Dominant India take on upbeat Bangladesh to inch closer to Asia Cup final

Dubai will host another intriguing chapter of the Asia Cup when India meet Bangladesh in the Super Fours.

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For India, the match follows yet another commanding victory over Pakistan, a contest that led captain Suryakumar Yadav to confidently assert that the word “rivalry” no longer fits. “Where is the rivalry?” he questioned, referencing India’s dominant head-to-head record in recent years.

His words, which might have sounded arrogant in another context, reflected the sheer weight of India’s record since the start of 2024: 32 wins in 35 T20Is, a run that has elevated them into perhaps the most formidable T20I side assembled.

Bangladesh, however, arrive in Dubai with quiet confidence. They stunned Sri Lanka in the first round, capitalising on the slow conditions to their advantage. Mahedi Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman combined superbly in that match, their 8-0-45-5 suffocating Sri Lanka's middle order and setting up a famous victory.