Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 6 wickets to reach Asian Games cricket final on Saturday

Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 6 wickets in the first semi-final of the Asian Games men's cricket at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin on Thursday morning, chasing 112 with 9 balls to spare in a match cut to 13 overs a side by rain. Pakistan are now in the gold-medal match on Saturday 3 October at 10am PKT, and are guaranteed at least silver.

They will play the winner of India vs Sri Lanka, the second semi-final later on Thursday morning. If India win, it is a Pakistan vs India final.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh: the scorecard in short

Result: Pakistan won by 6 wickets with 9 balls remaining (ESPNcricinfo).

How the match went

This was the first ball either side had bowled at these Games: all four quarter-finals in Nisshin were washed out, and Pakistan reached the last four on their ranking. Rain delayed the start again on Thursday, and the match was reduced to 13 overs.

Captain Sahibzada Farhan chose to field, and Pakistan's spinners took control early. Arafat Minhas had Tanzid Hasan caught by Farhan, Saim Ayub bowled Bangladesh captain Litton Das for 2 with a ball that beat a reverse sweep, and Minhas struck again to leave Bangladesh 21 for 3 inside four overs. Towhid Hridoy hit back with 42 off 25 balls, adding 53 with Mosaddek Hossain, before Sufyan Moqim removed both in the 12th over to finish with 3 for 26. Bangladesh made 111 for 7.

The chase started badly. Farhan was caught at long-on for 1 in the first over and Maaz Sadaqat went for 15, and at 53 for 4 after 6.1 overs the match was open. Abdul Samad and Hasan Nawaz then added an unbeaten 59 off 32 balls. Samad hit five fours and a six in his 30 off 15, and Nawaz finished it with a four off Rishad Hossain.

Asian Games cricket final: time in Pakistan and how to watch

• Final: Saturday 3 October 2026, 10am PKT (2pm in Nisshin), Pakistan vs India or Sri Lanka.
• Bronze play-off: Saturday 3 October, 5am PKT, Bangladesh vs the loser of India vs Sri Lanka.
• India vs Sri Lanka semi-final: Thursday 1 October, after rain delays in Nisshin; check the live score in our match centre.
• Watch in Pakistan: the Tamasha app streams the Asian Games here. Our guide shows how to watch on Tamasha.

If the final is washed out with no result, the Asian Games rule used in the quarter-finals applies to the knockouts: the higher-ranked team takes the gold. Every fixture and result, in Pakistan time, is on our living page for the Asian Games 2026 cricket schedule. Pakistan's medals in other sports, including Thursday's hockey semi-final against India at 12:30pm PKT, are on the Pakistan at the Asian Games page.