Virat Kohli's 'magnanimous' act during the 2021 T20 World Cup was among India's top three moments
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.
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.
Suryakumar Yadav has dropped one spot to fourth place in the latest ICC Men's T20I Players Rankings
'Pakistan have a lot to think about. The captaincy needs to sharpen up a bit.'
Chasing 152, Pakistan got off to a steady start as openers Rizwan and Azam took Pakistan to 35 after five overs. The two batsmen looked in great touch and eventually steered the side to a 10-run victory.
Javed Miandad feels Sarfaraz Ahmed was better suited to lead the Test team in Australia
Azhar Ali to lead the Test side, Babar Azam to lead T20s
Misbah also felt that the top order of both teams would play a decisive role in the series as bowling of both teams was top class.
'It shows a lot of security within, and it means they have a lot of confidence to bounce back so I won't be surprised if India bounces back very quickly and in a big fashion.'
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.
Jasprit Bumrah was magnificent in India's six-run victory over Pakistan with figures of 3/14.
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.
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.
Suryakumar is placed second with 821 rating points behind Australia's Travis Head, who has 844 rating points.
IMAGES from the Asia Cup Super 4 match played between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Colombo on Thursday.
Australia's cricketing DNA is constructed by meticulousness and Pakistan's by explosiveness.
Shaheen Shah Afridi lashed out at those who leaked pictures and videos of his wedding on social media.
Faheem and Hasan Ali are expected to regain full fitness before the second Test (12-16 March).
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.
Pakistan left with plenty to ponder following 14-run loss to Australia
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.
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
'I was offered the role to begin with...what is important is that I have the opportunity to work with some of the best cricketers in the world and that excites me.'
England clinched the series 4-3 in a major boost ahead of the World Cup.
I''ve been watching Saud Shakeel in the last couple of games: Kuldeep Yadav
The source added that team officials and selectors had discussed Afridi's case with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Zaka Ashraf.
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.
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.
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
Umpires called off the game when it returned after several inspections.
'I have a deep affection for Indian cricket. If someone asked me to come back, I wouldn't say no.'
Pakistan's former captain Shahid Afridi rued the absence of top players from his country in a 'big platform' like the Indian Premier League.
'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.
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.
If he hadn't done so already, Kuldeep Yadav announced himself upon the ICC World Cup with a delivery he described as 'perfect'.
India's senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar believes having a solid game plan against each of the opposition player is as important as executing "your skills on the field".
IMAGES from the Asia Cup Super 4s match played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Dubai on Friday.
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