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Asia Cup 2025 Points Table: Bangladesh secured a tense four-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup Super Four stage, backed by spirited fifties from openers Saif Hassan and Towhid Hridoy.

Sri Lanka slammed 168 for seven, riding on Dasun Shanaka's strong 64 (37 balls), but Bangladesh found a perfect response in Saif (61, 45 balls) and Hridoy (58, 37 balls), ending up at 169/6 in 19.5 overs.

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Earlier, Bangladesh bowlers were largely consistent with their line and length, but Shanaka's powerful fifty carried Lanka to a competitive 168 for seven.

Bangladesh's Player of the Match, Saif Hassan, highlighted that his team's batters had devised a "good plan" to tackle the Sri Lankan bowlers.

"The wicket was very good and I tried to time my shots. Litton (Das) was helping me and it was easy batting with him. He was supporting a lot, he was telling what the next ball would be. Very happy to contribute. The preparation was good, we had a good plan against their (Sri Lankan) bowlers and that worked," said Hassan after the four-wicket win.

Asia Cup 2025 Super 4 Points Table on September 20

TEAMS

MATCHES

WON

LOST

NO RESULT

PT

NET RATE

BANGLADESH

1

1

0

0

2

+0.121

INDIA

0

0

0

0

0

-

PAKISTAN

0

0

0

0

0

-

SRI LANKA

1

0

1

0

0

-0.121

Sri Lanka skipper Charith Asalanka said his side could have done better.

"It was a terrific game. We held our nerves till the end but it wasn't enough. Pleased about our batting a little bit, we could have done better in the last two over," Asalanka said in post-match press conference.

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"We were 10-15 runs short. Dasun Shanaka batted really well at five. He hit a big six and the dressing room was happy with the score of almost 170," he added.