
Pakistan's players celebrate after dismissing Bangladesh's Towhid Hridoy during the Asia Cup 2025 Super Four match between Bangladesh and Pakistan at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai on September 25, 2025. — AFP
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In the Super Forces match on Thursday, Pakistan scored 11 runs for Bangladesh to reach the Asia Cup 2025 final, where they will face India.
Shaheen Shah Afridi and Hersov took three wickets to help Pakistan defend the target of 136 runs at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
The victory brought Pakistan to the final, where he will lock the horns with the Arc Rawal India for the first time in the history of the Continental Tournament.
Pursuing a target of 136 runs, Bangladesh can submit 124/9 in 20 overs, despite Shamim Hussain’s 30 -run knock.
Bangladesh had a disappointing start to pursuing when Shaheen dismissed Pervez Haasin Emun on the first over supply of the first over.
His opening colleague Saif Hassan (18) again shared a one -sided 22 -run partnership with Tohid Hardoy (five) before the two were killed in Bangladesh 29/3 in Bangladesh 5.1 overs.
After that, Mahedi Hassan (11) and Noorul Hassan tried to anchor Run Chase when they batted cautiously to add 15 runs for the fourth wicket until Mohammad Nawaz got rid of the previous in the eighth over.
Shamim, who came out for batting at number six, took the back of Bangladesh to the pursuit of Bangladesh and kept the hunt in the 17th over until Shaheen was hunting.
He was a high scorer for Bangladesh with the help of two boundaries.
After his departure, Harsh Rauf attacked twice in his third over and reduced Bangladesh to another 101/9 in 17.4 overs.
Shaheen and Herses jointly led Pakistan’s bowling charge with three wickets, followed by Sam Ayub two, while Nawaz entered with a skull.
The decision to land in Bangladesh’s stand -in Captain Jacker Ali made the first profit as his team’s bowling unit restricted Pakistan to 135/8 in 20 overs.
Pakistan left for a disastrous start to its innings when it was lost in the first two overs, losing these form opener Sahibzada Farhan (four) and the struggling Sam Ayub (zero), scoring only five runs on the board.
After a preliminary turmoil, Capt
Rashad attacked once again in his next over, and dismissed Pakistan’s last match hero Hussein Talat (three) and brought a total of 33/4 in 8.1 overs.
Pakistan Captain Agha and wicketkeeper batsman Hermes shared a brief partnership of 16 runs until Mustafjur Rehman hit the former in the 11th over with just 49 runs on the board. Agha scored a careful 19 runs in the supply of 23, including two fours.
With 49/5 reading the scoreboard in 10.5 overs, Shaheen Shah Afridi was sent to the seventh position with regular all -rounder Mohammad Nawaz and Fahim Ashraf to eliminate the score.
The left -handed batsman broke two sixes off 13 balls for 19 and fell from Taskin Ahmed in the 14th over.
Pakistan’s biggest partnership took place for the seventh wicket when Harris and Nawaz added 38 off 24 balls, with the previous charges.
Harris, who was settled, finally caught in the 18th over and was bowled in bowling and returned after scoring a top for Pakistan with 31 runs with 33 runs with three fours and a six.
Nawaz followed him in the next over when he scored one with Taskin Ahmed and after 15 runs with 15 sixes and four runs, Pervez Haasin Eman caught him brilliantly.
Tosson was a standout bowler for Bangladesh, he took three wickets for only 28 runs in his four overs, followed by Mahidi Hassan and Rashad with two, while Mustafa -ur -Rehman entered one.