Dhammika Ratnaweera reporting from Dubai

Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka (left) and Pakistan captain Babar Azam pose before the final showdown

Shanaka happy with bowlers for today’s final

Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka said that his team has got the bowlers to deliver in today’s Asia Cup cricket final against Pakistan in Dubai. “Our bowling combination starting with left arm fast bowling, the off-spinner, leg spinner and variations can challenge any kind of batting line-up and that is a good advantage for us. Our spinners and pacemen have proved their...

11 September, 2022

Bhanuka Rajapakse sweeps a ball to the boundary during his innings of 38 before he was run-out

Sri Lanka lose to Afghanistan

Afghanistan scored an easy eight wicket win over Sri Lanka chasing a 106 target in the opening match of the Asia Cup here in Dubai yesterday. Afghanistan finished the match in just 10.1 overs after openers Hazratullah Zazai (37 not out) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (40) put on 83 runs for the first wicket in 6.1 overs. Sri Lanka will now need to beat Bangladesh by a huge margin...

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