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.
Pakistan opt to bowl against India in sunny Colombo
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam won the toss and elected to bowl against India in a blockbuster Super Four clash in the Asia Cup on Sunday.
‘We really needed this reality check before the World Cup’
"We haven't been batting well for quite some time. It is a matter of concern. We have to fix these problems," said Shakib
India, Pakistan rekindle rivalry today
But rain in the Sri Lankan capital is expected to play spoilsport again in the match, for which a reserve day has been kept aside.
Shakib rues lack of runs at the top
While skipper Shakib Al Hasan pointed to the inability of putting on a big opening stand as one of the reasons behind his team’s 21-run defeat against Sri Lanka in their crucial Super Four encounter, the performance in Saturday's match practically summed up Bangladesh’s inconsistent batting performance throughout the Asia Cup.
A tactical call that made sense
With talks over adding an extra bowling option surrounding ahead of the match, the team management finally opted for an extra bowling option.
Batting lets Tigers down again
Batting failure once again led to the downfall of Bangladesh in their 21-run defeat against Sri Lanka in a crucial Super Four encounter in the Asia Cup at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo yesterday.
Batting woes prevail again as Bangladesh lose against Sri Lanka
Batting was yet again the culprit as Bangladesh lost consecutive matches against Sri Lanka in the ongoing Asia Cup, this time succumbing to a 21-run loss in the Super Four stage of the tournament at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Saturday.
Hasan strikes to give Tigers first breakthrough
Karunaratne played a brilliant straight drive on the previous ball but Hasan responded with an absolute jaffa. This was back of a length pitching on leg, and then seaming and swinging away to square up the left-hander who could do nothing but look to defend this, and it feathered the edge through to wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim.
Shaheen Afridi warns 'best yet to come'
The left-arm fast bowler rattled the Indian top-order in their Group A clash last week, taking 4-35 -- including the wickets of star batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma
Can Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka for the first time in Colombo?
Did you know that the first-ever meet-up between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka was in the Asia Cup?