&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "Asia Cup 2025, Updated Points Table: Sri Lanka deliver knockout punch to Hong Kong, take top spot")
Sri Lanka delivered knockout blow to Hong Kong after beat them in the Asia Cup Group B contest on Monday (Sep 15). Playing at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Sri Lanka beat Hong Kong by four wickets and maintained their unbeaten run in the Asia Cup. After the win, Sri Lanka take spot in Group B as they steer a step closer to the Super Four stage of the tournament.
Updated Asia Cup 2025 Points Table
Group A
Group B
With this win, Sri Lanka top Group B with two wins in two matches, while Hong Kong is out of the competiton having lost three in three matches. Put to bat first by SL, a half-century from Nizakat Khan and a crucial knock from Anshuman Rath took Hong Kong to a fighting 149/4 in 20 overs. During the run-chase, SL was always in the hunt with Nissanka continuing his consistent run, but they collapsed from 119/2 to 127/6 in 17.1 overs.
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Brief Scores: Hong Kong: 149/4 (Nizakat Khan 52, Anshuman Rath 48, Dushmantha Chameera 2/29) lost to Sri Lanka: 153/6 in 18.5 overs (Pathum Nissanka 68, Wanindu Hasaranga 20*, Yasim Murtaza 2/37).
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