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In the first match of the Super Four stage of Asia Cup 2018 , Rohit Sharma’s India will take on Masrafe Mortaza-led Bangladesh at Dubai International Stadium in United Arab Emirates. For Bangladesh, it will be back-to-back contest after they played their last league game on Thursday in which they were thrashed by Afghanistan by 137 runs. On the other hand, India are coming into the game with a day's break after they beat arch-rivals Pakistan quite easily in their last league fixture. India and Bangladesh have played 33 ODI matches, of which India has won 27 matches and Bangladesh five. These statistics might look skewed in India's favour and seem to undermine the recent cricket rivalry between the two neighbours. It all started with a no-ball in the ICC World Cup 2015 quarter-finals and spilled over to India's tour of Bangladesh when debutant Mustafizur Rahman ripped through India’s batting line-up. The rivalry between the two cricket fanatic nations peaked in the 2016 W...

An upbeat India will be eyeing another convincing victory over Bangladesh in their first game of the Super four round of the Asia Cup 2018 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in United Arab Emirates today. After a lacklusture show against minnows Hong Kong, defending champions India, led by stand-in captain Rohit Sharma, rode on an all-round show to outclass arch-rivals Pakistan by eight wickets on Wednesday. India, however, will need to be careful today as the Mashrafe Mortaza-led Bangladeshis are well-known party spoilers. And, that India is not at its best in the absence of regular skipper Virat Kohli, was revealed in their performance against Hong Kong. Indian bowlers were rather disappointing in that match, though they picked up the pieces and did well against the Sarfaraz Ahmed-led Pakistani side. For India, the worry will be arriving at a team combination, especially with Hardik Pandya now ruled out of the tournament following a back injury he suffered in the I...

In today’s match of Asia Cup 2018 , India will lock horns with arch-rivals Pakistan at Dubai International Stadium in the United Arab Emirates. The India vs Pakistan match is the most anticipated fixture of Asia Cup 2018 as the countries are competing against each other for the first time since the final match of the ICC Champions trophy 2017. India might miss the services of their regular captain Virat Kohli, who has a great record against the Men in Green and has on many occasions in the past led India to victory. It will be interesting to see the playing 11 of both sides, as M S Dhoni was the only player in this relatively young Indian cricket team who had an experience of playing a match in UAE until Tuesday's Hong Kong clash. However, for Pakistan, Fakhar Zaman with his disciplined batting, is capable of turning a match with the support of Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, and Sarfraz Ahmed. Shadab Khan will be leading the spin department, while Mohammad Amir, Hasan A...

In today's match of Asia Cup 2018 , India, led by Rohit Sharma, will lock horns with Anshuman Rath’s Hong Kong at the Dubai International Stadium in the United Arab Emirates. The Indian cricket team will look to fix their shortcomings before their big game against Pakistan on Wednesday, while Hong Kong would like to play their full quota of 50 overs. For India, Jasprit Bumrah might be rested as he joined the team only last night, along with the other players who were in England for the full tour. Rohit Sharma spoke about left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed, so it is assumed he might just get a go. Hong Kong appeared to struggle against the extra pace and bounce from Pakistan’s Usman Khan, and might be susceptible against Khaleel, too. Asia Cup Live scoreboard: India vs Hong Kong live score India middle-order woes With ICC cricket World Cup 2019 just nine months away, India will look to have a permanent batsman at Number 4. Kedar Jadhav, who comes back after an injury, is a...