Pakistan’s Asia Cup match with the United Arab Emirates was delayed by at least one hour on Wednesday as the fallout rumbles on from a handshake row with arch-rivals India.

The last match, to be played between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan at Abu Dhabi, will now determine which two among these two sides and Sri Lanka will go through to the Super Fours.

Sri Lanka fast bowler Nuwan Thushara has made significant progress in the ICC Men’s T20I Bowling Rankings, rising six places to secure the No.6 position.

Updated team rankings and net run rate after Sri Lanka and UAE win against Hong Kong and Oman.

Sri Lanka were made to work much harder than they would have liked before sealing a nervy four-wicket win over Hong Kong China in their second Asia Cup match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium last night.

UAE beat Oman by 42 runs in Abu Dhabi in the first of the twin Asia Cup clashes on Monday (15). The result meant that India secured a place in the Super Four with a match in hand while making the UAE-Pakistan clash on September 17 a virtual knockout.

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Papua New Guinea won the final spot at next year’s Global Qualifier, with 10 teams chasing a place at the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup in England and Wales.

Sri Lanka will look to build on their perfect start in Asia Cup when they take on a struggling Hong Kong in Dubai on Monday.

India qualified for the Super 4 round of the Asia Cup 2025 after winning their first two match in a comprehensive manner. India won their first match of the competition by thrashing UAE followed by a win against arch-rivals Pakistan.

India beat Pakistan by seven wickets in the Asia Cup on Sunday as the neighbours met for the first time since a military conflict between them in May, but tensions simmered after the match as India’s players left the field without shaking hands.

Defending champions in the T20 format, Sri Lanka now head to Dubai for their next clash against Hong Kong on Monday.

Former champions Sri Lanka launched their Asia Cup campaign in emphatic fashion on Sunday, cruising to a six-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi.

After teetering on 11 for 3, Jaker and Shamim put on an unbeaten 86-run partnership for the sixth wicket to get Bangladesh to a total of 139 for 5.

The Group A match in Dubai is the first clash on the cricket field between the countries since a military conflict four months ago took relations between the nuclear-armed neighbours to their lowest point in decades.

Phil Salt has set his sights on becoming the ’’best in the world’’ as a T20 opener after smashing a record-breaking century in England’s 146-run victory over South Africa.

While that result gives Pakistan a big boost to their net run rate, they still sit below India in the table after one match each.

Mohammad Haris hit a return-to-form half century before bowlers routed Oman as Pakistan opened their Asia Cup campaign with a 93-run win over Oman in Dubai on Friday.

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Sri Lanka step into the 2025 Asia Cup with a sense of genuine optimism and memories of 2022, when the islanders stunned the cricketing world to lift the trophy. Former chairman of team selectors Pramodya Wickremasinghe believes the current squad is w

This was Hong Kong’s second defeat in two games, following on from their 94-run loss to Afghanistan in the tournament opener. Bangladesh were playing their first match and would be glad to start off with a convincing win.

Skipper Litton Das top-scored with 59 as Bangladesh beat a spirited Hong Kong by seven wickets in their first match of the Asia Cup on Thursday.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced a landmark moment in the history of the sport: an all-female Emirates ICC Panel of Match Officials will oversee the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025.

Marco Jansen and Corbin Bosch took two wickets apiece as South Africa beat England by 14 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in a rain-marred first T20 in Cardiff on Wednesday.

By chasing down the target so quickly, India have given their net run rate a huge boost. It sits at more than 10 after the match, with Pakistan and Oman still yet to begin their campaigns.

Here are the key talking points from Sri Lanka’s squad for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025.

Kuldeep Yadav returned figures of 4-7 to lead holders India to a crushing nine-wicket win over hosts United Arab Emirates in their opening match of the Asia Cup on Wednesday.

Hosts India were the first team to announce their 15-member squad for the Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025.

The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Panel has selected a 15-member squad to participate in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025.

Asia Cup 2025 points table: Updated team rankings and net run rate after Afghanistan beat Hong Kong in tournament opener