DHAKA: The Bengal Tigers shattered Pakistan's bid to stay in the running to play the final of the Asia Cup after achieving the 130 ruin target with 5 wickets and 5 balls to spare. 

For Pakistan, defending the 130 run target was a must in order to remain in the running to play the final of the Asia Cup.

With this defeat, Pakistan has lost 12 out of 13 times it was restricted under 130 runs when playing the first innings in a T20. 

Pakistan was unable to a repeat performance of 2012 when it had won against Sri Lanka.

Pakistani skipper Shahid Afridi elected to bat first against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Dhaka after winning the toss.

Pakistan lost its earlier game against India, but survived a match against the UAE.

India has so far remained the tournament’s unbeatable champion winning all three matches it played.

Bangladesh star bowler Mustafizur Rehman will not play the match today, after he suffered an injury during a match with Sri Lanka. Rehman played a vital part in the team’s victory.

Pakistan have brought in Anwar Ali in place of Mohammad Nawaz.

Pakistan Team: Mohammad Hafeez, Sharjeel Khan, Khurram Manzoor, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed†, Shahid Afridi*, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Sami, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Irfan

Bangladesh Team: Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Mithun, Sabbir Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahim†, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mashrafe Mortaza*, Al-Amin Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Taskin Ahmed