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Naseem Shah To Auction Bat With Which He Hit Two Sixes vs Afghanistan, And Do This With The Money

The Asia Cup Super 4 clash between Pakistan and Afghanistan turned out to be one of the most thrilling encounters in the history of the tournament. After numerous twists, the Babar Azam-led side was finally able to chase down the target of 130 runs in the last over. With 11 runs needed in six balls and one wicket in hand, Pakistan's pacer Naseem Shah completely turned the tide by smashing two sixes on the first two deliveries of the last over by Fazalhaq Farooqi. Naseem became the hero of the night with his knock but apart from this, a sweet gesture by him also won many hearts.

"Honeymoon Period Is Over...": Ex-BCCI Selector on Coach Rahul Dravid's Team India Tenure

Ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia, which starts in mid-October, the Indian cricket team got a wake-up call in the Asia Cup. The Rahul Dravid-coached side could not enter the final after losses to Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the Super 4. When Dravid was appointed the Indian cricket team head coach in 2021, expectations were really high from the batting great. Now, the former Indian cricket team captain faces an acid Test going into the T20 World Cup. Former BCCI selector Saba Karim says that this is a 'crunch time' for Dravid.

Anushka Sharma "Iron Lady", Virat Kohli "Man Made Of Steel": Shoaib Akhtar On Power Couple

After smashing his 71st century in international cricket, Virat Kohli credited his wife Anushka Sharma for having his back, especially when nothing was going right for the star batter. Kohli, who had not scored a century in nearly three years, reached triple figures against Afghanistan in the ongoing Asia Cup. He slammed an unbeaten 122 off 61 balls, hitting 12 fours and six sixes. Sharing his views on Kohli's post-match quote on his wife Anushka, former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar hailed the power couple.

BCCI Unhappy Over Ravindra Jadeja's Knee Injury: Report

Star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja's knee injury has disturbed the team combination and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is not happy about it. "We are not happy with Jadeja's injury. He should have kept the World Cup in mind while doing adventurous activities. But he was not responsible and did not think that the World Cup is on the way. We are not happy with this action of Jadeja," a source told ANI.

Hasaranga helps Sri Lanka down Pakistan in Asia Cup final dress rehearsal

Spinner Wanindu Hasaranga led Sri Lanka's bowling charge to set up a comfortable five-wicket victory over Pakistan on Friday in their dress rehearsal for the Asia Cup final.

Wanindu Hasaranga helps Sri Lanka down Pakistan in Asia Cup final dress rehearsal

Asia Cup final. Both teams have already booked their place in Sunday's title clash at the warm-up tournament to the Twenty20 World Cup in October-November. Hasaranga returned figures of 3-21 with his leg-spin to help bowl out Pakistan for 121 in 19.1 overs after they elected to field first in Dubai. Sri Lanka slipped to 29-3 in their chase before Pathum Nissanka (55 not out) and Bhanuka Rajapaksa (24) put on a key stand of 51 as the island nation achieved their target with three overs to spare.

'Ban' Asif Ali From Asia Cup: Ex-Afghanistan Captain on Pakistan Cricketer's Spat With Fareed Ahmed Malik

The Afghanistan-Pakistan Super 4 match at the Asia Cup on Wednesday was a closely fought one with the latter prevailing in the last over of a 130-run chase. Courtesy the win, Pakistan set up a final clash with Sri Lanka on Sunday. However, the match between the Babar Azam-led Pakistan and the Mohammad Nabi-led Afghanistan was also witness to some untoward incident between Asif Ali and Fareed Ahmed Malik. It happened in the 19th over after Pakistan batter Ali was dismissed by Malik.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup 2022, Live Updates: Dress Rehearsal Before Final As Pakistan Take On Sri Lanka

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup, Live Updates: Sri Lanka and Pakistan will be squaring off against each other in the final Asia Cup Super 4 match on Friday at Dubai International Stadium. This clash will act like a practice match before the final on Sunday between the two teams. Both the teams thrashed India and Afghanistan to pave their way into the summit clash of the tournament. After being out of form for some matches, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam will look to redeem himself in today's match. It will be interesting to see that which side will be putting their best foot forward. (Live Scorecard)

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Naseem Shah To Auction Bat With Which He Hit Two Sixes vs Afghanistan, And Do This With The Money

"Honeymoon Period Is Over...": Ex-BCCI Selector on Coach Rahul Dravid's Team India Tenure

Anushka Sharma "Iron Lady", Virat Kohli "Man Made Of Steel": Shoaib Akhtar On Power Couple

BCCI Unhappy Over Ravindra Jadeja's Knee Injury: Report

Hasaranga helps Sri Lanka down Pakistan in Asia Cup final dress rehearsal

Wanindu Hasaranga helps Sri Lanka down Pakistan in Asia Cup final dress rehearsal

'Ban' Asif Ali From Asia Cup: Ex-Afghanistan Captain on Pakistan Cricketer's Spat With Fareed Ahmed Malik

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup 2022, Live Updates: Dress Rehearsal Before Final As Pakistan Take On Sri Lanka