Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by five wickets to qualify for the final of the Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament in Dhaka on Wednesday.

Soumya Sarkar was Bangladesh's highest scorer with 48 runs, helping his team to 131-5 in 19.1 overs after they restricted Pakistan to 129-7 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.

They will face India in the final at the same venue on March 6.

Squads:

Pakistan: Shahid Afridi (capt), Mohammad Hafeez, Sharjeel Khan, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmed, Khurram Manzoor, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Sami, Anwar Ali.

Bangladesh: Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Mithun, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Shakib Al Hasan, Arafat Sunny, Al-Amin Hossain, Taskin Ahmed.

Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (IND) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SRI) TV umpire: Enamul Haque (BAN) Match referee: Jeff Crowe (NZ)

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