Dubai, Sept. 26 -- Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf starred as Pakistan stormed into the Asia Cup final with an 11-run victory over Bangladesh in a do-or-die Super Fours clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.
Pakistan will face India in the Asia Cup final for the first time in 17 editions on September 28.
The previous lowest T20I score that Pakistan successfully defended against Bangladesh was 135, and they repeated the feat in a virtual semifinal.
Afridi set the tone with early breakthroughs, removing Parvez Hossain Emon for a duck in the first over and following it up with wickets of Towhid Hridoy (5) and Saif Hassan (18) during the powerplay. His clever use of slower deliveries and toe-end variations also accounte...