Bangladesh and Pakistan hope the sun keeps rising in Nisshin
Cricknation Update: Bangladesh and Pakistan hope the sun keeps rising in Nisshin The forecast for semi-finals day in Nisshin is excellent; if that changes and there is no play, Pakistan will enter the final by virtue of their higher seeding The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 The smile of a champion – Mohammed Siraj picked up five wickets in a ten-ball period, India vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup final, Colombo, September 17, 2023 Alyssa Healy poses with the trophy after Australia retained the Ashes, England vs Australia, 3rd ODI, Women’s Ashes, Taunton, July 18, 2023 Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh, Chandigarh hpens to be India’s first planned city and it does show, Uploaded on 27 November 2001.
Rain has spoilt much of the Asian Games men’s cricket competition so far, but hopes are high for a sunny Thursday Rain has been a constant for the past few days, Afghanistan vs India, Asian Games men’s competition, Nisshin, September 27, 2026 Pakistan will go through to the Asian Games gold-medal match by virtue of their higher seeding if, like the entire quarter-finals round, rain keeps the players off the field in Nisshin on Thursday. Bangladesh , Pakistan’s semi-final opponents, will therefore be looking out of the window in the lead up to the game, and what they see should make them, and everyone else, hpy – the forecast for match day is “very warm with plenty of sunshine”. Assuming nothing changes, Litton Das would hope his players bring out their recent bout of consistency they have acquired.
He will bank on a power-packed top order, particularly Tanzid Hasan, who has recently added a Test century in Australia to his CV. Towhid Hridoy has form on his side too, having struck an unbeaten 350 in South Africa in an ‘A’ four-day match. Pakistan, meanwhile, will bank on their ctain Sahibzada Farhan for firepower and stability at the top, before the likes of Hasan Nawaz and Usman Khan take over later in the innings.
Not to forget Maaz Sadaqat – two centuries in the recent CPL – and Saim Ayub, as well as Arafat Minhas, who can all make a dent with the bat. Bangladesh’s bowling looks a little more experienced than Pakistan’s, which could come in handy in unfamiliar conditions. The spinners, more likely to be handy on these pitches, are Rishad Hossain , Nasum Ahmed, Mahedi Hasan and Mosaddek Hossain, all pedigreed in the international game, while Mustafizur Rahman , Shoriful Islam and Hasan Mahmud are all star performers.
In comparison, Pakistan pear a bit thin, but Sufyan Moqim comes into the Asian Games after 12 wickets – including four-fors in the last two games – in five innings at the CPL and Abrar Ahmed can be a game-changer when at his best. Bangladesh WWLLL (last five completed games, most recent first) Pakistan WLWLW If Mustafizur Rahman puts together two good spells, particularly one at the death, Bangladesh usually stand a good chance of winning. Mustafizur is the veteran in the bowling line-up, and has remained as solid as he always was in his white-ball role.
He is the original innovator in the attack, while also being the most consistent performer over the years, and his battle with Farhan, Ayub and Sadaqat could well dictate the course of the game. Sahibzada Farhan giving Pakistan a rollicking start, which he has done often in the recent past, is their Plan A. Farhan has dominated both the spinners and fast bowlers Bangladesh have thrown at him and, in four T20Is against the opposition, has scores of 74 and 63 (art from two failures).
He is also Pakistan’s top run-getter in T20Is this year, so the onus will be on him to provide the base for the exciting middle-order to build on. Sufyan Moqim ran through the top order, Antigua and Barbuda Falcons vs Guyana Amazon Warriors, CPL 2026 Qualifier 1, bridgetown, September 17, 2026 Both teams are expected to field longish batting line-ups and lots of spin oons. Bangladesh (probable) : 1 Tanzid Hasan, 2 Saif Hassan, 3 Litton Das (ct, wk), 4 Parvez Hossain Emon, 5 Towhid Hridoy, 6 Yasir Ali, 7 Mahedi Hasan/Mosaddek Hossain, 8 Rishad Hossain, 9 Al Islam, 10 Shoriful Islam, 11 Mustafizur Rahman Pakistan (probable) : 1 Sahibzada Farhan (ct), 2 Maaz Sadaqat, 3 Saim Ayub, 4 Usman Khan (wk), 5 Hasan Nawaz, 6 Abdul Samad, 7 Arafat Minhas, 8 Abrar Ahmed, 9 Ali Raza, 10 Mohammad Wasim, 11 Sufyan Moqim The good thing is that the rain should stay away.
If that doesn’t hpen, with the poor drainage at the venue, we might lose a sixth match in a row without the toss. If the game hpens, whether in its entirety or in truncated form, run-scoring will be tough, given the evidence so far. The forecast for semi-finals day in Nisshin is excellent; if that changes and there is no play, Pakistan will enter the final by virtue of their higher seeding Sahibzada Farhan at training the day before the match against Namibia, T20 World Cup, Colombo, February 17, 2026 shuffled across but the ball ripped back and trped him bang in front .
He didn’t expect it to turn that sharply, and was in an awful position to get bat on it once it did. Hit him in front of off stump, and only going on to crash into the stumps takes it on the second attempt! Tanzid tried to go over extra cover, but doesn’t time it, and ctain Sahibzada Farhan takes a running catch.
It popped out of his hands, but he was sharp enough to collect on the second grab premeditated reverse sweep and Saim Ayub hits timber! Clever bowling from Saim, forcing the batter to either hit to a packed onside or force a reverse sweep that this ball was too straight to play. Das did neither in the end, and finds himself having to go chely ls it straight down deep square’s throat .
Bangladesh are falling art here. Tried a similar shot to the one that helped Tanzid smash Minhas for six, but this ball’s slower, wider and better flighted. And it gets nowhere near the distance jabbed to wide long-on, and Pakistan finally break the partnership.
Mosaddek timed this well enough, but needed to get elevation on his shot. The flat hit ended up being catching practice for Saim Ayub another wicket for Moqim , as he skies this straight to extra cover. Pakistan lookin to recover some control after what hpened in the last half hour or so short ball, and though the batter is beaten, Usman fumbles it once more.
However, his through to Daniyal, and Daniyal’s shy at the stumps, are both accurate, and Pakistan save a run at the death . However, Bangladesh have recovered from the depths of 45 for four at just over a run a ball to post 111, and seriously challenge this Pakistan side in a semifinal very much up for grabs. Join Ahsan in ten minutes to see how the chase goes.
takes it on the second attempt! Tanzid tried to go over extra cover, but doesn’t time it, and ctain Sahibzada Farhan takes a running catch. It popped out of his hands, but he was sharp enough to collect on the second grab ls it straight down deep square’s throat .
Bangladesh are falling art here. Tried a similar shot to the one that helped Tanzid smash Minhas for six, but this ball’s slower, wider and better flighted. And it gets nowhere near the distance premeditated reverse sweep and Saim Ayub hits timber!
Clever bowling from Saim, forcing the batter to either hit to a packed onside or force a reverse sweep that this ball was too straight to play. Das did neither in the end, and finds himself having to go chely shuffled across but the ball ripped back and trped him bang in front . He didn’t expect it to turn that sharply, and was in an awful position to get bat on it once it did.
Hit him in front of off stump, and only going on to crash into the stumps jabbed to wide long-on, and Pakistan finally break the partnership. Mosaddek timed this well enough, but needed to get elevation on his shot. The flat hit ended up being catching practice for Saim Ayub another wicket for Moqim , as he skies this straight to extra cover.
Pakistan lookin to recover some control after what hpened in the last half hour or so takes it on the second attempt! Tanzid tried to go over extra cover, but doesn’t time it, and ctain Sahibzada Farhan takes a running catch. It popped out of his hands, but he was sharp enough to collect on the second grab premeditated reverse sweep and Saim Ayub hits timber!
Clever bowling from Saim, forcing the batter to either hit to a packed onside or force a reverse sweep that this ball was too straight to play. Das did neither in the end, and finds himself having to go chely ls it straight down deep square’s throat . Bangladesh are falling art here.
Tried a similar shot to the one that helped Tanzid smash Minhas for six, but this ball’s slower, wider and better flighted. And it gets nowhere near the distance shuffled across but the ball ripped back and trped him bang in front . He didn’t expect it to turn that sharply, and was in an awful position to get bat on it once it did.
Hit him in front of off stump, and only going on to crash into the stumps jabbed to wide long-on, and Pakistan finally break the partnership. Mosaddek timed this well enough, but needed to get elevation on his shot. The flat hit ended up being catching practice for Saim Ayub another wicket for Moqim , as he skies this straight to extra cover.
Pakistan lookin to recover some control after what hpened in the last half hour or so short ball, and though the batter is beaten, Usman fumbles it once more. However, his through to Daniyal, and Daniyal’s shy at the stumps, are both accurate, and Pakistan save a run at the death . However, Bangladesh have recovered from the depths of 45 for four at just over a run a ball to post 111, and seriously challenge this Pakistan side in a semifinal very much up for grabs.
Join Ahsan in ten minutes to see how the chase goes. High up in the air and caught at long on! Tossed up outside off and Farhan extended his arms to launch this one out of the ground.
It hung in the air but did not travel enough distance, allowing the fielder to get under the ball comfortably to take the catch. Big blow for Pakistan. Lands the length ball on seam in the line of stumps and gets a wicket!
Maaz crouches low to loft this one behind square but is caught by the deep square leg fielder. Problems compounding for Pakistan Attempts a reverse sweep and is caught at third man inside the ring. The bounce which the leg-spinner extracted ended up undoing him as he failed to connect the ball from the middle of his bat, but he never seemed in control after he had gotten himself into an awkward position, looking to access the offside field behind square.
And having additional fielders in the deep pays off. Back of the hand slower ball landed on length on off and Ayub drags it under the throat of the deep midwicket fielder. High up in the air and caught at long on!
Tossed up outside off and Farhan extended his arms to launch this one out of the ground. It hung in the air but did not travel enough distance, allowing the fielder to get under the ball comfortably to take the catch. Big blow for Pakistan.
Lands the length ball on seam in the line of stumps and gets a wicket! Maaz crouches low to loft this one behind square but is caught by the deep square leg fielder. Problems compounding for Pakistan And having additional fielders in the deep pays off.
Back of the hand slower ball landed on length on off and Ayub drags it under the throat of the deep midwicket fielder. Attempts a reverse sweep and is caught at third man inside the ring. The bounce which the leg-spinner extracted ended up undoing him as he failed to connect the ball from the middle of his bat, but he never seemed in control after he had gotten himself into an awkward position, looking to access the offside field behind square.
High up in the air and caught at long on! Tossed up outside off and Farhan extended his arms to launch this one out of the ground. It hung in the air but did not travel enough distance, allowing the fielder to get under the ball comfortably to take the catch.
Big blow for Pakistan. Lands the length ball on seam in the line of stumps and gets a wicket! Maaz crouches low to loft this one behind square but is caught by the deep square leg fielder.
Problems compounding for Pakistan And having additional fielders in the deep pays off. Back of the hand slower ball landed on length on off and Ayub drags it under the throat of the deep midwicket fielder. Attempts a reverse sweep and is caught at third man inside the ring.
The bounce which the leg-spinner extracted ended up undoing him as he failed to connect the ball from the middle of his bat, but he never seemed in control after he had gotten himself into an awkward position, looking to access the offside field behind square. The forecast for semi-finals day in Nisshin is excellent; if that changes and there is no play, Pakistan will enter the final by virtue of their higher seeding Sahibzada Farhan at training the day before the match against Namibia, T20 World Cup, Colombo, February 17, 2026 Rain has been a constant for the past few days, Afghanistan vs India, Asian Games men’s competition, Nisshin, September 27, 2026 The forecast for semi-finals day in Nisshin is excellent; if that changes and there is no play, Pakistan will enter the final by virtue of their higher seeding Sahibzada Farhan at training the day before the match against Namibia, T20 World Cup, Colombo, February 17, 2026 Asian Games (Men) 2026, BAN vs PAK 1st Semi-Final Match Preview – Bangladesh and Pakistan hope the sun keeps rising in Nisshin Asian Games (Men) 2026 Bangladesh vs Pakistan Match Preview: The forecast for semi-finals day in Nisshin is excellent; if that changes and there is no play, Pakistan will enter the final by virtue of their higher seeding The forecast for semi-finals day in Nisshin is excellent; if that changes and there is no play, Pakistan will enter the final by virtue of their higher seeding Pakistan vs Bangladesh, India vs SL in Asian Games semis Mohammad Isam is ‘s Bangladesh correspondent. @isam84 Pakistan won by 6 wickets (with 9 balls remaining) Samad special books Pakistan’s spot in gold-medal clash Pakistan meet Bangladesh, India meet Sri Lanka in Asian Games men’s semi-finals
