Dubai: Bangladesh head coach Phil Simmons lamented his side’s missed opportunities in the field and poor shot selections after their narrow 11-run defeat to Pakistan ended their Asia Cup 2025 campaign.

Chasing a modest 136 for victory, Bangladesh folded in the Super Fours fixture despite their bowlers having reduced Pakistan to 51 for 5 earlier in the game. Three dropped catches cost them a place in the final.

Shaheen Shah Afridi, who hit two sixes in a 13-ball 19, was dropped twice by Nurul Hasan and Mahedi Hasan when Pakistan were struggling at 51 for 5. Mohammad Nawaz, who went on to make 25 off 15 balls with two sixes and a four, was dropped by Parvez Hossain Emon before he had even opened his account.

“When we dropped Shaheen and Nawaz, that’s where the game changed. Before that, w

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