Top 10 Leading Run Scorers In Asia Cup

Top 10 Leading Run Scorers In Asia Cup:

10. Ms Dhoni (Ind) - 571 Runs
9. Gautam Gambhir (Ind) - 573 Runs
8. Shoaib Malik (Pak) - 575 Runs
7. Inzamam-Ul-Haq (Pak) - 591 Runs
6. Marvan Atapattu (SL) - 642 Runs
5. Arvinda De Silva (SL) - 645 Runs
4. Arjuna Ranatunga (SL) - 741 Runs
3. Kumar Sangakkara (SL) - 827 Runs
2. Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) - 971 Runs
1. Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) - 1220 Runs

T20 WORLD CUP 2014 Schedule

ICC has announced T20 World Cup 2014 schedule and fixtures dates as per FTP of Cricket which is set to take place in Bangladesh from 16 March to 6 April, 2014 in four major cities including Mirpur,

Chittagong, Sylhet and Cox's Bazar. For the first time the tournament will have 16 teams including 10 full members qualified directly and 6 associate members qualified through 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. Full schedule and fixtures of ICC T20 World Cup 2014 has now been announced by the ICC. A total of 51 matches are to be played during the 2014 T20 World Cup including 16 warm-up matches, 32 group matches, 2 semis and finals. All teams play four group matches before they qualify for the semis and final. Pakistan meet arch-rivals India in their opening match on Friday March 21 followed by matches with Australia, A1 qualifier and West Indies. India on the other hand play with West Indies, A1 qualifier and Australia respectively. You can sort the below fixtures table by each country by using the built-in search function. Schedule of T20 World Cup 2014 fixtures shows list of all matches with dates, venues and timing of matches in GMT, local, IST (Indian standard time) and PKT (Pakistan local time). Use the search below to filter matches by venues, countries or timings:

16, March 2014	Group A – Bangladesh vs Afghanistan	Mirpur
16, March 2014	Group A – Hong Kong vs Nepal	Chittagong
17, March 2014	Group B – Zimbabwe vs Ireland	Sylhet Stadium
17, March 2014	Group B - Netherlands vs UAE	Sylhet Stadium
18, March 2014	Group A - Afghanistan vs Hong Kong	Chittagong
18, March 2014	Group A - Bangladesh vs Nepal	Chittagong
19, March 2014	Group B - Netherlands vs Zimbabwe	Sylhet Stadium
19, March 2014	Group B - Ireland vs UAE	Sylhet Stadium
20, March 2014	Group A - Afghanistan vs Nepal	Chittagong
20, March 2014	Group A - Bangladesh vs Hong Kong	Chittagong
21, March 2014	Group B - Zimbabwe vs UAE	Sylhet Stadium
21, March 2014	Group B - Ireland vs Netherlands	Sylhet Stadium

21, March 2014	Group 2 – India v Pakistan	Mirpur
22, March 2014	Group 1 – South Africa v Sri Lanka	Chittagong
22, March 2014	Group 1 – England v New Zealand	Chittagong
23, March 2014	Group 2 – Australia v Pakistan	Mirpur
23, March 2014	Group 2 – India v West Indies	Mirpur
24, March 2014	Group 1 – New Zealand v South Africa	Chittagong
24, March 2014	Group 1 – Sri Lanka vs TBC (Q B1)	Chittagong
25, March 2014	Group 2 – West Indies vs TBC (Q A1)	Mirpur
27, March 2014	Group 1 – South Africa vs TBC (Q B1)	Chittagong
27, March 2014	Group 1 – England v Sri Lanka	Chittagong
28, March 2014	Group 2 – Australia vs West Indies	Mirpur
28, March 2014	Group 2 – India vs TBC (Q A1)	Mirpur
29, March 2014	Group 1 – New Zealand vs TBC (Q B1)	Chittagong
29, March 2014	Group 1 – England vs South Africa	Chittagong
30, March 2014	Group 2 – Pakistan vs TBC (Q A1)	Mirpur
30, March 2014	Group 2 – Australia vs India	Mirpur
31, March 2014	Group 1 – England vs TBC (Q B1)	Chittagong
31, March 2014	Group 1 – New Zealand vs Sri Lanka	Chittagong
01, April 2014	Group 2 – Australia vs TBC (Q A1)	Mirpur
01, April 2014	Group 2 – Pakistan vs West Indies	Mirpur
03, April 2014	1st Semi-Final	Mirpur
04, April 2014	2nd Semi-Final	Mirpur
06, April 2014	Final – TBC vs TBC	Mirpur
07, April 2014	Reserve Day (Final)	Mirpur

Mohammad Irfan ruled out of Asia Cup, T20WC

Pakistan suffered a huge blow to their Asia Cup and World Twenty20 preparations as fast bowler Mohammad Irfan, the team's spearhead in recent times, was ruled out of both events due to a recurrence of his hip injury.

Lanky Irfan, the tallest ever man to play international cricket at 7 feet one inch, fractured his hip in Pakistan's T20 series against South Africa in UAE in November last year.

However, his recovery proved short lived when the injury recurred in a domestic tournament this week, prompting chief selector Azhar Khan to say Irfan had to be left out of the squads.

“Irfan was left out as he injured himself again and needs some time for recovery,” Khan told reporters while announcing the squads.

The notable inclusions in the squads for the upcoming events are Fawad Alam, who returns to the ODI squad after a gap of over two years and Kamran Akmal and Shoaib Malik who have been included in the World T20 squad.

“Kamran and Malik will give experience to the team for the important event,” said Khan.

The Asia Cup will be held in Dhaka, from February 25 to March 8. Besides Pakistan - the defending champions - India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and hosts Bangladesh will also take part in the event.

The fifth edition of the World T20 with 16 teams in competition will also be held in Bangladesh from March 16 to April 6.

Pakistan

History

Following the Partition of India in 1947, and the establishment of the separate nation state of Pakistan, it was not long before the latter was accepted into the Test fold at a meeting of the Imperial Cricket Conference in July 1952, after being recommended by India. Pakistan's first Test match took place in Delhi in October 1952 and its first home five-day encounter was held in Dacca (also against India) in January 1955.

International Competition

After three successive appearances in the semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup, Pakistan made it one step further in 1992 when Imran Khan led his side to a 22-run win. It reached the final again in 1999 but failed to get out of the group stages in the last two competitions. Pakistan did almost win the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 2007 but it fell agonisingly short in the final against India, although it managed to defeat Sri Lanka to win the 2009 event at Lord's. Pakistan are a mercurial team in all forms of the game - capable of beating the best yet also slumping to humiliating losses when least expected. Security issues means it is currently unable to play matches in its homeland, meaning England played host to one-day and Test series against Australia and the home nation in 2010.

Domestic Cricket

The Quaid-e-Azam Trophy is Pakistan's premier first-class competition and was first contested in 1953. A mixture of 11 regional teams and departments compete in two groups with the winners of each contesting the final. The Pentagular Cup is another first-class competition, this time contested by five teams. The premier one-day tournament is the ABN Amro Cup (played as four 50-over leagues followed by a Super Eight phase leading to semi-finals and a final) as well as a 20-over tournament.

All-time Great

Imran Khan would almost certainly have deserved the accolade as Pakistan's greatest ever cricketer even if he had "merely" represented his nation as a rank and file servant. But when you add in the way he coaxed, cajoled and united a collection of potentially volatile individuals into a powerful unit there really is no alternative. Khan's greatest moment was leading his team to ICC Cricket World Cup glory in 1992 but the results his sides had previously achieved in the longer format should also not be underestimated. Not only was he one of the finest bowlers of his age - one of the pioneers of the reverse-swinging yorker - but he would also have merited a spot in the team purely as a batsman. His 362 Test wickets @ 22.81 and 3807 runs @ 37.69 need no further embellishment.

Women's Cricket

Having appeared in the Women's World Cup in 1997, it earned a place in the ICC Women's World Cup 2009 after overcoming stiff opposition in the qualifying event - which was shifted from its home country to South Africa following political unrest. Going into the World Cup it was ranked eighth, and emerged as sixth in the world. The Pakistan women's cricket team is certainly heading in the right direction.