Asia Cup 2026 was not short of theatre. It was also not short of rain, but between the interruptions there was a tournament that reminded everyone how good the format can be.
First, the last-ball six in Karachi that turned a dead match into a classic. Then the run-out at the Premadasa that still looks impossible. There was the 5-3-4-4 spell at the death, the opening partnership that broke a 27-year-old record, and the catch on the boundary that an umpire initially ruled a six.
The final, when it arrived, was almost anticlimactic. Almost.