For Hong Kong, the Asia Cup was less about results and more about lessons learned, exposure gained, and the belief that with persistence and the right support, they can continue to grow

Sri Lanka suffered a collapse of 4/8 late in their 150-run chase but managed to hold their nerve to seal a 4 wicket win

The Bangladesh batter insisted that his team had to stick to the situation and get past the finish line and were not thinking about run-rate

The skipper scored an unbeaten half-century after his bowlers kept Hong Kong to 143/7

Litton Das insisted that the approach of aiming for a higher Net Run Rate could backfire if his team looks too far ahead

Hong Kong's batting order faltered and fell 94 runs short in pursuit of a steep 189-run target

Eight captains, India's and Pakistan's among them, shared a stage in Dubai where jokes and smiles did what weeks of uncertainty could not

Having qualified ahead of Nepal, Hong Kong will bank on a settled core to deliver a shake-up in Group B

The matches will start at 6:00 PM UAE time, which is 7:30 PM IST - prime-time viewing for Indian audiences

Nepal, UAE and Oman are the other teams in the semifinals of the tournament