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Asia Cup 2022: Sri Lanka warm up for final with comfortable win over Pakistan

Sri Lanka geared up for the Asia Cup 2022 final in perfect fashion as spinner Wanindu Hasaranga set up a comfortable five-wicket victory over Pakistan on Friday.

Feisty Ajinkya Rahane scores double ton on return

Ajinkya Rahane was looking for some centrewicket practice on his comeback trail and he got that aplenty on the second day of West Zone’s Duleep Trophy match against North East on Friday. The former India captain, who was out of action since IPL due to an injury, scored 207 batting on return as his team raced away to 590-2. North East, the Duleep Trophy debutants, didn’t have anything to challenge Rahane with their bowling attack and the Mumbai man raced away to his double century.

Asia Cup 2022: Sri Lanka drub Pakistan in dress rehearsal for final

Both teams rested a couple of important players but there was no compromise in the intensity. Dasun Shanaka didn’t want to experiment and stuck to the winning formula of winning the toss and bowling first. The most heartening aspect of the bowling was star leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga rediscovering his rhythm to take 3/21 before opener Pathum Nissanka stayed unbeaten on 55 off 48 to see Sri Lanka home.

After musical chairs, it's time Team India face the music

Having unsuccessfully experimented for 10 months with fresh faces & an ultra-aggressive approach, India now have no option but to let senior batters revert to tried and tested ways. DUBAI: Team India had arrived in Dubai for the Asia Cup to gather the final pieces of their team combination for the upcoming T20 World Cup. They have left with a few more puzzles to solve. The various bilateral series over the last 10 months were meant to alter the brand of cricket they played in the T20 format and bring in fresh faces. By the time India exited the tournament earlier this week, they were taking a couple of steps back. All the enterprising experiments may culminate in a return to the tried and tested brand of cricket. The top order was the biggest concern two weeks ago. As it stands, captain Rohit Sharma, vice-captain KL Rahul and Virat Kohli are the only batters to have got a decent amount of deliveries in the middle. “My role in the team is to take responsibility as per the situation and also take the scoring rate higher. If I can take 10-15 balls to settle down, then I can accelerate. I was going away from my template and desperately trying to do things which are not in my game,” said Virat Kohli during a conversation with Rohit on bcci.tv on Thursday after his century against Afghanistan.