The sun is shining at the toss time and Shakib Al Hasan stated that there might be some rain around in later stages of the game, so he decided to bowl first in Colombo.
Several Pakistan players have been playing in Sri Lanka since the Test series in July, followed by the Lanka Premier League and the bilateral ODIs against Afghanistan.
The return of Rahul to the squad has widened the pool of players to select from, but that has also given them a happy headache.
After the break of two days (September 7 and 8), the Super Four stage will resume again today with Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka game at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
Expressing his displeasure, Sri Lanka head coach Chandika Hathurusingha had termed 'not ideal' as Sri Lanka coach Chris Silverwood also had expressed his surprise on the eve of their Super 4 clash
Asia Cup final only had the reserve day, but the India and Pakistan match has been given an exception.
A seven-wicket towelling at the hands of Pakistan in the Super 4 opener in Lahore has made a victory mandatory for Bangladesh against the Lankans
Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah took seven wickets between them while Imam-Ul-Haq scored a fifty to guide Pakistan to a seven-wicket win in Super Four of Asia Cup 2023
Pakistan vs Bangladesh Asia Cup game was interrupted due to a floodlight failure at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore
Haris Rauf proved to be too quick for the Bangladeshi batters, who were also troubled relentlessly by Naseem Shah as the Shakib Al Hasan-led side was bundled out for a paltry 193, well inside 40 overs
Despite rain of varying intensity over the next fortnight here, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) officials on Wednesday remained optimistic about keeping the R Premadasa Stadium ready for Super 4 and final
Indian batters Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan made significant improvements in the latest ICC ODI Rankings for men's batters after their impressive performances in the ongoing Asia Cup 2023
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Roger Binny and vice-president Rajeev Shukla arrived at the Attari-Wagah border in Amritsar on Wednesday after their visit to Pakistan
Following his side's two-run loss to Sri Lanka in Asia Cup, Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott said that they were unaware of the calculations that gave them a chance of qualifying for Super Four
Afghanistan lost to Sri Lanka by two runs while chasing down 292 to win 37.1 overs. They failed to qualify for the Super Four
Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and decided to bat first in the Super Four opener at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Litton Das is back for Bangladesh and Faheem Ashraf for Pakistan
Bangladesh has been hit hard by injuries in their ongoing Asia Cup campaign with Najmul Hossain Shanto being ruled out of the remainder of the tournament with a hamstring problem
Sri Lanka legend Sanath Jayasuriya on Tuesday defended the choice of Pallekele as one of the venues for the ongoing Asia Cup, saying the city has witnessed "unusual weather" in the past few days
Pakistan continues the trend of naming playing 11 one day in advance of the match. They have brought in Faheem Ashraf in place of Mohammed Nawaz for Bangladesh clash
On being asked a question about Asia Cup's India vs Pakistan clash during India's World Cup squad announcement, Rohit lost his cool and told reporters not to ask such questions