- By Namrata Vijay
- Thu, 25 Sep 2025 10:02 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Asia Cup 2025 Points Table: The Men in Blue have eliminated Sri Lanka from the race to the summit clash of the ongoing tournament and have reached the final after defeating Bangladesh by 41 runs during their Super 4 stage match on Wednesday. After winning this match, India had become the table toppers as they had scored 4 points. Sri Lanka, who had lost both their Super 4s matches, have been eliminated from this race.
Pakistan will lock horns with Bangladesh during their next Super 4 match, which will be seen as a virtual knockout match, as whichever team wins this match will reach the final. The match between India and Sri Lanka on Friday will be seen as a dead rubber. Both Pakistan and Bangladesh have scored two points each after playing in as many matches.
| Rank | Team | Matches | Win | Loss | Tie | Points | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India (Q) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.357 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.226 |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -0.969 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka (E) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.590 |
After winning this match, the Suryakumar Yadav-led side extended their head-to-head record against Bangladesh in this format by 17-1 and to 3-0 in this tournament. After winning eight titles earlier, they are now just one win away from lifting their ninth title. It should be noted here that the Men in Blue have beaten Pakistan two times already- once during the group stage and the other in the Super 4 stage.
India enters the Asia Cup 2025 final with an unbeaten record
Speaking of the match, Ahishek Sharma's brilliant half-century, along with wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav's brilliance, helped India defeat Bangladesh. While chasing a target of 169 runs, Bangladesh were skittled out for 127. Kuldeep, Axar, and Varun Chakravarthy performed brilliantly with the ball.
As far as Bangladesh is concerned, Saif Hassan was their highest run-scorer. Opener Abhishek Sharma had scored a brilliant match-winning knock of 75 runs off 37 balls, but the other batters couldn't score, and India thus posted a target of 168 runs.
Ahishek also built a brilliant partnership of 77 runs for the first wicket with Shubman Gill and gave the team a flying start. But after their dismissal, India's middle order couldn't continue the run-flow.