Dasun Shanaka's Sri Lanka are buoyant after their surprise Asia Cup title and confident of their Twenty20 World Cup prospects in Australia despite missing out on direct entry into the main draw.

Tailender Naseem Shah hit two last-over sixes as Pakistan pulled off a thrilling one-wicket win over Afghanistan on Wednesday to set up an Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka, knocking out rivals India in the process.

The Asia Cup heads into the business end of the tournament with just three games left to decide the two finalists.

Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka said his troops were aware of their capabilities following their emphatic six-wicket victory over India in their Asia Super 4 encounter in Dubai on Tuesday. 

Sri Lanka produced an impressive run chase to down India by six wickets on Tuesday and leave their opponents staring at an early exit from the Asia Cup.

Virat Kohli believes there is a healthy amount of respect between the India and Pakistan players, despite the fierce on-field rivalry between the two sides.

The Super Four stage of the Asia Cup 2022 held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will begin on Saturday in Sharjah.

Hong Kong batsman Kinchit Shah usually handles the family diamond business and he sparkled in a losing cause against India, studding an innings of 30 with two fours and a six in the T20 Asia Cup.

Star batsman Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav hit half-centuries to help India move into the Asia Cup Super Four stage with a 40-run win over Hong Kong on Wednesday.

After progressing through the Qualifier, Hong Kong dare to dream in the Asia Cup 2022, taking on India and Pakistan in the group stage of the event.

India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja insisted that the tournament favourites would not take anything for granted when they face minnows Hong Kong in the Asia Cup today.

India skipper Rohit Sharma believes the match against Pakistan at the Asia Cup is 'just another game' and will not let past results dictate on how they approach their arch-rivals at the tournament.

Pakistan were dealt a huge blow with Shaheen Afridi being ruled out of the upcoming Asia Cup after being advised a 4-6 weeks rest by the medical team following an injury to the right knee ligament.

All-rounder Samiullah Shinwari was on Tuesday recalled after a two-year absence from Afghanistan's cricket team, as the country announced its 17-man squad for the Asia Cup kicking off in the United Arab Emirates later this month.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday announced Shakib Al Hasan the skipper of the T20I side till the next T20 World Cup, slated to begin on October 16 in Australia.