Asia Cup 2023: Points Table, Most Runs, Most Wickets After Super Four Match 6, IND vs BAN

Bangladesh defeated India by six runs in the last Super Four clash of Asia Cup 2023.

In the last game of super four stage, Bangladesh emerged victorious by a margin of six runs against India. Bangladesh batted first, putting up a total of 265/8 in their 50 overs. Skipper Shakib Al hasan played a pivotal role, scoring 80 runs. Towhid Hridoy was another key contributor, notching up 54 runs. India's bowlers struggled against the Bangladeshi batsmen, with Shardul Thakur being the most successful, claiming three wickets.

India, while chasing the target, made a spirited effort but eventually fell short by six runs, finishing at 259-10 in 49.5 overs. Shubman Gill was the standout performer for India, scoring 121 runs, while Axar Patel's late attack of 42 raised hopes of a victory. However, Bangladesh's bowlers, led by Mustafizur Rahman, held their nerve to secure the win. Mustafizur ended with three wickets, while Shakib and Mahedi Hasan Miraz chipped in with crucial dismissals.

Asia Cup 2023 Points Table:

With all the super four games being played, its just the wait for the big finals being played between India and Sri Lanka on 17th September. With India loosing to Bangladesh in their last super four clash, they are still the table toppers. They have ended with 4 points in their three games with a NRR of +1.753. Next are Sri Lanka who finished second in the points table in the super 4 round with 4 points in their 3 games with a NRR of -0.141. Sri Lanka won their games against Bangladesh and Pakistan while they suffered a loss to India. Bangladesh ended with one win against India and have ended the points table with two points. Pakistan were out of the race to finals after losing to Sri Lanka. They won only one game against Bangladesh in the super four round. Pakistan ended with 2 points in their 3 games.

Asia Cup 2023 Most Runs:

With his match-winning innings of 121 under pressure against Bangladesh in the last super four game of Asia Cup 2023, Shubman Gill has become leading run-scorer of the tournament. Shubman Gill has now scored one century and two fifties to his name in this tournament so far. He has scored a total of 275 runs. Sri Lankan wicket-keeper Kusal Mendis is now on the second spot with 253 runs. He has also been in exceptional form throughout this tournament for Sri Lanka. He scored 91 runs against Pakistan the other day to take the hosts to the finals. Sadeera Samarwickrama is third with 215 runs in 5 innings. He has scored two fifties up till now. Babar Azam is 4th in the list with 207 runs in 4 innings. His 151 knock in the opener of the tournament is the highest score so far in the tournamnet. Pakistan wicket-keeper-batsman Mohammed Rizwan is fifth with 195 runs to his name.

Top 5 leading Runs-scorer in the Asia Cup 2023

1. Shubman Gill (India) - 275 Runs

2. Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka) - 253 Runs 

3. Sadeera Samarwickrama (Sri Lanka) - 215 Runs

4. Babar Azam (Pakistan) - 207 Runs

5. Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan) - 195 Runs 

Asia Cup 2023 Most Wickets:

Sri Lanka’s Matheesha Pathirana is the leading wicket-taker in the Asia Cup 2023. He has picked up 11 wickets so far in the tournament. Dunith Wellalage is now the second leading wicket-taker in the tournament with 10 wickets in 5 games. He and Shaheen Afridi are on the same position but he beats the left-arm pacer from Pakistan because he has a better economy than him. Shaheen Afridi ended the campaign with 10 wickets to his name and third in the list of leading wicket-takers. Kuldeep Yadav is fourth, he has picked a total of 9 wickets so far. Pakistan bowler Haris Rauf has ended his campaign with a total of 9 wickets. The bowling chart didn't see any changes after the India vs Bangladesh super four clash.

Top 5 leading wicket-takers in the Asia Cup 2023

1. Matheesha Pathirana (Sri Lanka) - 11 Wickets 

2. Dunith Wellalage (Sri Lanka) - 10 Wickets 

3. Shaheen Afridi (Pakistan) - 10 Wickets

4. Kuldeep Yadav (India) - 9 Wickets 

5. Haris Rauf (Pakistan) - 9 Wickets