Asia Cup, Super Four, Match 6: Pakistan win Easily!

In a no worth match, Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 10 wickets with 30.2 overs remaining. Having knocked out of the tournament, the last match of the super four had no impact to the final. Pakistan chased an easy target of 116 and completed the match in just 19.4 overs without losing a wicket.

Tournament: Asia Cup
Match: 12
Super Four: 6
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Date: July 4, 2008
Teams: Pakistan and Bangladesh
Captains: Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Ashraful
Toss: Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat
Result: Pakistan won by 10 wickets with 182 balls remaining
Points: Pakistan 2; Bangladesh 0
Man of the Match: Abdur Rauf off Pakistan
Score:

Bangladesh 115 all out in 38.2 overs (Tamim Iqbal 26, Nazimuddin 3, Mohammad Ashraful 14, Raqibul Hasan 0, Mushfiqur Rahim 15, Alok Kapali 17, Mahmudullah 11, Farhad Reza 3, Mashrafe Mortaza 1, Abdur Razzak 9, Shahadat Hossain 0 not out, Extras--16 (lb 4, w 11, nb 1), Sohail Tanvir 7-0-31-1, Abdur Rauf 8-1-24-3, Iftikhar Anjum 10-6-20-2, Saeed Ajmal 8.2-0-19-2, Shoaib Malik 5-0-17-1) lost to Pakistan 116 for no loss in 19.4 overs (Salman Butt 56 not out, Nasir Jamshed 52 not out, Extras--8 (b 1, lb 4, w 3), Mashrafe Mortaza 3-0-9-0, Shahadat Hossain 7-1-40-0, Abdur Razzak 7-0-42-0, Mahmudullah 2-0-15-0, Farhad Reza 0.4-0-5-0)

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Asia Cup, Super Four, Match 5: India Win! India v. Sri Lanka in the Final!

India beat Sri Lanka in the crucial do or die match and enter the final. They will play Sri Lanka again. Pakistan's chance to enter final is no more a reality and hence their match against Bangladesh is mere a play for pride game.

Chasing a target of 309, the start was good with Gambhir and Sehwag adding 92 for the first wicket in 11.4 overs. Raina scored 54, while skipper Dhoni lead from the front. He scored 67 off 78 balls with 5 fours and a six. Dhoni and Raina added 99 for the 3rd wicket in 92 balls.

This win will be a morale booster before the final against the same team.

Tournament: Asia Cup
Match: 11
Super Four: 5
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Date: July 3, 2008
Teams: India and Sri Lanka
Captains: MS Dhoni and DPMD Jayawardene
Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat
Result: India won by 6 wickets with 19 balls remaining
Points: India 2; Sri Lanka 0
Man of the Match: MS Dhoni off India
Score:

Sri Lanka 308 for 8 in 50 overs (ST Jayasuriya 43, KC Sangakkara 7, DPMD Jayawardene 50, CK Kapugedera 75, LPC Silva 50, TM Dilshan 15, K Weeraratne 23, T Thushara 23, KMDN Kulasekara 6 not out, M Muralitharan 1 not out, Extras--15 (b 1, lb 11, w 3), RP Singh 10-1-44-1, I Sharma 10-0-55-2, IK Pathan 10-0-80-1, P Kumar 6-0-36-1, PP Ojha 10-0-55-1, V Sehwag 3-0-22-0, RG Sharma 1-0-4-0) lost to India 310 for 4 in 46.5 overs (G Gambhir 68, V Sehwag 42, SK Raina 54, MS Dhoni 67, Yuvraj Singh 36 not out, RG Sharma 22 not out, Extras--21 (lb 11, w 9, nb 1), CRD Fernando 9-0-52-0, KMDN Kulasekara 9.5-0-71-1, T Thushara 8-0-67-0, M Muralitharan 10-0-44-2, K Weeraratne 5-0-36-0, ST Jayasuriya 3-0-19-0, TM Dilshan 2-0-10-0)

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Asia Cup, Super Four, Match 4: Younis Khan's ton beat India!

Though India scored 308, Younis Khan's 123 not out gave Pakistan a ray of hope to enter the final and helped them to stay in the competition. Skipper Misbah-ul-Haq scored 70 and put a 144-run unbeaten partnership for the 3rd wicket.


For India, Dhoni top scored with 76 while Rohit scored an useful 58.

India have to beat Sri Lanka in their next match or the match should end in a tie or wash out. Else, Pakistan would enter the final. So, it will be a do or die for India on July 3rd.


Tournament: Asia Cup
Match: 10
Super Four: 4
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Date: July 2, 2008
Teams: India and Pakistan
Captains: MS Dhoni and Misbah-ul-Haq
Toss: India won the toss and decided to bat
Result: Pakistan won by 8 wickets with 27 balls remaining
Points: Pakistan 2; India 0
Man of the Match: Younis Khan off Pakistan
Score:

India 308 for 7 in 50 overs (G Gambhir 35, V Sehwag 49, SK Raina 1, Yuvraj Singh 37, MS Dhoni 76, RG Sharma 58, YK Pathan 0, IK Pathan 38 not out, P Kumar 1 not out, Extras--13 (b 1, lb 4, w 8), Sohail Tanvir 10-0-87-1, Abdur Rauf 10-0-66-2, Iftikhar Anjum 10-1-51-3, Shahid Afridi 10-0-52-0, Saeed Ajmal 10-0-47-1) lost to Pakistan 309 for 2 in 45.3 overs (Salman Butt 36, Nasir Jamshed 53 (retired hurt), Younis Khan 123 not out, Mohammad Yousuf 21, Misbah-ul-Haq 70 not out, Extras--6 (lb 1, w 2, nb 3), P Kumar 8.3-1-61-0, IK Pathan 10-0-68-0, I Sharma 10-1-63-0, YK Pathan 4-0-29-0, PP Chawla 8-0-53-1, V Sehwag 5-0-34-0)

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Asia Cup, Super Four, Match 3: Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by Huge Margin!

Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 158 runs and confirmed their birth to the final. It is a question of whom they will meet in the final. Jayasuriya and Sangakkara exploited the poor and inexperienced bowling. They both scored century and put 201 for the first wicket. Jayasuriya scored 130 off 88 balls with 16 fours and 6 sixes. Sangakkara scored 121 off 128 balls with 16 fours and a six.

For Bangladesh, Raquibul Hasan scored 52, Muralitharan picked 5 wickets for 31 in his 10 overs.

Tournament: Asia Cup
Match: 9
Super Four: 3
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Date: June 30, 2008
Teams: Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
Captains: DPMD Jayawardane and Mohammad Ashraful
Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat
Result: Sri Lanka won by 158 runs
Points: Sri Lanka 2; Bangladesh 0
Man of the Match: ST Jayasuriya off Sri Lanka
Score:

Sri Lanka 332 for 8 in 50 overs (ST Jayasuriya 130, KC Sangakkara 121, DPMD Jayawardene 20, CK Kapugedera 1, LPC Silva 4, TM Dilshan 2, WPUJC Vaas 7, T Thushara 10, KMDN Kulasekara 18 not out, BAW Mendis 8 not out, Extras--10 (lb 3, w 5, nb 2), Mashrafe Mortaza 10-0-78-1, Shahadat Hossain 7-1-46-1, Abdur Razzak 10-0-71-1, Farhad Reza 9-1-51-2, Mahmudullah 8-0-43-0, Alok Kapali 6-0-40-2) beat Bangladesh 174 all out in 38.3 overs (Tamim Iqbal 8, Nazimuddin 47, Mohammad Ashraful 14, Raqibul Hasan 52, Mushfiqur Rahim 8, Alok Kapali 9, Mahmudullah 8, Abdur Razzak 7, Farhad Reza 5, Mashrafe Mortaza 2, Shahadat Hossain 0 not out, Extras--14 (lb 6, w 7, nb 1), WPUJC Vaas 5-0-21-1, KMDN Kulasekara 6-1-26-0, T Thushara 5-0-36-1, BAW Mendis 7.3-0-29-2, M Muralitharan 10-1-31-5, CKKapugedera 5-0-25-0)

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Asia Cup, Super Four, Match 2: Sri Lanka beat Pakistan, Virtually through to Final!

Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 64 runs and virtually enter the final of the Asia Cup! Chasing 303, Pakistan finished with 238 for 9. Misbah-ul-Haq top scored with 76 and was bowled by Mendis in the 47th over. Mendis picked 4 wickets in his 10 overs giving away 47 runs.

Batting first, Sri Lanka made 302 with Sangakkara scoring another century in this series. He made 112 off 110 balls including 10 fours and a six. Sohail Tanvir picked 5 wickets for Pakistan.

Tournament: Asia Cup
Match: 8
Super Four: 2
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Date: June 29, 2008
Teams: Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Captains: Shoaib Malik and DPMD Jayawardane
Toss: Pakistan won the toss and decided to field
Result: Sri Lanka won by 64 runs
Points: Sri Lanka 2; Pakistan 0
Man of the Match: KC Sangakkara off Sri Lanka
Score:

Sri Lanka 302 for 7 in 50 overs (ST Jayasuriya 8, KC Sangakkara 112, DPMD Jayawardene 29, CK Kapugedera 43, LPC Silva 46, T Thushara 28, TM Dilshan 8, WPUJC Vaas 4 not out, KMDN Kulasekara 1 not out, Extras--23 (lb 10, w 11, nb 2), Sohail Tanvir 10-1-48-5, Wahab Riaz 9-0-52-1, Iftikhar Anjum 8-0-60-0, Shahid Afridi 10-0-54-0, Shoaib Malik 5-0-34-0, Mansoor Amjad 8-1-44-1) beat Pakistan 238 for 9 in 50 overs (Salman Butt 0, Shoaib Malik 52, Younis Khan 47, Mohammad Yousuf 19, Misbah-ul-Haq 76, Shahid Afridi 0, Mansoor Amjad 5, Sarfraz Ahmed 19, Sohail Tanvir 9 not out, Iftikhar Anjum 7, Wahab Riaz 1 not out, Extras--3 (lb 1, w 2), WPUJC Vaas 10-1-44-1, KMDN Kulasekara 9-1-35-2, T Thushara 7-0-44-0, M Muralitharan 10-0-46-1, BAW Mendis 10-0-47-4, ST Jayasuriya 4-0-21-1)

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Asia Cup, Super Four, Match 1: India beat Bangladesh!

In the first super four match, India already entering with 2 points carried forward by beating Pakistain in the Group B match, gained 2 more points by beating Bangladesh comfortably by 7 wickets with 40 balls to spare.

Alok Kapali, who made a come back after almost two-and-a-half years, fought the Indian bowling attack and scored a brilliant century. His century gave Bangladesh a hope of fighting back after suffering at 169 for 5 in 35 overs. His 116 came off 107 balls with 11 fours and 5 sixes. He along with Mahmudullah added 112 for the 6th wicket in 87 balls.

Chasing 284, Rain once again scored a wonderful century. He along with Gambhir added 139 for the 3rd wicket which took away the match from Bangladesh. Struggling at 56 for 2 in the 10th over, they both played sensibly and built the partnership going. Raina was unstoppable and bagged his 3rd consecutive man of the match for his firing 116 off 107 balls which included 11 fours and 3 boundaries. Gambhir missed his century by 10 runs. His 90 came off 84 balls including 10 fours and a six.

Tournament: Asia Cup
Match: 7
Super Four: 1
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Date: June 28, 2008
Teams: India and Bangladesh
Captains: MS Dhoni and Mohammad Ashraful
Toss: Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat
Result: India won by 7 wickets with 40 balls remaining
Points: India 2; Bangladesh 0
Man of the Match: SK Raina off India
Score:

Bangladesh 283 for 6 in 50 overs (Tamim Iqbal 55, Nazimuddin 6, Mohammad Ashraful 20, Raqibul Hasan 25, Mushfiqur Rahim 22, Alok Kapali 115, Mahmudullah 26 not out, Farhad Reza 0 not out, Extras--14 (lb 5, w 9), RP Singh 10-1-65-1, M Gony 8-0-65-2, I Sharma 10-0-48-1, PP Ojha 10-0-43-2, YK Pathan 10-0-44-0, Yuvraj Singh 2-0-13-0) lost to India 284 for 3 in 43.2 overs (G Gambhir 90, RV Uthappa 2, RG Sharma 22, SK Raina 116 not out, Yuvraj Singh 36 not out, Extras--18 (lb 11, w 7), Mashrafe Mortaza 9-0-55-0, Shahadat Hossain 9-0-60-2, Mahmudullah 6-0-35-0, Farhad Reza 6-0-38-1, Abdur Razzak 9.2-0-59-0, Alok Kapali 4-0-26-0)

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Asia Cup, Super Four Qualification!

India won both of their match in Group B and ended with 4 points. Whereas Pakistan beat Hong Kong and lost to India and bagged 2 points and qualifed for Super Four.

In Group A, Sri Lanka won both their matches and Bangladesh beat UAE to enter the Super Four stage.

Each of the four team will play against each other once and the top two teams will play the finals. The schedule of super four:

28 Jun 2008: Bangladesh v. India
29 Jun 2008: Sri Lanka v. Pakistan
30 Jun 2008: Sri Lanka v. Bangladesh
02 Jul 2008: Pakistan v. India
03 Jul 2008: India v. Sri Lanka
04 Jul 2008: Pakistan v. Bangladesh

Group Lead Match Results:

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Asia Cup, Match 6: Sri Lanka beat UAE by 142 runs

Five wicket haul by Mendis helped Sri Lanka thrash minnows UAE by 142 runs. Earlier, Sangakkara was out for zero in the first over. Udawatte and skipper Jayawardane put on 114 for the 2nd wicket and stabilized the innings.

Tournament: Asia Cup
Match: 6
Group: A
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Date: June 26, 2008
Teams: Sri Lanka and UAE
Captains: DPMD Jayawardane and Saqid Ali
Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat
Result: Sri Lanka won by 142 runs
Points: Sri Lanka 2; UAE 0
Man of the Match: BAW Mendis off Sri Lanka
Score:

Sri Lanka 290 for 9 in 50 overs (KC Sangakkara 0, ML Udawatte 67, DPMD Jayawardene 61, CK Kapugedera 11, LPC Silva 6, TM Dilshan 24, K Weeraratne 40, T Thushara 10, KMDN Kulasekara 37, BAW Mendis 15 not out, CRD Fernando 0 not out, Extras--19 (b 1, lb 7, w 11), Zahid Shah 10-1-49-3, Fahad Alhashmi 5-0-39-2, Aman Ali 2-0-22-0, Saqib Ali 7-0-44-1, Mohammad Tauqir 10-0-47-2, Khurram Khan 10-0-55-0, Arshad Ali 6-0-26-0) beat United Arab Emirates 148 all out in 36.3 overs (Amjad Ali 77, Arshad Ali 6, IPP Batuwitarachchi 14, Saqib Ali 19, Khurram Khan 2, Mohammad Tauqir 9, N Fernandes 5, Alawi Shukri 1, Zahid Shah 6 not out, Fahad Alhashmi 0, Aman Ali 0, Extras--9 (b 1, lb 1, w 5, nb 2), KMDN Kulasekara 5-2-25-0, K Weeraratne 4-1-23-0, CRD Fernando 7-0-40-1, BAW Mendis 6.3-1-22-5, TM Dilshan 7-2-14-1, T Thushara 7-0-22-2)