The methodical approach of Salman Khan and Younis Khan gave India no footholds from which they could climb back into the game

There were concerns over a team coming right out of the IPL, but India have made the transition from Twenty20 to 50-over matches with two clinical victories

If the attitude of Geoff Lawson, the coach, on the eve of the final was any indication, Pakistan are charged up and ready to prove they can beat any team

For the second time in the Kitply Cup, India's openers laid the platform for victory with an aggressive partnership

The challenge for Bangladesh is to achieve an optimum mixture between longevity and aggression and to be able to execute contingency plans in case the innings should falter

George Binoy presents the Play of the day for the match between India and Bangladesh

The final of the Kitply Cup is almost certainly going to be India v someone else, unless India crash to defeat by an inconceivable margin of more than 218 runs against Bangladesh on Thursday

George Binoy on Pakistan's 140-run loss to India, their first defeat after a run of 12 successive victories

There were no airy slashes, few high-risk shots, and yet Virender Sehwag's innings had the same effect as so many of his cavalier knocks

George Binoy presents the Plays of the day from the match between India and Pakistan in Mirpur

How quickly will India's one-day squad adjust to the demands of the more sedate 50-over format after wallowing for 45 days in the thrill-a-minute IPL rollercoaster?

Pakistan have won 12 ODIs on the trot - beginning with a dead rubber against India in November 2007- but, as impressive as that feat is, don't let it fool you

Bangladesh spent the time between their 5-0 whitewash in Pakistan and now working hard on individual weaknesses but the script in the Kitply Cup opener remained the same

The plays of the day from the match between Bangladesh and Pakistan in Mirpur

Jamie Siddons, the Bangladesh coach, is keen to address the inconsistency of his batsmen, and has begun by identifying the individual weaknesses

Pakistan and Bangladesh face off for the sixth time in the last two months. Though Pakistan will be expected to win, beating Bangladesh at home may not be as easy

Exactly a week after the climax of the IPL, one-day cricket will face its first trial during the Kitply Cup in Bangladesh

Players whose entire careers did not have a break, and those with the most consecutive matches

The irony of the Indian Premier League's first semi-final is that Delhi has Rajasthan to thank for their place in the final four

Which players have maintained consistently excellent batting and bowling averages through their ODI careers?