Asia Cup Cricket Schedule

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Group A : Bangladesh, United Arab Emirates and Sri Lanka
Group B : Pakistan, india and Hong Kong

All Matches will play Day/Night and start from 11:30 IST and 6:00 GMT

June 24 - Bangladesh v United Arab Emirates, Lahore
June 24 - Pakistan v Hong Kong, Karachi
June 25 - Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Lahore
June 25 - Hong Kong v India, Karachi
June 26 - Sri Lanka v United Arab Emirates, Lahore
June 26 -Pakistan, india Karachi
June 28 - A2 v B2, Karachi
June 29 - A1 v B1, Karachi
June 30 - A1 v A2, Karachi
July 02 - B1 v B2, Karachi
July 03 - A1 v B2, Karachi
July 04 - A2 v B1, Karachi
July 06 - The Final, Karachi

[Sadaf Gondal]

hmmmmmmm dekho kia hota hai ...............
tuff competetion ..........

we already lost india is gana win the asia cup so no point of watching it

[Onlyurs]

Thanx Geo yeahi abhi main cricinfo per daikhnay wala tha but appki waja say yeahi mill giya

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Bangladesh win toss and bat against UAE in Asia Cup

LAHORE: Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat in a Group A match against the United Arab Emirates at the Gadaffi Stadium here on Tuesday.

Bangladesh: Mohammad Ashraful (captain), Mashrafe Mortaza, Mahmudullah Riyad, Tamim Iqbal, Abdur Razzak, Nazimuddin, Raqibul Hasan, Shahadat Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim, Dolar Mahmud, Alok Kapali.

UAE: Saqib Ali (captain), Mohammad Tauqir, Arshad Ali, Khurram Khan, Zahid Shah, Amjad Ali, Fahad Alhashmi, Shadeep Silva, Amjad Javed, Vikrant Shetty, Indika Batuwitarachchi.

Umpires: Simon Taufel (AUS), Ian Gould (ENG)
Tv umpire: Zameer Haider (PAK)
Match Referee: Mike Procter (RSA)

Defending champions Sri Lanka are the third team in Group A. Hosts Pakistan, Hong Kong and India are placed in Group B, based in Karachi.

The top two teams from each Group will qualify for the Super League stages, where each side will play each other to decide the July 6 finalists.

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Asia Cup: Pakistan win toss, elect to bat first against Hong Kong

KARACHI: Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat against Hong Kong in a Group B opening match of the Asia Cup at the National Stadium here on Tuesday.

Keeping in mind captain Shoaib Malik's pleas to guard against complacency, Pakistan chose a full-strength side for this game.

Tabarak Dar, Hong Kong's captain, wasn't too concerned about losing the toss, saying he wanted to bowl first in any case. However, with hardly anything in the pitch for the bowlers, Hong Kong face a tall order in keeping a formidable Pakistan batting in check.

Their strength lies in the spin department, and much will depend on Nadeem Ahmed, the 20-year-old off-spinner, and left-arm spinner Munir Dar .The one thing in Hong Kong's favour is the fact that they have played a series of matches against Pakistan's domestic sides last month, and are hence used to the conditions in this country.

Teams:
Pakistan: Shoaib Malik (captain), Salman Butt, Younus Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul Haq, Shahid Afridi, Fawad Alam, Rao Iftikhar, Sarfraz Ahmed, Sohail Tanveer, Umar Gul.

Hong Kong: Tabarak Dar (captain), Courtney Kruger, Afzaal Haider, Hussain Butt, Najeeb Amar, Sakhawat Ali, Zain Abbas, Nadeem Ahmed, Irfan Ahmed, James Atkinson (wk), Munir Dar.

India is the third team in the group. Defending champions Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and United Arab Emirates are placed in Group A, based in Lahore.

The top two teams from each Group will qualify for the Super League stages, where each side will play each other decide the July 6 finalists.

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Pakistan amass 288-9 against HK in Asia Cup opener

KARACHI: Pakistan after a middle-order collapse recovered to set minnows Hong Kong a difficult target of 289 runs in the opening match of the Asia Cup here on Tuesday at the National Stadium.

After winning the toss, Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik elected to bat first and opened the innings himself with regular opener Salman Butt, who was dismissed in the very first over by Afzal Haider.

Then, he along with Younus Khan, took the score to 67 when he was dismissed by off-spinner Nadeem Ahmed for 35.

Younus Khan played a solid innings of 67, the highest score of the innings. After Malik, he was ably supported by Mohammad Yousuf (28).

As soon they departed the collapse began and soon Pakistan were reeling at 161 for seven. The main destroyer was Nadeem who captured four wickets for 51 runs.

However, all-rounder Fawad Alam and fast-medium bowler Suhail Tanvir came to rescue and added 100 runs for the eighth wicket, a Pakistan record.

Suhail made 59 while Fawad remained unbeaten on 62 to see Pakistan finish at 288 for nine in the allotted fifty overs.

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BD set 301 runs target for UAE

LAHORE: Bangladesh has set a stiff target of 301 runs against minnows United Arab Emiarted in the opening match of Asia cup at Qaddafi stadium Lahore today.

Bangladesh’s team scored 300 runs for the loss of eight wickets in full 50 overs. But it was captain Muhammad Ashraful who stole the show by scoring a brilliant century with the help of eight boundaries.

Zahid Shah and Khurram Khan of UAE got three and two wickets respectively.

[Onlyurs]

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmz
PAk jee hi giyaaaaaaaa akhir kar

lagta tu nahin tha but fir bhi paki team ka koi bharoosa nahin hota kabhi jeeta jitaya match haar jattay hain aur kabhi hara howa jeet jattay hain

1st match pak lay giyaaa akhir kar

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Pakistan beat Hong Kong by 155 runs

KARACHI: Pakistan began its Asia Cup campaign with comfortable victory against minnows Hong Kong. The host team beat Hong Kong by 155 runs in the first match played at National Stadium today.

Earlier, Pakistan elected to bat first after winning the toss and scored 288 runs in 50 overs. The host lost the wicket of Salman Butt in very first over of the match. Captain Shoaib Malik then steadied the inning with experienced Younis Khan and both put a partnership of 67 runs before Malik departure.

Younis was then joined by Yousuf who developed another partnership of 54 runs. Pakistan looked in deep trouble after wickets of Younis and Younis and at one time Pakistan had lost seven wickets with 161 runs on board. However, Fawad Alam and Suheel Tanvir gave a 100 run partnership, setting a formidable target of 288 runs.

Naveed Alam of UAE got four wickets in the match. In response Hong Kong could manage only 133 runs. Suheel Tanvir, Shahid Afridi and Rao Iftikhar got two wickets each.

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BD registers comfortable win against UAE

LAHORE: Bangladesh beat UAE by 96 runs in Asia cup today. Bangladesh team batted first and set a target of 300 runs for minnows UAE.

UAE team in reply could score only 204 runs in 45.4 overs.

Bangladesh’s bowlers’ Abdul Razazq, Alok Kapali and Muhhamad Allah got two wickets each. Captain Muhammad Ashraful judged man of the match for his brilliant century. The match was telecast live on Geo Super.

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Ashraful promises to maintain winning streak

LAHORE: Bangladesh’s captain Muhammad Ashraful said on Wednesday he was happy to beat United Arab Emirates and termed the victory much needed for next round.

Addressing a post-mach press conference, Ashraful said hard work was required for forthcoming match against Sri Lanka. H e termed the weather quite hot but added it was part and parcel of the game and players were professional.

Bangladesh captain expressed his joy for scoring a century after 64 innings. He hoped to continue his performance in next matches.