The Indian basketball team has qualified for FIBA Men’s Asia Cup 2025 after registering a thrilling win over hosts Bahrain 81-77 last night at Khalifa Sports City in Manama.
India displayed excellent end-game skills to outwit Bahrain. Till half time India was leading 39-38 and then pulled away in the third quarter, taking a 62-55 lead and kept up in the fourth and final quarter to clinch the victory. The last time India beat Bahrain was in 2013.
Harsh Dagar was the star of India with 28 points with 6-3 pointers. He had three rebounds, three assists, and two steals. Gurbaz Sandhu was the next top-scorer with 15 points. Kanwar Sandhu did his part to perfection, scoring 15 points while Pranav Prince and Hafeez picked 11 points each.
India will now travel to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for the Continental tournament to be held from August 5 to 17.
