Saif Hassan’s 69 runs went in vain as Indian spinners led by Kuldeep Yadav (3/18) ran through the Bangladesh lineup, helping India qualify for the Asia Cup final on September 28. Varun Chakravarthy and Jasprit Bumrah also took 2 wickets apiece as Bangladesh’s chances of qualifying for the final hangs by a thread, depending on their result vs Pakistan.
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Earlier, Abhishek Sharma’s blistering 75 was the only shining light in India’s innings as the Men in Blue lost wickets at regular intervals to post 168/6 against Bangladesh on Wednesday. Hardik Pandya’s 38 steadied India somewhat but stars like Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube and Tilak Varma failed to fire while Bangladesh’s disciplined bowling attack kept the Men in Blue on their toes throughout.
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Earlier, Bangladesh stand-in skipper Ali won the toss and opted to bowl first against Suryakumar Yadav’s India in match 16 of the ongoing Asia Cup 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Wednesday.
Teams:
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Saif Hassan, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Parvez Hossain Emon, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Jaker Ali(w/c), Mohammad Saifuddin, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman
India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson(w), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy
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Match EndedAsia Cup, 2025 – Super Four – Match 4
India
168/6 (20.0)
vs
Bangladesh
127 (19.3)
Match Ended ( Day – Super Four – Match 4 )
India beat Bangladesh by 41 runs
Mustafizur Rahman and Co can test India, but can Bangladesh hold their nerves?
Bangladesh players await the television umpire’s decision for the wicket of Sri Lanka’s Kusal Perera during the Asia Cup cricket match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo)
By Suryakumar Yadav’s definition of rivalry, India-Bangladesh contests should be no rivalry at all. India have bossed their neighbours to the west as they had those in the east in T20Is. The 17 contests have yielded a solitary victory for Bangladesh. It’s a pantomime rivalry, never blossoming into a full-fledged battle of equals, despite the niggles, fractured diplomacy, sporadic upsets and several hostile flashpoints that eventually fizzled out.
The echoes of a mismatch ring aloud on the eve of their latest encounter too. India’s assistant coach Ryan Ten Doeschate was kinder in his assessment of Bangladesh. “We respect Bangladesh. I think they have a solid variety. They’ve kind of adapted their cricket to the new style of T20,” he said. But India are undefeated, swaggering and riding the wave of buoyancy after grounding every team to dust. Bangladesh are still feeling the pulse of the ever leaping format, a team unable to identify their USP. The reliance on left-arm spinners has gone; the surge of quicks has flatlined. The latest obsession is big-hitting batsmen, yet none this series has managed a strike rate of 130 plus. Their great gift is the diversity of their bowlers.