Asia Cup 2023
India celebrates World Cup 'booster shot' after SL 'battered'
"Siraj's dream spell ended India's five-year title drought," The Times of India wrote
Shoaib praises ‘dangerous’ India after Asia Cup triumph
India started the Asia Cup as underdogs, Shoaib Akhtar said, but their transformation during the campaign has now convinced him that “they could be the most dangerous side in the World Cup”
Crushing India loss a 'wake-up call', says Silverwood
"Sometimes a bit of a kick up the rear end is not the worst thing going into a World Cup," Silverwood told reporters.
Siraj sets up India’s 8th Asia Cup crown
Pace bowler Mohammed Siraj returned figures of 6-21 to lead India’s rout of Sri Lanka by 10 wickets as they clinched their eighth Asia Cup title on Sunday.
It’s like a dream, says Siraj
India kept their best reserved, or, Sri Lanka their worst, for Sunday’s one-sided final of the Asia Cup, a tournament played as a prelude to the World Cup in India next month.
'Unsung heroes': $50,000 for rain-hit Asia Cup groundstaff
All too often ignored in favour of the big name sport stars, cricketing groundstaff who kept the rain-hit Asia Cup running were promised a $50,000 shared bonus by organisers on Sunday.
India crush Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in Asia Cup final
Pace bowler Mohammed Siraj returned figures of 6-21 to lead India's rout of Sri Lanka by 10 wickets as they clinched their eighth Asia Cup title on Sunday.
Siraj bags six as India dismiss Sri Lanka for 50 in Asia Cup final
Pace bowler Mohammed Siraj claimed six wickets including four in one over, as India skittled out Sri Lanka for a paltry 50 in the Asia Cup final on Sunday.
Siraj wreaks havoc with maiden fifer in Asia Cup final
India pacer Mohammad Siraj picked up his maiden ODI five-wicket haul to reduce Sri Lanka to 12 runs for the loss of six wickets in the Asia Cup final at the R.Premadasa Stadium on Sunday.
Sri Lanka bat in Asia Cup final
Defending champions Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat first against India in the final of the Asia Cup in Colombo today.
India, Sri Lanka eye Asian crown
Rohit Sharma's India face underdogs Sri Lanka in Sunday's Asia Cup final, a crucial momentum-builder heading into next month's ODI World Cup.
Of flickering flames and misleading hype
While Shakib warned after India's triumph that they will be "a dangerous side in the World Cup", Chandika labelled it as "huge" boost for the Tigers heading into the showpiece event.
India’s 8th or 7th for Sri Lanka?
India will have an eye on extending their record haul while Sri Lanka would want to get level with the Indians when they square off in the final of the Asia Cup in Colombo today.
'Win against India will give a lot of confidence'
Bangladesh all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz feels that the victory against India in the last Super 4 fixture of the Asia Cup will boost their confidence, going into next month’s World Cup.
Injury forces Theekshana out of Asia Cup final
Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana has been ruled out of the Asia Cup final against India due to an injury, captain Dasun Shanaka confirmed Saturday.
Record that Mustafizur broke against India in Colombo
Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman might not be as mysterious as he was at the beginning of his career but the left-arm paceman managed to achieve a feat he can be happy about against India in Colombo yesterday.
Asia Cup: Tournament where U19 World Cup winners stepped up
Ever since Bangladesh won the 2020 Under-19 World Cup in South Africa, it was expected that a pool of players from that World Cup-winning batch would one day come through for the national side. The consensus was that it would happen sooner rather than later, given the youthful exuberance portrayed by that group of players in that tournament.
'Bangladesh will be a dangerous side in the World Cup'
"I think we have got a very good team (for the World Cup)," man of the match Shakib, who scored 80 in Bangladesh’s 265-8, said after the win.
