Pakistan Vs Bangladesh LIVE Score, Asia Cup 2025 Super Four: PAK Lose Four Wickets Before Halfway Mark | PAK 51/5 (11)

That's something you don't see often - Bangladesh dropping a catch. Shaheen Shah tried to hit the ball over extra cover, and Nurul dived to his left to take the catch, but spilled it at the last moment. Considering their fielding level in this tournament, that should have been taken.

What a stunning review from Jaker Ali, to remove his Pakistani counterpart Salman Ali Agha. Pakistan already started the over on the backfoot, losing a run after Haris failed to ground his bat in the last delivery of the previous over.

Mustafizur then took Salman by surprise with a cutter, beating his defence. Bangladesh appeal for a nick. The bowler does not look convinced, but Jaker is, and immediately goes for a referral. UltraEdge shows a clear spike, and Pakistan go five down.

Finally, a good spell for Pakistan, with 10 runs coming off that Mahedi over. Haris got a boundary off a poor delivery from the spinner, and two well-ran doubles have put the pressure on the Bangladeshi fielders.

Another one bites the dust, and Pakistan are shell-shocked at the moment. A bit shorter from Rishad, and Talat tried to cut it towards the offside. However, he sends it flying towards backward point, where Saif takes a stunning catch before the ball touched the ground. Splendid bowling, splendid fielding.

Mohammad Haris is the new batter for Pakistan.

Rishad Hossain, you beauty! His deliveries were turning inside, and Fakhar was giving himself some room even in the early overs. He finally connects with one, but gets no power underneath, and Taznim takes an easy catch at long off.

Hussain Talat is the new batter.

This is the slowest start by Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 powerplays, with the run rate at 4.50 now. However, Salman took a slight risk against Mustafizur with a shot over extra cover that earned him a boundary. Pakistan need many more of these at the moment.

A couple of boundaries in the last two overs, which yielded 12 runs. Fakhar and Salman are trying to get Pakistan's run rate going, which currently stands at 4.20 - one of the slowest powerplays in the tournament so far. Considering how good today's pitch is for batting, the batters must start firing soon.

Another tight over from Taskin, despite a lucky boundary from Farhan. Bangladesh are turning in the screws in the powerplay, and the pressure is mounting on the Pakistani batters.

A terrible shot from Saim Ayub, and he gets his FOURTH duck of the tournament. He tried to hit Mahedi out of the park, but the contact and timing was all over the park, and he only manages to find Rishad.

Excellent, confident bowling from Taskin. There's very little swing on offer, which resulted in a third-ball boundary from the in-form Sahibzada Farhan. Taskin opted to go much fuller this time, and Farhan sliced it on to the arms of Rishad at backward point.

Saim Ayub is the new batter.

Pakistan keep their opening duo of Fakhar Zaman and Sahibzada Farhan intact. Taskin Ahmed with the new ball for Bangladesh.

Here we go then. The semi-final begins!

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

Bangladesh: 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.

Jaker Ali: "We would like to bowl first, looks a pretty dry wicket. We have been doing well while bowling first, so we are going with that strategy. As a bowling unit we have been doing well. We have to bat really well in this match. We just want to play for the championship, that's the mindset."

Salman Agha: "We wanted to bat first, so it's okay. Looks a good pitch. Scoreboard pressure is the key. We have defended well after scoring 150-plus. Beating SL was always great. We want to play good cricket and execute our plans. It's always important playing any final. We want to focus on this game, want to win this game. We want to play good cricket."

Three changes for Bangladesh, and none for Pakistan.

Bangladesh captain Jaker Ali won the toss and decided to bowl first.

Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha said that he would have opted to bat first anyway.

Read our full toss report for the Pakistan vs Bangladesh match.

The eather in Dubai right now is a tolerable 34°C, but it won't drop much even as the evening goes on. The humidity is around the 55% mark. The hot and humid conditions will make it a challenge for the players out on the pitch tonight.

Dew will be a significant factor in Dubai, which will be good news for the chasing side.

It's no secret that teams like to chase at Dubai, with more than 61% of the matches being won by the team batting second. So, what will be the winning total for the team batting first?

The average first-innings score in T20Is in 2025 at Dubai is around 158. However, this being a knock-out match, anything below 175 will be seen as a weak score, especially as both sides have shown their batting capabilities in the Super Fours.

Pakistan:

• 🟢 Won by 93 runs vs Oman

• 🔴 Lost by 7 wickets vs India

• 🟢 Won by 41 runs vs UAE

• 🔴 Lost by 6 wickets vs India

• 🟢 Won by 5 wickets vs Sri Lanka

Bangladesh:

• 🟢 Won by 7 wickets vs Hong Kong

• 🔴 Lost by 6 wickets vs Sri Lanka

• 🟢 Won by 8 runs vs Afghanistan

• 🟢 Won by 4 wickets vs Sri Lanka

• 🔴 Los tby 41 runs vs India

Pakistan and Bangladesh have faced each other 25 times in T20I matches.

• Matches: 25

• Pakistan: 20

• Bangladesh: 5

• No results: 0

The last three matches between the two sides came during Pakistan's tour of Bangladesh in Mirpur in July. Bangladesh won the series 2-1.

That is the big question for Bangladesh. Their fans were surprised when Litton Das did not come out for the toss against India. Jaker Ali, who replaced him as the skipper, informed that Litton could not recover from a rib injury that he had sustained during a training session.

Jaker said that the team will take a decision on Litton's availability before the Pakistan match. "We will wait till the last minute for Litton," he had said.

Hello and welcome to the start of our live blog for the Pakistan vs Bangladesh match. It’s the penultimate Super Four match in this year’s T20 Asia Cup, but this is the most important match for both these teams so far, as a place in the final is on the cards. Stay tuned for pre-match updates and playing XIs when they are announced.