Pakistan (135/8) defeat Bangladesh (124/9) by 11 runs in a nail-biting encounter of the virtual semi-final of the Asia Cup 2025

[hur rizvi]

Talat and salman will go for draw now and shake hands warmly

 

[OldWarHorse]

Some very decent leaves from Salman.

 

[Asif321]

Pakistan is playing 1 batsman short. Don't understand why Faheem is playing. A proper batter is needed with this flimsy lineup.

First we need to understand why Saim is playing .

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

PAK - 27/2 (6 overs).

To reach 220, they need 193 from 14 overs.
To reach 180, they need 153 from 14 overs.

dont see anywhere close the way they are going at the moment

 

[hassan918]

Mushtaq Ahmed looking happy and satisfied after Fakhar Zaman's dismissal.

 

[Justcrazy]

Is this pitch that bad ? What is happening

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Mushtaq Ahmad has done amazing job. Unfortunately couldn't transform Pak spinners when he was coach.

It's not the coaching, there are no quality players coming through.

We have stopped producing international calibre and only creating t20 club cricket journeymen.

 

[hur rizvi]

Talat “middle order batting most difficult job”

 

[sweep_shot]

PAK - 33/3 (8 overs).

So far so good for BD. Should try to restrict Pakistan to 130-135.

 

[Usman Chadda]

I don’t see us reach 100 here guys

 

[Hikaru]

In the hindsight, Pakistan should have pulled out of the tournament that day with head held high. Would have been a nice social media victory atleast.

Now it's double the humiliation.

 

[TheRock]

Why is Pak's most destructive batsman Shaheen (who has a SR of 210 in this tournament) batting at No.9 ?

 

[mrtaim3]

Is this pitch that bad ? What is happening

Nothing in the pitch. Pretty good for batting. Its just bad batting

 

[Justcrazy]

27 dots in 48 balls so far , that is very very poor.

 

[khyberlion]

Fakhar, Salman, Saim, Talat need to go.

 

[Imran Hasan]

Out

 

[m.shah]

Talat gone too

 

[castortroy]

It's not giving up, people who follow cricket knows that at this score card it will be hard for anyone to go hard on bowlers anytime before 15th over and that will be too late to put a big score..

Embarrassing when you put afridi down as a "batter" that is yet to come.

Game is gone.

They should sack half the team

 

[Asif321]

Tbh only Bangladesh looked like a team which can challenge India . So it’s right India Bangladesh final

 

[Devadwal]

Talat gone.

 

[Ummii]

Is this pitch that bad ? What is happening

Our talent is soo much bad actually. They can not handle pressure, they would do same if they play against USA, UAE etc

 

[Vikram1989]

I dunno what they’re thinking lol. Same with the first Indian game. You can see this tournament every team is desperate to bat second.

I think they don't have any confidence on their batsmen to fight till the end and drag the team out of trouble. There is high inconsistency and flurry of wickets all the times .so they are very scared .

 

[pillionrider]

Last ball bouncer to Agha has worked twice now. Well left. I mean, I guess he has the license to play relaxed now for another 6-7 overs. And now 4 down. So even more reason for him to give them at least 100

 

[Hellion]

Talat, gone

 

[jnaveen1980]

That’s why I say batting powerplay run rate is overrated. A few runs here and there make little difference. A few wickets down and it means we have to play defensive middle overs or even rest of match. It actually hurts are run rate overall.

Acceleration once set is the main issue of Rizwan and Babar.

You have to understand your limitations. Pakistan doesn't have phil salt, Nicholas pooran, Travis head. Just play within your limitations. Just because your mind says 'intent" you suddenly won't become dre Russ. Abhishek spent a.lot of time with Yuvraj to enhance his skills set. Did these guys do that?

 

[sweep_shot]

Talat is out.

33/4.

 

[m.shah]

What a soft dismissal

 

[castortroy]

Another club level shot

 

[shah9425]

Rana the clown hiding

 

[mrtaim3]

what a humiliation lol

 

[mango_bite77]

Tallat Sahb gone. What is their lowest t20 score ?

 

[Asif321]

Pakistan saved their worst batting performance for today . Their last game in tournament

 

[ads101]

In the hindsight, Pakistan should have pulled out of the tournament that day with head held high. Would have been a nice social media victory atleast.

Now it's double the humiliation.

I still feel well somehow win this. It’s Bangladesh in a tournament. They’re under pressure because they’re not used to winning and getting into the finals regularly.

I feel our lower order batters and bowlers will save us again.

 

[psyoptica]

Pakistan batting getting blown away like dust

 

[Raja Ishtiaq]

@Rana I hope your enjoying the show because this is all your fault

 

[Asif321]

Another tulla player comes in . Harris won’t even get into Oman line up

 

[m.shah]

Bangladesh ne to Pakistan par hi hamla sharu kiya

 

[Champ_Pal]

Short and wide, but hit straight to the fielder.

Nothing going Pakistan's way.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan falling like a pack of cards , this is very poor attitude

 

[PakPremi]

This Pak team does not deserve to go and play final.

 

[globetrotter]

It's now on Afridi

 

[jnaveen1980]

Athar ali khan recites queen song lol another one bites the dust

 

[Mamoon]

the way he walks ..He looks like Gay

Bats like one too.

 

[khyberlion]

Hopeless talat goes. A player who struggles to get picked in psl is here playing.

 

[Vikram1989]

Should be nawaj instead of haris.atleast he will try to stay.

 

[sweep_shot]

220 hopefully if not 180 minimum win by 50 runs +

PAK - 33/4 (8.1 overs).

Pakistan need 187 in 71 balls to reach 220.
Pakistan need 147 in 71 balls to reach 180.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Deserve to lose this when they play Talat over Hassan

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

playing haris up the order is also not the solution. He is one the worst batters I have ever seen. He is the defenition of a hack.

 

[Omer2002]

first ball haris my days because joke on earth

 

[Buffet]

Is pitch spicy or just poor batting?

Poor batting.

 

[mango_bite77]

It's not the coaching, there are no quality players coming through.

We have stopped producing international calibre and only creating t20 club cricket journeymen.

True, looking at these loosers, I kinda miss players like Hafeez , Malik & Misbah. At least they used to dominate minnows.

 

[Hikaru]

I still feel well somehow win this. It’s Bangladesh in a tournament. They’re under pressure because they’re not used to winning and getting into the finals regularly.

I feel our lower order batters and bowlers will save us again.

Good luck bhai.

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

A walking wicket goes and a walking wicket comes in.

Story of Pak batting lineup

 

[IMMY69]

Dear oh dear.

Where is our resident cricketing expert, the one that likes to attack anyone that disagrees with him?

 

[daytrader]

Haris has walked out with alot of jazba

 

[RidiculousMan]

Next in lord hussain talat

He has done his job successfully to make way for King Babar.

 

[hur rizvi]

Pakistan are not crossing 100 today

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Still not concerned 140 will be enough calm down

 

[Asif321]

Pakistan falling like a pack of cards , this is very poor attitude

Expected . Which game did they play well ? It was due to catches dropped by India Pakistan managed 170 . Batting has been pathetic whole tournament

 

[sweep_shot]

Need to get Haris and M Nawaz out quickly.

 

[hur rizvi]

Haris has walked out with alot of jazba

He’ll go back with same jazba soon

 

[Champ_Pal]

Mo Harris will play a blinder today.

 

[Mamoon]

“We have turned a corner”

Must be the same corner that Diana’s driver took in Paris before crashing the Mercedes.

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

A walking wicket goes and a walking wicket comes in.

Story of Pak batting lineup

Yeh incutter par bowled ho ga Haris

 

[Hikaru]

Should revise target to 100 runs and trust the eagle to come good.

 

[hur rizvi]

Need to get Haris and M Nawaz out quickly.

Bro they’ll get themselves out pretty quickly

 

[m.shah]

Haris is so bad

 

[OldWarHorse]

I think you need some players to make your teammates look better. Hussain Talat seems like one of those players

 

[hassan918]

Saqlain Mushtaq is laughing after fakhar's wicket

He is Mushtaq Ahmed

 

[shah9425]

Chewing gum clown playing test

 

[jnaveen1980]

Run rate of 4 in 8th over. Has pakistan done as bad as this in their t20 history? These are familiar Dubai wickets.

 

[Devadwal]

Rana the clown hiding

@Rana is always hiding whenever his favourite players failed

 

[castortroy]

It's now on Afridi

Lol.

 

[RexRex]

33-4 !

I guess we can say goodbye to that Indo-Pak final.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

@Nikhil_cric

Brother, when will my curse be lifted?

Pakistan have a terrible history in Asia Cups.

All their flaws seem to get brutally exposed in this tournament for some reason

 

[prash88]

There are three win factors in this pitch,
1) PP runs
2) 10 over runs
3) Last 4 over runs.

Team that win 2/3 seldom loses the game. Looking ominous for Pakistan in PP.

Lagging terrible behind in 2 win factors already. Should send Shaheen in next if the management is serious.

 

[sweep_shot]

PAK - 37/4 (9 overs).

Almost another catch. Fell short.

 

[light]

Just started to watch the match ... what in the world is pak doing. This is pathetic batting

 

[Local.Dada]

Fear psychology tactic strategy from Pakistan. Make 100 runs and bowl out Bangla for 50 to put the fear in Indian batting extremely terrified

 

[Champ_Pal]

Run rate of 4 in 8th over. Has pakistan done as bad as this in their t20 history? These are familiar Dubai wickets.

They are trying to survive the entire 20 overs.