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Pakistan stopped India’s unbeaten streak in the Twenty20 format of Asia Cup cricket on Sunday (September 4) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium when they won the contest by 5 wickets with a ball in hand. The match was the first fixture for both the teams in the Super Four round. Key points of the India vs Pakistan contest as well as India’s first T20 defeat in the Asia Cup cricket are discussed in this article. India’s brilliant run in the Twenty20 format Asia Cup cricket The Indian team won all of their five matches in the first edition of the T20 Asia Cup in 2016 in Bangladesh, followed by two group stage matches in the 2022 edition. However, India’s brilliant run came to an end when their arch-rival Pakistan overcame them in a crucial Super Four round clash. After winning seven consecutive matches in the Twenty20 format, India suffered their first defeat in the Asia Cup cricket event. They had a brilliant outing in the 2016 Twenty20 Asia Cup cricket. The Indian side won four matches in the group stage before overpowering the host Bangladesh by eight wickets in the final of the 2016 Asia Cup. Read: Asia Cup 2022: 17 milestones await Indian and Pakistani players India’s match results in the Twenty20-format Asia Cup (as on September 4, 2022) Opposition Result Ground Bangladesh India won by 45 runs SBNCS, Mirpur Pakistan India won by 5 wickets SBNCS, Mirpur Sri Lanka India won by 5 wickets SBNCS, Mirpur UAE India won by 9 wickets SBNCS, Mirpur Bangladesh India won by 8 wickets SBNCS, Mirpur Pakistan India won by 5 wickets DSC, Dubai Hong Kong India won by 40 runs DSC, Dubai Pakistan Pakistan won by 5 wickets DSC, Dubai    Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ Read Ind v Pak: This time it's Pakistan's turn to edge a thriller Asia Cup 2022: Key takeaways from the India vs Pakistan Super 4 Match Batting first, India had a blazing start to their innings and eventually settled for 181/7 in their allotted 20 overs. In reply, Pakistan chased down the target in 19.5 overs with 5 wickets in hand. With this victory, Pakistan avenged their group stage match loss to India last week. Here are some key talking points from the match. Toss Prior to the contest, fielding first had won fifteen out of seventeen matches in Dubai since 2021. That is why the toss has become a vital factor at this venue because every captain wants to field first. The Pakistan vs India Super Four match was no exception, as Babar Azam chose to field first. His decision was proved right as Pakistan won the contest in the final over. Indian openers’ fiery start The Rohit Sharma-KL Rahul pair finally had a blazing start in the Asia Cup 2022. They made 54 runs together in 5 overs against Pakistan before Rohit gave away his wicket to Haris Rauf in the first ball of the sixth over. Rohit played a 28 off 16 balls, indicating his coming back to actual rhythm. Rahul, on the other hand, contributed 28 runs off 20 balls. Read Mushfiqur Rahim retires from T20Is Virat Kohli’s solid batting display Virat scored a half-century against Pakistan, making it two in a row in this event. Kohli’s solid 60 off 44 balls guided India to post a challenging total on board. However, he wasn’t so ruthless in his innings and even conceded three consecutive dot balls in the final over before getting run out in the fourth delivery. Shadab Khan’s disciplined bowling Pakistan’s leg-spinner Shadab Khan had another brilliant game with the ball. He had good control in his bowling, making Indian batters work hard to score runs. Shadab picked up the wickets of KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant and finished his spell with a 4-0-31-2 bowling figure. Rizwan’s another responsible batting display Mohammad Rizwan is arguably the best T20 opener in the world right now. He once again played a responsible 71 off 51 balls and formed a 73-run stand with Mohammad Nawaz. When Rizwan was dismissed, Pakistan had 147 runs on board in 16.5 overs. At that stage, they were only 35 runs away from victory. Read Dahani ruled out of Pakistan match against India in Super 4 Improving Mohammad Nawaz's batting order When Pakistan were down to 63/2 within the 9th over, sending pinch-hitter Mohammad Nawaz to the crease was a brilliant decision by captain Babar Azam. Rizwan didn’t disappoint his captain by playing a 42 off 20 balls. His aggressive batting display put India on the backfoot. Arshdeep Singh's dropped catch and Pakistan's victory India fought hard till the end and they were even a slight favourite when Pakistan required 32 off 16 balls. Had Arshdeep Singh not missed a straightforward catch of Asif Ali in the short third man area on the third ball of the 18th over, India would have been in a better position. Asif finished his innings with 16 off 8 before losing his wicket on the fourth ball of the last over and Pakistan won the match on the following delivery. Bottom Line There is a high expectation that India and Pakistan will play three matches during the Asia Cup 2022, including the final. The cricketing world has already witnessed two closely-contested matches between the two arch-rivals in the ongoing event. India won the first match in the group phase, while Pakistan handed India their first T20 defeat in the Asia Cup cricket. The India vs Pakistan Super Four match gave both sides some valuable points. The fans are now eagerly waiting to see who will come out on top if both sides meet in the final match. Read Sri Lanka beats Afghans to open Asia Cup's Super 4 stage

India’s 181 riding on a fifty from an out-of-sorts Virat Kohli was not enough in the end to continue their winning streak against Pakistan in the Asia Cup. Pakistan's victory by 5 wickets with a ball to spare in the Super 4 stage fixture on Sunday night was almost an identical turnaround of their defeat the previous Sunday, when they met in the first group stage, for yet another nail-biting affair in Dubai. In their first meeting, India had won by the same margin in wickets, and took just one ball less. Fans of both countries, and a good number of neutrals even, would be whetting their appetites for a decider to these duels in the desert. And what better occasion than the final? Before we get to that, today it was allrounder Mohammad Nawaz who set up the stage for Pakistan to chase down a challenging total. He came to bat number four and joined Rizwan Ahmed to form a partnership of 73 off 41 balls in the third wicket stand. This partnership has eventually changed the game. Nawaz posted 42 off just 20 deliveries with six fours and two sixes. Rizwan was firm at the other end of the wicket. Before falling for 71, he brought the match too close to winning for Pakistan. During the 18th over, Arshdeep Singh missed a dolly from Asif Ali who smashed a six and a four in the 19th over and pushed India out of the contest. Arshdeep was handed the ball in the last over to defend 7 runs but he failed to do so. Khushdil Shah took a single of the first ball of the last over. Asif hit a four in the second ball through the off side of the field. Asif failed to take any run off the third ball and he skied the ball of the fourth delivery and was dismissed with Pakistan needing two of the last two balls. Iftikhar Ahmed didn't push it further. Arshdeep missed a yorker and delivered a full toss, Iftikhar drove it to straight and picked up a double to seal the game. It was only the third defeat of India to Pakistan in T20Is in 11 matches. Earlier, after putting in to bat first after losing the toss, India made a great start hitting 54 in 5.1 over in the first wicket stand. Indian captain Rohit Sharma hit 28 off 16 balls while his partner Lokesh Rahul scored 28 off 20 balls. Shadam Khan removed Rohit while Haris Rauf dismissed Lokesh before they get more furious against the Pakistan bowling attack. Virat Kohli, who has been struggling with his form for a while now, scored 60 off 44 before being dismissed off a run-out effort by the Pakistan fielders in the last over of the innings. Hardik Pandya, the hero of India in the first win of India against Pakistan in the ongoing Asia Cup, returned a duck this time. For Pakistan, Shadab two wickets conceding 30 runs while Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Haris and Mohammad Nawaz bagged one wicket each.

Pakistan won the toss and opted to bowl first in the Super Four match against India on Sunday in Dubai. The Asian giants faced each other in the group phase of the event as well where Pakistan lost to India. Babar Azam, the Pakistan captain, said that they are going to play positively in this match. India made a couple of change. Hardik Pandya made a comeback while Ravi Bishonoy is getting a match. Read: Asia Cup 2022: 5 striking performers in India vs Pakistan match India (Playing XI): KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Deepak Hooda, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh Pakistan (Playing XI): Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Fakhar Zaman, Khushdil Shah, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah

India and Pakistan will face off against each other in a Super Four match of the Asia Cup 2022 on Sunday (September 4) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. They are the two hot favourites to play in the fifteenth edition of the Asia Cup Cricket final. Both sides will meet each other for the third time in the ongoing event if that happens. A few individual milestones can be broken in the remaining part of the event. Let's take a look at the personal milestones that the Pakistan and Indian players can reach in the Asia Cup Cricket 2022 tournament. Personal milestones that Indian and Pakistani cricketers can achieve in the 2022 Asia Cup A notable number of individual milestones for both Pakistani and Indian players can be attained in the ongoing Asia Cup 2022. Top cricketers Babar Azam and Virat Kohli are among the players who have a chance to reach individual milestones. Here are 17 individual milestones from both India and Pakistan players which can be reached in the remainder of the competition. 2000 T20I Runs India’s aggressive-minded opener KL Rahul is the third-most run scorer for his country in the T20I with 1,867 runs. He only needs 133 runs to reach the 2,000-run mark in Twenty20 Internationals. Read Asia Cup 2022: Pakistan eye revenge, India seek to continue unbeaten run 1000 T20I Runs India’s wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant has 883 runs in 48 innings and needs only 117 runs to reach his 1,000 T20I runs milestone. 1000 T20I Runs Charismatic all-rounder Hardik Pandya has scored 867 T20I runs for team India in 49 innings. The power hitter needs only 133 runs to complete his 1000 run milestone in the shortest format of the game. 1000 T20I Runs Suryakumar Yadav, the new batting sensation of India, is in red-hot form at the moment. He has already made 758 runs in just 23 T20I innings with an average of 39.89. What’s more intriguing is that he has scored those runs at a strike rate of 177.51. With a possible four games left in the Asia Cup 2022, Suryakumar can score 248 runs to reach his 1000 run milestone. Read Asia Cup 2022: Super 4 fixtures, favourites to advance to the final 50 T20I Catches Former Indian captain Virat Kohli has 44 T20I catches to his name and only needs to take 6 more to complete his 50 catch milestone. 50 T20I Matches Wicket-keeper batter Dinesh Karthik has played 48 T20I matches for the Indian national side. He is only two matches shy of completing his 50 Twenty20 international matches. 3000 T20I Runs Babar Azam is probably the best batter across all formats at the moment in the world. He has 2,705 T20I runs in 71 innings with a decent strike rate. Babar has the capability to score 295 more runs in the remaining matches for Pakistan in the 2022 Asia Cup to reach his 3,000 run milestone. Read: Sri Lanka beats Afghans to open Asia Cup's Super 4 stage 2000 T20I Runs Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan has been in terrific form in recent times. He has formed a potent opening pair with captain Babar Azam in the Twenty20 format. Rizwan has scored 1,783 runs in 47 innings with an average of 52.44. He just needs 217 more runs to reach the 2000-run milestone. 50 T20I Wickets  Pakistan’s talented medium-pacer Haris Rauf has picked up 42 T20 International wickets in 35 innings. Haris needs 8 wickets to reach the milestone of 50 Twenty20 International wickets. 4000 International Runs  India’s Rishabh Pant has 3,846 international runs in 125 innings. He needs only 154 runs to complete his 4,000 runs on the international stage for the Indian national side. Read Asia Cup 2022: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka seek solutions to their top-order batting woes 200 International Wickets The Indian spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is just 3 wickets shy of completing his 200 international wickets. He has picked up 197 international wickets in 129 innings with an average of 25.67 for the Indian national side. 50 International Catches Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has 48 international catches in 216 matches. Bhuvneshwar needs only two more catches to complete his 50 catches on the international scene. 50 International Catches Dinesh Karthik has taken 44 catches in 168 matches for the Indian national men’s cricket team. Karthik will reach 50 international catches if he catches six more for the national team. Read India hold their nerve to edge Pakistan in Asia Cup thriller 150 International Matches KL Rahul of India has played 146 international matches. If India plays in the Asia Cup 2022 final, Rahul can complete his 150 international matches. 1000 International Runs Asif Ali, Pakistan's power hitter, has made 826 runs in 52 international innings. Asif will reach his 1,000 international run milestone in the 2022 Asia Cup event if he scores 174 more runs in the remaining matches. 50 International Wickets The young and talented pacer Naseem Shah has bagged 47 international wickets for Pakistan in just 25 innings. Naseem is only 3 wickets away from completing his 50 international wickets milestone for the Pakistan national men’s cricket team. Read Greatest cricket rivalry: India meet Pakistan at Asia Cup 150 International Dismissals Pakistan’s wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan has 140 international dismissals. He is only 10 dismissals away from reaching his 150th for the Pakistan national team. Bottom Line The players from India and Pakistan always play with dominance in the world of cricket. Therefore, they always remain close to reaching new milestones whenever they take part in international series or big tournaments. The ongoing Asia Cup 2022 is not an exception, where 17 milestones are within sight for India and Pakistan cricketers.

Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiuqr Rahim announced retirement from T20 Internationals. He announced his retirement through his social media page where he also said he would continue playing ODIs and Tests for Bangladesh and T20s at the domestic level.  The decision came after Bangladesh’s shocking exit from the Asia Cup T20 where the Tigers failed to win any match and subsequently were out of the event right from the first round losing to Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.  Mushfiqur batted in both matches and failed to impress. He managed to score 1 against Afghanistan and 4 against Sri Lanka. His failure cost the matches for Bangladesh.  “I have been grateful to have you all beside me throughout my long career. Your support has been my inspiration during my highs and lows,” Mushfiqur wrote on his social media. “Today, I am announcing my retirement from T20 Internationals. I will proudly continue to represent Bangladesh in Test and ODI formats. I am hopeful that I can bring success for our nation in these two formats.” Mushfiqur got his T20I cap in 2006 against Zimbabwe. The match was the first-ever T20I for both Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. Since then, Mushfiqur played 102 T20Is for Bangladesh and scored 1500 runs with six fifties. He was among only the three players who have played at least 100 T20Is for Bangladesh.   Read: Mushfiqur Rahim completes 15 years in international cricket With Mushfiqur now retired, Shakib Al Hasan is now the only Bangladeshi player from Bangladesh’s maiden T20I who is still active in the format at the international level.  The right-handed batter has some wonderful innings in T20Is, but he was never as consistent in T20Is as he is in ODIs and Tests. His best innings in T20Is is an unbeaten 72 off 35 balls against Sri Lanka in Colombo. At the same venue, he scored another unbeaten 72 off 55 balls against India. Both the innings were notched up in 2018.  “I will continue to take part in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and other franchise tournaments. Alhamdulillah. Thank you all. Allah Hafez,” Mushfiuqr added in this retirement announcement.  Mushfiqur also led Bangladesh in 23 T20Is and won eight of them. He was Bangladesh’s captain in two T20 World Cups— in 2012 and in 2014 with the latter was host by Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka outsmarted Afghanistan to win the opening match of the Super 4 stage by four wickets at the Asia Cup on Saturday. Danushka Gunathilaka (33) and Bhanuka Rajapaksa (31) profited from dropped catches to carry Sri Lanka to a winning 179-6 with five balls to spare and avenge a heavy loss to the Afghans in the group stage. Afghanistan, which was put in to bat, rode on opening batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s fabulous 84 off 45 balls before Sri Lanka pulled them back in the death overs to restrict them to 175-6. “We believe we can chase anything on these kinds of wickets,” Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka said after his team’s second successive big chase. “There was a plan coming into this game … partnerships was the key.” Gurbaz was on 8 when Gunathilaka had him caught at the long-on boundary but video clearly showed the fielder pushed the boundary cushion with his back heel. The lapse cost Sri Lanka as Gurbaz notched his half-century off just 22 balls in a second-wicket stand of 93 with Ibrahim Zadran, who made a nearly run-a-ball 40. Read: Bangladesh bow out of Asia Cup, lose to Sri Lanka But Sri Lanka made a grand recovery in the death overs through fast bowler Asitha Fernando, who made his T20 debut against Bangladesh on Thursday, and offspinner Maheesh Theekshana. Fernando broke through in the 16th over when Gurbaz holed out at midwicket while looking for his seventh six of the innings, and Theekshana had Nabi caught off his own bowling in the penultimate over. Sri Lanka’s aggressive approach in the run chase paid dividends as Kusal Mendis (36) and Pathum Nissanka (35) provided a whirlwind start of 62 off 39 balls. Mendis hit two sixes against Rashid Khan in the powerplay as Afghanistan had to bring in its key spinner inside the first six overs. Rashid had a rare off day in a Twenty20; the legspinner conceded 39 runs off his four overs before clean bowling Gunathilaka in his last over. Both Sri Lanka openers perished in the space of three overs, but Gunathilaka and Rajapaksa continued to dominate. Afghanistan could have got Gunathilaka early but didn’t go for a television referral against Rashid’s sharp delivery before the left-hander was dropped at fine leg in Nabi’s next over. Rajapaksa was also let off when Samiullah Shinwari, playing his first T20 in 2 1/2 years, missed a sitter at deep cover after the batter hit fast bowler Naveen-ul-Haq for two fours and a six in the 16th over. “We were about 20-25 runs short, and also we didn’t field well or bowl in the right areas,” Nabi said. “It’s a better pitch today than the one we played on against Bangladesh … we dropped some catches which, if we took, the game would have been different.” India and Pakistan play their Super 4 opener on Sunday.  

 Fast bowler Shahnawaz Dahani was ruled out of Pakistan’s opening Super 4 game in the Asia Cup against India on Sunday because of a suspected side strain. Dahani is the third Pakistan paceman sidelined with injury after ace fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi missed the Asia Cup because of a knee problem and Mohammad Wasim Junior because of a side strain. Dahani was 0-29 in Pakistan’s five-wicket loss to India in the group stage before both teams qualified for the Super 4. The Pakistan Cricket Board said Saturday that Dahani picked up the injury during Pakistan’s 155-run win over Hong Kong at Sharjah on Friday after the fast bowler took 1-7 off his two overs. Read: Greatest cricket rivalry: India meet Pakistan at Asia Cup “The medical team will monitor Dahani for the next 48-72 hours, following which they will make decisions, including carrying out a scan and further participation in the tournament,” the cricket board said in a statement.   Pakistan could bring in either Mohammad Hasnain or Hasan Ali in the playing XI on Sunday. Both Hasnain and Hasan have not yet played a game in the Asia Cup and were drafted in the squad after injuries to Afridi and Wasim.

India and Pakistan will kick off their Super Four Round of the Asia Cup 2022 on Sunday (September 4) with another blockbuster contest at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. All the matches in this phase are expected to be difficult. The meeting will thus be even more crucial this time for both sides in their pursuit of the final berth. Let’s have a look at the India vs Pakistan Super Four Round match preview. Who have a better record in the T20 format Asia Cup between India and Pakistan? India are the reigning twenty20 format Asia Cup champions. They won the inaugural edition of the T20 format event in 2016 in Bangladesh. India is the only team to remain unbeaten in the Twenty20 format of the Asian Cup cricket competition. On the other hand, Pakistan finished third in the group stage of the first edition of the T20 Asia Cup. Pakistan have lost fifty percent of their matches in the tournament's shortest format. Read Asia Cup 2022: Super 4 fixtures, favourites to advance to the final Twenty20 format Asia Cup records for both India and Pakistan (as on September 3, 2022) Team Match Win Loss India 7 7 0 Pakistan 6 3 3    Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ India and Pakistan’s T20I records at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium Both India and Pakistan have played plenty of T20 matches at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Both teams have a decent record at the venue. Pakistan is more equipped for the conditions since they used to have their home matches in the UAE a few years back. Read Asia Cup 2022: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka seek solutions to their top-order batting woes The Dubai Cricket Ground's Twenty20 format records for Pakistan and India Team Match Win Loss India 6 4 2 Pakistan 29 16 12    Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ Read Asia Cup 2022: 5 striking performers in India vs Pakistan match India vs Pakistan Super Four Match Preview India and Pakistan have faced each other twice at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, with each winning one. Who will come out on top in the third meeting at this venue? India will start as the slight favourite thanks to their recent form. The match will start at 8 p.m. (Bangladesh Standard Time). India Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav had strong outings in the last match against Hong Kong. They have got the necessary confidence heading into this big contest. Hardik Pandya was simply magnificent in the group stage match against Pakistan. He will be motivated to put in an even better performance in this match as well. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Yuzvendra Chahal have shown consistency with the ball. But India will miss Ravindra Jadeja, who was out of the tournament due to an injury. Axar Patel will likely replace Jadeja in the playing XI. Predicted Playing XI Top-Order: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli,  Middle-Order: Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (Wicket-Keeper), Axar Patel,  Lower-Order: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh. Read India hold their nerve to edge Pakistan in Asia Cup thriller Pakistan Captain Babar Azam failed to score in both the group stage matches, which is a major concern for the Pakistan campaign. However, it’s just a matter of time for Babar to get back to his usual form. Babar’s opening partner, Mohammad Rizwan, has been good with the bat. Besides, Fakhar Zaman and Khushdil Shah played two good knocks in the last match against Hong Kong. They will be more confident in playing better against India. Pakistan bowlers have been doing well, especially Naseem Shah, Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz. They will be Pakistan’s main bowling weapons in the match against India. Predicted Playing XI Top-Order: Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam (Captain), Fakhar Zaman,  Middle-Order: Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz,  Lower-Order: Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani. Read Greatest cricket rivalry: India meet Pakistan at Asia Cup Pakistan vs India Super Four Match: Toss prediction and weather report The fielding first team has triumphed 15 times in the last 17 games at the Dubai Cricket Stadium. The India vs Pakistan match's toss-winning captain will surely want to bat first at this venue. The temperature is forecast to reach 41 degrees Celsius on Sunday, which means it will be an extremely hot day. Verdict Pakistan will seek revenge, while India will strive to continue their winning streak in their Super Four Round matchup at the Asia Cup 2022. The Pakistani team is brimming with confidence following their thrashing of Hong Kong in their last group stage match. The Pakistani team is anticipated to play more aggressively against India on Sunday. Oppositely, the Indian team is in a strong position to win two straight games against their arch-rival. Read Afif named vice captain of Bangladesh cricket team for Asia Cup

Bangladesh national cricket team returned home on Saturday after their disastrous performance in the Asia Cup T20 in the UAE. Bangladesh played two matches in the event in Group B and lost both matches against Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. Batters failed in the match against Afghanistan while bowlers failed to defend a total of more than 180 against Sri Lanka. Nearly all the senior players of the Bangladesh team failed to prove their mettle. Mahmudullah Riyad and Mushfiqur Rahim were like their shadows in the Asia Cup. In contrast, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, and Mehidy Hasan Miraz have done well in their respective roles, but that was not enough to conceal Bangladesh’s inefficiency in the T20 format. Also read: Zimbabwe register historic win vs Australia Bangladesh’s next assignment is to play in the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia. Before the World Cup, the Tigers will have a chance to prepare well in New Zealand where they are scheduled to play a tri-series involving the hosts New Zealand and one more team. The Bangladesh T20 World Cup team will start their preparation at home on September 12 in Dhaka. The T20 World Cup will begin on October 16 with the matches of the initial round between Sri Lanka and Namibia, and the United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands. Bangladesh will play directly at the Super 12s stage. The first match for Bangladesh is on October 24 against the runners-up of the Group A of the initial round. Also read: Asia Cup 2022: Super 4 fixtures, favourites to advance to the final While the top eight teams of the T20 Ranking will directly play at the Super 12s, eight other teams will fight in the initial round to qualify for the Super 12s. Along with Test playing nations— Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe and Ireland, Namibia, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates and Scotland will take part in the initial round of the T20 World Cup. Four teams from this round will qualify for the Super 12s. Bangladesh are in the Group 2 of the Super 12s where they have India, Pakistan and South Africa along with two teams from the initial round. In Group 1, Afghanistan, Australia, England and New Zealand will take on each other along with two other teams from the first phase.

Riding on the five-wicket haul of  leg spinner Ryan Burl, which is also his career-best bowling in ODIs, Zimbabwe beat Australia by three wickets on Saturday in the third one-day cricket international. It was Zimbabwe’s first ODI victory over Australia in Australia — 30 years after the team’s first appearance Down Under. Australia won the first two matches by five and eight wickets, respectively, after winning the toss and sending Zimbabwe in to bat. But Zimbabwe captain Regis Chakabva won the coin flip on Saturday and the story was a much different one as the visitors took three wickets inside the first 10 overs and bowled Australia out for 141 runs. In reply, Zimbabwe reached its victory target with 66 balls to spare. Chakabva top-scored with 37 runs and Tadiwanashe Marumani added 35 on its way to a winning total of 142-7. Josh Hazlewood led the Australian bowlers with three wickets. Burl was named man of the match. “Coming into the last game, there’s always the thought of going through the motions,” Chakabva said. “But it was a brilliant morning from the bowlers, they showed a lot of fight and to get them out for that total is a testament to their fight. We head home now, some fitness for the first week and then training before we come back for the T20 World Cup.” Read: Australia beat Zimbabwe by 5 wickets in 1st ODI Veteran Australian opener David Warner came within just six runs of ending his century drought. Warner hit 94 off 96 balls to add a degree of respectability to the total. Left-arm seamer Richard Ngarava got skipper Aaron Finch for the third time in three ODIs. From the other end, Victor Nyauchi trapped Steve Smith leg before for one, the Australian unable to get the call reversed in a review. Alex Carey was next to fall, caught behind after an erratic shot that left Australia 31-3 off nine overs. Marcus Stoinis and Cameron Green swiftly followed as Warner kept the scoreboard ticking from the other end. Warner’s pull shot shortly after was gathered on the boundary to deprive him of a much-needed century. He hit 14 fours and two sixers at a strike rate of 97.9. It’s been 54 innings across all formats since Warner’s last century with Saturday’s total the fourth time he’s been dismissed in the 90s. “Zimbabwe bowled very well in the morning and we can’t take anything for granted in international cricket, you can get beaten on any given day,” Australia captain Aaron Finch said. ”We had a chance with the ball but it wasn’t to be.” The series was played in northern Queensland state as part of the International Cricket Council’s Super League competition for ODIs. Both teams are preparing for the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup which starts in Australia on Oct. 16, although Zimbabwe still needs to go through qualifying to reach the main tournament.