Pakistan (138/5) edge past Sri Lanka (133/8) by 5 wickets in Super Four clash of Asia Cup 2025

[saabir]

What happened to mohd Nawaz ?? Is he injured or what ?? Why can't he bowl??? If he playing as a batter Hasan Nawaz is far better than him ..srilanka team struggling against spinners and the captain feeding them pace again bring Nawaz or Saim from other end and choke the batters

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Will be interesting to see if Sri Lanka Bowlers will do Abrar celebration, if they get a wicket haha

What's the point unless you are getting him out?

 

[sweep_shot]

SL chose a mighty fine day to play like trash. Looking alot like Pak/Ind final - just like how ACC (secretly BCCI and PCB) wanted

Yeah.

That's what it seems like. It should be an India vs Pakistan final, unless BD somehow beat Pakistan like they did in 2018 Asia Cup.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Nawaz should come on and bowl too

 

[sweep_shot]

Very good fielding from Rauf. Saved 2 runs.

 

[sweep_shot]

SL - 87/6 (14 overs).

 

[Boyka]

Expected a bit better from SL

 

[Obaidd]

What happened to mohd Nawaz ?? Is he injured or what ?? Why can't he bowl??? If he playing as a batter Hasan Nawaz is far better than him ..srilanka team struggling against spinners and the captain feeding them pace again bring Nawaz or Saim from other end and choke the batters

For Hesson it’s all about duels. It’s all about the left right combos. There is no duel for Nawaz tonight according to this twisted thinking.

 

[pillionrider]

Shaheen's body language and attitude in matches not vs India is boss-mode

 

[sweep_shot]

Abrar today: 3-0-7-1.

Great bowling.

 

[sweep_shot]

How does Abrar bowl with glasses on? If I try to do that, I may drop my glasses.

Then again, I bowl left arm medium.

 

[sweep_shot]

Given not out. Review time.

 

[Justcrazy]

88 / 6

32 balls to go.

Pakistan would be looking to get in tight overs , and keep the target low.

 

[sweep_shot]

SL - 88/6 (15 overs).

Abrar finishes his quota: 4-0-8-1.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Yeah.

That's what it seems like. It should be an India vs Pakistan final, unless BD somehow beat Pakistan like they did in 2018 Asia Cup.

If Pakistan win comprehensively today, they could still go through even if they lose to Bangladesh

 

[Justcrazy]

How does Abrar bowl with glasses on? If I try to do that, I may drop my glasses.

Then again, I bowl left arm medium.

I think these are special glasses , I remember Hirwani Indian leg spinner also using glasses while playing.

 

[TexasRattlesnake]

If Pakistan win comprehensively today, they could still go through even if they lose to Bangladesh

How? Bangladesh will be at 2 wins and Ind can also be at 2 wins.

 

[t_kaay]

Who is the 3rd umpire????? He wasn't even going to consider the lbw aspect until someone said it to him in the background. The standard of umpiring has been very poor.

 

[followed]

Nerd abrar has done well today but he was needed against India

 

[Justcrazy]

Abrar finishes with 1 for 8 from 4 overs , very good spell.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Top class spell from Abrar

 

[cricfan432]

They might target talat for big over

 

[khyberlion]

If Pakistan win comprehensively today, they could still go through even if they lose to Bangladesh

No Bangladesh will have more points.

 

[Zeshan547]

If Pakistan win comprehensively today, they could still go through even if they lose to Bangladesh

no bud, BD already have won one match vs SL, so in that case they will have 4 points and Pak only 2.

 

[Justcrazy]

Nerd abrar has done well today but he was needed against India

Indian batsmen skill set is different .

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

No Bangladesh will have more points.

My bad, you're right

 

[sweep_shot]

When SL lost 3 wickets in the powerplay, they should've consolidated. Instead, they kept on slogging.

 

[khyberlion]

Why on earth would you bowl Hussain talat at this stage? Mindless.

 

[saabir]

Pak not learning any lessons keep on bowling Husain Talat for his 3rd over . Nawaz should have bowl atleast 2 overs

 

[followed]

Indian batsmen skill set is different .

But still he should have bowled better against India. He should have bowled at better length.

 

[RehanG]

why is Nawaz not bowling!!!

 

[JaDed]

I think these are special glasses , I remember Hirwani Indian leg spinner also using glasses while playing.

Vettori??? Kumble bowled in initial career too but those were weird

 

[Azzurri]

Agha is lulu

 

[sweep_shot]

why is Nawaz not bowling!!!

Too late to bowl Nawaz now.

This is already the 16th over.

 

[saabir]

Why on earth would you bowl Hussain talat at this stage? Mindless.

This brian dead management have no idea why they are doing this

 

[followed]

Haris should bowl now. He should use slower ball more.

 

[sweep_shot]

SL - 97/6 (16 overs).

 

[mominsaigol]

When SL lost 3 wickets in the powerplay, they should've consolidated. Instead, they kept on slogging.

I said it from the start

1) India
2) Pakistan
3) Sri Lanka
4) Bangladesh
5) Afghanistan

^^ This the ranking. However Indian posters ruin this forumn with stupidity.

Afghanistan and Bangladesh are extremely extremely close as teams. Their very relative but with Afghani spinners now showing their age, Bangladesh has pulled ahead.

Pak and Sri Lanka are extremely extremely close as well, both are realtive but Pakistan is slightly ahead. Under riz/Ba Pakistan was undergoing its worst possible phase in t20 which is why Sri Lanka had an edge. Under sarfi Pakistan owned Lanka left and right.

 

[JaDed]

Lankan batsmen have killed the game, its not enough for Hasaranga to defend, if anything he will get attacked today.

 

[pillionrider]

Vettori??? Kumble bowled in initial career too but those were weird

hahaha yeah I remember those Kumble glasses.

 

[JaDed]

I said it from the start

1) India
2) Pakistan
3) Sri Lanka
4) Bangladesh
5) Afghanistan

^^ This the ranking. However Indian posters ruin this forumn with stupidity.

Afghanistan and Bangladesh are extremely extremely close as teams. Their very relative but with Afghani spinners now showing their age, Bangladesh has pulled ahead.

Pak and Sri Lanka are extremely extremely close as well, both are realtive but Pakistan is slightly ahead. Under riz/Ba Pakistan was undergoing its worst possible phase in t20 which is why Sri Lanka had an edge. Under sarfi Pakistan owned Lanka left and right.

BD beat Lanka in imp super 4 this time

 

[Justcrazy]

97 . 6

24 balls left

 

[followed]

Lol nawaz the best spinner Mera match winner hasn't bowled since the match against UAE.

 

[Snowflake]

Shaheen's body language and attitude in matches not vs India is boss-mode

His body language was top notch vs India. In fact, he was bending his back more.

What do you mean?

 

[JaDed]

His body language was top notch vs India. In fact, he was bending his back more.

What do you mean?

Just for first over not after

 

[sweep_shot]

I said it from the start

1) India
2) Pakistan
3) Sri Lanka
4) Bangladesh
5) Afghanistan

^^ This the ranking. However Indian posters ruin this forumn with stupidity.

Afghanistan and Bangladesh are extremely extremely close as teams. Their very relative but with Afghani spinners now showing their age, Bangladesh has pulled ahead.

Pak and Sri Lanka are extremely extremely close as well, both are realtive but Pakistan is slightly ahead. Under riz/Ba Pakistan was undergoing its worst possible phase in t20 which is why Sri Lanka had an edge. Under sarfi Pakistan owned Lanka left and right.

BD beat SL in 2023 WC, 2024 World T20, and 2025 Asia Cup. BD also made it to CT 2025 over SL.

I think BD and SL are similar in white ball cricket. But, in Test, SL are much better.

 

[followed]

Haris rauf 92 mph the fastest ball of the tournament.

 

[pillionrider]

Sri Lanka getting some momentum

 

[JaDed]

Cmon Mendis smack Rauf apne ghar ka Rauf.. get 130 atleast

 

[khyberlion]

This brian dead management have no idea why they are doing this

Agreed. This is beyond idiotic. Nawaz hasn't bowled in 2 games. Why pick him then? Is he a better batsmen than Hasan Nawaz? Saim hasn't been given the ball after a bad outing. Everyone travelled last game.

 

[Snowflake]

Cannot fathom this logic of playing Nawaz as a specialist batsman.

Is the management thinking he’s better batsman than H Nawaz???

 

[followed]

Haris bowled very good against India but today he looks lackluster.

 

[Snowflake]

Just for first over not after

What happened after? I saw the game - looked perfectly fine.

I’m not a fan of Shaheen and I think he bowled poorly against India, but there was nothing wrong with his attitude.

 

[JaDed]

BD has done a number on Lanka.. Lankans can’t find an answer to them somehow.

 

[gazza619]

Waqar should get a pay cut after a poor show as a commentator

 

[followed]

Haris should bowl another thunderbolt at 92 mph.

 

[daytrader]

Mind boggling that they're not using more spin

 

[JaDed]

What happened after? I saw the game - looked perfectly fine.

I’m not a fan of Shaheen and I think he bowled poorly against India, but there was nothing wrong with his attitude.

He had boss mode first over.. was just normal after that

 

[sweep_shot]

Cmon Mendis smack Rauf apne ghar ka Rauf.. get 130 atleast

They need to slog now and they are blocking.

They needed to consolidate after 6 overs and they were slogging.

SL got it all wrong today.

 

[pillionrider]

His body language was top notch vs India. In fact, he was bending his back more.

What do you mean?

Didn't see these celebrations, and an over back, he fired a ball in the direction of the batsman and made some cute gesture like he was going to bullseye him. All these have been missing since that game years ago when he got the Indian top order out.

 

[followed]

144.5 kmph now by haris. Good stuff

 

[JaDed]

Waqar should get a pay cut after a poor show as a commentator

Is Wasim any better? 90s was so much better at commentary, before that it was too robotic and after that too stimulating

 

[mominsaigol]

BD beat Lanka in imp super 4 this time

Doesn't matter. Cricket is not A > B > C.

Sri lanka had Pakistan's no in t20 for a while, Yet Pakistan owned Bangladesh left and right and Bangladesh managed to one up Sri lanka.

Afghanistan managed to upset Australia once and give them hell with maxwell pulling a superman.

NZ, SA, India despite having a stronger team then Australia on paper in 2023 world cup ended up losing.

In terms of pure skill and strength my ranking is accurate.

 

[followed]

Haris varies pace very well but sometimes he misses length and line.

 

[sweep_shot]

BD has done a number on Lanka.. Lankans can’t find an answer to them somehow.

BD have had SL's number in white ball cricket for quite a while.

But, in Test, SL always dominated BD even after the retirements of Sanga, Mahela etc.

Last time BD won a Test against SL was in 2017 (an away Test win).

 

[Justcrazy]

105 / 6

18 balls to go.

 

[gazza619]

Kamindu still there who is SL’s only hope. You never know he may give SL two good overs here.

 

[JaDed]

Doesn't matter. Cricket is not A > B > C.

Sri lanka had Pakistan's no in t20 for a while, Yet Pakistan owned Bangladesh left and right and Bangladesh managed to one up Sri lanka.

Afghanistan managed to upset Australia once and give them hell with maxwell pulling a superman.

NZ, SA, India despite having a stronger team then Australia on paper in 2023 world cup ended up losing.

In terms of pure skill and strength my ranking is accurate.

Yes but BD has gotten way too many times better of Lanka for me to not consider them as equals in LOI.

 

[light]

Yeah.

That's what it seems like. It should be an India vs Pakistan final, unless BD somehow beat Pakistan like they did in 2018 Asia Cup.

There is a very good chance that BD might pull it off too.

 

[followed]

Lol hahah indian hindi commentators are begging srilankan batsmen to score runs. Hahahah
Losers

 

[Asad T]

135-140 could be challenging considering our fragile battting lineup

 

[followed]

I m missing 2nd best team in asia the Afghanistan.LOL.

 

[sweep_shot]

Yes but BD has gotten way too many times better of Lanka for me to not consider them as equals in LOI.

Last 12 ODI games between BD and SL: BD won 6 and SL won 6.

Last 12 T20 games between BD and SL: BD won 6 and SL won 6.

Pretty neck to neck in white ball cricket.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/headtohead/team-match-results/sri-lanka-bangladesh-8vs25/twenty20-matches-6

https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/headtohead/team-match-results/sri-lanka-bangladesh-8vs25/one-day-internationals-2

Anyway, in Test, SL still dominate BD.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Akram as bad as Kapildev in the commie box. Fumbling for words and monotonous. He is worse than even Waqar.

 

[IAJ]

Good little comeback by SL

 

[followed]

Lol nawaz the best spinner's confidence has been dented badly.

 

[gazza619]

Is Wasim any better? 90s was so much better at commentary, before that it was too robotic and after that too stimulating

Wasim just said, “from srikankan point of view, 10 runs an over will take them to 135. Will that be enough? Time will tell”

Talk about getting paid for doing zilch!!!

 

[JaDed]

135-140 could be challenging considering our fragile battting lineup

lol cmon bro, look at the pitch nothing in it.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Zero overs for best spinner in the world

 

[sweep_shot]

Good little comeback by SL

Not enough.

This is a 170-180 pitch.