The Pakistani skipper Salman Ali Agha conceded that the collapse of his team’s shot was decisive in their defeat against India in the ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2025 final, despite what he described as an “exceptional” bowling performance.
First of all, the opening pair of Sahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman gave Pakistan a flamboyant start by bringing together 84 races before halfway.
The T20i high -level T20i T20i Varun Chakaravarthy gave India his first breakthrough in the 10th finished by rejecting Farhan, who remained the top scorer with 57 out of 38 deliveries, breaking five four and three.
Despite Farhan’s dismissal, Pakistan was in a decent position because they had reached 113/1 in 12.4 Overs before Kuldeep Yadav returned the left -handed striker Saim Ayub (14).
His dismissal triggered a collapse that defines the match, which saw Pakistan lose its remaining eight counters for only 33 points in 38 balls and was finally overthrown for a meager 146 in 19.1 Overs.
Speaking during the post-match presentation, the captain of Pakistan Agha reduced their inability to score enough points before referring to a overhaul of the department.
“It is a pill that is difficult to swallow right now. We have lost counters by striking, we were exceptional with the ball but did not have enough points on the set,” said Agha.
“We did not shoot and have lost too many counters. We have to sort our striker very soon,” he added.
Despite the defense of a modest total, the Pakistan bowling unit encouraged India to make hard sites to chase the total because they conceded 19.4 ones and lost five counters in the process.
Pakistan was particularly deadly at the start of the second rounds, Faheem Ashraf and Shaheen Shah Afridi collectively reducing men in blue at 20/3 in four overs by rejecting cheap Abhishek Sharma (five), Skipper Suryakumar Yadav (UN) and Shubman Gill (12).
Although a daring striker by the striker of the middle order Tilak Varma finally led India to the victory of the title, Agha applauded his team’s bowling attack for having displayed the grain.
“They overturned very well, they (India) needed 63 out of 6 overs and I thought we had the match. But the striker cost us the game,” said Agha.
The captain of Pakistan concluded by expressing his pride of his team before walking hard and making a high return.
“I am very proud of the team, and there is so much to hope, we will work hard and will come back stronger.”
