Player of the Match
Player of the Match
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Sloppy but unbeaten India storm into Asia Cup final

India will face the winner of Thursday's clash between Bangladesh and Pakistan, while Sri Lanka are out of contention now

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

Abhishek Sharma
Abhishek Sharma
75(37) 6x4 - 5x6
Control %75%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 22 runs
  • 4x4 - 0x6
0 1 17 0 15 10 10 22
Saif Hassan
Saif Hassan
69(51) 3x4 - 5x6
Control %69%
  • Productive Shot
  • slog shot
  • 18 runs
  • 0x4 - 3x6
4 8 6 1 10 17 13 10

Best performances - Bowlers

Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav
O4
M0
R18
W3
Eco4.5
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
JJ Bumrah
JJ Bumrah
O4
M0
R18
W2
Eco4.5
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Match Details

Toss

Bangladesh , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

18.30 start, First Session 18.30-20.00, Interval 20.00-20.20, Second Session 20.20-21.50

Match days

24 September 2025 - night match (20-over match)

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

India 2, Bangladesh 0

Scorer: Sudeep Poojar | Commentator: Shashwat Kumar

11:27pm That will be a wrap from us for tonight. We will back tomorrow, with Bangladesh and Pakistan going toe-to-toe, with the winner earning the chance to contest the final. Until then, from all of us here at ESPNcricinfo, it is goodbye. Take care, folks!

Abhishek Sharma, Player of the Match: I was just doing my job. I have told before as well that I do not think much (while going in to bat) and go with the flow. If it is in my range, even if it is the first ball, I go for it and try to get the powerplay (going) for my team. In few matches, I wanted to go (after the first ball). There are certain bowlers who want to go for a wicket off the first ball. In this match, because this was a new pitch, I wanted to check how it was doing. It was swinging and seaming. We (Gill and me) spoke about it, we wanted to take a few balls and then charge on. I always try to go with the field, because there are certain shots I back really hard. I see the field and then go for the shots. I am not someone who goes all-out like that. (Where his power comes from) I have done a lot of work in practice sessions - I feel that is the time when batters get time to work on themselves. I had a plan that if I have to play with such intent, I have to practice really hard for it. When you play too many shots in the nets, there are chances you can get out. It was in my mind not to get out while playing too many shots.

Suryakumar Yadav, India captain: (On wanting to bat first) We did not get to bat first in the tournament and that too in a crucial match. It was important to bat in the Super Four and how we do. The wicket was a little slower in the second innings (in the game on September 14 as well) and that is what happened tonight as well, with no dew. (On Dube being promoted) They had a left-arm spinner and a leg-spinner and Dube was the perfect match-up. His entry point (between overs 7-15) was also perfect. It did not go well but going ahead, we will definitely try doing that. If the outfield would have been really fast, it would have been 180-185. If we can bowl 12-14 good overs, we can defend any total.

Jaker Ali, Bangladesh captain: All credit goes to the boys. They are adjusting well. After ten overs, they bowled really well. Big thanks to them. We can take lots of things from this game. We have another game tomorrow. We have to keep in our mind that we can win this match and qualify for the final. We will talk with the team management and let's see what combination they give. We will give our best tomorrow.

Rajkumar Lingav: "Fielding Coach Dilip T has to send lot of emails today. Too many dropped catches."

10:02pm A strange finish to the game with all the wides and with Tilak bowling the 20th, but the result never seemed in doubt, especially once India tightened the screw with their spinners. Kuldeep was brilliant. Axar was tidy and Varun, who was scratchy at the start of his spell, turned up when his side needed him to. Prior to that, Bumrah had bowled a sizzling opening spell which accounted for Tanzid. Hardik was not shabby either, but this evening was another illustration of India's spin-bowling strength and how they can strangle oppositions, even when they are not chasing totals in excess of 180. Their catching, though, does need a bit of work.

Bangladesh will feel they have let a game slip, especially considering where they were at the half-way stage. But in the chase, they never really got going. Saif played the lone warrior's role, crafting a 51-ball 69 that included several clean hits. But apart from Emon, no one else made it to double figures and that, in a nutshell, sums up Bangladesh's plight and gives them plenty to ponder ahead of what has become a must-win clash with Pakistan in less than 24 hours from now.

19.3
W
Tilak Varma to Mustafizur Rahman, OUT, there it is! India waltz into the final, Bangladesh go into a knockout clash with Pakistan and Sri Lanka, defending Asia Cup champions in this format, are out! Back of a length outside off. Mustafizur sticks to his brief of swinging as hard as he possibly can. Gets a decent chunk of this too but does not find the elevation he wants. Arrowed straight to Axar at long off, and India canter to yet another win at this year's Asia Cup!

Mustafizur Rahman c Patel b Tilak Varma 6 (11m 11b 1x4 0x6) SR: 54.54

19.2
0
Tilak Varma to Mustafizur Rahman, no run, back of a length outside off. Mustafizur swings and misses
19.1
1
Tilak Varma to Nasum Ahmed, 1 run, another chance, but another chance that goes down! Length outside off. Nasum winds up and slogs it uppishly towards long on. Kuldeep misjudges it and then has to run in frantically to get there. Might have gotten hands to it on the full but he cannot cling on

Tilak to bowl the last over

END OF OVER:
19 | 10 Runs | BAN: 126/9 (43 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.63, RRR: 43.00)

  • Mustafizur Rahman6 (9b)
  • Nasum Ahmed3 (3b)
  • Shivam Dube1-0-10-0
  • Jasprit Bumrah4-0-18-2
18.6
0
Dube to Mustafizur Rahman, no run, another slower ball on a length way outside off. Mustafizur advances and swipes at it with an ungainly motion. Misses the ball and the wide is not called. Bangladesh hard done by perhaps
18.6
1w
Dube to Mustafizur Rahman, 1 wide, and another wide. Not sure what India and Dube are trying to do here. May be practice for bowling a wide line but the execution is off again. Well outside off and an easy decision for the umpire once the batter swings and misses
18.5
4
Dube to Mustafizur Rahman, FOUR, Mustafizur with a boundary now! Dube, for some reason, keeps trying to hide it outside off, with the number eleven on strike. Mustafizur moves across, winds up and mows it between long on and deep mid wicket!

Bangladesh 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st4Saif HassanTanzid Hasan
2nd42Saif HassanParvez Hossain Emon
3rd19Saif HassanTowhid Hridoy
4th9Saif HassanShamim Hossain
5th13Saif HassanJaker Ali
6th22Mohammad SaifuddinSaif Hassan
7th3Saif HassanRishad Hossain
8th0Saif HassanTanzim Hasan Sakib
9th4Nasum AhmedSaif Hassan
10th11Mustafizur RahmanNasum Ahmed

Men's T20 Asia Cup

Super Fours
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND33060.913
PAK32140.329
BAN3122-0.831
SL3030-0.418
Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND33063.547
PAK32141.79
UAE3122-1.984
OMA3030-2.6
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL33061.278
BAN3214-0.27
AFG31221.241
HKG3030-2.151