Bangladesh were dropped from the tournament after refusing to travel to India for their scheduled fixtures and were replaced by Scotland in the expanded 20-team competition.
Pakistan thrashed Australia by 111 runs in the third and final T20I at the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday. With this dominating win, Pakistan whitewashed Australia 3-0 in the three-match T20I series at home.
Batting first, Pakistan posted a challenging score of 198/5 in 20 overs with Agha's top-score of 76 off 40 balls, stuffed with eight fours and four towering sixes. Chasing 199, Australia were bundled out for 108 in 15.4 overs after a fantastic bowling performance by Pakistan.
Ali Agha has predominantly batted later in Pakistan's top six across his T20I career, but most recently has taken it upon himself to move up to the crucial No.3 position in order to provide a more attacking option for his side.
Pakistan clinched the T20I tri-series at home against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. Salman Ali Agha hinted that the majority of the players who featured in the T20I tri-series will be part of the T20 World Cup 2026 squad.
Sri Lanka, which won two consecutive games to come back in the series, pipped Zimbabwe to qualify for the November 29 final against Pakistan at the same venue, according to the Pakistan Cricket Board website.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday announced that Pakistan have been penalised 20 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate in the first ODI against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi.
Pakistan's white-ball head coach Mike Hesson confirmed Babar Azam is likely to bat at number three on his return to the T20I format after a nine-month absence in the upcoming three-match series against South Africa in Rawalpindi on Tuesday.
After winning the toss, India opted to bowl. Sahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman opened the innings. Shivam Dube took the new ball and conceded only a four in the first over.
Tickets for the much-awaited Asia Cup final between India and Pakistan at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday have been completely sold out. Organisers told Geo News that the 28,000-seater stadium will be fully packed with fans filling every spot for the high-voltage clash.
Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha has advocated for misfiring Saim Ayub to serve the country for the next 10 years and exuded confidence in the young southpaw's ability to go all guns blazing against arch-rival India in the Asia Cup final in Dubai on Sunday.
After clinical performances that propelled Pakistan into the final of the ongoing Asia Cup 2025, culminating in an 11-run victory over Bangladesh in their final Super Four clash on Thursday, Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha believed that winning such games proves they are a special team.