Overview
- India top the Super Four after two wins over Pakistan, and a victory against Bangladesh today would ensure a place in Sunday’s final.
- Pakistan revived their campaign by beating Sri Lanka by five wickets in Abu Dhabi, with Shaheen Shah Afridi taking 3-28.
- Afridi dismissed Suryakumar Yadav’s assertion that India–Pakistan is no longer a rivalry, saying Pakistan are in the UAE to win the cup and will “see” if they meet India in the final.
- Questions over on-field conduct persist after Haris Rauf’s fighter-jet gesture and Sahibzada Farhan’s gun-shot celebration against India, which Afridi downplayed as personal expression.
- India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate said Sanju Samson is still figuring out the No. 5 role as India continue to fine-tune their middle order.