Pakistan will take on Bangladesh in the fifth match of the Super Four round of the Asia Cup 2025. This article provides details about Pakistan’s Playing 11 vs Bangladesh for the upcoming match.
Pakistan Playing 11 vs Bangladesh- Asia Cup 2025, Super 4 Match 5:
Openers: Fakhar Zaman, Sahibzada Farhan
Pakistan would like to build on the win they registered in the previous match against Sri Lanka, which was sort of a do-or-die game for them.
The Salman Ali Agha-led side looked superior to Sri Lanka for the majority of the game, apart from the first 10 overs of the chase, where they lost far too many wickets than they would have liked.
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As a result of this, the two all-rounders, Hussain Talat and Mohammad Nawaz, had to be involved in an unbeaten partnership of more than 50 runs for the sixth wicket to get the team over the line.
The captain and coach would want the batters to put on a much-improved effort with the bat in the next game against Bangladesh, which also happens to be a do-or-die game for them.
Pakistan is expected to go with an unchanged playing XI in that particular game and would hope for experienced batter Fakhar Zaman to be fit and available for the important clash.
The left-handed opener was hit on the helmet in the second over of the run chase by a ball from Dushmantha Chameera, and was visibly uncomfortable while batting after that incident.
Fakhar is an important member of Pakistan’s playing XI considering the amount of expierence he brings to the table, and if he is ruled out of the match against Bangladesh, it will be a big blow for Pakistan.
That is the reason why the former Asia Cup champions would want him to be fully fit for the game in Dubai.
Zaman’s opening partner, Sahibzada Farhan, who scored a half-century in the match against India, looked in good touch against Sri Lanka as well, but failed to convert that into a big score, which he would like to do against Bangladesh.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha (c), Hussain Talat, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Haris (wk),
Pakistan opted to go with a left and right-hand batting combination when it came to the top five batters during the match against Sri Lanka, and it would be interesting to see if the team management sticks with it.
However, the decision to use the left-right hand combination didn’t pay much dividend as Pakistan lost wickets in the middle overs after getting off to a good start.
The responsibility against Bangladesh will be on captain Salman Ali Agha to lead from the front, as the batter hasn’t been able to make any contribution of note so far, and will hope to come good in the next match.
Other than Salan Ali Agha, batters like Saim Ayub and Mohammad Haris will have to contribute for Pakistan to increase their chances of winning.
Amidst all the chaos in the batting department, Pakistan would be happy with the way Mohammad Nawaz and Hussain Talat steered the team to a win with an unbeaten partnership for the sixth wicket.
Bowlers: Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf
As far as the bowling is concerned, it bounced back strongly after a lackluster performance against India.
The decision to give the new ball to Faheem Ashraf, along with Shaheen Afridi, paid off as the duo kept the pressure from both ends, with Shaheen picking up a couple of wickets in his first two overs.
The Pakistani bowlers used the conditions perfectly to their advantage, with Hussain Talat, Haris Rauf, and Abrar Ahmed also chipping in with wickets at regular intervals.
Pakistan is expected to play with the same bowling combination comprising two specialist fast bowlers, two fast bowling all-rounders, and two spinners in the next game.
