India vs Bangladesh, Super Fours, 16th Match (A1 v B2) - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

India have been head and shoulders above the rest in this tournament, with Abhishek Sharma blazing a trail at the top with his sensational hitting. Pakistan and Bangladesh have shown flashes of brilliance, but consistency remains their challenge. Who will earn the right to face India in the Asia Cup 2025 final? We’ll find out tomorrow! For now, this is Nikhil, signing off on behalf of Akshay, Abhinav and Mukesh. Goodnight!

Suryakumar Yadav | India captain: We didn't get to bat first in this tournament, I think we batted first against Oman but we wanted to bat first in the Super Fours and see how it goes. Looking at their bowling lineup, they had a left-arm spinner and a leg spinner, I think Dube was perfect for that occasion in that 7-15 overs range. But it didn't work, that's how things go. If the outfield would have been really fast, it would have been 180-185 but with the bowling lineup we have, if we bowl 12-14 good overs, we will win on most occasions.

Jaker Ali | Bangladesh stand-in captain: It's quite surprising, but I take the preparation. All the credit goes to the boys, after ten overs they adjusted brilliantly. We can take lots of things from this game, we have another game tomorrow. We have to keep in mind that we can win tomorrow and play the final. Let's see what kind of combination we are going to go but we will give our best.

Abhishek Sharma | Player of the Match: I got the job done for my team, I have told before also, I go with the flow. When it's in my range, I go after it even if it's the first ball and try to get the powerplay for my team. In a few matches, I wanted to go after the first ball because there are certain bowlers who want to get a wicket off the first ball. This was a fresh wicket, I wanted to have a look, the ball was swinging and seaming. So me and Shubman decided to have a look and then go. I always wanted to go with the field, I always see the field and then go for my shots. I want to play according to the field. I have done a lot of work in the practice sessions, that is a time when the batter gets to play a lot of balls. When you play too many shots in the net, you can get out but I practice and try to not to get out in the nets.

Stats by Deepu Narayanan

- In his first three games in Asia Cup 2025, Bumrah bowled only 38.4% of the deliveries in the hard length zone (6-10 m) for which he had figures of 1/28 off 26 balls. Today he bowled 19 balls in this area and returned figures 1/10.

- The last time before today a team lost in Dubai chasing a sub-170 target in T20Is bw two Full Member sides was New Zealand against Pakistan in Nov 2018 (target 167).

Dropped catches in Asia Cup 2025 (catch efficiency in brackets)
12 India (67.5%)
11 HK, China (52.1%)
8 Ban (74.1%)
6 SL (68.4%)
4 Afg (76.4%)
4 Oman (76.4%)
3 Pak (86.3%)
2 UAE (85.7%)

22:04 Local Time, 18:04 GMT, 23:34 IST: India have stormed into the final as the very first team to seal their spot, while Sri Lanka bow out of the tournament. That now leaves Pakistan and Bangladesh facing off in a straight knockout clash. It could’ve been over much earlier if not for those dropped catches of Saif Hassan, which gave Bangladesh faint hope. However, India always had their nose in front. Abhishek Sharma lit up the evening once again with another rollicking knock to give India a flying start. His unfortunate run-out, though, shifted the momentum, and the innings lost steam from there on. What looked like a potential 200 ended up at 168 for India. In the chase, Saif Hassan fought valiantly, but never got enough support from the other batters. After surviving four dropped chances, he finally ran out of luck when Bumrah sent him packing. From there, India tightened the screws and closed out a convincing 41-run win. The wrist-spinners were outstanding, sharing five wickets between them and squeezing the life out of the Bangladesh batting order. Stay around for the presentations..

Tilak Varma to Mustafizur, out Caught by Axar!! India through, Sri Lanka out and Pakistan vs Bangladesh now turns into a virtual semifinal! Mustafizur is the last man out. This was slightly short and Mustafizur holes out to the fielder at long-off. Axar completes the formalities and that's that. Gambhir along with the other staff members enters the field for the customary handshakes. Mustafizur c Axar b Tilak Varma 6(11) [4s-1]

Tilak Varma to Mustafizur, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Tilak Varma to Mustafizur, no run, full and straight outside off, Mustafizur swings and misses

Tilak Varma to Nasum Ahmed, 1 run, dropped again! Slogged towards long-on by Nasum Ahmed and Kuldeep in the deep fails to latch on to the chance. Got his hands to it, but couldn't take it as the ball dipped in front of him

Tilak Varma, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Shivam Dube to Mustafizur, no run, another widish delivery outside off, Mustafizur advances down the wicket, swings and misses

Shivam Dube to Mustafizur, wide, yet another wide ball by Shivam Dube. Struggling to find his rhythm tonight

Shivam Dube to Mustafizur, FOUR, walks across in the crease does Mustafizur and heaves this length ball away to the deep mid-wicket fence for four runs

Shivam Dube to Mustafizur, no run, full and wide outside off, Mustafizur leaves it alone, but this was just inside the tramline

Shivam Dube to Mustafizur, no run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, Mustafizur has a swing and a miss

Shivam Dube to Mustafizur, 2 runs, good length delivery around off, Mustafizur heaves it through square leg for a couple of runs

Shivam Dube to Nasum Ahmed, 1 run, full and wide outside off, Nasum Ahmed slices it towards square third man on the bounce

Shivam Dube to Nasum Ahmed, wide, back-to-back wides by Shivam Dube, another wayward delivery outside off

Shivam Dube to Nasum Ahmed, wide, short and wide outside off, out of the batter's reach