The Sri Lankan cricket board has turned down an invitation from the Pakistan Cricket Board to send its team to Lahore to play two T20 International matches at the start of its home series in October.
This is the first-ever India vs Pakistan final across 17 editions of the Men's Asia Cup since the tournament's inception in 1984.
Sri Lanka lost early wickets in their second innings but extended their lead to 220 runs over Pakistan in the third and final Test in Sharjah to boost their chances of a series victory.
Babar Azam scored an impressive hundred while Shoaib Malik smashed a quickfire half century to help Pakistan thump Sri Lanka by 83 runs in the first one-day international in Dubai on Friday.
As India and Sri Lanka get set to duel in the make-shift ODI series, starting Sunday, Rajneesh Gupta gives us a look at how both teams stand in One-dayers.
India's chase was built on a solid foundation laid by Ayush Mhatre (34 off 28) as he put on a stand of 91 with Suryavanshi for the opening wicket.
Sri Lanka shot out the Netherlands for just 39 runs, the lowest ever Twenty20 International total, before winning the Super 10 match in the World Twenty20 by nine wickets, in Chittagong, on Monday.
Openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Kaushal Silva struck patient half-centuries to help Sri Lanka secure a comprehensive nine-wicket victory against Pakistan in the second Test and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series on Sunday.
Sri Lanka and South Africa progressed to the quarter-finals of the ICC Under 19 World Cup after recording contrasting victories in Dubai.
Jatinder Singh has played 61 ODIs and 64 T20Is for Oman.
Game 27 of the Super 12 competition in the T20 World Cup will see England take on South Africa at the Sharjah cricket stadium beginning 1930 IST.
'You can't control the emotions of the crowd and such incidents happened in the world of cricket.'
'Even in PlayStation games, he was keen to win.'
For Yuvraj Singh, it was the perfect payback for a similar thrashing India had received 23 years ago.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi lived up to the hype around his rare talent as India outclassed United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 10 wickets
Pathum Nissanka on Friday became the first Sri Lanka batter to score a men's ODI double hundred.
Bangladesh will take on Scotland in the tournament opener in an afternoon fixture followed by a clash between Asian teams Pakistan and Sri Lanka later in the day at Sharjah.
India's women's cricket team will kick off their campaign against New Zealand on October 4 at the Dubai international stadium.
India along with New Zealand and Pakistan are in contention for the last remaining semi-final spot from Group A.
Sri Lanka might have handed India its biggest ODI defeat in terms of balls remaining on Sunday, but captain Kumar Sangakkara feels the islanders' best victory against the team came way back in the year 2000 in Sharjah.
Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed bagged five wickets for 28 runs on debut as India were dismissed in 25.3 overs in the second ODI in Mirpur. But the pace combination of Stuart Binny (6-4) and Mohit Sharma (4-22) saved India from humiliation by bundling out the hosts for just 58 in 17.4 overs. Following the Rajneesh Gupta presents some interesting statistics.
The world champions declined an invitation to play in a one-day tournament in Sharjah starting in late March.
India's chances of qualifying for the semi-finals depends on the outcome of the last group match between New Zealand and Pakistan on Monday.
The tournament, which returns after a four-year absence, will be played in the T20 format this year with an eye on the T20 World Cup later this year.
Arch-rivals India and Pakistan will clash in an Asia Cup Sunday blockbuster in Dubai on August 28, the organisers said on Tuesday.
If he plays IPL 2024, Wellalage will be the fourth player from the U-19 World Cup 2022 to play the IPL. South Africa's Dewald Brevis plays for the Mumbai Indians, Raj Bawa plays for the Punjab Kings and Yash Dhull plays for the Delhi Capitals.
Employees of the Al Noor Garment company in Sharjah, the majority of whom are from India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan, stopped work two months back due to non-payment of wages.
The 20 league matches will be split between Dubai and Sharjah with the semi-finals slated for Dubai and Sharjah on October 17 and 18 respectively. The final will be played in Dubai.
Harvinder Singh was one of India's most promising pacers in the 1990s having played three Tests and 16 ODIs.
No sooner has the IPL ended, comes another big cricketing extravaganza as the T20 World Cup kicks off in the UAE from Sunday
The Indian swing master broke a few records en route this dream performance in a title-winning effort.
Kumar Sangakkara completed back-to-back centuries to fire Sri Lanka to a 129-run victory over Kenya in the Sharjah Cup on Sunday.
Rajneesh Gupta presents us all the numbers that matter in T20 World Cup 2021.
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Afghan, who retired from all formats on Sunday after the match against Namibia in the ongoing T20 World Cup, had captained Afghanistan to 42 wins out of 52 games.
South Africa has pulled out of the event citing security concerns in the Gulf region.
There was talent and a pathway, but a decade down the road the UAE have not made any other appearances in a global event.
Game 13 of the Super 12 competition in the T20 World Cup will see South Africa take on Sri Lanka at the Sharjah cricket stadium beginning 1530 IST.
With four points each from two wins apiece, Pakistan and Sri Lanka sealed their places in the summit clash to be played on Sunday.
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