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Afghanistan crash out of Asia Cup after six-wicket loss to Sri Lanka

ABU DHABI: Sri Lanka chased down a daunting target of 170 with six wickets in hand to knock Afghanistan out of the Asia Cup in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.Sri Lanka wrapped up their Group B fixtures unbeaten, with the former champions getting home with eight deliveries to spare.Having topped the group, Sri Lanka marched into the second round, with Bangladesh joining them as the other qualifier.It was quick Nuwan Thushara who set the tone, rattling through the Afghan top order with four wickets.Then it was wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis who stole the limelight in the chase, crafting an unbeaten 74 off 52 balls with 10 boundaries.Opening the innings, Mendis dropped anchor against Afghanistan’s much-vaunted four-pronged spin attack. He later shifted gears in a blistering 52-run stand off just 23 balls for the fifth wicket with his namesake Kamindu Mendis.Sri Lanka had their noses in front from the moment Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bat first.

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Bangladesh stays alive in Asia Cup with thrilling win over Afghanistan

Afghanistan now needs to beat Group B leader Sri Lanka in its last group game as three teams are still in contention to get the final two spots for the next roundBangladesh’s ploy to field Nasum in place of Mahedi Hasan worked out perfectlyABU DHABI: Bangladesh notched a thrilling eight-run victory over Afghanistan in a must-win game and stayed alive for the Super 4 stage of Asia Cup on Tuesday.Afghanistan now needs to beat Group B leader Sri Lanka in its last group game as three teams are still in contention to get the final two spots for the next round.Bangladesh spinners Nasum Ahmed (2-11) and Rishad Hossain (2-18) stifled Afghanistan’s top-order batters before left-arm fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman (3-28) knocked out the tailenders in the death overs to bowl out the opposition for 146 off the final ball.Earlier, Afghanistan slow bowlers also squeezed Bangladesh in the middle-overs with Noor Ahmad and captain Rashid Khan sharing four wickets for 49 runs and restricted them to 154-5.Bangladesh brilliant with the ballBangladesh’s ploy to field Nasum in place of Mahedi Hasan worked out perfectly as the left-arm spinner trapped Sediqullah Atal leg before wicket off the very first ball with the new ball and went on to bowl a wicket maiden over.Nasum’s three overs in the powerplay pinned down Afghanistan to 27-2 as he also accounted for the wicket of Ibrahim Zadran, who struggled for 12 deliveries and could score only 5.Top-scorer Rahmanullah Gurbaz (35) held one end up, but Rishad’s two quick wickets saw Afghanistan slipping to 62-4 by the halfway stage as Gurbaz swept straight to backward square where Jaker Ali took a well-judged catch.Afghanistan had lost half of its side for 77 runs in 13 overs when Mohammad Nabi (15)

Pakistan begin Asia Cup with 93-run win over Oman

DUBAI: Pakistan thumped Oman by 93 runs to begin their Asia Cup campaign thanks to Mohammad Haris’ 66 off 43 balls at Dubai International Stadium on Friday. Pakistan scored 160-7 after opting to bat and Oman were bundled out for 67 in 16.4 overs. Haris struck seven fours and three sixes on his way to 50 off 32 balls. Pakistan take on India in the Twenty20 tournament’s most high profile clash on Sunday at the same venue. Haris crossed the 20-run mark in T20s for the first time in 12 innings. His best in 11 innings prior was 15 against Afghanistan in the preceding tri-series.

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Afghanistan crash out of Asia Cup after six-wicket loss to Sri Lanka

‘It’s not cricket’: Political divisions cast a growing shadow over the game

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Bangladesh stays alive in Asia Cup with thrilling win over Afghanistan

Pakistan begin Asia Cup with 93-run win over Oman