Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 5 wickets; book place in Asia Cup T20 final against India

Bangladesh have beaten Pakistan by five wickets and booked their place in the final of the Asia Cup T20 2016, where they will face India. Soumya Sarkar was their star as his run-a-ball 48 was pivotal in ensuring that Bangladesh got over the line.

Bangladesh lost the wicket of Tamim Iqbal early in the innings for just seven, trapped in front off Mohammad Irfan. Man in form Sabbir Rahman then walked in and built a steady 33-run stand with Sarkar. But Pakistan skipper fooled him with a quick one and it went straight through Sabbir to clean him up for just 14.

Brief Scores:

Pakistan 129 for 7 (Sarfraz Ahmed 51*, Shoaib Malik 41; Al Amin Hossain 3 for 25, Arafat Sunny 2 for 35)

Bangladesh 135 for 5 in 19.1 Overs (Soumya Sarkar 48, Mahmudullah 22*; Mohammad Aamer 2 for 26, Shoaib Malik 1 for 3)

Man of the match: Soumya Sarkar