Pakistan beat Bangladesh to reach Asian Games final against India — Dawn

Pakistan’s cricket team defeated Bangladesh by six wickets in a rain-shortened men’s Asian Games semi-final in Nishin, Japan. The team advanced to the gold-medal match, where it will face India on Saturday.

According to Dawn, Bangladesh batted first and scored 111 runs for seven wickets in 13 overs. Towhid Hridoy was their top scorer with 42 runs off 25 balls. Saif Hassan scored 19 runs.

Decisive partnership

Pakistan, chasing a target of 112 runs, found itself in a difficult position at 53 for four wickets in fewer than seven overs. Captain Sahibzada Farhan was dismissed in the first over after scoring one run. Maaz Sadaqat scored 15 runs off seven balls, Saim Ayub made 21 off 12, and Usman Khan scored 14.

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Abdul Samad and Hasan Nawaz changed the course of the game, remaining at the crease until the end of the match and putting together a 59-run partnership for the fifth wicket. Samad scored 30 runs off 15 balls, hitting five fours and one six. Nawaz finished the match with 27 runs off 22 balls, including two fours and two sixes.

Surge in the tenth over

The tenth over against Mustafizur Rahman proved crucial. Samad scored 22 runs off five balls: after hitting a six over long-on, he struck four consecutive fours. Pakistan scored 23 runs in the over, moving from 76 for four wickets to 99 for four.

Pakistan completed the chase at 112 for four wickets after 11 overs and three balls, with nine balls to spare. Among Pakistan’s bowlers, Sufiyan Muqeem took three wickets for 26 runs, Arafat Minhas took two for 23, and Saim Ayub took one for three runs in two overs. In the bronze-medal match, Bangladesh will play Sri Lanka, which lost to India by 124 runs in the second semi-final.