{"id":431108,"date":"2025-09-17T12:05:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T12:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/431108\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T12:05:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T12:05:17","slug":"asia-cup-2025-qualification-scenarios-how-can-pakistan-bangladesh-sri-lanka-and-afghanistan-join-india-in-super-4-round-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/431108\/","title":{"rendered":"Asia Cup 2025 qualification scenarios: How can Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan join India in Super 4 round | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Asia Cup 2025 qualification scenarios and points table:\u00a0<\/strong>An in-form Afghanistan side, led by Rashid Khan, was in for a rude awakening about its batting stocks as they surrendered to an eight-run defeat in a 155-run chase against Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n

The stinging loss stirred up the qualification battle between three equally placed sides in Group B, while the equations remain somewhat predictable in\u00a0 Group A after India recorded two thumping wins to begin their Asia Cup 2025 campaign. Losing to Bangladesh after a resounding win over Hong Kong, Afghanistan find themselves in a direct shootout with Sri Lanka for one of 2 Group B slots for the Super 4 round.<\/p>\n

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Here is a look at the points table<\/a> standings and how each team can qualify for the Super 4s<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Group A points table: How can Pakistan qualify for Super 4 stage<\/strong><\/p>\n\nTeams<\/strong><\/td>\nMatches<\/strong><\/td>\nW<\/strong><\/td>\nL<\/strong><\/td>\nPoints<\/strong><\/td>\nNRR<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n1. India (Q)<\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/strong><\/td>\n4.793<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2. Pakistan<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1.649<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n3. UAE<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n-2.03<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n4. Oman<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n-3.375<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

India\u2019s dominant performance has simplified the equations in Group A, with Pakistan and the UAE heading into the final round of the league stage with a shot at the next round. While the UAE could mathematically still pose a chance, their net negative NRR of -2.03 could all but rule out their qualification, even with a sizable win. Salman Agha\u2019s Pakistan thereby would only require a win over UAE to qualify for the Super 4s alongside India.<\/p>\n

Group B points table: BAN, SL and AFG in race for 2 spots<\/strong><\/p>\n\nTeams<\/strong><\/td>\nMatches<\/strong><\/td>\nW<\/strong><\/td>\nL<\/strong><\/td>\nPoints<\/strong><\/td>\nNRR<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n1. Sri Lanka<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n1.546<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2. Bangladesh<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n-0.27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n3. Afghanistan<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2.15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n4. Hong Kong<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n-2.15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

With wins over Afghanistan and Hong Kong, Bangladesh have finished on four points. However, they cannot rest easy as the outcome of the Sri Lanka-Afghanistan could still force their exit from the group stage. Bangladesh\u2019s -0.27 NRR could be a thorn in their hopes as both Sri Lanka hold superior NRRs with only two points in between. Should Afghanistan overcome the Lankans without a overwhelming margin, all three teams, including Bangladesh, could be locked level on points, with the positive NRRs of Sri Lanka and Afghanistan taking them through to the next round.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Asia Cup 2025: Remaining Group matches<\/p>\n

September 17, 2025:<\/strong> UAE vs Pakistan, Dubai<\/p>\n

September 18, 2025:<\/strong> Sri Lanka v Afghanistan, Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n

September 19, 2025:<\/strong> India v Oman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Asia Cup 2025 qualification scenarios and points table:\u00a0An in-form Afghanistan side, led by Rashid Khan, was in for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":431109,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4101],"tags":[146715,114385,51512,146711,146713,146712,146719,146716,1406,146718,146717,79,146714,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-431108","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-afg-vs-ban","9":"tag-asia-cup","10":"tag-asia-cup-2025","11":"tag-asia-cup-2025-points-table","12":"tag-asia-cup-2025-points-table-update","13":"tag-asia-cup-2025-qualification-scenarios","14":"tag-asia-cup-super-4","15":"tag-bangladesh-asia-cup-qualification","16":"tag-cricket","17":"tag-how-can-pakistan-qualify-for-asia-cup-super-4","18":"tag-how-can-sri-lanka-qualify","19":"tag-sports","20":"tag-sri-lanka-vs-afghanistan","21":"tag-uk","22":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115219551444650361","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431108\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/431109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=431108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}