Asia Cup 2025: Sri Lanka can still reach final - But only if these 2 things happen | All Scenarios Explained News24 -

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Sri Lanka Qualification Scenario: Pakistan's thrilling five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka has thrown open the Super Fours stage of the Asia Cup 2025. While that result ensured all four teams remain in mathematical contention for the final, it has left Sri Lanka clinging to the thinnest of hopes needing not just luck, but a series of perfect results and a dramatic swing in net run rate to stay alive.

With one Super Fours game left for them, Sri Lanka no longer control their own destiny. Instead, the six-time Asia Cup champions must sit back and watch the next two matches - Bangladesh vs India and Bangladesh vs Pakistan - unfold with hope, calculators, and perhaps a few prayers.

For Sri Lanka to even have a shot at reaching the final, two very specific things must happen first:

In this unlikely scenario, Sri Lanka could leapfrog India and Pakistan on NRR and secure a stunning spot in the Asia Cup final - setting up a rematch with Bangladesh, the very team they would need to trounce to get there.

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But the reality is grim. If India manage to beat Bangladesh in their next match, Sri Lanka's journey ends there. That one result would take India to four points, a total Sri Lanka can no longer match - rendering the remaining games academic from their perspective.

It's a painful position for a proud cricketing nation that has often defied odds in the past. But this time, their fate lies not in their own performances, but in the hands of their fiercest regional rivals.

For neutral fans, the permutations make for mouth-watering cricket. Bangladesh suddenly find themselves as the wildcard - capable of busting the tournament wide open or handing India and Pakistan an easier path to the final. Pakistan and India, meanwhile, know that a win in their respective games against Bangladesh would all but book their ticket to the title clash.

As for Sri Lanka, they'll be hoping the Lions roar one last time, not just on the field, but across the tournament as they pray for a miracle in the desert.

Whether it's heartbreak or heroics, the next few days promise high drama in the Asia Cup 2025.