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On Thursday in Abu Dhabi, Sri Lanka historically defeated Afghanistan by six wickets and thus qualified for the Asia Cup Super Four stage. Sri Lanka's innings came to a close in just 18.4 overs and were able to achieve a modest 170 target, in large part due to Kusal Mendis, who scored an astonishing 74 runs in just 52 balls. Mohammad Nabi's stunning performance was Afghanistan's greatest achievement during the match. The veteran all-rounder scored 60 runs off 22 balls, 30 of which

The ICC has confirmed match referee Andy Pycroft for Wednesday's game involving Pakistan and the UAE and, despite the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) numerous requests for his removal, it will be a working appointment for Pycroft.   Pycroft, in a statement made available to the public, offered an apology to the Pakistan captain and the team manager, labelling the matter a ‘misunderstanding’. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) continues to be eager to hear on the ICC’s intentions to get to the bottom of any

Asia Cup: Hasaranga rescues Sri Lanka as Hong Kong impress. The intimidating Shenzhen cricket team almost accomplished a stunning comeback, but was ultimately not successful, as a 4 wickets defeat to a sinking Hong Kong team was all they walked away with from Monday's session at the Dubai International Stadium.   Sitting at 119 for 6, where 4 wickets had fallen with the team scoring just 8 runs, the match was looking to allocate the Lankans free tickets to where the real competition was

In the Dubai International Stadium, the DJ played the chart-topping songs from both sides of the border, while the Asia Cup clash between famed rivals, India and Pakistan, certainly lacked sporting contest elbows. Besides missing the drama of an India-Pakistan match, the missing the customary handshake of sportsmanship as players walked off and refused to greet each other at the end of the match was truly bizarre. To some, it was more ‘not surprising’ than ‘shocking’ given the cacophony and the so-called ‘calls

Dubai businessman Anis Sajan has given around 700 Asia Cup tickets to blue-collar workers allowing them to watch a live cricket match in the UAE for the very first time. India, Pakistan, UAE, Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Bangladesh, Oman, and Sri Lanka will compete in the tournament, which started on Tuesday, September 9. The India and Pakistan match, which is perhaps the most important game, will take place on Sunday, September 14, at the Dubai Cricket Stadium. Sajan, who serves as the vice chairman

India and Pakistan, fierce and bitter rivals, will play against one another after their horrendous military conflict and the resulting accusations and counter accusations in the upcoming 2025 Asia Cup T20 which will take place in Dubai and Abu Dhabi from September 9 to 28.   India has had to move the Asia Cup to the UAE because of political tensions with Pakistan. This has helped to save a host event for the continent and has even avoided facing the risk of cancellation altogether.  

Muhammad Wasseem will open the batting and captain a 17-member United Arab Emirates (UAE) squad for the Asia cup 2025 which takes place in Abu Dhabi starting September 9th, 2025, Tuesday.  United Arab Emirates (UAE) Asia cup squad is in Group A with India, Oman, and Pakistan.  The Asia cup will take place in the United Arab Emirates and will run from September 9th to September 28th, 2025, in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Dubai will host 11 matches, and Abu Dhabi will host

Afghanistan warmed up for the Asia Cup with a convincing win over Pakistan in the tri-series played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.   The Afghans batted first and set a target of 170 runs by making 169 runs in 5 overs. Ibrahim Zadran and Sediqullah Atal played brilliant innings of 65 runs and 64 runs.   Pakistan's Faheem Ashraf was the pick of the bowlers with 4 wickets for 27 runs, but as a medium pacer, he was unfortunate with the other bowlers on

As the fourth edition of the ILT20 2025 is soon to kick off, the Gulf Giants have named a strong coaching staff ahead of the auction for the maiden ILT20 season. Get ready to press for the title again with the new formation. The returnee is head coach Jonathan Trott - who arrives not only boasting one of the best techniques of any England batter from recent years, but one of the best career records too. Ornamental: In Trott's time as a coach,

Tommy Fleetwood has always been regarded as golf’s Mr. Nice Guy. Loved by fans and respected by his peers, the Dubai-based star finally shook off the tag of “best player without a PGA TOUR win” after capturing the coveted FedEx Cup at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta on Sunday.   The long haired Englishman from Merseyside, which is famous for the Beatles and Premier League sides Liverpool and Everton and sealed victory with a composed 2 under 68 for a 262 (-18) total,

Another India lower-order collapse left England with a realistic chance of a spectacular victory in the first Test at Headingley on Monday, day four handing the hosts 21-0 in their second innings at the close, 371 to win. Then on seeing off the licking Indian tail Josh Tongue stood up as he did in the very first innings, with three wickets in four balls to make sure that the tourists went from 236-4 to 267 all out, losing their last six second-innings wickets for 31

On a sun-drenched Ladies Day at Royal Ascot, Dubai's hot-to-trot Godolphin team stole the show with two wins, topped by Trawlerman record-breaking Gold Cup (G1) and a landmark score in the Britannia Stakes for Saeed bin Suroor. The main talking point came in the day's marquee contest as Trawlerman, last year's brave runner-up, bounced back to bag Britain's biggest staying prize in a new course record of 4m 15.02s. Trained by John and Thady Gosden, the seven-year-old gelding son of 2015 Epsom Derby

Celebrations erupted at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Wednesday as the UAE national team celebrated their inaugural T20 series victory against a full-member Test-playing nation after defeating Bangladesh in the third T20I.   The match was won single handedly by Alishan Sharaf who scored 68 runs off 47 balls including 5 fours and scored 3 sixes and was awarded man of the match. Asif Khan also contributed scoring 41 not off 26 balls and hit 5 sixes. Khan and Sharaf managed to chase the target

Mumbai Indians cruised into the IPL playoffs courtesy Suryakumar Yadav's 73-run innings and Naman Dhir's electrifying performance, clinching victory over Delhi Capitals by 59 runs on Wednesday.  In the duel with Delhi for a singular playoff slot, Mumbai scored 180 runs losing 5 wickets and bundled out the opposition for 121 runs in Wankhede Stadium (home ground). Mitchell Santner, a New Zealand spinnner, claimed 3/11 in his 4 overs for Mumbai while Jasprit Bamrah also took 3 wickets.  Hardik Pandya, the captain of

Suryavanshi Hits 50 As Rajasthan Royals Beats Chennai Super Kings Rajasthan Royals achieved a morale-boosting victory by defeating Chennai Super Kings for the last match of IPL season. Suryavanshi opened the batting and scored 57 runs in just 33 balls. Last month, the 14-year-old captured everyone's attention by scoring a record-setting 35-ball century and now managed to surpass the 185-run target with 17 balls to spare in New Delhi. Last ball six hitter, Suryavanshi set the pace by scoring 6 fours and 4

As previously announced, the IPL 2025 finals will be held at Ahmedabad on June 3. This was communicated as part of a revised schedule when the tournament was put on hold - due to the military conflict between India and Pakistan. The IPL was put on hold on May 9 and resumed on Saturday in the light of a ceasefire. It should be noted that the IPL start match between RCB and Kolkata Knight Riders was rained out without a ball being bowled.

Although India and Pakistan appear to have arrived at a ceasefire agreement after a brief four-day military skirmish, it seems that their animosity has found a new outlet: Cricket.    Indian sources claim that the country’s cricket board is considering pulling out of the Asia Cup set to take place in September this year due to the fact that the Asian Cricket Council is led by Mohsin Naqvi, a Pakistani minister who also serves as the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).   In

Scottie Scheffler faced a true test at the PGA Championship on Sunday but managed to overcome ergonomic challenges in time to stave off Jon Rahm for a runaway victory and a record third major title. Scheffler started the day with a commanding lead, but his three-shot advantage seemed to vanish after some struggles with the driver. Additionally, Rahm seemed to be mounting a charge at the world number one’s spot. Fortunately for Scheffler, his calm demeanor shone through as he found his legs

Players are expected to make a decision by this week regarding the Indian Premier League (IPL) as Cricket Australia says that they are working with the government and the Indian board on the security measures of the players.   The T20 tournament had to be put on hold last Friday during the peak of violence between India and Pakistan, which had not been seen in almost three decades. A ceasefire was, however, declared over the weekend.   The BCCI announced on Monday that the remaining

Virat Kohli has been esteemed as one of the finest batsmen in the history of cricket and continues to remain an idol for more than hundreds of Indian cricket fans. He garnered massive love as a captain and under him the Indian team marked a remarkable milestone of 30 centuries, 31 half centuries and a total of 9,230 runs at an average of 46.85 over 123 matches. Virat Kohli made his debut as a test cricketer 2011 and went onto becoming a crucial