There are good days and bad days and the Asia Cup 2025 has seen extremes at both ends within 12 days of the match. Afghanistan, fresh from the T20 2024 World Cup semifinals, was excluded from the group phase, while India and Pakistan had in one moment they met, on the drama and outside the field.
What more can you expect for a continental tournament that has always been used as a dress test for larger things? After 12 matches, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have qualified for Super 4S and will receive each other over the next six days. The team with the most points will qualify for the final of the tournament, which will be played on 28 September, Sunday.
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As we said at the beginning, there are good and bad days. None of the teams had a perfect run to the finals. India and Sri Lanka are the only two teams that have won all their matches, but also played badly against Oman and Hong Kong.
Against Oman, India fought with the bat and the ball But at the time of need, it increased on the occasion. On the other hand, Sri Lanka stamped heavily with a bat against Hong Kong and almost made her food at the International Stadium in Dubai.
On the other hand, Pakistan and Bangladesh had their days against India and Sri Lanka, but they did enough to secure their position in the top 4 tournaments.
When we come to a super 4 phase of the competition, you should expect the competition next week:
India:
VS UAE: Won 9 goals
VS Pakistan: Won 7 Goals
Vs Oman: won 21 runs
The Indian cricket team was hard to experiment in Friday’s match against Oman, so much that Suryakumar Yadav captain was set in No. 11 and did not go on the bat even after the fall of the 8th goal.
India has all its bases covered and may have one day in a row. Suryakumar Yadav has admirably led and in full strength is India’s heavy favorite to lift the trophy.
Pakistan:
Vs Oman: won 93 runs
vs India: Lost 7 goals
VS UAE: Won 41 Runs
How can Pakistan even focus on cricket? After their handshake saga against India, Pakistan threatened to pull out of the tournament. They generated in their hotel to make a huge turn and Return to the face of the UAE in their last tournament group match.
Pakistani antiquity meant that the official match was delayed by an hour, and in the Banana Republic of the Asian cricket council, the team was not even fined over disciplinary questions.
Pakistan and ICC released two versions of the same statement, perhaps hoping to cheat their fans.
When Pakistan plays India in the first Super 4 tournament, expect a big drama to be held. In the first match of India, she refused to shake her hand; What would Pakistan do now? How would they answer India? That remains to be seen.
Pakistani challenges are not limited to problems outside the field. They look like a toothless team on the pitch and hope to gain experience from the tournament. If Pakistan is to prove that they are the second best team in Asia, they have to do a lot of work.
Bangladesh:
VS Hong Kong: Won 7 Goals
vs Sri Lanka: lost by 6 goals
Vs Afghanistan: won 8 runs
Bangladesh caused one of the disturbances of the tournament by defeating Afghanistan Rashid Khan. Given that they are expected to contribute to spinning in Dubai, Bangladesh would hope to use the fact that they play all their games in the same place in the Super 4 phase of the tournament.
The main threats will be Nasum and Taskin Ahmed, but their captain, Litton Das, will have to come to the party.
Sri Lanka:
vs Bangladesh: won 6 goals
VS Hong Kong: Won 4 Goals
Vs Afghanistan: won 6 goals
Sri Lanka is perhaps the real dark horses of this tournament. Under the coaching of the legendary Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka prepared an explosive set of launch. While the execution is something that still has to work out, on the day it can be expected that Sri Lanka will do any team for his money, especially under the conditions of turnover.
Asia Cup 2025: Super 4 Schedule
September 20: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh
September 21: India vs Pakistan
23 September: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
September 24: India vs Bangladesh
September 25: Pakistan vs Bangladesh
September 26: India vs Sri Lanka
Who are popular for the finals?
India will definitely get to the finals. The question remains who joins them. Will it be Pakistan? Again, in the middle of the controversy, will they be able to go surprises? Or will it be one of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, who has the conditions that suit their game?
Remember, however, that it is Sri Lanka, who are defending the Asia Cup champion T20, which, incidentally, took place in the UAE in 2022.
Which game is looking forward to Super 4? Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, said Ravi Shastri on the broadcast before 20 September.
“I like to see young people. Sri Lanka are in the reconstruction phase. They play a fun cricket. Bangladesh on the other side can be very unpredictable. The Indian match against Oman.
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Published on:
September 20, 2025
