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Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by 11 runs in the match being called virtual semi -finals. On the Dubai ground, Pakistan defended only 135 runs and entered the finals. Now on September 28, the final match of the 2025 Asia Cup will be played between India and Pakistan. In their last match of Super-4, Pakistan scored only 135 runs after playing first. In response, Bangladesh team could only manage 124 runs for 9 wickets in the scheduled overs. Shahin Afridi was the hero of this victory of Pakistan. He took 3 wickets for just 17 runs in 4 overs. At the same time, speed star Haris Rauf also sent 3 Bangladeshi batsmen to the pavilion.
India-Pakistan final for the first time in Asia Cup
Let us know that the match played between Pakistan and Bangladesh was the last match of both teams in Super-4. However, this match was no less than a semi -final, as the winning team of this match was to play the final against India on 28 September. For the first time in the history of Asia Cup, the final match will be played between India and Pakistan. This had never happened in the last 41 years.
Bangladesh bowler hit, but batsman flop
Bangladesh bowlers did wonders in a do or die match. In front of Bangladeshi bowlers, Pakistani batsmen were craving to score one run each. In bowling for Bangladesh, Taskin Ahmed took the most 3 wickets. Apart from this, Mehdi Hasan and Rishad Hussain got two successes. Bangladesh batsmen were flops there.
The Bangladesh team started chasing a target of 136 runs. In the very first over, Shaheen Afridi made Parvez Hussain Emman walk. After this, Tauheed Hrdoy and Saif Hasan struggled to score runs, but after playing the dot ball, Tauheed Hrdoy continued to score five runs in 10 balls. All the batsmen of Bangladesh played more slowly and brought the necessary run rates of about 7 beyond 10.
Saif Hasan definitely played some aggressive shots, but he also returned to the pavilion after scoring 18 runs off 15 balls. Apart from him, Parvez Hussain Eman was dismissed for two balls, Tauheed Hrdoy 10 balls, Mehdi Hasan 11 balls 10, Nurul Hasan 21 balls 16 and Zakir Ali scored five runs in 9 balls.
Pakistan batsman flops and bowlers hit
In this match, there was no one of Pakistan batsmen. 5 wickets had fallen for just 49 runs, then Mohammad Haris 31 off 23 balls, Shaheen Afridi 19 in 13 balls, Mohammad Nawaz 15 balls 25 and Faheem Ashraf 9 balls out in 9 balls. Earlier, Sahibzada Farhan 04, Fakhar Zaman was dismissed for 20 balls, Sam Ayub 00, Salman Aga 19 and Hussain Talat scored three runs in seven balls. At the same time, Shaheen Afridi took the most 3 wickets in bowling. He gave just 17 runs in 4 overs. Apart from this, Sam Ayub took 2 wickets for 16 runs in 4 overs. Speed star Haris Rauf also took 3 wickets. Spinner Mohammad Nawaz took a wicket for 14 runs in 3 overs.