Asia Cup 2022: schedule, squads and how to buy tickets for India v Pakistan in Dubai
Cricket fans in the UAE will get yet another opportunity to enjoy top-quality cricket when the Asia Cup T20 tournament begins in Dubai at the end of this month.
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Hong Kong To Join India And Pakistan In Group One Of Asia Cup After Defeating UAE
The battle to join Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan in the Asia Cup 2022 is over. Hong Kong have qualified for Asia Cup 2022 with a comprehensive eight-wicket win over the United Arab Emirates last night. They maintained an unbeaten run in the Asia Cup Qualifier in Oman, winning all three matches. Hong Kong won the toss and chose to field. UAE went on to score 147 runs, unable to bat out their 20 overs. Hong Kong went about their run chase with a clear plan, reaching their target in 19 overs. Veteran star Ehsan Khan was named player of the match with his four-wicket haul, for just 24 runs.
Red-Hot Babar Azam To Struggling Virat Kohli: 5 To Watch At Asia Cup
The Asia Cup begins on Saturday with top cricketers including India superstar Virat Kohli and Pakistan skipper Babar Azam in action in the United Arab Emirates. Here are five players to watch in the six-nation tournament, which is an important warm-up for the T20 World Cup in Australia in October.
Hong Kong qualify for Asia Cup, will face India and Pakistan
Hong Kong qualified for the Asia Cup on Wednesday, where they will face India and Pakistan, after defeating the United Arab Emirates by eight wickets in the final qualifying round. Chasing 148 to win, Hong Kong reached their target with an over to spare with Yasim Murtaza top scoring on 58. The 31-year-old Murtaza made his runs off 43 balls and hit seven boundaries and one six.
England recall Robinson at expense of Potts for second Proteas Test
Ollie Robinson, who last played for England in the final Ashes Test in January, has been recalled for the second Test with South Africa as the hosts bid to level the three match series.
ICC ODI Rankings: Shubman Gill Jumps 45 places To 38th Position; Virat Kohli Remains Static In Fifth
Indian opener Shubman Gill has jumped a whopping 45 places to be ranked 38th in the ICC ODI rankings released on Wednesday. The 22-year-old youngster had a memorable outing in the recently concluded three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe that also saw him scoring his maiden ton (130 off 97 balls) in the last game in Harare. Meanwhile, former Indian skipper Virat Kohli, who did not feature in the ODI series against Zimbabwe, held on to his fifth position with a rating points of 744.
ICC ODI Rankings: Shubman Gill jumps 45 places to 38th; Virat Kohli remains static at fifth
The 22-year-old youngster had a memorable outing in the recently concluded three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe that also saw him scoring his maiden ton (130 off 97 balls) in the last game in Harare. Meanwhile, former Indian skipper Virat Kohli, who did not feature in the ODI series against Zimbabwe, held on to his fifth position with a rating points of 744.
Two Bangladesh Players Ruled Out Due To Injury Ahead Of Asia Cup 2022
Bangladesh is facing some selection woes ahead of Asia Cup with two of its players Hasan Mahmud and wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan Sohan having suffered injuries. Hasan, who damaged his ankle during training last week, will be out of action for up to a month, and Nurul, who just had surgery on a finger injury, requires time to rest the wounded area. Bangladesh were dealt a blow last month when Liton Das suffered a hamstring injury and has been left out of the squad.