Gamers of Sri Lanka (left) and Pakistan have fun through the Asia Cup 2025. — ACCBoth groups in search of first win in Tremendous-4 stage.Pakistan reel backside at desk, Sri Lanka at third.Loser should depend on different groups for closing spot.
ABU DHABI: Pakistan and Sri Lanka are set to lock horns in an important Tremendous-4 match of the ACC Males’s T20 Asia Cup 2025 right now (Tuesday) on the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, with each groups in search of their first win within the event’s second stage.
Of their respective first matches of the Tremendous-4, the Salman Agha-led facet was defeated by arch-rival India, whereas Sri Lanka misplaced to Bangladesh.
For Pakistan, its a should win match to outlive within the event after two main defeats, each in opposition to arch-rivals India, within the group stage and Tremendous 4.Â
Pakistan are on the backside of the Tremendous 4 standings resulting from an inferior internet run price to third-placed Sri Lanka.
Quite the opposite, the 2016 champions, India, sit on the high resulting from a superior internet run price than Bangladesh, as each groups have two factors every in a single match.
Qualification situation
Pakistan stay in rivalry for the Asia Cup 2025 closing, however their path is unsure and will rely closely on internet run price (NRR). Even two wins from their remaining fixtures is probably not sufficient, whereas in some eventualities a single victory might suffice.
If India sweep all three Tremendous 4 matches, and Pakistan defeat Bangladesh however lose to Sri Lanka, then India advance with three wins and the opposite groups end degree on one every — leaving NRR to resolve the second finalist.
One other risk sees Pakistan beating each Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, India defeating Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh upsetting India. In that case, three groups would finish with two wins apiece, once more pushing qualification to NRR.
If each Pakistan and India have been to win all of their remaining fixtures, they’d make it to the ultimate to be performed on September 26. On this case, India would have three wins, Pakistan two, Bangladesh one and Sri Lanka none, offering probably the most simple path to the ultimate.
