PAK vs BAN Full Scorecard, Asia Cup 2025 Updates

5th T20I • Dubai International Cricket Stadium • Dubai

Pakistan

135/8 (20)

Bangladesh

124/9 (20)

PAK won by 11 runs

Info

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Date & Time

25 Sep, 08:00 PM IST

Venue

Dubai International Cricket Stadium

TV/Streaming

Sony Network

Match

5th T20I,

Umpires

Ahmad Shah Pakteen (Afghanistan), Raveendra Wimalasiri (Sri Lanka), Izatullah Safi (Afghanistan, TV)

Referee

Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)

Toss

Bangladesh elected to bowl

Pitch Report

Nice covering of grass. Similar surface to last night where it turned a bit. There was a bit of movement for the swing and seam bowlers as well early. The weather has changed today - not as hot, but there's a bit of moisture in the air and so it could do a bit early on. Taskin returning for Bangladesh is a big factor. You've got to get through that powerplay and not lose more than one wicket. Look for a little bit of turn as it dries throughout the evening. No dew expected.

1st Innings

145Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

122.89Avg SR

2nd Innings

128Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

122.61Avg SR

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Points Table

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

PAK

7- 3

BAN

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

Pakistan

Bangladesh

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Saif Hassan

BAN . BAT

160 Runs

3 Matches

Sahibzada Farhan

PAK . BAT

156 Runs

5 Matches

Towhid Hridoy

BAN . BAT

134 Runs

5 Matches

Top Bowlers

Mustafizur Rahman

BAN . BOWL

8 Wkts

5 Matches

Saim Ayub

PAK . ALL

6 Wkts

5 Matches

Shaheen Afridi

PAK . BOWL

6 Wkts

5 Matches

Player of the Match Shaheen Afridi

3/17

PAK

BAN

Info

Pakistan

135/8 (20)

Batters

Sahibzada Farhan

100.00

c Hossain b Ahmed

Fakhar Zaman

65.00

c Sakib b Hossain

Saim Ayub

0.00

c Hossain b Hasan

Agha Salman

(C)

82.61

c Ali b Rahman

Hussain Talat

42.86

c Hassan b Hossain

Mohammad Haris

134.78

c & b Hasan

Shaheen Afridi

146.15

c Ali b Ahmed

Mohammad Nawaz

166.67

c Emon b Ahmed

Faheem Ashraf

155.56

Not out

Haris Rauf

100.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 0, NB: 0, W: 4)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 6.75)

135/8

Did not Bat

Abrar Ahmed

Bowlers

EXT

7.00

7.00

7.00

8.25

4.50

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Sahibzada Farhan

c Hossain b Ahmed

1-4

0.4

Saim Ayub

c Hossain b Hasan

2-5

1.4

Fakhar Zaman

c Sakib b Hossain

3-29

6.3

Hussain Talat

c Hassan b Hossain

4-33

8.1

Agha Salman

c Ali b Rahman

5-49

10.5

Shaheen Afridi

c Ali b Ahmed

6-71

13.3

Mohammad Haris

c & b Hasan

7-109

17.3

Mohammad Nawaz

c Emon b Ahmed

8-120

18.2

Bangladesh

124/9 (20)

Batters

Saif Hassan

120.00

c Ayub b Rauf

Parvez Hossain Emon

0.00

c Nawaz b Afridi

Towhid Hridoy

50.00

c Ayub b Afridi

Mahedi Hasan

110.00

c Hussain Talat b Nawaz

Nurul Hasan

76.19

c Nawaz b Ayub

Shamim Hossain Patwari

120.00

c Hussain Talat b Afridi

Jaker Ali Anik

(C)

55.56

c Nawaz b Ayub

Tanzim Hasan Sakib

90.91

b Rauf

Rishad Hossain

145.45

Not out

Taskin Ahmed

200.00

b Rauf

Mustafizur Rahman

150.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 1, LB: 2, NB: 0, W: 0)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 6.2)

124/9

Bowlers

EXT

4.25

9.00

8.25

7.67

4.67

4.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Parvez Hossain Emon

c Nawaz b Afridi

1-1

0.5

Towhid Hridoy

c Ayub b Afridi

2-23

4.2

Saif Hassan

c Ayub b Rauf

3-29

5.1

Mahedi Hasan

c Hussain Talat b Nawaz

4-44

7.6

Nurul Hasan

c Nawaz b Ayub

5-63

11.4

Jaker Ali Anik

c Nawaz b Ayub

6-73

13.5

Shamim Hossain Patwari

c Hussain Talat b Afridi

7-97

16.5

Tanzim Hasan Sakib

b Rauf

8-97

17.2

Taskin Ahmed

b Rauf

9-101

17.4

Match Info

Date & Time

25 Sep, 08:00 PM IST

Venue

Dubai International Cricket Stadium

TV/Streaming

Sony Network

Match

5th T20I,

Umpires

Ahmad Shah Pakteen (Afghanistan), Raveendra Wimalasiri (Sri Lanka), Izatullah Safi (Afghanistan, TV)

Referee

Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)

Toss

Bangladesh elected to bowl

4 1 1lb 1 W 0

Over 17

Runs: 7

0 W 4 W 1 1

Over 18

Runs: 6

4 0 1 4 1 0

Over 19

Runs: 10

1b 4 0 6 0 0

Over 20

Runs: 11

All Overs

Player of the Match Shaheen Afridi

3/17

Commentary

Pakistan edge Bangladesh in a close, low-scoring thriller. Salman Ali Agha mentions that his side is a special one in the post-match presentation. The big match is on Sunday but India will have another opportunity tomorrow. This is Dwaipayan Mukherjee, signing off alongside Karthik Raj. We will see you soon!

Agha Salman (Pakistan Captain): Well if you can win these kind of games, you must be a special team. The bowling and fielding was outstanding. We are a team which is finding ways to win and we made the final. He is a special player. He is batting below his position but he is doing it for the team and contributing everytime. We were like 10-15 short, I won't deny it. But if we bowl like the way we bowled up front, it's going to create pressure on the opposition. Once you bowl like that with the new ball, you will do well as new ball is key in these conditions. Everyone is going and working with the fielding coach, Shane McDermott. When Mike Hesson came in to our team, everyone knew that if you can't field well, you won't be in the team. We are a great side and we can beat anyone.

Jaker Ali (Bangladesh Captain) : "Yes, I think as a batting group, last 2 matches we did not do well. The bowling has been great but both matches it was actually the batters that have let us down. There is an effort to take chances and adjust my batting with captaincy. Obviously our bowlers have been great - Taskin, Fizz, Rishad - all have been exceptional. Saif has been wonderful throughout the effort and unfortunately we have not been able to support him enough that would have helped our case further."

Shaheen Afridi: "Firstly, I will dedicate this award to my wife and son. The team needed early breakthroughs and I went for it. In short form cricket, we need early breakthroughs and we got them. The three wickets in the Powerplay were the difference. I was working on the delivery for some time. I delivered at a key time and we did it. When you lose early wickets, the team decided to promote me and I got two sixes."

Shaheen Afridi has been named as the 'Player of the Match'.

Shamim Hossain bags the 'Super Sixes of the Match' award.

Mohammad Nawaz has been named as the 'Game-changer of the Match'.

Time for the post-match Presentation!

10:27 PM local time (11:57 PM IST): Pakistan (135 for 8) defeat Bangladesh (124 for 9) by 11 runs

Shamim Hossain - 30 (25) | Shaheen Afridi - 3/17
Saif Hassan - 18 (15) | Haris Rauf - 3/33

It has been a day where the bowlers have enjoyed operating. If Bangladesh impressed with their bowling efforts at the start of the match, the lack of proper batting application hurt them dearly. It has cost them a place in the final of this competition as they botch what should have been a comfortable chase.

An early wicket did not deter the positive approach of batting by Bangladesh. Saif Hassan showed his ability to find the big shots again as he has struck 12 sixes in this tournament. A lot could be said about the lack of coordination between the Pakistan fielders when they missed out on a run-out opportunity but the poor shot selection on the part of the Bangladesh batters did not help their cause.

Bangladesh might have lost a wicket or two more than what they would have liked at the end of the power play. But the nature of the chase was such that all they needed was a couple of meaningful partnerships to win. Mahedi Hasan was in and out of the squad. After having been promoted to the top of the order, this was a significant opportunity for him to stamp his authority as a mainstay in this unit. Unfortunately, that did not materialise.

Nawaz had not bowled for a couple of matches. Wonder if that became a useful data point in the plans of the Bangladesh batting side to take some calculated risks against him and accumulate quick runs. That seemed to be the way to go but the fall of yet another wicket proved to be a hindrance to their progress. And Bangladesh only had themselves to blame in their pursuit for big shots, that emerged as a pivotal reason of their downfall.

It almost became a predictable sequence of events for any Bangladesh batter to resort to a big shot, fraught with danger when they encounter a string of dot balls. Jaker Ali came and perished as the stranglehold continued to choke Bangladesh. This has been a disappointing chase by Bangladesh after what was an inspiring bowling show. Pakistan will play India in the final of the Asia Cup on Sunday for the first time in the history of the competition!

overs

124 /9 score

runs

Rishad Hossain *

16 (11)

Mustafizur Rahman

6 (4)

Haris Rauf

3 /33

19.6 Haris Rauf to Rishad Hossain, MATCH-OVER! Full outside-off, Rishad looks to drive it through the covers but he misses it. So, Pakistan win by 11 runs and qualify for the final.

19.5 Haris Rauf to Rishad Hossain, full-toss outside-off, Rishad looks to swing hard but he mis-times it well in front of long-off. No run.

19.4 Haris Rauf to Rishad Hossain, SIX! Short of a length outside-off with pace taken off, Rishad comes down the track and swings it over long-on for a maximum. Rishad just about keeping Bangladesh alive!

19.3 Haris Rauf to Rishad Hossain, short of a length outside-off with pace taken off, Rishad looks to slog it over mid-wicket but he misses it. The ball ends up bouncing over the stumps! Bangladesh need 18 off 3 balls.

19.2 Haris Rauf to Rishad Hossain, FOUR! Length delivery outside-off, Rishad muscles it down the ground for a boundary.

19.1 Haris Rauf to Mustafizur Rahman, short of a length and angling in from around the wicket, Mustafizur looks to back away and guide it through third but he misses it. The keeper fumbles and that allows the batters to take a bye.

Only the formalities remain. 23 runs needed from the last over. Pakistan are one wicket away.

overs

113 /9 score

runs

Rishad Hossain *

6 (6)

Mustafizur Rahman

6 (3)

Faheem Ashraf

0 /18

18.6 Faheem Ashraf to Rishad Hossain, full, slow and wide of off. Rishad wants to push the ball through point for a single but he misses it. 23 needed off the last 6 balls!

18.5 Faheem Ashraf to Mustafizur Rahman, IN THE AIR AND DROPPED! Short of a length with pace taken off, Mustafizur looks to go big but he skies it to long-on where Mohammad Nawaz comes in and drops a sitter. Single taken.

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