Bangladesh got here excruciatingly near reserving a spot within the Asia Cup last in opposition to India on Sunday (September 28). As an alternative, will probably be a blockbuster on the Dubai Worldwide Stadium that includes India and Pakistan. It is going to be the primary occasion of an Asia Cup last that includes the 2 arch-rivals.Pakistan have been 51 for five when Nurul Hasan and Mahedi Hasan dropped Shaheen Shah Afridi within the twelfth over. Afridi, who was on one run on the time, retaliated with two sixes in a 13-ball 19, giving Pakistan slightly momentum. After his dismissal, Parvez Hossain Emon dropped Mohammad Nawaz at zero, and Nawaz went on to attain 25 off 15 balls, together with two sixes and a 4.
Bangladesh coach Phil Simmons felt the dropped catches, and “dangerous choices” from the batters, was the explanation they have been unable to chase down the 136-run goal. In the long run, Bangladesh misplaced by 11 runs. If they’d held on to their probabilities, and all the pieces else remained the identical, Pakistan would have added 43 runs fewer.“After we dropped Shaheen and Nawaz, that is the place the sport modified,” he mentioned. “Earlier than that, we have been in management. A few of the catches possibly [had something to do with the lights] however I do not assume those we dropped had something to do with the lights,” mentioned Simmons.The fielding might as soon as once more be within the focus throughout the Asia Cup last with India additionally responsible of being shaky within the area. The Suryakumar Yadav-led workforce has let go of 12 catches within the 5 matches, for a catching effectivity of 67.5 %. Solely Hong Kong had dropped extra probabilities.Varun Chakravarthy was requested about India’s poor file within the area throughout the Asia Cup and the spinner acknowledged the stadium’s ‘rings of fireside’ makes issues tough.“You possibly can’t give excuses at this stage. As a workforce, we’ve got to positively begin catching these as a result of we might be qualifying for the finals. We ought to be taking these catches, however positively, in case you ask me about rings of fireside, it comes within the eye, one thing. It’s a little little bit of disturbance,” Chakravarthy mentioned after India’s 41-run victory in opposition to Bangladesh.After India’s win over Pakistan on Sunday, captain Suryakumar Yadav mirrored on the fielding woes and joked, “The fielding coach T Dilip has emailed the boys with butter on their fingers to look earlier than him.”