In the most crucial match of the Asia Cup 2025 Super Four stage, Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by 11 runs with destructive bowling and qualified for the final.
In the Asia Cup Super Four match played in Dubai, Pakistan scored 135 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Mohammad Haris remained prominent with 31 runs, while Mohammad Nawaz scored 25 and Faheem Ashraf 14 runs.
Defending the target, Pakistan started with destructive bowling and got the first wicket at just one run, when Shaheen Afridi sent Parvez Hossain back to the pavilion.
Shamim Hossain scored 30 runs and remained the top-scorer, while Saif Hossain made 18, Nurul Hasan and Rishad Hossain contributed 16 runs each.
Bangladesh’s team could only manage 124 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Thus, Pakistan secured victory by 11 runs and qualified for the Asia Cup final.
The Asia Cup final between Pakistan and India will be played on September 28، which will begin at 7:30 PM local time.
From Pakistan, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf took 3 wickets each, while Saim Ayub grabbed 2 and Mohammad Nawaz dismissed one player.
Earlier, In the absence of Bangladesh’s regular captain Liton Das, Zakir Ali, who was leading the side, won the toss and invited Pakistan to bat first.
From the national side, opener Sahibzada Farhan could only score 4 runs. Saim Ayub, who came in at number three, once again failed to open his account and was dismissed for a duck for the fourth time in the Asia Cup.
Fakhar Zaman also could not play a big innings, scoring 13 runs off 20 balls. Hussain Talat made 3 runs and fell to Rishad Hossain, while captain Salman Agha once again failed, scoring 19 runs before being caught out by the wicketkeeper on the ball of Mustafizur Rahman.
Pakistan suffered their sixth loss at 71 runs in the 14th over when Shaheen Shah Afridi, trying to hit big, was caught out after scoring 19 runs.
From Pakistan, Mohammad Haris remained prominent with 31 runs, while Mohammad Nawaz scored 25 and Faheem Ashraf 14 runs.
For Bangladesh, Taskin Ahmed took 3 wickets, Irshad Hossain and Mehidy Hasan dismissed 2 players each, while Mustafizur Rahman picked up 1 wicket.
It should be noted that the national team made no changes and decided to field the same playing XI that had played against Sri Lanka.
