make him an asset particularly in the shortest format, missed the recent Asia Cup with a back injury that has kept him out of action since mid-July.
The captaincy will be handed over to Dhawan as T20 World Cup-bound players are likely to be rested, the sources added.
Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 23 runs in the summit clash on Sunday night to clinch the Asia Cup crown after 2014, their sixth overall.
Rafa Nadal, the winner of men’s record 22 Grand Slam titles, took to Twitter to offer his congratulations to his countryman and predicted more success was on the way
Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup for the sixth time on Sunday after Rajapaksa’s batting masterclass and Wanindu Hasaranga’s all-round brilliance secured their 23-run victory against Pakistan in the final.
Sri Lanka don’t have prima donas like the ‘Men in Blue’ but a team of good cricketers who have understood how to win crunch matches from the dead.
Smith achieved this milestone during the third and final ODI against New Zealand in Cairns on Sunday.
Pakistan has had a solid Asia Cup 2022 leading upto the final. They started off the campaign with a five-wicket loss to arch-rivals India in the group stage.
This double ton comes when Rahane is struggling to regain his spot in the Indian Test set-up after being out of form for a long while.
Technically, Sri Lanka are the hosts of this Asia Cup but call it a cruel twist of fate, the tournament had to be shifted to UAE for security reasons.
Finch who has represented Australia in the 145 ODIs has endured an awful run of form in 50-over cricket this year, scoring only 26 runs in his last seven innings.
Wanindu Hasaranga’s 3-wicket haul followed by Pathum Nissanka’s brilliant unbeaten 55-run knock guided Sri Lanka to an easy five-wicket victory over Pakistan in their Super Four clash at Asia Cup 2022 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday.
Olympic silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic finished second with a best throw of 86.94m which he registered in his fourth attempt. Julian Weber of Germany was third with a best of 83.73m.
And once that moment arrived, there was a deep sense of accomplishment and satisfaction associated with an achievement by a content man. Someone who is very assured of his craft and in a happy place.
He accomplished this feat against Afghanistan in India’s Super Four clash at the ongoing Asia Cup 2022.
Star Indian batter Virat Kohli completed his much-anticipated 71st international century and powered India to a massive 212/2 in their 20 overs during their last Super Four clash against Afghanistan at the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 on Thursday.
With this victory, Australia has clinched the series 2-0. New Zealand will be really disappointed after losing this series despite having the upper hand over Aussie in both matches.
Shastri’s concerns derived primarily from India’s entry into the tournament with only three specialist fast bowlers.
India captain Rohit Sharma has gained four slots to reach 13th position after scoring 72 against Sri Lanka in their Super Fours match while former captain Virat Kohli has gained four places and is 29th in the list after scoring 60 against Pakistan.
The absence of an indisposed Avesh Khan and Ravindra Jadeja, who underwent a knee surgery, meant that India competed with only two frontline seamers — Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Arshdeep Singh — with Hardik Pandya being the third fast-medium option.
Needing 21 in 12 balls, Sri Lanka scored 14 runs off the penultimate over bowled by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, almost sealing it in their favour. India will be out of the tournament if Pakistan beat Afghanistan on Wednesday.
Captain Rohit Sharma top-scored with a 72 off 41 balls while Suryakumar Yadav contributed 34.
Jadeja took to Instagram on Tuesday to announce that his surgery was successful and will start rehabilitation soon.