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India suffered their first defeat in the 2023 Asia Cup in their Super Four final, against Bangladesh in Colombo on Friday.

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The Men in Blue, fielding as many as five first-team players for the match, failed to chase down a challenging target of 266 in difficult batting conditions at Colombo’s R Premadasa Stadium under lights.

This despite Shubman Gill’s brilliant 121 off 133 balls which kept the innings together despite a disastrous start and along with Axar Patel’s attack of 42, took the game to the very end of the innings.

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Skipper Shakib Al Hasan led from the front with an 85-ball 80, stitching a 101-run fifth-wicket stand with middle-order batsman Towhid Hridoy, rescuing the Tigers after being reduced to 59/4 at one stage. Bangladesh were also driven in the main overs by Nasum Ahmed’s near-run-a-ball 44 which helped them cross the 250 mark.

All-rounder Tanzim Hasan then blasted the ball, getting rid of India skipper Rohit Sharma and his counterpart Tilak Varma in a fiery opening spell that pushed the Indians on the back foot early in the game. Also shining with the ball was senior left-arm seamer Mustafizur Rahman, who finished with 3/50 including the crucial wickets of Shardul Thakur and Axar Patel in the penultimate match.

Bangladesh, already eliminated from the race to the final after Super Four losses to Pakistan and Sri Lanka, ended their campaign with a narrow six-run win against India in their first ever Cup of Asia since 2012.

Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by two wickets in a last-ball thriller to confirm their place alongside India in the summit clash at the R Premadasa Stadium on Sunday. Chasing a revised target of 252 in a rain-affected affair against Pakistan, opener Kusal Mendis’ 91 along with Sadeera Samarawickrama’s 48 helped lay the foundation early.

Charith Asalanka later took control of the chase and eventually got his team over the line in thrilling fashion with an unbeaten 49, helping the Lankans reach their second consecutive final.

The tournament returns to the ODI format this year after being held in T20 mode in the UAE in 2022, effectively a precursor to the ICC World Cup which will be held from October 5 to November 19 in India.

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The tournament is also the first in Asian Cup history with matches being held in multiple nations. Although the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) retained the hosting rights for the tournament, several matches including the final had to be shifted to Sri Lanka after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) rejected the Indian team. sent to Pakistan. citing political tensions between the two nations.

With the tournament underway, we bring you the points table for the group stage as well as the Super Fours:

Group A:

Group B:

Q= Qualified for Super Four stage

Super Fours