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India vs South Korea in junior Asia Cup

Defending champions India beat Pakistan 3-1 through Diwakar Ram’s brace to storm into the final of the Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament on Wednesday in an ill-tempered match that saw players of both sides exchange blows in the first half.
Diwakar, who has been in brilliant form throughout the tournament, with his two second-half goals emerged […]

Pakistan thrash Bangladesh

The final semis match between Pakistan and Bangladesh was a walk in the park for Pakistan as expected by everyone. Although the match was of no consequence, Pakistan needed to win this one convincingly to save grace. Bangladesh on the other end, would have liked to play better but their inexperience showed their downfall.
Scorecard
The Bangladesh […]

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 […]

Asia Cup: Pakistan vs Bangladesh - Preview

Today’s final semis league match between Pakistan and Bangladesh in the Asia Cup has been reduced to a dead rubber with India’s six-wicket win sealing their spot in the final and shutting Pakistan out the tournament. This comes as a major disappointment, both to the home fans and the home team.
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Pakistan were unsure of where […]

Did Sri Lanka lose on purpose?

After yesterday’s loss to India, this is what Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene said, “I think Pakistan can be a very dangerous side playing a big match in front of its home crowd. So in a way we have cut that element of crowd support out. It is good for India and Sri Lanka they […]

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.
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India started it’s innings with a blast, as Sehwag and Gambhir both fired right from the […]

India set 309; Pakistan 40/0 in 6

India recovered well after being 132/4 at one stage, to set a target of 309 in 50 overs against Pakistan in the semis league match in the Asia Cup.
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Dhoni and Rohit Sharma scored fifties as they put on a 112 run partnership to take India to safety after the early jolts. The captain scored76 off […]

India in deep, deep trouble

India were neckdeep in trouble by the end of the 20th over, having lost four wickets with just 132 runs on board and four top order wickets gone.
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This must be one of the days when Team India is missing the experience of Sachin Tendulkar, though not initially. The opening duo of Sehwag and Gambhir got […]

Dhoni wins toss; India to bat

India have won the toss against Pakistan in their semis league match in the Asia cup.
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On a flat and placid pitch, that will not offer much to the bowlers again, captain MS Dhoni didn’t have any problems opting to bat first and the Indians will be looking to cash in & putting up a big […]

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 […]

Asia Cup: India vs Pakistan

In a very important match in the semis league, the two arch rivals, India and Pakistan go head to head in a clash which will be nothing less than a semi final. Bangladesh have already been knocked out of the tournament while Sri Lanka have already secured a berth in the final.
Live Scorecard
This means that […]

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 […]

Asia Cup: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka and Pakistan face off in the second match of the semis league in the Asia cup today.
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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 players are […]

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 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.

India thump Pakistan by 6 wickets

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 building […]

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 […]

Asia Cup: India vs Pakistan

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.
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However, it is as much about the bragging rights as India lost to […]

Pakistan manage to beat Hong Kong

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.
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Butt returned without scoring but the next two batsmen were playing well when near disaster struck. […]

Live Score - Pakistan vs Hong Kong - Asia Cup 2008

Asia Cup
Pakistan v. Hong Kong
Karachi: Tuesday 24 June 2008 (50-over match) (1-day match)
Result: Pakistan won by 155 runs <- Click here for summary
Toss: Pakistan
Umpires: A L Hill, B G Jerling
Match summary (at Close)

Pakistan
Runs
Balls
4s
6s

Salman Butt
c JJ Atkinson
b Afzaal Haider
0
3
0
0

*Shoaib Malik
c KH Butt
b Irfan Ahmed
35
32
7
0

Younus Khan
st JJ Atkinson
b Nadeem Ahmed
67
65
8
1

Mohammad Yousuf
c Afzaal Haider
b Nadeem Ahmed
28
28
5
0

Misbah-ul-Haq
lbw
b Nadeem Ahmed
2
8
0
0

Fawad Alam
not out

63
77
3
0

Shahid […]