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Pakistan's road to Asia Cup final: Crushing defeats against India, chaos in UAE match, thriller vs Bangladesh

Pakistan is all set to lock horns with India in the Asia Cup final and we take a look at their performance so far in the tournament...

September 27, 2025 / 18:15 IST
Pakistan's performance in the Asia Cup 2025 is praiseworthy; their bowling lineup, including Shaheen Shah and Haris Rauf's support, helped Pakistan reach the final. Their batting order collapsed, but they managed to grab a spot in the final. (Photo- AFP)
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Pakistan will meet India in the Asia Cup 2025 final. The Men In Green have defeated every opponent, except India, on their path to the final. We take a look at their performance so far in the tournament... (Photo- AFP)
Pakistan vs Oman In their opening game, Pakistan faced Oman, and it was an easy win for Pakistan as they won the match by a huge margin of 93 runs. (AP Photo)
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Pakistan vs Oman: Salman Ali Agha and his men opened their campaign against Oman, and crushed them by 93 runs. (AP Photo)
Pakistan vs India In the Second match, Pakistan faced their Arch-rival India, and Pakistan only managed to achieve a score of 127 runs. The Men in Blue easily chased the target and won the match by 7 wickets. (AP Photo)
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Pakistan vs India: The second match was against their arch-rival India. Pakistan, batting first, could only manage 127 on the board. The Men in Blue chased down the target comfortably and won the match by 7 wickets. (AP Photo)
Pakistan vs UAE Pakistan faced the Host UAE in their third game of the campaign. Pakistan scored a total of 146 runs losing nine wickets, while the host bowled out at 105 runs. (AP Photo)
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Pakistan vs UAE: Pakistan then faced UAE in a crucial group stage encounter, which they even threatened to pullout from. The match was eventually played but only after an hour delay from its scheduled start. Pakistan secured the win and their spot in Super Four stage, but it was a hard fought victory for Salman Ali Agha and his troop. Batting first, Pakistan could only score 146/9 and in response bowled out UAE for 105. (AP Photo)
Pakistan vs India Again, Pakistan met their long-standing rival India in their opening game of Super 4, and Pakistan built a good total of 172 runs. The opening pair of the Indian Team played a crucial partnership of 105 off 59. This Partnership gave a fiery start to the Indian team, and the defending champions won the match by 6 wickets. (Photo- X)
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Pakistan vs India: Salman Ali Agha and his men once again met India in the Super Four stage and this time Pakistan produced a much-improved show with the bat and piled 171/5. In response, the opening pair of Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill gave India an explosive start, stitching 105(59) for the first-wicket. This partnership allowed India to chase down the target comfortably and win by six wickets. (Photo- X)
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka On September 23, Pakistan clashed with Sri Lanka in their second match of Super 4. Sri Lanka gave a decent target of 134 runs, which Pakistan managed to achieve in 18 overs. (AP Photo)
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Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: On September 23, Pakistan clashed with Sri Lanka in their second match of Super Four, which they won comfortably by five wickets. (AP Photo)
Pakistan vs Bangladesh In a low-scoring thriller against Bangladesh on September 25, Pakistan scored 135 runs for 8 wickets. While chasing under pressure, Sri Lanka only managed to achieve 124 runs, and Pakistan grabbed their spot in the final by this match. (AP Photo)
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Pakistan vs Bangladesh: This was a virtual knockout tie and it turned out to be a low-scoring thriller. Pakistan scored 135/8 in 20 overs and held Bangladesh to 124/9 in 20 overs to book their place in the final. (AP Photo)
On September 28, Pakistan is all set to lock horns with India in a much-awaited final of the Asia Cup 2025. Both teams will clash for the first time in the Asia Cup final. (AP Photo)
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Pakistan is now all set to lock horns with India in a much-awaited final, which will also be the first time the two nations meet in Asia Cup final in 41 years. (AP Photo)
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first published: Sep 27, 2025 06:15 pm

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