Bangladesh lost to India last night at the same venue.
Bangladesh skipper Litton Das will not be playing the Super Four clash against Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025. The 30-year-old was injured in one of the practice sessions earlier this week. Jaker Ali led the side against India last night and will continue to captain in today’s Dubai fixture.
Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl first against the Men in Green.
Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha(c), Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris(w), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, and Abrar Ahmed.
Bangladesh: Saif Hassan, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Parvez Hossain Emon, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Jaker Ali (w/c), Mohammad Saifuddin, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Nasum Ahmed, and Mustafizur Rahman.
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The Bangladesh skipper had scored 119 runs in four matches in the ongoing Asia Cup 2025, and remains one of their key contributors. Moreover, Litton’s total in the tournament is the third-highest number of runs scored by a Bangladeshi batter.
Bangladesh’s form in the tournament has been good. They beat the Sri Lankans in the first game of the Super Four and entered the stage on a high. Previously, they won against Afghanistan in a do-or-die group stage clash to seal a spot in the Super Four.
With a potent team, their batters can score at a brisk rate. But a lot of their batting used to work around their skipper, Litton Das. And now that he has missed two games, including tonight’s fixture, they will have to be careful in the middle overs.
After a loss against India, the Bangla Tigers are now in a virtual semi-final clash as they face Pakistan. With an unbeaten record, India are through to the Final of the Asia Cup 2025. After two losses, Sri Lanka are eliminated from the race. After one win each and a loss against India, both teams will compete tonight as we get the other finalist for the multi-national tournament.
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