India, Sept. 16 -- EIGHT MATCHES in the T20 Asia Cup have been completed. A bunch of runs have been scored, a hatful of wickets have fallen, a handful of catches have been taken and hands have been shaken (except those that haven't) and we're mercifully almost at the business end of the tournament. Of all the matches so far, only Monday night's Hong Kong-Sri Lanka encounter threatened to go either way for a while. The rest have been largely drab, predictable and one-sided affairs.

At this point, most teams have played two matches apiece (Hong Kong have played their full complement of three, while Afghanistan have played the solitary match) and the Super 4 picture is beginning to get a bit clearer.

GROUP A

India: With two wins from two ...