Kathmandu, September 25: India secured their spot in the ACC Asia Cup final after defeating Bangladesh by 41 runs in the Super Four clash on Wednesday night.
Chasing a target of 169 runs at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Bangladesh faltered and were bundled out for 127 runs in 19.3 overs. Saif Hassan was the lone standout with a resilient 69 runs, while Parvez Hossain Emon added 21. The rest of the batting lineup failed to reach double figures.
India’s bowlers delivered a disciplined performance—Kuldeep Yadav claimed three wickets, Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy bagged two each, while Axar Patel and Tilak Varma chipped in with one apiece.
Earlier, opting to bat first after losing the toss, India posted 168/6 in 20 overs. Abhishek Sharma starred with a blistering 75 off just 37 deliveries, striking 6 fours and 5 sixes. Hardik Pandya contributed 38, Shubman Gill scored 29, and Axar Patel added 10 runs.
For Bangladesh, Rasid Hossain picked up two wickets, while Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman, and Mohammad Saifuddin took one each.
With the win, India topped the Super Four table with 4 points from two matches, while Bangladesh slipped to third with 2 points from the same number of games.
