Alagappan Muthu

Sub-editor, ESPNcricinfo

Pakistan overcome hiccups for seven-wicket win

Pakistan tried to sink their teeth into the target and suddenly found it was more than they could chew. The top three fell early, but Shoaib Malik and Umar Akmal buckled down and took Pakistan to a seven-wicket victory against UAE in Mirpur

29-Feb-2016•The Report by Alagappan Muthu in Mirpur

Ashwin lauds India's improved death bowling

R Ashwin believes Ashish Nehra and Jasprit Bumrah's ability to swing the ball in the Powerplay and hamper the batsmen later in the innings, has given India a whole new dimension to their attack

29-Feb-2016•Alagappan Muthu in Dhaka

Bowling-heavy teams duel for first points

Pakistan and UAE will need their wobbling batting to take inspiration from their fabulous bowling to open their account in the Asia Cup

28-Feb-2016•The preview by Alagappan Muthu

Bumrah and Pandya - India's missing links

Both players are of a recent vintage - 22-years-old in life, one-month-old in international cricket - and both of them are vital going forward

27-Feb-2016•Alagappan Muthu in Mirpur

Kohli wins it for India after Amir storm

Pakistan crumbled to 83 all out in 17.3 overs - their lowest ever score batting first in T20Is - before Virat Kohli's 49 led India to an eventually comfortable five-wicket win in Mirpur

27-Feb-2016•The Report by Alagappan Muthu in Mirpur

Unfamiliar Amir against a familiar opponent

Mohammad Amir has the skills he needs - notably his inswinger - and the nous to use it in the most effective way possible. In Twenty20 cricket, all it takes is a few balls to change the match

26-Feb-2016•Alagappan Muthu

India, Pakistan meet in another one-off contest

India and Pakistan meet for the Asia Cup in Bangladesh to a series of one-off contests dating back to the 2013 Champions Trophy in England, having last played a bilateral series in 2012-13

26-Feb-2016•The Preview by Alagappan Muthu in Mirpur

'Minus Malinga, we could've won this game' - Aaqib Javed

They began to dream, they began to hope, they even forced Sri Lanka to plummet to their lowest ever total against an Associate nation in T20Is. With another 15 runs, UAE could have had their first ever win against a Test nation

25-Feb-2016•Alagappan Muthu in Mirpur

Bangladesh target turnaround in form against UAE

As well as UAE have played in the Asia Cup so far, winning three of their last four matches, it seems unlikely for them to notch up a fourth win or for Bangladesh to suffer a fourth straight loss

25-Feb-2016•The Preview by Alagappan Muthu

Malinga makes immediate impact

Plays of the Day from the Asia Cup match between Sri Lanka and UAE in Mirpur

25-Feb-2016•Alagappan Muthu in Mirpur

Dhoni praises Rohit's adaptability under duress

Rohit Sharma's 83 off 55 balls was the "kind of batting that was really needed," in the words of his captain MS Dhoni

24-Feb-2016•Alagappan Muthu in Mirpur

Rohit, Nehra hand Bangladesh a thrashing

A counterattacking half-century from Rohit Sharma lifted India to 166, paving the way for a massive 45-run victory in the Asia Cup opener against Bangladesh in Mirpur

24-Feb-2016•The Report by Alagappan Muthu in Mirpur

Dhoni's spasms may shake up India's batting combination - Kohli

With MS Dhoni being an uncertain starter for the Asia Cup opener, Virat Kohli has said that India need to sort out their batting combination and shake up things

23-Feb-2016•Alagappan Muthu in Mirpur

India-Bangladesh soap opera set for new season

India, who suffered a limited-overs series defeat against Bangladesh last year, are back in the country, with the added twist of Asia Cup and World T20 implications

23-Feb-2016•The Preview by Alagappan Muthu in Dhaka

Shastri calls for winning starts from India

India team director Ravi Shastri has urged India to start off series with wins instead of playing catch-up after early losses

23-Feb-2016•Alagappan Muthu

Usman typifies UAE's unlikely lads

A clean sweep in the qualifying stages of the Asia Cup continues a remarkable turnaround in fortunes and now a few companies will be missing employees for a little longer

22-Feb-2016•Alagappan Muthu in Mirpur

'Hero' Naveed happy to put on a show

From his early days of playing tape-ball cricket, to hitting Dale Steyn for a six in ODIs, Mohammad Naveed has come a long way

21-Feb-2016•Alagappan Muthu in Fatullah

Afghanistan and their box-office pull

On a must-win night, Afghanistan's flair caught the eye, but it almost cost them the match

20-Feb-2016•Alagappan Muthu in Fatullah

Oman stay cool in face of Hayat's hot bat

Over the last eight months, Oman has demonstrated an invaluable capability to ignore pressure and execute the basics in crunch time, traits that were on display again in a hair-raising victory over Hong Kong

20-Feb-2016•Alagappan Muthu in Fatullah

HK coach fuming at 'cowardly' Oman-kad

Oman left-arm spinner Aamir Kaleem provided the biggest talking point of the match by mankading star batsman Mark Chapman prior to delivering the final ball of the ninth over of the Hong Kong chase

19-Feb-2016•Alagappan Muthu in Fatullah

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