Amjad Javed

India have more or less coasted their way past opponents, scripting three back-to-back wins, and now face United Arab Emirates (UAE) in their last round-robin encounter at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here on Thursday.

After picking up a match winning four-wicket haul in his first outing since November, Sri Lanka captain and premier bowler Lasith Malinga said that he is still not fully fit.

Kuldeep Yadav etched his name in Asia Cup history, securing a record 13 wickets in six innings during the 2025 T20 edition with an impressive economy rate. His consistent spin and crucial breakthroughs proved instrumental for India, guiding them through tough matches. This landmark performance now bolsters India's confidence as they head into the final against Pakistan.

The incident occurred in 2014 at Model Town area of Lahore where at least 14 people were killed and 100 others injured when the police opened fire to disperse protesting Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) workers during an anti-encroachment operation outside the residence of Canadian-Pakistani cleric Tahirul Qadri.

Trust Pakistan to make life difficult for themselves. On Monday night, Shahid Afridi's men first allowed United Arab Emirates to post 129-6, and then lost their top-3 batsmen with just 17 on board before getting their act together to post a seven-wicket win in their Asia Cup round-robin clash at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.

Both Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have suffered similar twists and turns of fortune in the ongoing Asia Cup. While their bowling units have made a mark, the batting has been nothing short of ordinary.

Bangladesh might have comfortably defeated UAE by 51 runs but skipper Mashrafe Mortaza said their batting was a concern after they could only post a modest 133-8.

Scotland and UAE both recorded back-to-back victories to remain at the top of the Super Six table of the ICC World Cup Qualifier New Zealand 2014 (CWCQ) on Tuesday.

Shaiman Anwar scored the first hundred by UAE batsman at the World Cup as the Middle East side posted 278/9 against Ireland in their Pool B match.

On a roll with three back-to-back victories, India have finally decided to test their reserve bench against minnows UAE in the final league encounter of the Asia Cup on Thursday.

The gulf that exists between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the cricket field is wider than the Indian Ocean separating the two nations geographically .

Lahore HC judge Shabbar Raza Rizvi has lambasted senior police officers for being "lax" during the last year's terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team.

It will be a battle between the pace attacks of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka as the two teams square off in a crucial round robin league match of the Asia Cup T20 on Sunday.

After surviving early jolts in today's chase against UAE, Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi said his team must cut down on mistakes to have any chance of beating the bigger teams in the Asia Cup.

Almost all the players in the UAE squad - appearing for only the second time in a World Cup after 1996 - work at other jobs.

India would look to complete a hat-trick of victories when they take on minnows UAE in their third group league match of the Cricket World Cup on Saturday.

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) approached the apex court after Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur failed to appear before a joint investigation team probing alleged money laundering of Rs 35 billion through fake accounts, the News reported.

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said they will have to dish out a "big performance" against Bangladesh in the summit clash of the Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament if they desire to lift the trophy on Sunday.

Skipper Jason Holder led from the front with a four-wicket haul as West Indies defeated UAE by six wickets to keep their hopes alive in the World Cup.