Asia Cup 2025 Points Table: Pathum Nissanka played a well-paced fifty to guide Sri Lanka to a tight four-wicket triumph over Hong Kong in a Group B match of the Asia Cup.
Nissanka played an important innings of 68 off 44 balls, helping Sri Lanka move closer to booking a Super Four berth. Nissanka also stitched a crucial 57-run stand with Kusal Perera (20) for the third wicket.
In the second match of Monday, skipper Muhammad Waseem and Alishan Sharafu slammed quick-fire half-centuries before Junaid Siddique’s (4/23) sufficient bowling display, as UAE overwhelmed Oman by 42 runs in their Asia Cup 2025 match.
Waseem anchored the UAE’s innings with a crucial 69 off 54 balls while Sharafu played an explosive innings of 51 off just 38 balls after a slow start, helping the UAE reach a competitive total of 172.
With the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) win over Oman in Match 7, India have secured a spot in the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup 2025.
Updated Asia Cup 2025 Points Table
GROUP A POINTS TABLE
| TEAMS | MATCHES | WON | LOST | NO RESULT | PT | NET RATE |
| INDIA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +4.793 |
| PAKISTAN | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1.649 |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2.030 |
| OMAN | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3.375 |
| GROUP-B | POINTS TABLE | |||||
| TEAMS | MATCHES | WON | LOST | NO RESULT | PT | NET RATE |
| SRI LANKA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.546 |
| AFGHANISTAN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +4.700 |
| BANGLADESH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -0.650 |
| HONK KONG, CHINA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2.151 |
Asia Cup 2025: What the winning captains said after their respective matches on Monday
Sri Lanka skipper Charith Asalanka said, “The heart was in the mouth (at the end). Disappointed about a few things. First three overs in the bowling. Then with the bat, in the 16th over, we lost a few wickets, including mine. Consistently, these things can’t happen even in the shorter formats. We are professionals and we have to do much better. Credit to them, they batted well. There is pressure playing against every side.”
UAE captain Muhammad Waseem said, “(On the loss against India and comeback here) The past is the past and we wanted to show this calibre to everyone with the way we can play. Very happy with today, we prepared ourselves for three days and executed well as a batting and bowling unit. We wanted to attack in the power play and then bat deep. (On scoring 3000 runs) It is a very proud moment for me, my family and my country. I want to continue the same way.”