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

[Wasim Ghulam]

@Rajdeep, are you ready to boycott El Clasico Part 3? @The Bald Eagle @mominsaigol

#FinalTohBoycottKarkeDikhao

the more Indians Cried about boycotting Pak , we have three Indo Pak Matches first time in History of Asia Cup. Broadcasters ( Indian) will be celebrating

 

[Sanzcool]

Read this multiple times and don't wipe your eyes in disbelief, this is true - India and Pakistan will be playing in the Asia Cup finals for the first time in 17 editions.

 

[sweep_shot]

I

Hard Luck BD

These retards probably would've still lost if the target was 90.

Hopeless bunch.

 

[ataullah]

Talat for Hasan Nawaz please that's all.

Fakhar
Farhan
Hasan Nawaz
Salman
Nawaz
Haris
Saim
Faheem
Shaheen
Rauf
Abrar

 

[Asif321]

This was more Bangladesh losing than Pakistan winning.

Babar would have lost it I bet

 

[IAJ]

Itna dar Abhishek se

No, he has been the main difference, that’s why.

 

[jamie smith fan]

Sponsors got what they wanted. 3 IND-PAK games and 2 BD-SL games.

 

[Ahmed216]

Brother almighty kuch nai kar sakta jab uske bande itne nalayak ho

same was said before CT final 2017. Us din bi ghamand too geya tha

 

[sweep_shot]

Read this multiple times and don't wipe your eyes in disbelief, this is true - India and Pakistan will be playing in the Asia Cup finals for the first time in 17 editions.

Yes. I am surprised they never met in the final before.

Anyway, it should be a good game. Pakistan have the momentum now.

 

[RidiculousMan]

These retards probably would've still lost if the target was 90.

Hopeless bunch.

After midway I was sure Bangladesh had this, just needed to play sensibly but they rushed it.

 

[ataullah]

I cant beleive how we won this match.

U wont believe how we beat india

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

the more Indians Cried about boycotting Pak , we have three Indo Pak Matches first time in History of Asia Cup. Broadcasters ( Indian) will be celebrating

Exactly. @Rajdeep be like:

 

[GlobalCric]

Pakistani bowlers need to remember that, more than their bowling it was more of a bad batting by Bangladeshi batsman...their shot selection was very poor...just things to keep in mind and don't get too excited from today's performance.

 

[hassan918]

MATCH SUMMARY

 

[jamie smith fan]

Pak have to find a way to get abhishek out as early as possible

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

These retards probably would've still lost if the target was 90.

Hopeless bunch.

actually Pak scrapped to par score on this surface and pressure of knock out did nt help BD.

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Sponsors got what they wanted. 3 IND-PAK games.

And they couldn't even shake hands. The bare minimum courtesy for a sportsman. Shameful and uncivilized.

 

[Asif321]

This was more Bangladesh losing than Pakistan winning.

These are just excuses at last . Win matters . These close wins tell you about teams attitude . We lost such games vs Zimbabwe, US with Babar at helm .

 

[Raja Ishtiaq]

We are gonna come up short against India again unfortunately.

If we had Rizbabar then the final would have been..well let's just say rather interesting

 

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan have proven they are the undisputed #2 in Asia. Not Afghanistan. Not SL. Pakistan are the undisputed #2.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Pak have to find a way to get abhishek out as early as possible

Bowl him into body, no room.

 

[jamie smith fan]

U wont believe how we beat india

When did we beat India??

 

[saabir]

Faheem cant score against good bowling. Proven failure against top teams. Wasim is a proper bowler probably better than Naseem, he is just not getting enough chances. Also, With Talat out and Nawaz in, your batting anyway becomes bit strong, provided if Nawaz kicks in.

I doubt they will change it. Pakistan will go with the same 11. Faheem is very good with the bat in the death overs. He also bowled well against India last match . I agreed pakistan need to think out of box to best India ..

 

[jamie smith fan]

Bowl him into body, no room.

Pak bowlers will forget how to bowl when they come up against him.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Lowest total successfully defended by Pakistan (T20I)

122/6 vs SL, Hambantota, 2012
132 vs WI, Port of Spain, 2017
134/8 vs NZ, Christchurch, 2024
135/8 vs BAN, Dubai, 2025*
135/7 vs BAN, Mirpur, 2011

 

[sweep_shot]

If Pakistan win the toss in final, they should chase.

It is easier to chase in Dubai even though BD made a mess. Most chasing teams win in Dubai.

 

[Prince of Dorne]

Our bowling just woke up in the tournament. You know what that means?

Yes, they will be put to sleep again come Sunday.

 

[jamie smith fan]

If Pakistan win the toss in final, they should chase.

It is easier to chase in Dubai even though BD made a mess. Most chasing teams win in Dubai.

Chasing is the only way pak can win.

 

[sweep_shot]

Chasing is the only way pak can win.

I think it is easier to chase in T20.

Pakistan have the bowling to restrict India to 170 or less.

 

[saabir]

To beat India on Sunday, Pakistan needs to think out of the box. The usual approach isn’t working. A bold move could be giving Hasan Nawaz a chance at No. 3 to inject fresh energy into the batting lineup. On the bowling front, bringing in one more pacer could strengthen the attack and put real pressure on India’s top order. Time to try something different if they want different results.

 

[GlobalCric]

Abhishek's century is loading for the final...as long as he don't make against Sri Lanka

 

[Devadwal]

No, he has been the main difference, that’s why.

India yet to play a perfect game in this tournament yet won all matches one sided .

 

[sweep_shot]

Abhishek's century is loading for the final...as long as he don't make against Sri Lanka

Ind-SL is an absolute dead rubber. Nothing at stake.

I am guessing India will be resting Abhishek and other key players.

 

[jamie smith fan]

Abhishek's century is loading for the final...as long as he don't make against Sri Lanka

Predicting a duck for him on 28.

 

[Devadwal]

Abhishek's century is loading for the final...as long as he don't make against Sri Lanka

Century nhi Karega but PP khel jaye bhut hai. Match one sided kar dega agar PP khel gya to.

 

[GlobalCric]

Ind-SL is an absolute dead rubber. Nothing at stake.

I am guessing India will be resting Abhishek and other key players.

I doubt they will drop him, it's good to continue when you are on song..

 

[Devadwal]

Predicting a duck for him on 28.

Just like last match. Match ke bad PP se bhaag gya tha yad hai

 

[hassan918]

Talat for Hasan Nawaz please that's all.

Fakhar
Farhan
Hasan Nawaz
Salman
Nawaz
Haris
Saim
Faheem
Shaheen
Rauf
Abrar

I doubt they will make any changes.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Century nhi Karega but PP khel jaye bhut hai. Match one sided kar dega agar PP khel gya to.

Bhai main to match nahi dekhon ga.. I am a faint hearted person

 

[Devadwal]

Ind-SL is an absolute dead rubber. Nothing at stake.

I am guessing India will be resting Abhishek and other key players.

Bumrah is likely to be rested, batsman don't need any rest

 

[GlobalCric]

Predicting a duck for him on 28.

Then Gill is overdue for a big inning...Surya made 50 in the first match as well so he is due for the big one.. Don't judge Indian batting by looking at what happened in today's match..Bangladesh batsman just made a mess by playing wrong strokes and rushing to finish fast...

 

[Rana]

@Raja Ishtiaq

What were you gonna do if Pakistan lost this?

 

[Devadwal]

Bhai main to match nahi dekhon ga.. I am a faint hearted person

Match hi to hai bhai maja ayega na dekhna.

Pressure Will Be On India Now

Pak Ko Harne Ki Aadat Hai

But India Can't Afford To Lose

 

[jamie smith fan]

@Raja Ishtiaq

What were you gonna do bro?

Don’t worry I won’t cuss you.

But what were you gonna do if Pakistan lost this?

What did he say??

 

[Rana]

So we really needed Babar and Rizwan?

Agha and Harris delivered today. We won.

 

[Devadwal]

So we really needed Babar and Rizwan?

Agha and Harris delivered today. We won.

135 banaye hai. Bowlers ne match win karaya hai na ki tullebaaz brigade ne.

 

[jamie smith fan]

So we really needed Babar and Rizwan?

Agha and Harris delivered today. We won.

Agha still doesnt make team as a batter

 

[Rana]

I’m so happy for these boys

It’s the last time I could be

We are likely to go back to square one of our crap approach even if we beat India.

But well done Agha+Hesson. It was a beautiful journey.

 

[sweep_shot]

Agha still doesnt make team as a batter

Yeah. Agha is pretty much a specialist captain now. Should be dropped after Asia Cup.

 

[Rana]

When I keep saying “Trust the process”,

Why does it sound like I am speaking in Mandarin?

 

[RidiculousMan]

Salman on Haris - "He is not batting on his number. But he never moaned"

 

[GlobalCric]

I’m so happy for these boys

It’s the last time I could be

We are likely to go back to square one of our crap approach even if we beat India.

But well done Agha+Hesson. It was a beautiful journey.

THIS...like I said earlier, if Pak wins the final it will be bad for overall cricket in Pakistan...they need grass root changes in their cricket...

 

[IAJ]

India yet to play a perfect game in this tournament yet won all matches one sided .

Woh perfect game Sunday Kay badh kisi din khel lena.

 

[Raja Ishtiaq]

@Raja Ishtiaq

What were you gonna do bro?

Don’t worry I won’t cuss you.

But what were you gonna do if Pakistan lost this?

And who cares about your cussing? Cuss all you want

 

[Prince of Dorne]

Predicting a duck for him on 28.

He is talking about Abhishek not Saim.

 

[Prince of Dorne]

Woh perfect game Sunday Kay badh kisi din khel lena.

Nhi Sunday hi khel na hai

 

[Devadwal]

Woh perfect game Sunday Kay badh kisi din khel lena.

India don't need a perfect day to defeat Asian team including Pakistan . 50% hi bhut ha tumhare liye.

 

[Rana]

To all the real ones who stood with Pakistan through the thick and thin. Those who stood with Agha, Hesson, Harris, Saim, Fakhar, Sahibzada etc.

Congratulations to you all. We made it to the final of a big tournament without two guys who were dragging us down! This one is for you!

Special mentions:

@mominsaigol @topspin @YousafTheBeast @RidiculousMan @DeadlyVenom @RedwoodOriginal @shaz619 @Ali Active @RyanRyan10 @Aqib_mustafa

I may have forgotten some.

“The North Remembers”

“What is dead will never die”

 

[Rana]

And who cares about your cussing? Cuss all you want

I told someone before

I don’t flog dead horses.

But what exactly were you gonna do if Pakistan lost this? What were you gonna do to me?

 

[ataullah]

Pak have to find a way to get abhishek out as early as possible

Sufyan muqeem best bet. Would they think out of the box? Its a gamble that can win

 

[sweep_shot]

Sufyan muqeem best bet. Would they think out of the box? Its a gamble that can win

How about Hassan Ali? LOL. That would be very out of the box.

I think they are likely to field the same team.

 

[Rana]

Commiserations @BouncerGuy

He’s been trying ever so hard to have Harris removed.

It’s Harris’s important knock that helped massively to get you to a total you defended today.

 

[cricketmania22]

Sufyan muqeem best bet. Would they think out of the box? Its a gamble that can win

Sufyan Muqeem hasn’t been bowing well.

 

[jamie smith fan]

Sufyan muqeem best bet. Would they think out of the box? Its a gamble that can win

I would.like to have him in my XI but at whose expense??

 

[Rana]

@IMMY69

When are Babar and Rizwan arriving go Dubai to watch the final from the stands?

 

[sweep_shot]

I would.like to have him in my XI but at whose expense??

Faheem?

 

[jamie smith fan]

Commiserations @BouncerGuy

He’s been trying ever so hard to have Harris removed.

It’s Harris’s important knock that helped massively to get you to a total you defended today.

He is still too much inconsistent.
But we all need to set aside our differences and get behind our team for the historic game on 28.

 

[jamie smith fan]

Faheem?

I dont think Faheem will be dropped

 

[Rajdeep]

@BDfanforever @sweep_shot @Mas-LFC @Mainul

Honestly, you guys should be ashamed of your team.

 

[Rana]

@BDfanforever @sweep_shot @Mas-LFC @Mainul

Honestly, you guys should be ashamed of your team.

You didn’t say that yesterday when they clearly didn’t enter the match to win the game against India did you???

 

[Rana]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1971208332682854828

Indians imploding already

 

[Savak]

Pakistan have proven they are the undisputed #2 in Asia. Not Afghanistan. Not SL. Pakistan are the undisputed #2.

Not really. Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh all operate at the same level, these teams are capable of winning and losing against each other on any given day.

The sad reality is that India is on Mount Everest and all of the remaining Asian teams are on ground zero.

 

[Rana]

Not really. Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh all operate at the same level, these teams are capable of winning and losing against each other on any given day.

The sad reality is that India is on Mount Everest and all of the remaining Asian teams are on ground zero.

Rehnde

All the good results in the lead up to today proves they are definitely the second best team at least in Asia.

Typical freshies always looking to bring down Pakistan for no reason!

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Commiserations @BouncerGuy

He’s been trying ever so hard to have Harris removed.

It’s Harris’s important knock that helped massively to get you to a total you defended today.

Persistence with Mediocrity will End in Ignominy no matter what the results are. It's Shaheen Afridi that Bailed out Pak today. He bailed us out against UAE with bat and SL too by taking wickets at top of SL's Best Batters.

Pedestrians in Batting line up

Saim
Agha
Haris

 

[Rana]

Persistence with Mediocrity will End in Ignominy no matter what the results are. It's Shaheen Afridi that Bailed out Pak today. He bailed us out against UAE with bat and SL too by taking wickets at top of SL's Best Batters.

Pedestrians in Batting line up

Saim
Agha
Haris

Let it go buddy.

They are in a final now. The persistence has worked

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Let it go buddy.

They are in a final now. The persistence has worked

We were in final twice in 2022. Where did that take us?

 

[GLORY OF '92]

To all the real ones who stood with Pakistan through the thick and thin. Those who stood with Agha, Hesson, Harris, Saim, Fakhar, Sahibzada etc.

Congratulations to you all. We made it to the final of a big tournament without two guys who were dragging us down! This one is for you!

Special mentions:

@mominsaigol @topspin @YousafTheBeast @RidiculousMan @DeadlyVenom @RedwoodOriginal @shaz619 @Ali Active @RyanRyan10 @Aqib_mustafa

I may have forgotten some.

“The North Remembers”

“What is dead will never die”

I called it yesterday. As the kids say nowadays. WE ARE SOOO BACK

 

[sweep_shot]

Rehnde

All the good results in the lead up to today proves they are definitely the second best team at least in Asia.

Typical freshies always looking to bring down Pakistan for no reason!

Pakistan are indeed the undisputed #2 in Asia now after reaching the final.

Before this Asia cup, it was not clear cut who was #2. Afghanistan and SL were both candidates for #2. Not anymore.

 

[ataullah]

I would.like to have him in my XI but at whose expense??

Take out abrar. They'll smash him like last match. No mystery for Indians

 

[DeadlyVenom]

To all the real ones who stood with Pakistan through the thick and thin. Those who stood with Agha, Hesson, Harris, Saim, Fakhar, Sahibzada etc.

Congratulations to you all. We made it to the final of a big tournament without two guys who were dragging us down! This one is for you!

Special mentions:

@mominsaigol @topspin @YousafTheBeast @RidiculousMan @DeadlyVenom @RedwoodOriginal @shaz619 @Ali Active @RyanRyan10 @Aqib_mustafa

I may have forgotten some.

“The North Remembers”

“What is dead will never die”

Bro NGL I have no idea how we did it.

Performance poor, selections random, captain clueless at times, bowlers becoming batsmen, batsmen bowlers, Shaheen all rounder again , and here we are.

Alhumdulilah so happy for the team.

insha'Allah we pull off a heist on Sunday and then the celebrations will be legendary.