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Asia Cup 2008

Asia Cup 2008

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Kumble backs Dhoni

By chetannarula ⋅ July 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Anil Kumble, India’s Test captain, has backed the ODI captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni that too much cricket is taking a toll on the players especially the problem of playing back-to-back games. “It’s never easy to play back-to-back one-day games,” Kumble said. “I have done that it my [one-day] career. It’s quite tough and demanding on [...]

200 run opening partnership takes Sri Lanka home comfortably

By nj ⋅ June 30, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

The Asia Cup Super Four match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh remained one sided as soon as Jayasuriya and Sangakkara opened the Sri Lankan innings. The Lankans were given a thunderous start as both their openers got a century each. Jayasuriya scored 130 of just 88 balls and his innings included 6 sixes and 16 [...]

Sri Lanka win again; enter final

By chetannarula ⋅ June 30, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Sri Lanka were assured of a place in the final of the Asia Cup after they won by a whopping 158 runs against Bangladesh in the semis league match at Karachi. Electing to bat on a placid pitch against a pedestrian attack, the Sri Lankans got off to the best start possible as they piled [...]

Scorecard – Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh – Asia Cup 2008

By nj ⋅ June 30, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Asia Cup Bangladesh v. Sri Lanka Karachi: Monday 30 June 2008 (50-over match) (1-day match) Result: Sri Lanka won by 158 runs Toss: Sri Lanka Umpires: B G Jerling, S J A Taufel Match summary (at Close) Sri Lanka Runs Balls 4s 6s ST Jayasuriya c Tamim Iqbal b Alok Kapali 130 88 16 6 [...]

Asia Cup: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh

By chetannarula ⋅ June 30, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh go head to head in a re-match of their league encounter in the third semis league match of the Asia Cup in Karachi today. The Lankans have already beaten the Bangladeshis comprehensively before in the tournament and have carried two points formward from their group as a result of that victory. [...]

Asia Cup: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka

By chetannarula ⋅ June 29, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Sri Lanka and Pakistan face off in the second match of the semis league in the Asia cup today. Scorecard Sri Lanka look to have the edge of their sub continental rivals as they have a two point cushion carried over from the league stage but more than that, it is the form that their [...]

Dhoni upset about back-to-back games

By chetannarula ⋅ June 29, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The Indian team has played for 36 out of the last 84 hours and this is down to the tight scheduling of the Asia Cup. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India captain was visibly upset at the press conference after the win against Bangladesh, “Back-to-back games make it really tough for the players. I am not really [...]

Bangladesh struggling for runs mid-innings

By chetannarula ⋅ June 28, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

On another dull and lifeless pitch, Bangladesh captain Mohammed Ashraful won the toss and elected to bat, hoping to put up a decent score against the strong Indian batting line up. They made one change as Farhad Reza was brought in for Dollar Mahmud. Scorecard India made two changes to the team that thumped Pakistan [...]

Asia Cup: India vs Bangladesh

By chetannarula ⋅ June 28, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

India and Bangladesh go head to head today in Karachi to begin the next phase of the Asia cup, that is the semis league. In earnest, the tournament begins now as the four top teams in the continent go head to head to find out who goes to the final and wins the trophy. Click [...]

India thump Pakistan by 6 wickets

By chetannarula ⋅ June 26, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

India scored a thumping win over arch rivals Pakistan in the last league game of group B at Karachi. Pakistan chose to bat first after winning the toss and decided to follow the same strategy as in the Kitply cup final, as the two openers Salman Butt and Shoaib Malik batted cautiously and then started [...]

Sri Lanka win easily

By chetannarula ⋅ June 26, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

In their second game of group A in the Asia cup, Sri Lanka were comfortable winners against the UAE at Lahore. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, the Sri Lankans lost Jayasuriya early but then Udawatte and Jayawardene came together and scored fifties each, getting 67 and 61 respectively, but then they both [...]

Asia Cup: India vs Pakistan

By chetannarula ⋅ June 25, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Both Pakistan and India recorded comprehensive victories against Hong Kong which means that they are already through to the next round and this match is inconsequential except that it will decide which team will go as the top placed team from the group. Scorecard However, it is as much about the bragging rights as India [...]

Asia Cup: Sri Lanka vs UAE

By chetannarula ⋅ June 25, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Sri Lanka play UAE in their second game of the Asia cup at Lahore on Thursday. Scorecard With the Sri Lankana victorious against Bangladesh, they are already through to the next round and it is difficult to see how the UAE team will manage to cause an upset. This also then means that Bangladesh will [...]

India post huge win

By chetannarula ⋅ June 25, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Indian batsmen all made merry as they had one of the best work outs in the middle in a long, long time. See scorecard Indian captain Dhoni won the toss and had no qualms abut batting first on a placid wicket. Sehwag and Gambhir started as if they were still playing the IPL, hitting the [...]

Sri Lanka start with a win

By chetannarula ⋅ June 25, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Lifted by a 116 run opening stand in just 15 overs, Sri Lanka made 357 runs in their allotted fifty overs as they started their season with a win against Bangladesh. Bangladesh won the toss and surprisingly chose to field first on a flat track. Jayasuriya then smacked 72 off just 47 balls as he [...]

Asia Cup: India vs Hong Kong

By chetannarula ⋅ June 24, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

India start their campaign in the Asia cup with a match against the lowly Hong Kong in a group B match at Karachi. The Indians would not want to take the opposition lightly and will look to get points on the board, along with it resting some players as there is still a lot of [...]

Asia Cup: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka

By chetannarula ⋅ June 24, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Bangladesh meet Sri Lanka in the second match of the Group B in Asia cup at Lahore. With this match, the Sri Lankans will kick start their season 2008-09 and will look to get into their rhythm straight away as they are going to face the Indians at home soon after. Jayawardene, the Sri Lankan [...]

Bangladesh register convincing win

By chetannarula ⋅ June 24, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Bangladesh managed to convince that they are indeed the fourth best team in Asian cricket and that the Asia cup will not provide any surprises for them against the minnows. Scorecard After wining the toss and electing to bat on a flat Lahore pitch, captain Mohammed Ashraful led the way with a stroke filled century. [...]

Pakistan manage to beat Hong Kong

By chetannarula ⋅ June 24, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

It seemed for the better part of the first innings that the match might become very interesting indeed. The hosts won the toss and elected to bat in the opening encounter of Group A in the Asia cup at Karachi. Scorecard Butt returned without scoring but the next two batsmen were playing well when near [...]

We can win Asia Cup: Dhoni

By chetannarula ⋅ June 24, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday said his side would look to build solid partnerships in the middle overs to do well at the Asia Cup starting on June 24 in Pakistan. “We have done well on the last tour to Pakistan (2006), but that’s in the past and has no relevance now. I [...]

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