Asia Cup 2023 (50 over cricket)

[AlwaysGreen]

Being played in Sri Lanka and Pakistan by the 5 full member teams plus Nepal. Should be a good prelude to the world cup. Potential for old foes India and Pakistan to play each other 3 times. Group B looks very even.

Group A
India
Pakistan
Nepal

Group B
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka

2 games have already been played with Pak beating Nep and SRL beating Ban.

Tommorow India v Pakistan in neutral venue Sri Lanka.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

India v Pakistan!

The blockbuster turned out to be a fizzer as rain washed out play.

Next up: AFG v BAN

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Bangladesh 5/3334
Beat
Afghanistan 245
By 89 runs.

Next up: India v Nepal.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Nepal 230
Lost to
India 0/147
By 10 wickets (Duckman/Lewis etc).

India and Pakistan go through to the next round.

AFG v SRL to conclude the group stage Today.

 

[TheParraboy]

Can’t wait

 

[AlwaysGreen]

SRL 8/291
Beat
AFG 289
By 2 wickets.

Afghanistan had to win in 37 overs to overtake Sri Lankas NRR but just missed out.

Now we move to the exciting super 4 stage - India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka play each other.

 

[TheParraboy]

Sundays game a bit big..



SAT, 09 SEP, 7:30 PM
8th Match, Super Four (D/N), Colombo (RPS), September 09, 2023, Asia Cup

SL

BAN


SUN, 10 SEP, 7:30 PM
9th Match, Super Four (D/N), Colombo (RPS), September 10, 2023, Asia Cup

IND

PAK

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh overnight effectively knocking the Bangers out.

Today its the big one:

Newcastle v Canberra.

Also, India play Pakistan.

 

[TheParraboy]

India v Pakistan should be the final

why isnt it?

 

[AlwaysGreen]

India v Pakistan should be the final

why isnt it?

It probably will be.

The problem is why with 6 teams do they play a super 4 round?

 

[TheParraboy]

It probably will be.

The problem is why with 6 teams do they play a super 4 round?

I see, they want Pak v India 3 games I guess?

Meanwhile India spanking the pakis

0/115
15 overs

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Rain halted play with India 2/147 in the 25th over.

So another washout........or is it?

No, of course not. This is the Asia Cup so we have a reserve day for a group game.

Game continues today.

 

[TheParraboy]

forecast looks worse today

Is there a reserve day for the reserve day?

 

[AlwaysGreen]

India 2/356
Flog
Pakistan 128
By 228 runs.

 

[TheParraboy]

King Kholi

 

[AlwaysGreen]

India beat Sri Lanka. 2 games to go before the final.

Pakistan v Sri Lanka
Bangladesh v India

 

[TheParraboy]

India v Pak final , nothing surer

Pak will flog SL tonight

 

[AlwaysGreen]

India v Pak final , nothing surer

Pak will flog SL tonight

I was hoping for a few hundred more super rounds before we got to the final

 

[AlwaysGreen]

India v Pak final , nothing surer

Pak will flog SL tonight

Sri Lanka beat Pakistan to move into the final.

Final: India v Sri Lanka

 

[Twizzle]

India v Pak final , nothing surer

Pak will flog SL tonight

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