#asia-cup-2025

#asia-cup-2025

When Yadav was asked to comment on the handshake row after his team's last group-stage fixture on Friday evening, he responded by saying: It [the match] will be a good contest between the ball and the bat. He went on to add that he's asked his players to shut the noise ahead of the match against Pakistan. Close your room, switch off your phone and sleep, the India captain said. It's easy to say, but sometimes it is difficult.

Opening batter Kusal Mendis's unbeaten 74 off 52 balls anchored Sri Lanka's authoritative run-chase of 171-4 on Thursday against spin-heavy Afghanistan with more than an over to spare. Mohammad Nabi's (60) five big sixes against spinner Dunith Wellalage in the final over provided Afghanistan hope as they posted 169-8 after captain Rashid Khan won the toss and elected to bat. Mendis neutralised the spin trio with his well-executed sweep shots.

Pakistan overcame a brief batting collapse on the field and a tumultuous period off it to beat the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 41 runs and qualify for the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup cricket tournament in Dubai. In a match that was once uncertain, then delayed by an hour, Pakistan posted 146-9 in their 20 overs at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.

Pakistan's long wait to beat India in a men's cricket match continues after their Asia Cup 2025 fixture ended in a thumping seven-wicket win for the defending champions in Dubai. Opener Abhishek Sharma took the match away from Pakistan with his belligerent innings of 31 runs off 13 balls, and captain Suryakumar Yadav followed suit with 47 runs off 37 balls as India won their second match of the tournament on Sunday.