Pakistan A lifted the Asia Cup Rising Stars trophy for a report third time on Sunday, November 23, after edging out Bangladesh A in a nerve-wracking ultimate that stretched right into a Tremendous Over at Doha’s West Finish Park Worldwide Cricket Stadium. Irfan Khan Niazi’s facet held their nerve within the closing moments, denying Akbar Ali’s Bangladesh their first-ever title within the match. ACC chief and PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi was a outstanding presence all through the night. Cameras repeatedly confirmed him reacting animatedly from the stands as the competition swung wildly. As soon as Pakistan sealed the victory, he stepped onto the sector to current the trophy to captain Irfan Khan. His look introduced again recollections of the controversial ending to the 2025 Asia Cup ultimate in Dubai, the place Naqvi insisted on personally handing the trophy to India. The Indian group declined, resulting in the ceremony being abruptly halted. Naqvi later said that India captain Suryakumar Yadav ought to accumulate the trophy from the ACC workplace as a substitute.

Pakistan’s innings earlier within the day had fluctuated sharply. Lowered to 2 for two after early blows to Yasir Khan and Mohammad Faiq, they recovered by way of regular contributions from Maaz Sadaqat (23 off 18) and Arafat Minhas (25 off 23). However wickets continued to fall, leaving Pakistan at 75 for six. Saad Masood then produced the innings of the match—an aggressive 38 off 26 balls that includes three fours and three sixes—which pushed Pakistan to a preventing whole of 125. Ripon Mondol (3 for 25) and Rakibul Hasan (2 for 16) stored the scoring underneath tight management. Bangladesh A’s chase started effectively because of Habibur Rahman Sohan’s 26 off 17, however Sufiyan Muqeem’s excellent 3 for 11 and two wickets from Arafat Minhas left them reeling at 53 for 7. A late burst from Rakibul Hasan and a dramatic 19-run nineteenth over from Saqlain and Mondal revived the chase, but Ahmed Daniyal’s tidy ultimate over pushed the match right into a Tremendous Over. Daniyal struck twice within the Tremendous Over regardless of bowling 5 wides, proscribing Bangladesh to 6. Saad Masood then sealed Pakistan’s historic win with a boundary and a composed single.