ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will take on Bangladesh today, Thursday, at the Asia Cup 2025 Super Four decider in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said.
The Asia Cup is being played in the Twenty20 format from Sept. 9-28.
Three teams including Pakistan, India and Bangladesh remain in the tournament following the elimination of Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Oman, the UAE and Hong Kong.
Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by five wickets this week in the Abu Dhabi clash and will compete with Bangladesh for the final spot against India.
“The Pakistan cricket team has arrived in Dubai for its match against Bangladesh,” the PCB said in a social media post a day earlier.
“The match between Pakistan and Bangladesh will begin tomorrow at 6:30pm local time.”
Pakistan hasn’t won two matches in a row in this tournament so far.
The Green Shirts last played Bangladesh in June and beat them during the latter’s tour to Pakistan.
India and Pakistan have met twice in this edition of the regional competition, but the neighbors have never played against each other in an Asia Cup final.
If both teams reach the final, India will once again start as strong favorites having won 12 of 15 T20Is between the two countries.
India have also won the last seven internationals against Pakistan since September 2022, including four T20Is and three one-day internationals.
Squads:
Pakistan (probable): Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha (captain), Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed
Bangladesh (probable): Tanzid Hasan, Saif Hassan, Litton Das (captain and wicketkeeper), Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman