Asia Cup 2025 Super 4 qualification: 5 teams remain in contention for three spots alongside India. (AP)Asia Cup 2025 qualification scenarios and points table: After several tensions hanging over the contest, Pakistan brushed aside the United Arab Emirates challenge to qualify for the Super 4 round of the Asia Cup alongside India on Wednesday evening.
An in-form Afghanistan side, led by Rashid Khan, was previously 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. The stinging loss stirred up the qualification battle between three equally placed sides in Group B. Losing to Bangladesh after a resounding win over Hong Kong, Afghanistan find themselves in a direct shootout with Sri Lanka for one of the 2 Group B slots for the Super 4 round.
Here is a look at the points table standings and how each team can qualify for the Super 4s
| Teams | Matches | W | L | Points | NRR |
| 1. India (Q) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4.793 |
| 2. Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.790 |
| 3. UAE | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1.984 |
| 4. Oman | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3.375 |
| Teams | Matches | W | L | Points | NRR |
| 1. Sri Lanka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.546 |
| 2. Bangladesh | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.27 |
| 3. Afghanistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.15 |
| 4. Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2.15 |
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’s -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.
September 18, 2025: Sri Lanka v Afghanistan, Abu Dhabi
September 19, 2025: India v Oman
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