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Pakistan triumph over India by 5 wickets in T20 nail-biting finish
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Pakistan triumph over India by 5 wickets in T20 nail-biting finish

Pakistan defeated India by five wickets on Sunday in a thrilling Asia Cup Super-4 clash at the Dubai International Stadium. Rizwan smashed 71 against India Pakistan won its first game at the Asia Cup, beating India by five wickets. Mohammad Rizwan smashed 71 off 51 balls to propel Pakistan's chase of 182 and overcome a shaky start after Babar Azam (14) was dismissed in the fourth over.  Pakistan made a strong start with openers Fakhar Zaman (47) and Imam-ul-Haq (53) putting on a 93-run stand for the first wicket. But India fought back to reduce Pakistan to 138/4 in 28 overs, giving the Indians some hope of defending the target.  However, Mohammad Rizwan's blistering knock ensured Pakistan reached its target with two balls to spare.  Fakhar Zaman too failed to...
15th Cricket Asia Cup 2022 to be played in UAE
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15th Cricket Asia Cup 2022 to be played in UAE

The 15th edition of the Asia Cup 2022 schedule has been announced, will commence on 27 August in UAE, host by Sri Lanka taking on Afghanistan in the tournament opener and final will be played on 11 September, 2022. Originally it was scheduled to hold in September 2020 but failed to commence due to Covid-19 pandemic. It was rescheduled and Asian Cricket Council ACC decided to take place in June 2021 in Sri Lanka. However in October 2021, ACC announced Asia up to take place in august 2022 with Sri Lanka hosting the tournament with Pakistan hosting the 2023 edition. Total nine teams are participating in Asia Cup tournament and the tournament will be played in T2 format. The main tournament will present six teams, each divided into two groups. India, Pakistan and the qualifier are in...