Farhan, Sadaqat star as Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in T20I opener
Sahibzada Farhan and Maaz Sadaqat struck half-centuries as Pakistan chased down 183 to beat Sri Lanka by four wickets in the first T20I in Rawalpindi on Friday.
Sahibzada Farhan and Maaz Sadaqat struck half-centuries as Pakistan chased down 183 to beat Sri Lanka by four wickets in the first T20I in Rawalpindi on Friday.
Pakistan captain Sahibzada Farhan hopes a new combination without star players Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi will come good against Sri Lanka in their Twenty20 International series starting in Rawalpindi on Friday.
After winning the U19 Asia Cup title in back-to-back editions, Bangladesh stumbled at the previous tournament, suffering a semi-final defeat to Pakistan.
Sri Lanka's cricket board appointed Kusal Mendis as the new Test captain on Thursday, replacing Dhananjaya de Silva who stepped down ahead of selection for next month's two-match series against Pakistan.
Sahibzada Farhan will captain Pakistan in the upcoming three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, while Shaheen Shah Afridi will continue to lead the ODI side in the tri-series featuring England and Sri Lanka.
Bangladesh returned from the Asian Games without a medal after suffering a 63-run defeat to Sri Lanka in the bronze-medal match, bringing an end to their campaign without any silverware.
Bangladesh have finished the Asian Games cricket competition without a medal for the first time since cricket was introduced to the multi-sport event.
Bangladesh have been placed in Group B for the 2027 ODI World Cup, alongside England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and the runners-up of the World Cup Qualifier.
World champions India will face arch-rivals Pakistan for the Asian Games cricket men's gold medal after both won their semi-finals with ease on Thursday.
Tom Banton's maiden England hundred laid the foundations for a series-clinching 223-run win over Sri Lanka in the third one-day international on Sunday.
Dunith Wellalage took three wickets after captain Kusal Mendis hit a fine century as Sri Lanka beat England by 16 runs at Headingley on Thursday to level a three-match one-day international series at 1-1.
India’s women’s team declined to receive the Women’s Asia Cup trophy from ACC president Mohsin Naqvi during Sunday’s presentation ceremony in Dubai.