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Pakistan tailender Naseem Shah credited self-belief and practice sessions in the nets for his final over heroics against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup. Naseem struck two consecutive sixes in the last over of the game to help his side beat Afghanistan and qualify for the final.
Afghanistan on Wednesday meant two things - The Asia Cup 2022 final line-up was decided (Sri Lanka vs Pakistan) and it knocked the other two teams, India and Afghanistan, out of the tournament, with two 'Super 4' matches still to be played. This essentially means that the two 'Super 4' matches left -- India vs Afghanistan in Dubai today and Sri Lanka vs Pakistan also in Dubai on Friday -- are both dead rubbers. The Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 'Super 4' match on Friday, in fact, will be a dress rehearsal for the big final on Sunday, September 11, in Dubai.
India were dealt a major blow in the Asia Cup on Tuesday as Sri Lanka defeated them by six wickets. The loss came two days after Pakistan had defeated them in the first game of the Super 4 stage. In the match against Sri Lanka, India skipper Rohit Sharma's scintillating 41-ball 72 went in vain, as the islanders completed a chase of 174 with a ball to spare. Needing 21 in 12 balls, Sri Lanka scored 14 runs off the penultimate over bowled by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, almost sealing it in their favour. Barring Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav (34) none of the other batters could fire. Former India captain Virat Kohli was out for a duck and his performance did not impress former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq.
Pakistan and Afghanistan played out a nail-biting thriller on Wednesday at Sharjah in the Super 4 stage of the ongoing Asia Cup. Naseem Shah hit back-to-back sixes of the first two balls of the final over as Pakistan sealed a one-wicket win to assure themselves a place in the final alongside Sri Lanka. However, after the match came to an end, the Sharjah Cricket Stadium was witness to unsavoury scenes as Afghanistan fans, clearly disappointed with the loss, were seen breaking chairs and assaulting Pakistan fans.
Vice-captain Shadab Khan says that Pakistan are "good but not a champion team" and must handle pressure better after battling into Sunday's Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka. Pakistan needed Naseem Shah to get them over the line against Afghanistan on Wednesday as the tailender and fast bowler hit two successive sixes at the start of the 20th over. Chasing 130 for victory, Pakistan kept losing wickets including Shadab for 36 to slip to 118-9 before Naseem's brilliance sealed a thrilling one-wicket win with four balls to spare in Sharjah.
Rohit Sharma-led India will be squaring off against Afghanistan in their final Super 4 clash of the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 on Thursday at the Dubai International Stadium. Team India are already out of the reckoning for a place in the final and the side would be playing for their pride and they would try to register at least one win in the Super 4 stage. Before this match, India faced defeats against Pakistan and Sri Lanka and the side have been subjected to criticism for few selection calls like playing Deepak Hooda as a finisher ahead of Dinesh Karthik and Axar Patel. So it will be interesting to see what team combination India goes in with for clash against Afghanistan.
Dubai. Until Tuesday night. As a group of journalists, we generally leave the Dubai International Cricket Stadium more or less at the same time, when Team India's bus leaves. The players come out of the gate adjacent to the media box. There are usually 75-100 people cheering the players as they board the bus. On Tuesday night, after India's defeat to Sri Lanka, there were around 20.
India's hopes of qualifying for the Asia Cup final were dashed on Wednesday as Pakistan beat Afghanistan to set up a final clash with Sri Lanka. With two defeats in the Super 4 stage against Pakistan and Sri Lanka, India had a forgettable run. After topping their group with two wins from two outings, India just could not rise up to the challenge in the Super 4 stage. While analysing the game between India and Sri Lanka, former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar felt that Rohit Sharma looked uncomfortable as captain, and was seen shouting and screaming during the defeat to the Islanders.