Siddarth Ravindran

A clinical performance from Pakistan had them coast to a ten-wicket win in the inconsequential final Super Four match of the Asia Cup

Each of India's batsmen played their part as they reached the final with a convincing six-wicket win over Sri Lanka

Cricinfo previews the Asia Cup Super Four clash between Pakistan and India

Kumar Sangakkara's flawless century was backed by a disciplined bowling performance as Sri Lanka took a giant stride towards the final with a comfortable 64-run win

The final scoreline might indicate an emphatic victory for Pakistan but it needed an Asia Cup-record 100-run eighth-wicket stand between Sohail Tanvir and Fawad Alam to set up the win

Before they beat West Indies in the World Cup, India had the perfect dress rehearsal in Guyana

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Pakistan have usually fared better than India in ODI finals between these traditional rivals but India are firm favourites going into Saturday's encounter

Bangladesh, who are yet to win a match against significant opposition since last year's World Cup, now have the unenviable task of beating an in-form India to avoid elimination

Pakistan opened the Kitply Cup with a comprehensive 70-run victory: their 12th straight win equalled the joint second-longest ODI streak

The Mumbai Indians lost their third successive nail-biter to leave their semi-final hopes hanging by a thread

Dinesh Karthik and the Delhi Daredevils' misfiring middle-order came good when it mattered to clinch a thrilling five-wicket victory to keep their semi-finals hopes alive

The Kolkata Knight Riders became the third team to be eliminated from the race for the semi-finals after persistent rain caused their match against the Delhi Daredevils to be abandoned

With the fourth-placed Mumbai Indians having a game in hand, the Delhi Daredevils (also in fourth) aren't quite on the inside track for a place in the semi-finals

With two of their remaining matches being against the out-of-contention Bangalore Royal Challengers and Deccan Chargers, the Chennai Super Kings are poised to make it to the final four

Shoaib Akhtar's knee injury and an unforgiving fixture list make it even harder for Kolkata to make the semi-finals

While both the Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings have matches against the also-rans, the Deccan Chargers and the Bangalore Royal Challengers, each of Kolkata's four remaining games are against formidable opponents

Shoaib Akhtar made a dramatic IPL debut taking four wickets in a blistering new-ball spell to consign the Delhi Daredevils to their fourth straight defeat

Chennai's top order failed again and their total of 144 was easily overhauled by Deccan, inspired by a blazing 54 by stand-in captain Adam Gilchrist

Rajasthan Royals' fast bowler Shoail Tanvir took 6 for 14, the best figures at any level of Twenty20 cricket, to decimate the Chennai Super Kings for 109 and set up an easy eight-wicket win