The Aporia · Pakistan reach Asian Games cricket final after six-wicket win over Bangladesh

In the Asian Games men’s cricket tournament, Pakistan defeated Bangladesh in a rain-reduced semi-final match at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Japan on Thursday. Chasing 112 in 13 overs, Pakistan won with nine balls to spare, thanks to Abdul Samad's unbeaten 30 off 15 balls and Hasan Nawaz’s 27 from 22 balls. Earlier, Bangladesh scored 111-7 in their allotted 13 overs, led by Towhid Hridoy’s top score of 42 from 25 balls. Pakistan will face either India or Sri Lanka in the final on Saturday.

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In the Asian Games men's cricket final held at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Japan, India defeated Pakistan by posting a formidable total of 211-6. After winning the toss and opting to bat first, India received a blistering start with Abhishek Sharma scoring an explosive half-century (61 off 28 balls) before falling to Arafat Minhas in the eighth over. Despite losing two quick wickets after the powerplay, late contributions from Tilak Varma and Shivam Dube lifted India's score significantly. Varma finished unbeaten on 51 off 22 balls with three fours and four sixes, while Dube contributed 27 off 15 balls including two fours and two sixes in a crucial sixth-wicket partnership of 62 runs from 31 deliveries. Pakistan’s bowlers managed to restrict India's scoring rate after the initial surge but conceded a total that proved challenging to chase. Defending champions India, led by captain Shreyas Iyer, successfully defended their title while Pakistan missed out on their first gold medal in men’s cricket at the Asian Games. Pakistan’s spinners Abrar Ahmed and Sufyan Moqim performed admirably, with Ahmed picking up two wickets for 43 runs from three overs. Arafat Minhas was also effective, taking two for 25 runs. Despite a strong performance by their bowlers, Pakistan could not overcome India's dominant batting display.

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Abdul Samad’s blistering unbeaten 30 off 15 balls powered Pakistan into the Asian Games men’s cricket final as they beat Bangladesh by six wickets in a rain-reduced semi-final at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Japan on Thursday.

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Pakistan reach Asian Games cricket final after six-wicket win over Bangladesh · assertive framing

they → power → Thursday

Chasing 112 in 13 overs, Pakistan recovered from 53-4 to reach 112-4 in 11.3 overs, with Samad and Hasan Nawaz putting on an unbeaten 59-run partnership for the fifth wicket. asserted

Samad → chase → wicket

Samad provided the decisive acceleration, hitting five fours and a six in his 15-ball innings. asserted

Samad → provide → innings

He took apart Mustafizur Rahman in the 10th over to swing the contest decisively Pakistan’s way. asserted

He → take → contest

With Pakistan needing 36 from the final four overs, Hasan took a single from the first ball before Samad launched Mustafizur over long-on for six and then struck four successive boundaries. asserted

Samad → need → boundaries

The over yielded 23 runs, with Samad collecting 22 from the five balls he faced, as Pakistan moved from 76-4 to 99-4. asserted

Pakistan → yield → 4

The target was reduced to 13 from 18 balls and Pakistan completed the chase with nine balls to spare. asserted

Pakistan → reduce → balls

Hasan provided able support, remaining unbeaten on 27 from 22 balls with two fours and two sixes. asserted

Hasan → provide → fours

Pakistan’s chase had begun uncertainly after captain Sahibzada Farhan was caught off Mahedi Hasan for one in the first over. asserted

Farhan → begin → over

Maaz Sadaqat made a brisk 15 from seven balls, including a six, before falling, while Saim Ayub hit 21 from 12 deliveries with a four and two sixes. asserted

Ayub → make → four

Usman Khan then departed for 14, leaving Pakistan at 53-4 inside seven overs and giving Bangladesh an opening. asserted

Khan → depart → opening

Samad and Hasan, however, took control of the chase and guided Pakistan comfortably into Saturday’s gold-medal match. asserted

Samad → take → match

Earlier, Bangladesh, sent in to bat, made 111-7 in their allotted 13 overs. asserted

Bangladesh → send → overs

Towhid Hridoy top-scored with 42 from 25 balls, hitting two fours and four sixes, while Saif Hassan made 19. asserted

Hassan → score → 19

Bangladesh had slumped to 45-4 before Hridoy led a recovery. asserted

Hridoy → slump → recovery

He shared a 53-run fifth-wicket partnership with Mosaddek Hossain, who made 11, but Pakistan’s spinners kept the batting side under pressure. asserted

spinners → share → pressure

Left-arm spinner Sufyan Moqim returned 3-26, including the wickets of Hridoy and Mosaddek in the same over, while Arafat Minhas took 2-23. asserted

Minhas → return → 2

Saim was particularly economical, taking 1-3 from his two overs. asserted

Saim → take → overs

Pakistan will face the winner of the second semi-final between India and Sri Lanka in the gold-medal match on Saturday at the same venue. asserted

Pakistan → face → venue

Bangladesh will contest the bronze-medal match. asserted

Bangladesh → contest → match

The semi-final was one of the first meaningful matches for both sides after their quarter-finals were abandoned without a ball being bowled because of rain, with all four quarter-finals affected by the weather. asserted

finals → abandon → weather

Pakistan reach Asian Games cricket final after six-wicket win over Bangladesh

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