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The final will be played by the top two teams at the end of the Super Fours on September 17 in Colombo.

Earlier, Pakistan posted a massive total after Babar Azam scored 151 and Iftikhar Ahmed made an unbeaten 109, while adding 214 runs for the fifth wicket.

Iftikhar brought his fifty in only 42 balls, Babar followed Iftikhar and reached his century in the very next ball. Babar scored his hundred in 109 balls.

Pakistan will open their Asia Cup 2023 campaign against Nepal on Wednesday at the Multan Cricket Stadium

While discussing the recently concluded series, the Pakistan skipper expressed his belief that the momentum gained from it would provide them an advantage in the upcoming Asia Cup, which starts from August 30 onwards.

This year in 11 ODIs, he has scored 538 runs at an average of 48.90, with one century and six fifties and best score of 107.

Saud Shakeel also got a chance to mirror his Test heroics in the shorter format after being named in the squad for the three-match series.

Kohli expressed his admiration and reminisced about his first meeting with Pakistan's star batsman, Babar Azam, during an interview with Star Sports.

"Really disappointed with the Indian batters, their fans might come after me for saying this but I think Indian top order needs to look at Babar and Kane," he said.

Melbourne: Former India skipper Virat Kohli has said the team had come to Australia for the ICC T20 World Cup to achieve their dream but fell short, but promised the side will strive to “get better from here on”. Kohli again played a key role in helping India to a competitive 168 for six in […]

Hyderabad: Pakistan is under tremendous pressure to win their remaining matches in the Super 12 stage of the T20World Cup after losing to India and Zimbabwe. Pakistani fans and former cricketers have criticised their cricket board for team choices. The failure of openers Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan is one of the main reasons behind […]

Hyderabad: Pakistan’s cricket team captain Babar Azam and the team’s head coach Matthew Hayden motivated the team that endured heartbreak after losing to India in the last-over thriller. Matthew Hayden shared his thoughts after the loss and asked his team to move on. He later requested Babar to address the team. Babar Azam said that […]

Dubai: Charismatic India limited-overs batter Suryakumar Yadav has continued his recent push towards becoming the best T20I batter in the world after he overtook Pakistan skipper Babar Azam in the latest ICC Men’s Player Rankings on Wednesday. Suryakumar impressed with a fine 46 for India during their loss to Australia in Mohali in the opening […]

Dubai: Indian cricket team have reached the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the 2022 edition of the Asia Cup, scheduled to be started from August 27. On, Wednesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) uploaded a video where the Indian players including out-of-form Virat Kohli can be seen starting their preparations for the […]

London: After a tweet from Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, backing Virat Kohli took the internet by storm, the Indian batter gave a heartwarming response. After missing the first ODI against England with a groin injury, Kohli made just 16 in the second match, which India lost by 100 runs at Lord’s. Showing support to Kohli, […]

Lahore: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has come out in support of the embattled Virat Kohli, whose lean patch with the bat has extended for more than two years, saying this phase too shall pass and he will come out stronger. Recently, legendary cricketers such as Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar have been critical of Kohli’s performance, […]

Dubai: Mohammad Rizwan (79 not out off 55 balls) and Babar Azam (68 not out off 52 balls) displayed wonderful batsmanship to help Pakistan crush India by ten wickets in a Group 2 match of Super 12 of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the Dubai International Stadium here on Sunday. The win, set […]

Hyderabad: For any die-hard Indian fan, winning against Pakistan is as good as winning a World Cup. It is vice versa in Pakistan. It is often billed as Mother of all Clashes. Tensions, passions and emotions reach frenzy heights. A spine-chilling build-up is already brewing up in Pakistan for the Super Sunday clash. Having never […]

India are slated to take on England in five T20Is, following the culmination of the ongoing four-Test series, part of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC)

The Babar Azam-led side had scored 272 in the first innings.