Asia Cup 2025: Bangladesh clinch victory against Sri Lanka by 4 wickets after interesting match

Dubai: Bangladesh on Saturday clinched victory against Sri Lanka by four wickets after a thrilling match as it got the victory on just second last ball of the 20th over .

Bangladesh batters Saif Hassan and Towhid Hridoy made half centuries and albeit scored 61 while later one hit 58 runs.

Wanindu Hasaranga and Dasun Shanaka got two wicket apiece while Nuwan Thushara,Dushmantha Chameera took one wicket each.

While playing first Sri Lanka,  as Bangladesh captain invited it to bat, have set a handsome total of 169 off 7 wickets as a target to Bangladesh to win the match.

Dasun Shanaka remained the highest scorer of the game as he smashed 64 runs on just playing 34 balls while he also hit six sixes during the match.

Kusal Mendis scored 34 runs whereas Pathum Nissanka made 22 runs.

From Bangladesh side Mustafizur Rahman took three wickets while Mehdi Hassan got two wickets.

Before this match Sri Lanka was undefeatable in the tournament but today Bangladesh conquered against it.

Now, they will face each other in the Super four round of the Asia Cup and the winner of the game will play final.

On the other hand, India and Pakistan clash again in the Asia Cup on Sunday, renewing one of cricket’s fiercest rivalries a week after their last match was overshadowed by a handshake row.

India won the September 14 group match by seven wickets in Dubai and afterwards refused to shake hands with their opponents, angering Pakistan.

It was the first meeting between the neighbours since a four-day cross-border conflict in May left more than 70 people dead.

The Pakistan Cricket Board lodged a protest with the International Cricket Council alleging that match referee Andy Pycroft had told skipper Salman Agha not to approach Indian counterpart Suryakumar Yadav for a handshake at the toss.

The PCB demanded Pycroft be removed from their matches and threatened to withdraw from the eight-team Twenty20 competition.

Their last group game was held up for an hour before the PCB said Pycroft had apologised and the match, with the Zimbabwean in charge, eventually went ahead.

Pakistan beat hosts the United Arab Emirates to qualify for the next stage, the Super Fours, and set up another meeting with India in Dubai.

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Indian media has reported that the team plans to stick to its no-handshake policy for Sunday’s clash.

India spinner Kuldeep Yadav sought to defuse the controversy.

“When you step onto the field it’s just a batter in front of you. I have always approached it this way against Pakistan,” he said ahead of India’s last group game, against Oman on Friday.

Agha also stuck to sport.

“If we play good cricket like we have played in the last few months I think we’ll be good against any side,” the Pakistan captain told reporters.

Because of fraught political ties, nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan only meet at neutral venues during multi-team tournaments.

Tensions soared ahead of the Asia Cup after the two countries engaged in their worst conflict since 1999.

The hostilities in May left more than 70 people dead in missile, drone and artillery exchanges, before a ceasefire.

The conflict was triggered by an April attack on civilians in Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir that New Delhi accused Pakistan of backing, a charge Islamabad denies.

India resisted calls to boycott the first Pakistan match.

A potential third India-Pakistan showdown looms if both sides qualify for the final on September 28 in Dubai.

India lifted the Asia Cup in its last, 50-over edition and are favourites to retain the crown.

India and Pakistan advanced to the next stage from Group A while Sri Lanka and Bangladesh qualified from Group B.

Sri Lanka face Bangladesh on Saturday in the first Super Fours fixture.