Pakistan vs Bangladesh Highlights, Asia Cup 2025: PAK through to the finals, defend 135 to set up rematch vs IND

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: That could be a huge moment! Saif was the man in touch and Bangladesh were relying on him to get at least 30 or 40 here, but Haris Rauf strikes and is off celebrating! Leading edge flies down the throat of the fielder at point.

36/3 after the powerplay; only 100 more needed, but only 7 wickets in hand.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: Poor shot! Completely lost his shape there, Towhid. It's an ugly looking swipe across the line that goes straight into the air, and it's an easy catch. Shaheen with two early on, and he's keeping it very tidy here.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: There we go! Just a boundary an over will be enough, and that six will help settle nerves. Pure timing and confidence: he's been the man in form, and he just flicks it away and clears the boundary with ease.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: Bangladesh don't really need to force the issue here so taking it easy, ensuring they don't lose wickets in clumps like Pakistan did. Just getting set — no Litton means just a touch more care needed.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: Just what Pakistan needed! A wicket to match the won they lost very early on, and it's Emon who departs. Emon tries to pull a short one, it's very high on his bat, and deep square leg is well placed to cover the ground and take a good catch. Pakistan are very much alive and kicking!

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: Here we go then! 136 to get to the final, or 10 wickets if you're Pakistan.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: Bangladesh will very happily take that, 136 to chase in Dubai. Equally, Pakistan will be happy a couple of lower order batters stood up to ensure they have something to defend after what was a horrific start to the innings. Back soon for the chase.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: Some late oomph from Nawaz! Deep in his crease, in his arc, and he sends it flying over midwicket.

He wants more of that — but Emon takes a stellar catch! It's skied miles into the air at the ring of fire, it's swirling, but eyes on it always from the fielder. Takes a really good catch to stop a dangerous-looking Nawaz in his tracks.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: He was batting really well to reach 31, but it's a really sharp return catch from Mahedi, who gets his revenge after being tonked for six first ball of the over! Reacts quick and makes it stick in his mitts.

114/7 with two overs to play.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: Good cricket. Swinging through the line is tough, so he gets crafty to find a six. 94/6 with 4 to play.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: Another clean hit over the leg-side, and the Shaheen threat is growing – but not for long! Tasking goes for the yorker, it's more of a full-toss, but the pace is enough to not allow sweet connection. Straight up, and Jaker Ali takes responsibility, hustling over to square leg to take the catch with his gloves. 71/6!

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: It's taken 75 deliveries in this innings but it's Shaheen's long levers send one 95m deep into the crowd! He will need many more of those if he wants to get himself and his bowling cohort something to defend.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: Rishad nearly has his third! He has been going around the wicket to the lefties and producing massive turn, but he fools Shaheen as this one goes on with the arm. Shaheen goes for a big hoick and skies it miles in the air. Deep long-on makes the ground up going forward, but can't hang on. Good bowling from Rishad, plenty of loop, inviting the big shots and saying it won't be good enough.

55/5 with just 8 overs to go.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: Wickets tumbling all over the place and still no run-scoring to speak of! Haris has contributed a couple of boundaries, but at the other end, it is Salman who edges behind for Jaker Ali, his opposite number on the night, to take a catch off the inside edge. It's a good review from him behind the stumps, forcing a DRS reversal, and Pakistan 49/5! Deep trouble.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: And another goes, this time Talat! Good sharp catch low to the ground, and Bangladesh are just in total control. Runs are nowhere to be found, dot balls a-plenty, and Pakistan losing wickets at a rate of knots.

37/4 after 9 overs.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: This Pakistan innings is well and truly going nowhere at the moment. Something needs to change and fast — a really big over needed soon.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: He tried to unleash the shackles, but it's only bad to worse for Pakistan! Not enough elevation, not enough power, and it's 29/3 as Fakhar departs. Talat in next, and a big rebuilding effort needed once again.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: All Bangladesh. Pakistan picking up a couple of boundaries in the last couple of overs, but they will be severely disappointed. One of this pair really needs to kick on, as Rishad comes into the attack with his leggies.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: Just no release shot to be had for Pakistan, sensational powerplay bowling. Bangladesh bowled here yesterday and know what Abhishek used to get the better of them.

Captain Salman has promoted himself to 4, and does get a boundary to take his team to 15/2 after 4 overs.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: Wow wow wow, talk about a tournament to forget. Six innings, just 23 runs, and now FOUR ducks! Saim Ayub has been all over the place, and this is a soft, soft dismissal. Chips it straight down the ground to mid-on, and it's suddenly 5/2!

Bangladesh well on top after two overs.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: DREAM START! He goes for four does Taskin, but he pitches it further up and invites the drive. Farhan can only slice it uppishly, and it's a comfortable catch at backward point. 4/1, Bangladesh are in it very early!

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: Set to go in Dubai! Taskin first up to the openers, Farhan takes strike… nice shape from Taskin to start.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: It should be Farhan and Zaman to open if Pakistan stick with the plan. We will find out shortly, as the national anthems take place before this absolutely crunch match.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: Saim Ayub does retain his spot, and no changes for Pakistan after their victory over Sri Lanka.

Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha (c), Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: Three changes for BAN: Nurul, Taskin and Mahedi come in.

Saif Hassan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Jaker Ali (wk & c), Nurul Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: So Jaker Ali in the middle as Litton Das remains injured. He chooses to chase, pretty unsurprisingly — but Salman Agha does say he would have batted first, citing scoreboard pressure.

Host of changes as three edits to yesterday's loss made by Bangladesh, maybe fatigue a part of it.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: Although India won batting first yesterday, the go-to decision on Dubai has always been to chase, making use of better batting conditions in the evening and the stickier wicket earlier in the day. Don't expect Bangladesh to sway from wanting to chase – but Pakistan might back runs on the board, potentially.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: It has been a tournament for the legspinners thus far: Kuldeep Yadav is staking a claim as the player of the tournament, and the lovely little piece of (sportsmanlike) banter between Wanindu Hasaranga and Abrar Ahmed in Tuesday’s match will be remembered as one of the moments of this tournament. Equally, Rishad Hossain has stepped up for Bangladesh in two consecutive big T20I tournaments for his team now, including two wickets against India yesterday night. How he and Abrar fare in this match will be crucial to how their bowling efforts go – and as a larger picture, the match as a whole.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: 23 runs in 5 innings in those tournament – those are numbers that you can’t make look good in any contest. After starting off with three ducks, Ayub managed 21 against India, but followed that up with an innings of 2 against SL. With his approach not working and his eyes never quite settling in this tournament, it probably isn’t unfair to say that he has been a walking wicket – and can you really afford that in your top three in a knockout game? At the moment, it’s his contribution with ball keeping him in the lineup. But Mike Hesson and Salman Agha haven’t been afraid of tinkering with their XI, and despite his ceiling, Ayub is very much with his head on the chopping block.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: After missing the match against India due to a side strain, Litton Das is nonetheless expected back in the action in this match, where his presence as a leader and an experienced head will be crucial if Bangladesh want to get over the hump of the defeat. Coming in at three, Litton shores up the Tigers’ batting, and is also probably their best and most reliable option at the top of the order. His return would benefit them immensely, even if Jaker Ali was a very solid understudy in his first international as skipper yesterday.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN:

Litton Das (c), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Quazi Nurul Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Shaif Uddin

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN:

Salman Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Afridi, Sufiyan Muqim

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: While this might be reason for Bangladesh to take heart, their series win did succeed a hapless 3-0 loss in Pakistan in June. Overall, Pakistan have the 4-2 lead in T20Is played in 2025, but also have reason to be wary of Bangladesh following that series played in Mirpur. All this recent context makes this a difficult match to call with certainty.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: In fact, it was as recently as July that Bangladesh can turn to for inspiration, should they need it. Hosting their subcontinental rivals at home in three T20Is, the Tigers won the first two matches on typical turning, low-scoring pitches, the first of those in comprehensive fashion as well. They did lose the last match of that series, but what Bangladesh will be aware of is that the surface in Dubai will be fairly similar to those they produce at home, allowing them to dip into that familiar well.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: Bangladesh’s development into being a team which can regularly compete with the midtable quality teams in international cricket, as it were, is perhaps best seen in how they have found recent success against Pakistan since the start of 2023. Of their first 18 T20Is, Bangladesh managed to win only two: in the seven matches since 2023, they have already won three more, losing just four. It’s a strong reversal of fortunes, and one which stands them in good stead in terms of their hopes of coming out on top in this particular match.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: After their second loss to India, and the behaviour of some of the players on-field during that match, the Pakistan team caught plenty of fire for trying to win the game with some mental gamesmanship without having the prerequisite performances on the field itself. That is something that would have been a little humbling for a group of players looking for an edge, and it means that the focus simply has to be how the play when the ball gets rolling. The quieter they can keep things around India-Pakistan in their head, the better their performances are likely going to be on the day, even today.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: Pakistan have alternated winning and losing thus far this tournament, any hopes of stringing together victories being taken away by India. However, coming in off their win against Sri Lanka, this match presents a chance to stitch together a pair of wins, and create some sort of momentum going into the final against India. Third time’s the charm with a couple of wins under their belt? Or will their maverick nature see them crumble when the going gets tough against Bangladesh?

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: This is the Super 4 contest between the two teams which finished second in their respective groups. Both teams beat the weaker teams in their groups – although Bangladesh’s contest against Afghanistan was arguably between two well-matched teams – but lost to the pace-setters. Now, they have both picked up wins against Sri Lanka but lost to India, making for very similar paths to this virtual semifinal.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: After losing their first Super 4 match to India, Pakistan bounced back extremely well against Sri Lanka, particularly in the bowling department. There were some jitters during the early part of the chase in Abu Dhabi, but a guiding hand by all-round player of the match Hussain Talat and a late flurry by Mohammad Nawaz ensured that the old demons didn’t return to haunt them. Ultimately, winners with two overs to spare, bringing them to this juncture.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, PAK vs BAN: Games on back to back nights for Bangladesh in Dubai, as they have barely any time to recover from their 41-defeat at the hands of the tournament favourites. They got smacked around by Abhishek Sharma, fought back admirably, looked to be in the contest, but got undone by some Kuldeep Yadav magic. It was ultimately something of a beatdown, and not much time to recover for the Tigers: just about 20 hours after the conclusion of that one, they will be back at it tonight.