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While losing the Asia Cup final was a disappointment, Pakistan could take 'a lot of positives' from the tournament, captain Misbah-ul-Haq has said

Thousands of Sri Lankan fans lined the streets to salute their national team after the victory in the Asia Cup

Virat Kohli has climbed to the top of the ODI rankings for batsmen and achieved a career-best rating of 886 points after his century against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup

Lahiru Thirimanne, who had returned to the side after missing most of the Bangladesh series with an ankle injury, batted with a niggle during his century in the Asia Cup final

Misbah-ul-Haq attributed Pakistan's defeat to their bowlers' inability to put pressure on Sri Lanka

Lahiru Thirimanne drew strength from a place of zen in the Asia Cup final, stroking 101 from 108 to complete a victory that snapped Sri Lanka's finals jinx

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has said that it will be tough to pick a final XI for the Asia Cup final against Pakistan

Pakistan have four players trying to be fit for the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka on Saturday

The most important mini-contest in the Asia Cup final could be the one between the two slow-bowling attacks, and Pakistan's spinners seem to hold a slight edge

The Pakistan coaching regime change has coincided with a stunning return to batting form for Shahid Afridi, but while praising the set up Afridi also said he was his own coach

Sri Lanka's spinners effected a mid-innings trauma, before Angelo Mathews' collected 74 not out overcame a collapse of their own, to extend Sri Lanka's unbeaten run in Bangladesh

Afghanistan's first foray into top-flight ODI cricket ended meekly but they will take a lot out of their performance in the Asia Cup

Anamul Haque has said that Bangladesh will focus on their own problems, rather than that of that of their opponents, ahead of their final game against Sri Lanka

The outcome of this match will have no bearing on who contests the Asia Cup final, and so Sri Lanka will use it to fine-tune their preparation for the summit clash against Pakistan

Sunil Gavaskar has slammed the Indian team management for not experimenting with the XI in the dead rubber against Afghanistan in Mirpur

Ravindra Jadeja led India's spin attack with four wickets, before Ajinkya Rahane and Shikhar Dhawan's half-centuries helped them complete a comfortable win against Afghanistan

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has said Shahid Afridi's form with the bat is a good sign ahead of the World T20

Thanks to Shahid Afridi and their own inadequacies, India are out of the Asia Cup and have nothing to play for here but pride; Afghanistan will want to show they are capable of putting pressure on big sides consistently

Abdur Rehman, the Pakistan left-arm spinner, was barred from bowling in the Asia Cup match against Bangladesh before he had delivered a legal ball

Ahmed Shehzad's fifth ODI century set it up, but Pakistan needed special innings from Fawad Alam and Shahid Afridi to pull off their highest chase in ODIs and book a place in the Asia Cup final, against Sri Lanka