Abhishek Sharma’s sparkling 75 off 37 balls before Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy shared seven-wickets as India secure a easy 41-run win over Bangladesh. Despite a fighting 69 from Saif Hassan and India stormed into the Asia Cup final during the Super Four game in the T20 Asia Cup..
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| Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill brought up 72-run stand inside the powerplay © AFP/Getty Images |
Catch the Cricket highlights of the Super Four, 16th T20I match between India and Bangladesh, played on September 24, 2025, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. This match was part of the 2025 T20 Asia Cup where India beat Bangladesh by 41-runs.
Match Highlights
India secured a easy 41-run win over Bangladesh and India enter into the Asia Cup final in the 14th match of the 2025 T20 Asia Cup.
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- India's 41-run victory was their fifth largest winning margin by runs against Bangladesh in T20 internationals.
- India’s 72 for 0 was their second-highest powerplay total against Bangladesh in T20 internationals, following 82 for 1 at Hyderabad last year. It is also their highest powerplay total in the T20 Asia Cup, surpassing the previous best of 69 for 0 against Pakistan at the same venue earlier in this tournament’s Super Four game.
- Abhishek Sharma scored a 25-ball fifty, equaling his fifth-fastest fifty for India in T20 internationals and the joint fourth-fastest fifty by an Indian batsman against Bangladesh in T20Is, a record he shares with Tilak Varma.
- The 77-run partnership between Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill was the second-highest opening stand for India against Bangladesh in T20 internationals. The highest is a 118-run partnership between Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan at Rajkot in 2019.
- Abhishek Sharma’s 74 is his fourth-highest score against Bangladesh in T20 internationals and the joint fifth-highest score by an Indian batsman against Bangladesh in the format.
- With 58 sixes, Abhishek Kumar has equaled the joint seventh-most sixes hit for India in T20 internationals, a record he shares with Suresh Raina.
- Abhishek averages a six every 6.83 balls in this format, ranking second-best among 153 players with 50 or more sixes in men's T20 internationals. Gibraltar's Kayron Stagno leads with a six every 6.61 balls. Among players from Full Member nations, Abhishek holds the top spot, followed by Andre Russell, who averages a six every 7.21 balls.
- India’s 96 for 2 was their third-highest score after ten overs in the T20 Asia Cup.
- India’s total of 168 was their joint eighth-highest score against Bangladesh in T20 internationals.
- Bangladesh’s score of 127 was their joint third-lowest total in a completed innings against India in T20 internationals. It is also their second-lowest score at Dubai in T20Is, after being bowled out for 73 against Australia in 2021.
- This 127 is also Bangladesh’s joint second-lowest completed innings total in the T20 Asia Cup.
- Bangladesh’s 44 for 1 was their joint seventh-highest powerplay total against India in T20 internationals and their sixth-highest powerplay total in the T20 Asia Cup.
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India Innings:
India posted a respectable 168 for 6 in their 20 overs with Abhishek Sharma was the top-scorer with a sparkling 75 off 37 balls. Hardik Pandya contributed 38 runs off 29 balls featuring 4 fours and a six, while Shubman Gill added 29 runs off 19 balls contained 2 fours and a six with a strike rate of 152.63.
Bangladesh Bowling:
For Bangladesh, Rishad Hossain was the best bowler for Bangladesh - who taking 2 wickets. Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman and Mohammad Saifuddin each claimed one wicket.
Bangladesh Innings:
Bangladesh bundled out for 127 in 19.3 overs with Saif Hassan was the top-scorer with fighting 69 runs off 51 balls featuring 5 sixes and 3 fours, Parvez Hossain Emon contributed 21 runs off 19 balls with 2 fours and a six, while Towhid Hridoy managed 7 runs off 10 balls without hitting a boundary.
India Bowling:
For India, Kuldeep Yadav was the best bowler for India - who taking 3 wickets for 18 runs in 4 overs, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy took 2 wickets each, while Axar Patel and Tilak Varma claimed one-wicket each.
Player of the match:
Abhishek Sharma was named Player of the Match for his sparkling batting performance to smashing 75 runs off 37 balls - which included 6 fours and 5 sixes with a massive strike rate of 202.70.
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