Pakistan vs Bangladesh, Super Fours, 17th Match (A2 v B2), Asia Cup 2025 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Haris Rauf to Rishad Hossain, no run, there it is folks - the much anticipated India-Pakistan final in the Asia Cup is going to happen and just what every cricket lover wanted. Get ready for it then. Full and pace on outside off, Rishad Hossain drives and misses, a dot and Haris Rauf leaps in the air to punch in celebration and then looks heavenwards to say a prayer or two. Pakistan win by 11 and go on to face India on Sunday

Haris Rauf to Rishad Hossain, no run, look at Agha's reaction at long-off. He fields this and runs to Nawaz at long-on and hugs him. Before that a big roar in celebration. A low full-toss on off, totally miscued and it lands well short of Agha at long-off, Litton wears a sorry look on his face

Haris Rauf to Rishad Hossain, SIX, there's still life in this game. Another slower-ball off-cutter and Rishad Hossain comes down the track and takes it from there, lofts well and that flies over long-on's head, such sweet connection

Haris Rauf to Rishad Hossain, no run, back to the slower-ball off-cutter and it flies over off and middle. Goes wide of the crease and bowls it on a length, Rishad Hossain slogs and misses

Haris Rauf to Rishad Hossain, FOUR, Bangladesh alive still. Just. Length on middle, pacy delivery, Rishad Hossain makes room and bludgeons it wide of mid-off, that was right off the middle, races away

Haris Rauf to Mustafizur, byes, 1 run, Mohammad Haris fumbles and allows a bye. A pacy short of length delivery and at the body of Mustafizur who makes room to glide, misses, flies over the top-edge and Haris fumbles

Haris Rauf to Rishad Hossain, 1 run, length outside off, Rishad Hossain goes on the back foot and taps it in front of backward point, easy single

Haris Rauf to Mustafizur, 1 run, full and arrowing into middle and leg, Mustafizur is deep in his crease, angles the bat down and runs it to third man

Haris Rauf to Taskin Ahmed, out Bowled!! Top of middle now. Litton with a wry smile as if he knows this is over now. A pacy length delivery on middle and leg, Taskin Ahmed backs away to slog, is beaten for pace and the ball crashes into the stumps. Haris Rauf stumbles after delivery but he finds the bullseye. Pakistan just a wicket away now. Taskin Ahmed b Haris Rauf 4(2) [4s-1]

Haris Rauf to Taskin Ahmed, FOUR, Taskin Ahmed gets lucky, length delivery and pacy stuff following the batter outside the leg-stump, Taskin flicks and the top-edge clears Mohammad Haris and runs away, handy boundary

Haris Rauf to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, out Bowled!! Lovely slower-ball off-cutter and that does for Tanzim Hasan Sakib. Shamim shakes his head watching on. Lands on a length and Tanzim is totally deceived, swipes to leg way too early, misses, the ball lands on top of the off-stump and flicks the bail off. Haris Rauf runs away to do a fist-pump celebration. Tanzim Hasan Sakib b Haris Rauf 10(11) [4s-1]

Haris Rauf to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, no run, Haris Rauf is down flat on the ground. Hope he is alright. A pacy delivery and a short one, Tanzim Hasan Sakib pulls and misses, flies over the top-edge

Haris Rauf to Mahedi Hasan, no run, short of length outside off, Mahedi Hasan goes on the back foot and punches to backward point, straight to the fielder

Haris Rauf to Nurul Hasan, 1 run, pacy short delivery down leg, Nurul Hasan is rushed for pace as he pulls, gloves it down to the backward square-leg area

Haris Rauf to Nurul Hasan, no run, a big appeal for a caught behind. This time Mohammad Haris suggests it's off the thigh pad. And it is. Good call that. Agha asks for the ball as Rauf wants a review. This is sliding down leg, short of length and Nurul Hasan flicks and misses, off the thigh pad and that was the sound

Haris Rauf to Nurul Hasan, no run, he will play his shots or at least try to. This is a fullish delivery outside off, Nurul Hasan sinks low and tries a reverse-ramp, doesn't connect

Haris Rauf to Nurul Hasan, SIX, Nurul Hasan with an audacious shot first ball. He shuffles across slightly to the off-side, this is full just outside off, he swipes and the thick top-edge flies into the viewing area of the teams, over third man, that just flew off the top-edge

Haris Rauf to Saif Hassan, out Caught by Saim Ayub!! Big wicket and Pakistan are pumped. A length delivery and angling into middle and leg, Saif Hassan makes the mistake of closing the face too early, that's why the leading-edge lobs to backward point's right and Ayub is in the action once more. Simple catch and that's three-down. Shades of Virat Kohli vs Mohammad Aamer in the 2017 CT final, then it was Shadab at backward point, now it is Ayub. The in-form Saif walks back and Pakistan have three in the powerplay. Saif Hassan c Saim Ayub b Haris Rauf 18(15) [4s-1 6s-2]

Haris Rauf to Saif Hassan, no run, a flat line on UltraEdge and Mohammad Haris wastes a review. He was the one who was convinced that it was out. Haris Rauf checked with him and he said he heard a noise. Then Agha took the review. A short of length delivery outside off, pacy stuff, Saif Hassan spars at it and misses, goes over the outside-edge, a flat line and there's no edge

Haris Rauf to Saif Hassan, FOUR, hint of width and slashed away wide of square third man. The extra pace of Haris Rauf goes against him, short of length outside off, fast hands from Saif Hassan and it flies away into the gap

Haris Rauf to Saif Hassan, no run, short of length on middle, Saif Hassan gets right behind the line to defend it back

Haris Rauf to Saif Hassan, no run, full on off, angled in, Saif Hassan gets forward to defend to mid-on

Haris Rauf to Saif Hassan, SIX, what an effortless shot that was. A short of length delivery on middle and leg, sliding in, Saif Hassan whips that with nonchalance and it flies over deep backward square-leg, the fielder was there, but he was just ball-watching

Haris Rauf to Saif Hassan, no run, good length just outside off, Saif Hassan goes on the back foot and taps it to cover-point