Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Best performances - Batsmen

Mohammad Haris
31(23) 2x4 - 1x6
Control %78%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 6 runs
  • 0x4 - 0x6
2 10 5 2 5 0 0 7
Shamim Hossain
Shamim Hossain
30(25) 0x4 - 2x6
Control %68%
  • Productive Shot
  • slog shot
  • 6 runs
  • 0x4 - 1x6
0 0 2 10 7 1 2 8

Best performances - Bowlers

Shaheen Shah Afridi
Shaheen Shah Afridi
O4
M0
R17
W3
Eco4.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W
Taskin Ahmed
Taskin Ahmed
O4
M0
R28
W3
Eco7
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W

Match Details

Toss

Bangladesh , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

18.30 start, First Session 18.30-20.00, Interval 20.00-20.20, Second Session 20.20-21.50

Match days

25 September 2025 - night match (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Pakistan 2, Bangladesh 0

Scorer: Sudeep Poojar | Commentator: Shashwat Kumar

END OF OVER:
20 | 11 Runs | BAN: 124/9 (12 runs required, RR: 6.20)

  • Rishad Hossain16 (11b)
  • Mustafizur Rahman6 (4b)
  • Haris Rauf4-0-33-3
  • Faheem Ashraf2-0-18-0

10:50pm And that will be a wrap for tonight. We have one more Super Four fixture left before the big final on Sunday, and we will be back tomorrow as India take on Sri Lanka. Until then, from all of us here at ESPNcricinfo, it is goodbye!

Shaheen Shah Afridi, Player of the Match: I want to dedicate this (award) to my beautiful wife and son. Early on, as a team, we need breakthroughs and I go for that. In a small total, you need early breakthroughs and we planned that. Three overs in the powerplay - that is the difference. (On the Shamim wicket and if he received advice from the dugout) No, no. I was working on this delivery and good that in the main time, I delivered. We needed that wicket and we did it. (On his batting) After early wickets, team decided (to let me go) and take on bowlers. Those sixes turned momentum to our end. (On the final against India) We are ready.

Salman Ali Agha, Pakistan captain: If you can win these kinds of games, you must be a special team. Everyone chipped in. the way Shaheen bowled and the way Haris bowled up front, it was special. We are finding ways to win. There are ways to improve but we will be better in the final. (On Mohammad Haris) He is a special player. He is not batting in his number. He never moaned. He said whatever the team needs, he will do it. He is contributing every single game and I am very happy. We were 10-15 runs short - no way I am going to deny that. If we bowl the way we did up front, we will create pressure. When you create pressure up front, it is tough to chase it down. Bowled well with the new ball and once you bowl like this with the new ball, you win more often. We have been fielding really well. Since Shane came, we have been working really hard. Mike, our coach said whoever cannot field, cannot be in the team - so everyone is working very hard with Shane and I am happy with how everyone is fielding. (On the final against India) Very excited. We know what we need to do, and we are a good enough team to beat anyone, and we will come on Sunday and try to beat them.

Jaker Ali, Bangladesh captain: As a batting unit, last two matches, we lose. As a bowling unit, we do very good work, the boys are doing really well. Yesterday also, the batting (cost us the match) and today as well. (On his captaincy experience) Bit tough, but I tried to take those chances and take my game, and try to adjust to the captaincy and enjoy it. (Players who did him proud) Our bowlers, Rishad and Saif. As a batter, Saif, throughout the tournament, has played very well but unfortunately, we did not give him support. As a bowling unit, we did really well (in this tournament).

10:27pm Phew. What a game that was. The quality of cricket was not one of the best you will ever see, but there was so much drama. Pakistan seemed out of it at the half-way stage, but like most things Pakistan, that was only their way of taking the longer route to get where they wanted to be when this match started. Shaheen rattled Bangladesh's top order as much as Bangladesh's top order rattled themselves and from there, it was a long road back for Bangladesh.

Shamim tried to keep things intact for Bangladesh, scoring at a fair clip and also marshaling the middle overs well. But once he fell to Shaheen, the floodgates opened and Bangladesh crashed to their fate rather briskly. Most of Bangladesh's shot selection, it must be noted, was pretty ordinary and given how many their chasing, that is what will hurt them most, even if Pakistan bowled their hearts out and did everything possible to craft a path to the final.

19.6
0
Haris Rauf to Rishad Hossain, no run, There it is! The turnaround is complete! Pakistan haul themselves back from the brink to swarm over Bangladesh, and set up a date with India in the final of the Asia Cup! Searing full and wide delivery. Rishad throws the kitchen sink at it but only grabs a handful of fresh air. Pakistan celebrate, as do the thousands of Pakistan fans that have turned up in Dubai. They were down one minute, but they jumped back up, and they are now within a game of winning the entire thing!
19.5
0
Haris Rauf to Rishad Hossain, no run, full toss just outside off, but Rishad cannot make it count! Pakistan can feel it now! This, to be perfectly honest, is there to be hit. But Rishad tries to hit it too hard and scuffs it. Bobbles towards long off and barring any extras, this should be it for Bangladesh at this Asia Cup!

12 off 2. Two sixes or bust for Bangladesh now

19.4
6
Haris Rauf to Rishad Hossain, SIX, six number one! Oh my word! Another cutter bowled into the track outside off. Rishad spots it early enough, though, and he marches down the track to thump this over long on!

18 off 3. Three sixes or bust for Bangladesh

19.3
0
Haris Rauf to Rishad Hossain, no run, off-pace on a back of a length just outside off. Rishad has an agricultural swipe across the line and misses it completely. Lucky to see his stumps intact too

18 off 4. Bangladesh still alive (albeit barely)

19.2
4
Haris Rauf to Rishad Hossain, FOUR, oh, hello! Length ball just outside off. Rishad gives himself enough swinging room and bludgeons it back past the bowler. Powerful shot!

If anything is to happen for Bangladesh, it has to happen now

19.1
1b
Haris Rauf to Mustafizur Rahman, 1 bye, hard length, angling into middle and leg. Mustafizur dabs at it and misses. Too hot to handle for Haris as well, and Rishad gets back on strike

Rauf to bowl the last over. Around the wicket. 23 needed still

Bangladesh 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st1Saif HassanParvez Hossain Emon
2nd22Saif HassanTowhid Hridoy
3rd6Saif HassanMahedi Hasan
4th15Nurul HasanMahedi Hasan
5th19Nurul HasanShamim Hossain
6th10Jaker AliShamim Hossain
7th24Tanzim Hasan SakibShamim Hossain
8th0Tanzim Hasan SakibRishad Hossain
9th4Taskin AhmedRishad Hossain
10th23Mustafizur RahmanRishad Hossain

Men's T20 Asia Cup

Super Fours
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND33060.913
PAK32140.329
BAN3122-0.831
SL3030-0.418
Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND33063.547
PAK32141.79
UAE3122-1.984
OMA3030-2.6
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL33061.278
BAN3214-0.27
AFG31221.241
HKG3030-2.151