Overview

• Pakistan defended 135/8 to win by 11 runs, restricting Bangladesh to 124/9 in Dubai’s Super Four clash.
• Shaheen Shah Afridi (3-17) and Haris Rauf (three wickets) led the attack, with Saim Ayub adding 2-16; Afridi was named player of the match.
• Mohammad Haris top-scored with 31, supported by Mohammad Nawaz’s 25 and Afridi’s 19 after Pakistan had slumped to 49-5.
• The final is scheduled for Sunday, September 28 in Dubai, pitting unbeaten India against Pakistan in the tournament’s first-ever title meeting between the rivals.
• The build-up features on-field flashpoints and disciplinary actions, including an ICC warning to India captain Suryakumar Yadav and complaints over gestures by Pakistan’s Haris Rauf and Sahibzada Farhan, as coach Mike Hesson urges focus on cricket.