Asia Cup

Indian sport headed in the wrong direction ?

Before starting, I would like to point out that not many people are going to like this article. I do not want to take anything away from India’s first individual gold medalist Abhinav Bindra but would like to point out that India really need to get their act together and plan for the next edition […]

BCCI refutes night out

The BCCI on Thursday denied that they were probing the incidents leading to India’s Asia Cup defeat, in which three key players performed poorly after having allegedly spent the previous night at a beach party.
Ratnakar Shetty, the chief administrative officer of the Board, said the three players in question, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina and Rohit […]

India lose by 100 runs, Sri Lanka win Asia Cup

Sri Lanka has won the Asia Cup 2008. They outperformed India in all departments - Batting, bowling and fielding. Jayasuriya and Mendis will probably remember this night for the rest of their life as both came out and fought for their country when it was in trouble.
Ajantha Mendia is ‘Man of the Match’ for his […]

Scorecard - Sri Lanka beat India - Asia Cup 2008, 6th July

Asia Cup, 2008

India vs Sri Lanka, Final

National Stadium, Karachi, July 6, 2008

Match Information

Umpires:
Tony Hill (NZ) & Simon Taufel (Aus)

Third Umpire:
Zamir Haider (Pak)

Match Referee:
Alan Hurst (Aus)

Toss:
India (Elected to field)

Match Status:
Sri Lanka won by 100 runs

Batting: India Innings

Batsmen
India (173/10 in 39.3 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Gautam Gambhir
c T Dilshan b C Vaas
6
13
1
0
46.15

Virender Sehwag
st […]

Scorecard - Pakistan beat Bangladesh - Asia Cup 2008, 4th July

Asia Cup, 2008

Pakistan vs Bangladesh, 6th Match,Super Four

National Stadium, Karachi, July 4, 2008

Match Information

Umpires:
Ian Gould (Eng) & Tony Hill (NZ)

Third Umpire:
MG Silva (SL)

Match Referee:
Alan Hurst (Aus)

Toss:
Bangladesh (Elected to bat)

Match Status:

Pakistan won by 10 wkts
Abdur Rauf is ‘Man of the Match’
Click here for match summary

Batting: Pakistan Innings

Batsmen
Pakistan (116/0 in 19.4 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Salman Butt
batting
56
62
10
0
90.32

Nasir Jamshed
batting
52
56
5
2
92.86

Younis […]

Scorecard - India beat Sri Lanka - Asia Cup 2008, 3rd July

Asia Cup, 2008

India vs Sri Lanka, 5th Match,Super Four

National Stadium, Karachi, July 3, 2008

Match Information

Umpires:
Brian Jerling (SA) & Simon Taufel (Aus)

Third Umpire:
Zamir Haider (Pak)

Match Referee:
Alan Hurst (Aus)

Toss:
Sri Lanka (Elected to bat)

Match Status:

India won by 6 wkts - Click here for match review
MS Dhoni is ‘Man of the Match’

India Innings | Sri Lanka Innings

Batting: India Innings

Batsmen
India […]

Pakistan snatch victory from India at Asia Cup Super Fours

The Asia Cup 2008 saw clash of the two titans India and Pakistan meet in a match that was always meant to be a thriller - it always is. Not only was today’s match a thriller, it was a KNOCKER.
Scorecard
India started it’s innings with a blast, as Sehwag and Gambhir both fired right from the […]

Scorecard - Pakistan beat India - Asia Cup 2008 - 2nd July

Asia Cup
Pakistan v. India
Karachi: Wednesday 2 July 2008 (50-over match) (1-day match)
Result: Pakistan won by 8 wickets - Match review

Toss: India
Umpires: I J Gould, A L Hill
Match summary (at Close)

India
Runs
Balls
4s
6s

G Gambhir
c Shahid Afridi
b Iftikhar Anjum
35
32
4
0

V Sehwag
c Sarfraz Ahmed
b Abdur Rauf
49
33
6
2

SK Raina
c Salman Butt
b Abdur Rauf
1
6
0
0

Yuvraj Singh
c Sarfraz Ahmed
b Iftikhar Anjum
37
32
4
1

*+MS Dhoni
c Sarfraz Ahmed
b Sohail Tanvir
76
96
4
0

RG Sharma
c Abdur […]

Sri Lanka beat Pakistan easily in 2nd Super Four match

Today’s Asia Cup match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan was an interesting one right from the word Go. The pitch was flat and a whole lot was being expected from the batsmen. A high scoring match was always on the cards as we saw Sri Lanka score a massive 302 runs in their allotted 50 […]

Scorecard - Sri Lanka beat Pakistan - Asia Cup 2008

Asia Cup
Pakistan v. Sri Lanka
: Sunday 29 June 2008 (50-over match) (1-day match)
Result: Sri Lanka won by 64 runs (Read match review)
Toss: Pakistan
Umpires: I J Gould, A L Hill
Match summary (at Close)

Sri Lanka
Runs
Balls
4s
6s

ST Jayasuriya
lbw
b Sohail Tanvir
8
14
1
0

+KC Sangakkara

b Sohail Tanvir
112
110
10
1

*DPMD Jayawardene
c Misbah-ul-Haq
b Sohail Tanvir
29
40
5
0

CK Kapugedera
c Younus Khan
b Mansoor Amjad
43
58
2
2

LPC Silva
c Sarfraz Ahmed
b Sohail Tanvir
46
48
5
0

MT Thushara
c Wahab Riaz
b Sohail […]

India beat Bangladesh with ease

The match today between India and Bangladesh today perceived by most to be a walk in the park for India turned out to be exciting and full of action with performances from both sides.
Scorecard
The surprise package of the evening was Alok Kapali who returned to the Bangladesh side with a bang. He scored 115 runs […]

India lose Uthappa early, Gambhir and Rohit Sharma living dangerously

Bangladesh scored a very competitive total by posting 283/6 on the scoreboard thanks to Alok Kapali who score 115 runs of just 96 balls. What surprised everyone most is his 5 huge sixes and 10 fours.
India are missing Sehwag today and Uthappa and Gambhir were given the task of opening the innings for India. Although […]

Scorecard - India beat Bangladesh - Asia Cup

Asia Cup
Bangladesh v. India
Karachi: Saturday 28 June 2008 (50-over match) (1-day match)
Result: India won by 7 wickets (Click here for match review)
Man of the Match : Suresh Raina (Thats 3 in a row now, over 300 runs in 3 matches of this series)
Special award for fine innings with the bat : Alok Kapali for Bangladesh’s first century […]

India vs Pakistan Highlights - Asia Cup - 26th June

Here are the highlights of the India-Pakistan match from the Asia Cup 2008 played on 26th June.

Scorecard - India beat Pakistan - Asia Cup 2008

Asia Cup
India v. Pakistan
Karachi: Thursday 26 June 2008 (50-over match) (1-day match)
Result: India won by 6 wickets
Toss: Pakistan
Umpires: A L Hill, B G Jerling
Match summary (at Close)

Pakistan
Runs
Balls
4s
6s

Salman Butt
c SK Raina
b PP Chawla
35
64
4
0

*Shoaib Malik
Retd hurt

125
119
16
1

Younus Khan
c SK Raina
b YK Pathan
59
60
5
0

Mohammad Yousuf
run out

30
20
5
0

Misbah-ul-Haq
not out

31
26
3
0

Shahid Afridi
c MS Dhoni
b RP Singh
9
8
0
0

Sohail Tanvir
not out

3
3
0
0

Extras
(b 1, lb 1, nb 0, w 5)
7

Total
(Close, 50 […]

Scorecard - Sri Lanka beat UAE - Asia Cup 2008

Asia Cup
Sri Lanka v. United Arab Emirates
Lahore: Thursday 26 June 2008 (50-over match) (1-day match)
Result: Sri Lanka won by 142 runs
Toss: Sri Lanka
Umpires: I J Gould, S J A Taufel
Match summary (at Close)

Sri Lanka
Runs
Balls
4s
6s

+KC Sangakkara
lbw
b Zahid Shah
0
6
0
0

ML Udawatte
c Mohammad Tauqir
b Fahad Alhashmi
67
74
6
0

*DPMD Jayawardene
run out

61
43
9
0

CK Kapugedera
c Amjad Ali
b Mohammad Tauqir
11
7
2
0

LPC Silva
c IPP Batuwitarachchi
b Mohammad Tauqir
6
9
0
0

TM Dilshan
c Amjad Ali
b […]

Raina scores 2nd fastest century for India

Yesterday’s match between India and Hong Kong saw Suresh Raina score a glorious 101 of just 66 balls during the Asia Cup tournament. Raina who has been playing for India for quite some time now scored his first century - and a stylish century it was.
Raina’s century included 7 fours and 5 sixes and the […]

Pathan rested

The Indian team will be missing Irfan Pathan today as India play Hong Kong in the Asia Cup opener today. The reason given is that he has been given some rest - wonder why ? However, Dhoni has confirmed that there is no knee injury issue which was speculated after the Kitply cup and that […]

Scorecard - India beat Hong Kong - Asia Cup 2008

Asia Cup
Hong Kong v. India
Karachi: Wednesday 25 June 2008 (50-over match) (1-day match)
Result: India won by 256 runs
Toss: India
Umpires: A L Hill, B G Jerling
Match summary (at Close)

India
Runs
Balls
4s
6s

G Gambhir
c JPR Lamsam
b Najeeb Amar
51
54
7
0

V Sehwag
c Irfan Ahmed
b Najeeb Amar
78
44
13
2

RG Sharma
run out

11
29
0
0

*+MS Dhoni
not out

109
96
6
6

SK Raina
c Irfan Ahmed
b Afzaal Haider
101
68
7
5

RV Uthappa
not out

15
9
0
1

Extras
(b 6, lb 1, nb 0, w 2)
9

Total
(Close, 50 […]

Scorecard - Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh - Asia Cup 2008

Asia Cup
Bangladesh v. Sri Lanka
Lahore: Wednesday 25 June 2008 (50-over match) (1-day match)
Result: Sri Lanka won by 131 runs
Toss: Bangladesh
Umpires: I J Gould, S J A Taufel
Match summary (at Close)

Sri Lanka
Runs
Balls
4s
6s

ST Jayasuriya

b Abdur Razzak
72
47
10
3

+KC Sangakkara
c Raqibul Hasan
b Mohammad Mahmudullah
101
91
16
0

*DPMD Jayawardene

b Abdur Razzak
6
10
1
0

CK Kapugedera
c Mashrafe Mortaza
b Abdur Razzak
74
67
5
2

LPC Silva
c Mushfiqur Rahim
b Alok Kapali
19
24
0
0

TM Dilshan
c Tamim Iqbal
b Mashrafe Mortaza
29
26
1
0

WPUJC […]