Pakistan overcame their batting woes to snatch a narrow 11-run win over Bangladesh in a do-or-die Super Four game in Asia Cup 2025 at Dubai International Cricket stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Thursday (September 25) to make the final of the biennial tournament.
They will meet arch-rivals India in the final at the same venue on Sunday (September 28). It will be the first time in the 41-year history of the Asia Cup that the two sides will meet in its title round. India have won the tournament eight times while Pakistan twice.
Bangladesh falter in 'semi-final'
In Thursday’s game, which was virtually a semi-final with both teams having won a game each, The Tigers did well to restrict Pakistan to a modest 135 for 8 in 20 overs, but made a hash of their chase to manage only 124 i