India retain the Asia Cup with a three-wicket win off the last ball against a fighting Bangladesh in Dubai
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Asia Cup 2018 in pictures: Afghanistan stun India in Asia Cup match ends in a thrilling tie
India were helped to 110 by openers Lokendra Rahul (60) and Ambati Rayudu (57) and at 166-3 they looked on course for an easy win but Afghanistan pulled back through key wickets. India rested five top players – skipper Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar – as they had already qualified for Friday’s final.
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Asia Cup: Afghanistan secure morale-boosting draw against defending champions India
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, leading in place of Rohit Sharma, said his bastmen were to be blamed
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Asia Cup 2018 in pictures: India seal second straight victory over Pakistan
Openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan hit punishing centuries to steer an imperious India to a nine-wicket win over a listless Pakistan in the Asia Cup match in Dubai on Sunday. Sharma notched a 119-ball 111 not out for his 19th one-day hundred while Dhawan made a 100-ball 114 for his eighth century as the pair put on 210 for the opening stand – second best in all India-Pakistan one-day internationals.
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Cricket-loving cross-border couples bowled over in UAE
The UAE is home to many cricket-loving cross-border couples from India and Pakistan who find it an easier option than living on the subcontinent, where Pakistanis have trouble getting visas for India, and vice versa
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Asia Cup 2018: India avoid Hong Kong upset after Dhawan’s hundred
Asia Cup 2018: Chasing a big 286-run target, Hong Kong gave their illustrious opponents a run for their money with an opening stand of 174 runs before collapsing to 259-8 in 50 overs
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Asia Cup 2018: Afghanistan stun Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi – in pictures
Afghanistan continued their rise in international cricket with an upset 91-run win over Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi on Monday, knocking the former champions out of the Asia Cup.
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Afghanistan shock former champions Sri Lanka with Asia Cup win
Sri Lanka needed to win the Group B match to stay in the tournament but were outwitted by smart batting from Afghanistan who put up a fighting total of 249 all out at Sheikh Zayed Stadium
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Asia Cup 2018: India-Pakistan set for blockbuster clash in Dubai
India-Pakistan game is the first between the sub-continent rivals since Pakistan thumped India by 180 runs in the final of the Champions Trophy at The Oval in June last year
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Asia Cup 2018: Pakistan thrashed an inexperienced Hong Kong by 8 wickets – in pictures
It proved another cakewalk for Pakistan, like their two previous victories against Hong Kong, by 173 runs in the 2004 Asia Cup in Colombo and by 155 in Karachi four years later. This was a perfect warm-up for Pakistan ahead of their high-profile showdown with arch rivals India, also in Dubai on Wednesday.
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Asia Cup 2018: Pakistan prove too strong for inexperienced Hong Kong
Pakistan’s bowling attack was too hot to handle for Hong Kong in Dubai, in a warm-up for their high-profile showdown with arch rivals India in Dubai on Wednesday
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Asia Cup 2018: Tigers thrash Sri Lanka by 137 runs – in pictures
Sri Lanka, who have won five Asia Cup titles, had lost half of their side for 60 in the 17th over before being bowled out for 124 in 35.2 overs, succumbing to their second-worst defeat against Bangladesh in 45 one-day internationals.
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Asia Cup 2018: Ton-up Mushfiqur helps Bangladesh thump Sri Lanka
Mushfiqur Rahim’s 150-ball 144 with 11 fours and four sixes lifted Bangladesh from a precarious 1-2 in the first over to 261
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Asia Cup 2018: Teams looking to build towards ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
Highlight of the Asia Cup remains match between arch-rivals Pakistan and India on Wednesday in Dubai
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Pakistan leaves Hafeez out of Asia Cup cricket squad
Sarfraz Ahmed will lead the side, which opens their Cup campaign against the wildcard entrant on September 16 before taking on arch-rivals India
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India’s King Kohli set to miss Asia Cup tournament in the UAE
Batsman Rohit Sharma will lead the 16-member squad in Kohli’s absence during the regional six-team competition to be held from September 15-28
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Asia Cup 2018: Tickets for UAE tournament go on sale this week
2018 Asia Cup matches to be played at Dubai International Stadium and Abu Dhabi’s Zayed Cricket Stadium from September 15 to 28