Saad Masood scored a 38-run knock as Pakistan Shaheens posted 125 all out on the scoreboard against Bangladesh A in the final of the Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha, on Sunday.
Batting first, Pakistan’s Shaheens suffered a nightmare start. Opener Yasir Khan was run out for a duck on the very first delivery of the innings by Abdul Ghaffar Saqlain.
The collapse deepened in the next over as Mohammad Faiq was bowled second ball, leaving the side reeling at 2-2 in just 1.1 overs.
Ghazi Ghori and Maaz Sandakat tried to steady the innings with 23 runs, but Ghori’s nine-run streak ended when he was dismissed by Rakibul Hasan.
The Shaheens’ woes were compounded when Sadaqat – the tournament’s leading run-scorer – fell to Jishan Alam after scoring an early 23 off 18 balls, including two fours and a six, reducing the team to 49-4 in the seventh over.
Arafat Minhas and captain Irfan Niazi staged a brief recovery, helping Pakistan cross the 50-run mark.
However, their partnership fell apart when Ghaffar Saqlain removed Arafat for a valuable 25 off 23 balls, with four boundaries. The dismissal left the Shaheens at 64-5 in 10.4 overs.
Rakhibul struck again soon after, sending Irfan back for a tough nine off 22 deliveries. Saad Masood provided resistance with an impressive 38 off 26 balls, hitting three fours and three sixes as he took the team past the 100-run milestone in the 17th over.
Masood and Shahid Aziz put on a solid partnership before Aziz was trapped LBW by Ripon Mondol for nine, leaving Pakistan at 116-7 in 18.2 overs.
Mondol continued his excellent spell, dismissing Masood shortly after and then removing Ubaid Shah for a duck to claim his third wicket.
The innings ended on the final ball when Daniyal was run out for two by Akbar Ali, leaving Sufiyan unbeaten in four off five balls as Pakistan’s Shaheens were bowled out for 125.
This is a story that is being developed and updated with more details.
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