India beat Pak by 8 wickets in their first encounter in 15 months - Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan scored 52(39) and 46(54) respectively as India defeated Pakistan in Asia Cup, their first encounter in 15 months. The team had last faced each other on June 18, 2017, in Champions Trophy final, which Pakistan won by 180 runs. Group A toppers India will face Bangladesh in their first Super Four stage match on Friday. Bhuvneshwar cuts cake with sword after India's win over Pakistan - Bhuvneshwar Kumar cut a cake with a sword at the team hotel in Dubai to celebrate India's eight-wicket victory over Pakistan in Asia Cup on Wednesday. The 28-year-old pacer was adjudged Man of the Match for taking three wickets for 15 runs. The victory was India's biggest against Pakistan in ODIs in terms of number of balls remaining (126). Pandya who was stretchered off field vs Pak ruled out of Asia Cup - All-rounder Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of Asia Cup after suffering a back injury during the match against Pakistan on Wednesday, with pacer Deepak Chahar being named as his replacement. Further, Axar Patel and Shardul Thakur have also been ruled out owing to injuries. Patel will be replaced by Ravindra Jadeja, who last played an ODI in July 2017. Ronaldo gets red card on Champions League debut for new club - Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo got a straight red card after he appeared to grab Valencia defender Jeison Murillo's hair in the 29th minute of his Champions League debut for his new club Juventus. Ronaldo, who could miss Juventus' match against his former club Manchester United at Old Trafford, received his first red card in his 154th UCL appearance. Jharkhand spinner takes 8 wickets for 10 runs to set world record - Jharkhand left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem on Thursday picked up 8 wickets for 10 runs in 10 overs against Rajasthan in Vijay Hazare Trophy at Chennai to set the world record for the best bowling figures in List A cricket. The previous best bowling figures (9.5-2-15-8) were registered by former Delhi spinner Rahul Sanghvi, against Himachal Pradesh at Una in 1997.