On Saturday night at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Saif Hassan brought up his highest T20I score, his 61 the cornerstone of Bangladesh’s four-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in their first Super Four game of the Asia Cup.

Three nights later, Saif topped that with a chancy 69, riding his luck as India’s butter-fingered catching bailed him out four times. But even that wasn’t enough as defending champions India sealed their place in Sunday’s final with a comfortable 41-run win that was again set up by Abhishek Sharma.