Bangladesh knocked Pakistan out of the Asia Cup 2018 and booked final berth against India with an emphatic 37-run victory in Abu Dhabi on W🧸ednesday.
After opting to bat first in the virtual semi-final, Bangladesh registered 239 in 48.5 overs, courtesy sublime 99 from wicketkeeper-b▨atsman Mushfiqur Rahim.
For Pakistan, left-arm pacer Junaid Khan was the pick of the bowlers as he claimed fig💯ures of 4-19.
In re🍸ply, the Men in Green never get going and eventually managed to score just 202 in their full quota of 50 overs.
Opener Imam-ul-Haq was the top-s🃏corer for Pakistan with 83 runs (105 balls), whereas left-armer Mustafizur Rahman claimed figures of 4/43 for Bangl🍌adesh.
Here is how Twitter reacted to the match:
No one is an underdog. Not quite what fans would have wanted, many had anticipated an India vs Pak final but Bangladesh were just suꦑperb on the day, The 5 M’s Mushfiqur, Mithun, Mustafizur ,Mahmudullah & Mehidy had brilliant performances and hard lﷺuck to Pakistan.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
Congratulations Bangladesh! Mustafizur with 4 wickets and Mushfiqur with 99 runs, excellent game!.. we're in for a very exciting finals !
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
Congratulations Bangladesh🇧🇩Disappointed by Pakistani team’s overall performance. Lacke𝔉d attacking play of c⭕ricket in all fields. Its a young side who performed well in the last tournaments&set r expectations high.More focus n practice is needed4a stronger comeback
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial)
Congratulations to on reaching the finals. In the absence of Shak𒁃ib and Tamim Iqbal the way they have competed and fought , reflects the character of the side.
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
Congratulation to on making it to the Asia Cup Final. Excellent performance despite the absence of two major players – Tamim and Shakib. Have to admire Mashrafe's leadership skills too. He is a tactical genius.
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad)
A great win for over . Congratulations to the Bangladesh team and my team mate for making it🌊 into the finals𒁏 of the .
— Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar)
What a superb cricketer Mehidy Hasan is! Packed with aꦫll round talent & self confidence to boo🌸t. 👏👏🙏
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar)
Brilliant team performa🃏nce by Bangladesh to reach the finals. They have shown great character to win 2 must-win ꦍmatches in a row.
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
Asghar and Sarfaraz captaincy leaving♐ a lot to be desired. Arguably the main reason their teams arent playing the Asia Cup final vs India. C💞ongrats Bangladesh
— Scott Styris (@scottbstyris)
Digest this—since 2015, Bangladesh have played Pakistan inꩲ 4 ODI and defe𓃲ated them every single time. This time without their two pillars—Tamim and Shakib. Wow.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
He might have just missed out on a century, but Mushiqur Rahim sti💃ll claimed the Player of the Match award꧒ and also helped Bangladesh claim a place in the Asia Cup final.
— ICC (@ICC)
Pakistan last 4 ODIs versus Bangladesh:
Lost by 37 runs
Lost by 8 wickets
Lost by 7 wickets
Lost by 79 runs— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket)
Bangladesh beat Pakistan b๊y 37 runs to move into the final
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Great eꦬffort by Imam-ul-🍨Haq but reality check for Pak leading into the Wc next year!
— zainab abbas (@ZAbbasOfficial)
This is what happens when you play w🌌ith Zimbabwe the wh🐎ole year.
— Ihtisham Ul Haq (@iihtishamm)
They were Heroes in and we praised them.
They played badly in but we need to support the young team and Captai💯n
But
Selection must be based on Specialist for ODI♕s and also Saife must put focus on 🍒his batting and play in top order.
— Abdul Ghaffar 🇵🇰 (@GhaffarDawnNews)
