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[shantanu_rooney]

Rain destroys the final .​

The final has been called off due to some continuous heavy rains and floods since the last two days has made the ground unplayable . There is a lot of water on the ground and hence the umpires have decided that there would be no play . Due to rain the last match between Bangladesh and India was reduced to 18 overs and the rain coming down in Bangladesh again has abandoned the important final between Pakistan and hot favouraties India . This means the the Kitply Cup would be shared by both teams .

Indian Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has stated his frustration and said that they had a great chance o win the final . But he also says that the rain cant be control . While Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik also stated his frustration and he also said that there are some things that cant be controlled .

Next Series : Asia Cup

 

[Pakistani Army]

Well that was poor. Looking forward to the Asia Cup mate.

 

[Jaztheman]

Oh that is disappointing. Hopefully it nevers happens again.

 

[shantanu_rooney]

The competition was formed back in 1984 and is now in its ninth renewal, having proved a major success in the region.Pakistan will play host to the tournament and they will have high hopes of clinching victory in the final on July 6, in a bid to close in on rivals India’s four wins.The competition is likely to be dominated by India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, although it gives the likes of UAE and Hong Kong the chance to gain experience at full international level.

Mohammad Ashraful (c)
Mashrafe Mortaza
Abdur Razzak
Alok Kapali
Dolar Mahmud
Farhad Reza
Mahmudullah
Mehrab Hossain jnr
Mosharraf Hossain
Mushfiqur Rahim
Nazimuddin, Raqibul Hasan
Shahadat Hossain
Shahriar Nafees
Tamim Iqbal
Star man: Mohammad Ashraful
One to watch: Raqibul Hasan
View: Will get the fourth spot as the other three teams too strong .

MS Dhoni (c)
Yuvraj Singh
Piyush Chawla
Gautam Gambhir
Manpreet Gony
Praveen Kumar
Shikhar Dhawna
Irfan Pathan
Yusuf Pathan
Suresh Raina
Abhishek Nayar
Ishant Sharma
Rohit Sharma
RP Singh
Robin Uthappa
Sreesanth
Star man: MS Dhoni
One to watch: Ishant Sharma
View: Strong in all departments and will be keen to claim their fifth Asia Cup title.

Shoaib Malik (c)
Misbah-ul-Haq
Fawad Alam
Iftikhar Anjum
Mansoor Amjad
Mohammad Yousuf
Nasir Jamshed
Saeed Ajmal
Salman Butt
Sarfraz Ahmed
Shahid Afridi
Sohail Tanvir
Umar Gul
Wahab Riaz
Younis Khan
Star man: Mohammad Yousuf
One to watch: Misbah-ul-Haq
View: Off-field problems have dogged their preparations but home advantage could take them to the final.

Mahela Jayawardene
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Dilhara Fernando
Sanath Jayasuriya
Chamara Kapugedera
Nuwan Kulasekara
Ajantha Mendis
Thilan Thushara
Jehan Mubarak
Muttiah Muralitharan
Kumar Sangakkara
Chamara Silva
Mahela Udawatte
Chaminda Vaas
Kaushalya Weeraratne.
Star man: Muttiah Muralitharan
One to watch: Chamara Kapugedera
View: Lost Farveez Maharoof to injury on the eve of the tournament and he will leave a big hole in their bowling attack, but they still have legendary spinner Muttiah Muralitharan at their disposal and their classy batsmen can take them all the way.

2008 Asia Cup Cricket fixture schedule.

India vs Sri Lanka
Pakistan vs Bangladesh
Pakistan vs India
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka
Pkaistan vs Sri Lanka
India vs Bangladesh

Final​

 

[Mad Snake]

some good updates here with the squads and nice twist with the washout

 

[shantanu_rooney]

Pitch Report

Ian Botham : Well all I can say is that the conditions are perfect for One Day cricket. Nice bright and sunny day but very strong breeze which might help the fast bowlers but can also affect the way they bowl as it would be difficult to control the swing. Now as far as the pitch is concerned its everything what you expect in Karachi . It has some bit of grass and will help swing bowlers . The ball will come on the bat and will have good even bounce . The outfield is lightning fast and once cleared the infield it will race away for a boundary . I think win the toss and bat first on such a pitch .

Toss​

MS Dhoni : We will bat first as the pitch is hard and it will have some good even bounce and the ball will come onto the bat . And also we have a very strong batting lineup which will help us to put up a big score .

Mahela Jayawardena : Not disappointed by losing the toss as we have good bowling line up and i dont think there wont be any difficulty to chase the score as we have a vey strong batting lineup also .

Harsha Bhogle : Both the sides have some changes in their lineups with India replacing Pragyan Ojha and Irfan Pathan with Ishant Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan will make his debut .Sri Lanka go with a very strong bowling lineup and a good batting lineup . The two lineups look well balance and this match would be a highly entertaining match to be honest .

India : 1)Gautam Gambhir 2)Shikhar Dhawan 3)Yusuf Pathan 4)yuvraj Singh 5)Mahendra Dhoni 6)Rohit Sharma 7)Suresh Raina 8)Manpreet Gony 9)Piyush Chawla 10)Ishant Sharma 11)Rudra Pratap Singh

Sri Lanka : 1)Sanath Jaysuriya 2)Mahela Udawatte 3)Kumara Sangarkkara 4)Mahela Jayawardena 5)T.Dilshan 6)Chamara Silva 7)C.Kapugedera 8)Chaminda Vaas 9)Dilhara Fernando 10)Nadim Kulasekara 11)Muttaih Muralitharan

Indian openers are making their way out in the middle and the match is about the start. Stay Tuned for more live action right here on Sky Sports.

 

[kookaburra69]

Very inexperienced indian line up,my moneys on Sri Lanka in this one.
Great pres mate.

 

[Pakistani Army]

Sri Lanka should easily win this game. The inexperience is just a bit too much for India.
Great works Shan. I am loving the graphics and presentation mate.

 

[Karachi Xpress]

India really don't have enough experience in their squad. Sri Lanka have the upper hand experience wise...

No UAE and Hong Kong

 

[shantanu_rooney]

India really don't have enough experience in their squad. Sri Lanka have the upper hand experience wise...

No UAE and Hong Kong

Didnt have their squads in the roster

 

[Chetan0304]

wow great update there

come no India:happy

 

[CricketPlayer55]

Come on India.

 

[Highlander999]

Amazing work mate, looking very nice

Right decision to bat first

 

[shantanu_rooney]

Partnership stabilizes the innings ​

The two left handed Delhi openers Shikhar Dhawan and Gautam Gambhir opened the first for India . Chaminda Vaas was given the new ball and he was spot on . He was getting good amount of swing and pace . He was very good in his first over and just gave 2 runs in form of singles in his first over . Dilhara Fernando was given the ball . And he was hit for a four of his first ball . A warm welcome by Shikhar Dhawan , as he played a beautiful leg glance which beat fine leg . But it was the time for the Sri Lankans to celebrate as Gautam gambhir got thick edge of Chambinda Vaas' ball and he was easily caught by Sangarkkara . Gambhir's poor form continues as he went for 2 of 7 balls and Indians were 12/1 .

In form Yusuf Pathan walked in . He and Dhawan both played some good , free attacking cricket as they took on Dilhara Fernando . Fernando was very expensive in his 4 overs going for 9 runs per over . While on the other hand it was difficult to face Vaas . Fernando was hit for 3 fours of one over by Dhawan . One went through gully and keeper , other through covers and last on through mid on and mid wicket . Dhawan looked at his best as he was not out on 26 of 25 while Yusuf Pathan did the most wise think by rotating the strike . Yusuf Pathan was not out on 18 of 28 balls . The running between the wickets of the Indians was again the plus point and they did it often against Vaas when boundaries were difficult to come . Vaas went for just 19 runs in his 5 overs while Kulasekera went for just 3 singles in his first over . After 10 overs partnership of 46 between the two have placed at a good situation .

S.Dhawan *26(25)
G.Gambhir c Sangarkkara b Vaas 2(7)
Y.Pathan *18(28)

Total 58/1

C.Vaas 5-0-19-1
D.Fernando 4-0-36-0
N.Kulasekera 1-0-3-0

 

[saladguy]

Nice partnership going on there. Great match so far!