India qualified for the finals of the Asia Cup 2025 with a 41-run win over Bangladesh in their Super 4 clash held in Dubai on Wednesday.The Men in Blue have won five games on the trot in this edition of the continental championship. The victory was spearheaded by opener Abhishek Sharma’s quickfire knock of 75 runs off 37 deliveries.Thursday’s Super 4s game between Bangladesh and Pakistan is a ‘virtual semi-final’ and will decide India’s opponent in the summit clash. If Bangladesh’s batting show is any indicator, a third India versus Pakistan contest for the biggest continental prize is very much on the cards.
Opener Saif Hassan (69 off 51 balls) did his bit with some lusty hitting but most of the other batters failed to even reach double digits. Having said that, Saif was lucky to get as many as five reprieves.Kuldeep Yadav’s (3/18 in 4 overs) craft was too much for them to decode while Varun Chakravarthy (2/29 in 4 overs) also got his share of wickets on a day when Axar Patel (1/37 in 4 overs) was blasted for four sixes.Jasprit Bumrah (2/18 in 4 overs) also had a good day in office. While some of the other Bangladeshi batters didn’t measure up, right-handed Saif muscled the likes of Axar and Chakravarthy for five huge sixes to keep his team interested but had no support at the other end.(With PTI inputs)First Published: Sept 24, 2025 11:42 PM IST
