So Pakistan took down Sri Lanka without much drama, but then could not get past India, and now both Pakistan and Bangladesh are hanging by a thread. Everything comes down to their big clash in Dubai on Thursday. Win or go home. Simple as that.
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Now here’s the thing. Bangladesh keeps shuffling their players like a deck of cards trying to figure out who fits where. Before they played India they made a bunch of changes and even now they still do not seem too sure about who belongs in their best eleven. Pakistan though is a bit more settled. Sure they have got their own set of issues especially with the batting lineup but at least they’ve kinda figured out what’s working and what’s not. Only that one middle-order spot held by Hussain Talat seems up for grabs. Hasan Nawaz and Khushdil Shah are both warming the bench and waiting for a call up.
Bangladesh got a tight schedule though. This match will be their second one in two days. And they’re dealing with injuries too. Litton Das might not make it due to a knock. They have been swapping players around frequently to try to find the right combination. One thing that did click though was their bowling against India. Gave away just 96 runs in the last 14 overs. Saif Hassan smashed another fifty back to back but apart from him nobody else showed up with the bat. The fielding was pretty sharp though. And with big names like Taskin Ahmed and Mahedi Hasan left out against India who knows if they will be brought back in for this big one.
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Both teams have been outplayed by India so far. So whoever wins here gets another chance to face India in the final. And you bet neither team wants to miss that chance to hit back.
Match Details:
Date and Time:
Thursday 25 September 2025, at 6:30 PM local time or 8 PM IST
Venue:Â
Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Pitch Talk:
Scoring hasn’t been easy out here. The ball kinda sticks to the pitch which makes it tricky for batters. So yeah, expect a fair fight between bat and ball.
Team Updates
Pakistan:Â
Even though they lost to India, they probably won’t mess around too much with their playing XI. Saim Ayub might come back to open. And though Hussain Talat played a big part in the win over Sri Lank,a there’s still a chance one of the bench guys like Hasan Nawaz or Khushdil Shah gets picked.
Possible XI:
Sahibzada Farhan
Fakhar Zaman
Saim Ayub
Salman Agha, the skipper
Hussain Talat or Hasan Nawaz
Mohammad Hari,s the keeper
Mohammad Nawaz
Faheem Ashraf
Shaheen Afridi
Haris Rauf
Abrar Ahmad
Bangladesh:
Litton Das may or may not play depending on his recovery. The rest of the side could see a shuffle again.
Possible XI:
Saif Hassan
Tanzid Tamim
Parvez Hossain Emon
Towhid Hridoy
Shamim Hossain
Jaker Ali, the captain and keeper
Mohammad Saifuddin
Rishad Hossain
Tanzim Sakib
Nasum Ahmed
Mustafizur Rahman
From the captains:
Salman Agha praised Abrar Ahmad and said he turns to him when things get tight. Wants him to keep spinning his magic for Pakistan in the long run.
Jaker Ali said they’ll wait until the very end to decide about Litton Das
