Pakistan batter Sahibzada Farhan has said his team is confident that it would face \u201cIndia again in the final\u201d of the men\u2019s Asia Cup next Sunday.<\/p>\n
India romped home on Sunday with a six-wicket win, chasing down the 172-run target with ease in their second high-intensity encounter against Pakistan in the tournament.<\/p>\n
Pakistan rode on a brilliant 45-ball 58 from opener Sahibzada Farhan but managed 171-5 after romping to 93-1 in 9.3 overs.<\/p>\n
Speaking at the pre-match press conference on Monday, before Pakistan clash with Sri Lanka tomorrow, the opener said: \u201cWe are confident that we will face India again in the final (of the Asia Cup).\u201d<\/p>\n
Speaking about his celebration after he scored his half-century against India, he said: \u201cI hardly celebrate after a 50. It was a spontaneous thought to celebrate that way \u2014 I don\u2019t care for what people are making of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added that Fakhar\u2019s role from the other end gave him confidence to play his shots.<\/p>\n
In Pakistan\u2019s last match against India, the bitterness between the two sides \u2014 which started with India\u2019s refusal of customary handshakes in the first encounter \u2014 had continued as Abhishek Sharma at the post-match ceremony said: \u201cToday (Sunday) it was very simple, the way they (Pakistan) were coming (at) us for no reason, I didn\u2019t like it at all, and this is the only way I could give [an answer] with my bat.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha, speaking after the match, had said, \u201cWe are yet to play the perfect game. We batted really well \u2014 but I think when it came to the bowling, they took the game away in the powerplay.\u201d<\/p>\n
Earlier, Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by four wickets in their match in Dubai on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The top two teams from Super Four will play the Asia Cup final in Dubai on September 28.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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