Mohammed Nabi's superb all-round show helped Afghanistan beat Pakistan for the first time in T20 Internationals in Sharjah on Friday.
Hasaranga claimed three wickets in one over and Pramod Madushan claimed a career-best 4-34 to bowl out Pakistan for 147 in exactly 20 overs.
The 22-year-old has already missed the first two games against Australia and Afghanistan but there is a high chance of him making it to the playing XI for the marquee clash against the arch-rivals.
Suryakumar Yadav has dropped one spot to fourth place in the latest ICC Men's T20I Players Rankings
Pakistani presenter Zainab Abbas, part of the ICC digital team covering the ODI World Cup, on Monday left India after facing backlash on social media over her alleged anti-India posts in the past.
In a nail-biting finish at the MCG, Australia clinched a thrilling two-wicket victory over Pakistan in the first ODI on Monday night.
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Even a whiff of an incident like the violent 1989 shirt-ripping attack on Krishnamachari Srikkanth by a Karachi spectator would be ruinous. It would set back the ties further, derail an ongoing tournament, and harden Indian attitudes on playing Pakistan anywhere at all, asserts Shekhar Gupta.
Indian batters Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan made significant improvements in the latest ICC ODI Rankings for men's batters after their impressive performances in the ongoing Asia Cup 2023.
Ramiz's sacking comes after Babar Azam's team lost the home series against England 3-0, which hit Pakistan's chances of reaching next year's ICC World Test Championship final.
Pakistan's experienced wicketkeeper-batter Sarfaraz Ahmed laid out the team's plans to ruin Australia's star batter David Warner's farewell Test series.
Faheem and Hasan Ali are expected to regain full fitness before the second Test (12-16 March).
'Pakistan have a lot to think about. The captaincy needs to sharpen up a bit.'
Shaan Masood also didn't agree that the last two Tests were the darkest days of Pakistan cricket over three decades.
Javed Miandad feels Sarfaraz Ahmed was better suited to lead the Test team in Australia
Shaheen Shah Afridi lashed out at those who leaked pictures and videos of his wedding on social media.
Images from the T20 World Cup Group A match between India and Pakistan in New York on Sunday.
An injury-hit Pakistan will have the tough task of taming a high-spirited Sri Lanka when they lock horns in a virtual semi-final match in the Asia Cup 2023 match on Thursday.
It was Pakistan's sixth defeat in their last 10 Tests at home and this was also the first time Bangladesh have beaten their neighbours in a Test and series.
The left-handed batter walked in at number five, with Men in Blue in trouble at 66/4 in 14.1 overs in India's Asia Cup opener against Pakistan in Pallekele on Sunday.
IMAGES from the Asia Cup Super 4 match played between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Colombo on Thursday.
Head coach Jason Gillispie said Shaheen Afridi understands the "situation" and the break will give him quality time with his family.
Pakistan's former captain Shahid Afridi rued the absence of top players from his country in a 'big platform' like the Indian Premier League.
Virat Kohli anchored a tricky chase with an unbeaten 100.
England clinched the series 4-3 in a major boost ahead of the World Cup.
Australia's cricketing DNA is constructed by meticulousness and Pakistan's by explosiveness.
Pakistan produced a clinical display to crush India by 10 wickets for their first victory over their neighbours in a World Cup match in 13 attempts. Chasing 152 for victory after putting India in, Pakistan completed the task in 17.5 overs, leaving the Indian team and its millions of fans stunned.
If he hadn't done so already, Kuldeep Yadav announced himself upon the ICC World Cup with a delivery he described as 'perfect'.
Set 183 for victory, Andrew Balbirnie produced a stunning knock to take Ireland over the line with five wickets and a ball to spare in front of a sell-out crowd.
'I had planned to dismiss Virat but he is the NO 1 player. There is no difference in the batting of Babar and Virat.'
Pakistan captain Babar Azam has termed the jinx-breaking win over India in the T20 World Cup as the "best moment" for his team in the year gone by.
Pakistan left with plenty to ponder following 14-run loss to Australia
Half-centuries from Mohammed Rizwan and Babar Azam helped Pakistan outclass Namibia by 45 runs to storm into the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
Pakistan team director Mickey Arthur feels the "boys" of 2019 batch have become grown up men four years later and promised an aggressive brand of cricket from them over the course of the ODI World Cup.
But just like everyone wants a slice of '92 from Babar's team, the core of this current English team also has a date with history
Pakistan coach Mohammad Hafeez revealed that Shaheen Shah Afridi approached him with a request to take a break from the recently-concluded third and final Test against Australia.
Opener Abullah Shafique says Pakistan must make the best of good starts and finish off matches at the ongoing World Cup.
Rohit's men start overwhelming favourites but Shaheen, rain pose threat
Jasprit Bumrah was magnificent in India's six-run victory over Pakistan with figures of 3/14.
Suryakumar Yadav is undergoing a lean patch, but that didn't reflect in the latest ICC T20I rankings, as the Indian batter continued to top the charts.
