| 0.0 : Hello and welcome to the last game of the Super Four stage between Pakistan and Bangladesh. A lot is at stake here today as the winner goes through to take on India in the final. Both the reams will be eager to get over the finish line. The Tigers have momentum on their side but have struggled against Pakistan. However, the Men in Green have just not looked at their best in this tournament. They head into this game after a morale-deflating defeat and it would be interesting to see if they have r |
| Pitch Report - Ramiz Raja says the boundaries are quite big on either side, so the spinners would be a little assured about the mishits not travelling all the way. Mentions there's a little bit of grass, but it will only hold the surface together and the wicket will be good for batting. Reckons the team winning the toss should bat first and get around 250 on the board. Ends by saying that use the new ball well under lights and then unleash the spinners in the second half. |
| Toss - Up goes the coin and it lands in the favor of Bangladesh. They will bat first. |
| Mashrafe Mortaza says it looks a good wicket to bat on. Mentions they lost a few wickets early in the last game and they are hoping for a good start this time. Admits the top order is struggling but they would hope they can do better. Informs they have quite a few changes as Nazmul Hossain Shanto is not playing and Soumya Sarkar comes in place of him. Adds Shakib Al Hasan is out as he is injured and Mominul Haque takes his place and Rubel Hossain comes in place of Nazmul Islam. |
| Sarfraz Ahmed says the conditions are different in the night but any score can be chased down here. Reckons the batsmen have to stick to their natural game and they will probably do well. Adds further that Bangladesh's batting is long and they will look to bowl them out quickly. informs there is one change as Junaid Khan comes in for Mohammad Amir. |
| The players make their way out for their respective national anthems. |
| Done and dusted with the national anthems and the players make their way out to the middle. Liton Das and Soumya Sarkar are the openers for Bangladesh. The former will be on strike and he will face Junaid Khan who has the first new ball in hand. A slip in place for him. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : J Khan to L Das, A little bit of swing in and Bangladesh are underway. Full and coming in on middle and leg, Liton Das flicks it ever so well in front of square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 0.2 : J Khan to L Das, Fraction straight in line, on a good length, Das defends it back down the track rather comfortably. |
| 0.3 : J Khan to L Das, Close! After bringing the first two back in, Junaid moves this away from a back of a length, Das has a tame poke at it from inside the line and gets beaten. |
| 0.4 : J Khan to L Das, Good length ball on middle and off, holding its line, blocked from inside the crease. |
| 0.5 : J Khan to L Das, Opens the face of the bat to this one angling away and steers it past point to get to the other end. |
| 0.6 : J Khan to S Sarkar, Good start for Pakistan. Just 3 off the first over. Junaid angles in a length delivery from around off, Sarkar firmly blocks it back down the track. |
| Shaheen Afridi to bowl from the other end with the second new ball. |
| 1.1 : S Afridi to L Das, Slightly fullish and shaping away from around off, Liton Das just checks this shot as he chips it safely towards covers. |
| 1.2 : S Afridi to L Das, Much better this time. Is more confident as he drives the full ball to mid off. |
| 1.3 : S Afridi to L Das, Short of a length delivery going away with the natural angle, Liton withdraws his bat and has nothing to do with it. |
| 1.4 : S Afridi to L Das, Just ahead of a length, on the off stump, Das leans forward and across before wristing it towards mid on. |
| 1.5 : S Afridi to L Das, Wide yorker outside off, the right-hander gets low in an attempt to squeeze it out but fails to make connection. |
| 1.6 : S Afridi to L Das, Quite straight in line, tucked in front of square leg to end the over. A maiden to start with for Shaheen. |
| 2.1 : J Khan to S Sarkar, Full length delivery angling in on leg, Sarkar tries flicking it away but it goes off the pads. It rolls on the leg side and the batsmen take a leg bye. |
| 2.2 : J Khan to L Das, Back of a length outside off, placed wide of point for an easy run. |
| 2.3 : J Khan to S Sarkar, Pitched fuller than a good length and outside off, Sarkar comes forward and plays a mistimed drive back in the bowler's direction. |
| 2.4 : J Khan to S Sarkar, Outside off on a good length, played to point. Straight to the fielder. |
| 2.5 : J Khan to S Sarkar, OUT! GONE! That's the first wicket down for Bangladesh. Junaid Khan strikes on his return to the XI, good start for him, not so much for Soumya Sarkar who's gone for a duck on his comeback into the side. Short ball around off, rising on the batsman too quickly and the pace probably gets him too. He take on the pull shot and gets a top edge. It balloons towards mid-wicket where Fakhar Zaman comes in a few paces and takes a simple catch. |
| Mominul Haque walks in at no.3. |
| 2.6 : J Khan to M Haque, Good length delivery in the channel outside off, Haque makes a watchful leave. End of a successful over from Junaid Khan. |
| 3.1 : S Afridi to L Das, Plays this very late. Waits for the ball to come and then opens the face at the last minute to run it down towards third man for a single. |
| 3.2 : S Afridi to M Haque, Mominul is off the mark. Shaping in on middle and off, worked away from the inner half in front of square leg for a single. |
| 3.3 : S Afridi to L Das, Full ball straying on the pads, flicked through backward square leg for one more. |
| 3.4 : S Afridi to M Haque, FOUR! First boundary of the day! Super shot from Mominul Haque. Too full and quite straight from Shaheen Afridi, easy enough for the left-hander to lean ahead nicely and flick the half-volley through the mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 3.5 : S Afridi to M Haque, OUT! That's what you call a response! Terrific stuff from the left-arm pacer. Got hit for a boundary of the previous delivery and responds by knocking his stumps over. Bowls it a touch fuller than a length and brings it in, it's at a decent pace but the movement does him in. It goes past the inside edge of Haque's bat, raps him on the pads and deflects onto the off stump behind, uprooting it. Bangladesh rocked early yet again. |
| Mushfiqur Rahim is the next batsman in. |
| 3.6 : S Afridi to M Rahim, Banged in short and it's quite accurate too, Rahim leaves it alone. |
| 4.1 : J Khan to L Das, Comes from around the wicket to Das and angles in a length delivery on off, it's blocked down the track by getting behind the line. |
| 4.2 : J Khan to L Das, OUT! Wow. That's beautiful bowling. Superb stuff. The change in angle does the trick. What a ball. Junaid angles it in but then gets it to straighten up significantly. Das plays down the wrong line and that becomes his undoing. The ball whizzes past the off stump and much like with Mominul, his off stick goes flying behind. Superb delivery. This is the kind of spark Pakistan were seemingly lacking in the previous games. |
| Mohammad Mithun to bat next. He walks in with his side in trouble. |
| 4.3 : J Khan to M Mithun, Full in length outside off, driven to covers by Mithun but straight to the fielder. |
| 4.4 : J Khan to M Mithun, Keeps it tight, cutting in on middle and off, worked down on the leg side with soft hands. |
| 4.5 : J Khan to M Mithun, Length delivery on middle and off, blocked back down the track. |
| 4.6 : J Khan to M Mithun, Sharp bumper. Takes Mithun by surprise but the batsman just about manages to avoid it. |
| 5.1 : S Afridi to M Rahim, A hint of inward movement as it lands on middle and off, Rahim defends it down on the off side from within the crease. |
| 5.2 : S Afridi to M Rahim, Edged and away! Rahim is a lucky man. Short ball rising off the surface, Rahim is in no control as he raises his bat to block and it takes the edge. Flies past first slip and runs down to third man. Single taken but that was close. |
| 5.3 : S Afridi to M Mithun, Extremely full as it's fired outside off, drilled down the ground but straight to mid off. |
| 5.4 : S Afridi to M Mithun, Outside off, not threatening the batsman in anyway, Mithun lets it be. |
| 5.5 : S Afridi to M Mithun, Whoa! How close was that? Dangerously. Serves it on off and it moves away as late as it possibly could have, Mithun tries to put bat on ball but the away movement just about takes the outside edge. |
| 5.6 : S Afridi to M Mithun, Mithun hangs back inside the crease and offers a firm punch into the off side. Dot ball. |
| 6.1 : J Khan to M Rahim, Fullish in length, keeps it around that off stump channel, Rahim meets it with the full face of the bat. |
| 6.2 : J Khan to M Rahim, Continues from around the wicket, angles it in on off, Mushfiqur blocks it from the inner portion on the leg side. |
| 6.3 : J Khan to M Rahim, Takes a nice big stride forward to this full ball and drives it to the man positioned at mid on. |
| 6.4 : J Khan to M Rahim, Length delivery close to off, seaming in, Mushi watches the ball closely and once again blocks it out. |
| 6.5 : J Khan to M Rahim, Wide! Banged in short, takes Mushfiqur by surprise too but unfortunately for Khan it's too short. The umpire raises his arms sideways and signals a wide. |
| J Khan to M Rahim, Takes the pull on this time and helps it along the carpet to deep backward square leg. Single to the total. |
| 6.6 : J Khan to M Mithun, Marginally ahead of a length on off, guarded out safely by shifting his weight onto the front foot. |
| 7.1 : S Afridi to M Rahim, Sweet connection off the meat but hit straight to the fielder. Rahim leans ahead and drives the full ball to cover. |
| 7.2 : S Afridi to M Rahim, On a driving length, outside off, pushed away in front of covers. |
| 7.3 : S Afridi to M Rahim, Too far of off, left alone for the keeper to collect. |
| 7.4 : S Afridi to M Rahim, Short of a good length kept tight around the off stump line, Rahim blocks with a steady head. |
| 7.5 : S Afridi to M Rahim, FOUR! Up and over! That shot will relieve a lot of pressure. Short ball outside off, width offered and Rahim latches onto it. Frees his arms and lofts it over backward point for a boundary. |
| 7.6 : S Afridi to M Rahim, Keeps it tight again. A length ball on off, tapped back down the track. Rahim wants the single but his partner doesn't, so is sent back. 7 runs in the last 4 overs. Pakistan still very much on top for the moment. |
| Hasan Ali into the attack now. |
| 8.1 : H Ali to M Mithun, Full length delivery outside off, Mithun gets off the mark with a square drive through point and takes a single. |
| 8.2 : H Ali to M Rahim, The batsman has punched that ball through the off side. |
| 8.3 : H Ali to M Rahim, FOUR! Shot. Too full and well outside off, Rahim has no problems putting it away. Drives it sweetly through the gap in the covers and finds the fence with ease. |
| 8.4 : H Ali to M Rahim, Beaten! This one doesn't rise as much as it's pitched on a length outside off, Mushfiqur tries to run it down to third man but fails to do so. |
| 8.5 : H Ali to M Rahim, Width offered again, too full outside off, Rahim carves it over backward point. Shoaib Malik from third man moves across to his right and makes a tumbling stop. Two runs collected. |
| 8.6 : H Ali to M Rahim, Plants his front foot forward and drives the fuller length ball to covers. |
| Second change made as Mohammad Nawaz is into the bowling attack as well. |
| The DRS is taken by Pakistan. It's for an lbw call and Mohammad Mithun is the man in question. Looks to be going down to the naked eye. Might be a poor call. Let's see... |
| 9.1 : M Nawaz to M Mithun, Safe! As expected, it's clearly going down leg. Poor call from the skipper Safraz to even discuss the review, let alone take it. Sliding in on leg and it keeps going down with the angle, Mithun looks to put bat on ball but doesn't make connection and is hit on the pads. An appeal follows but the umpire doesn't bother. Sarfraz speaks with Nawaz and after some thinking, the 'T' is signalled. Strange. Replays roll in and show the ball is missing the leg stump by a big marg |
| 9.2 : M Nawaz to M Mithun, Stays right behind the line and blocks it out. |
| 9.3 : M Nawaz to M Mithun, Makes use of the feet and works it away on the leg side. |
| 9.4 : M Nawaz to M Mithun, Full and straight from the spinner, pushed back down the track. |
| 9.5 : M Nawaz to M Mithun, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. They pick up a single. |
| 9.6 : M Nawaz to M Rahim, Drifting in on middle and off, Mushfiqur is well forward in defense. |
| Time for Powerplay 2! Now 4 fielders can be placed outside the ring till the 40th over. |
| 10.1 : H Ali to M Mithun, Good length around off, Mithun plays it nicely as he guides it at the very last moment through short third man for a single. |
| 10.2 : H Ali to M Rahim, Very full outside off, Rahim drives it crisply through covers for a run. Hasan is bowling a little too full and also offering width. He needs to be a little more straighter. |
| 10.3 : H Ali to M Mithun, The length was better this time but again, width is on offer outside off. Mithun plays it down to third man for a run. |
| 10.4 : H Ali to M Rahim, Too easy! Once again it is bowled outside off, Rahim opens the face of his bat and guides it down to third man for a single. |
| 10.5 : H Ali to M Mithun, EDGED AND FOUR! Not good captaincy this, there should be a slip in place, especially with the opposition in trouble. Hasan bowls it around off, it swings away a touch. Mithun goes for the booming drive but gets an outside edge through the vacant slip cordon for a boundary. |
| 10.6 : H Ali to M Mithun, Fuller and straighter in line this time, the batsman works it to mid-wicket. A good over for Bangladesh comes to an end. 8 from it, best of the innings so far. |
| 11.1 : M Nawaz to M Rahim, Fires this on the pads, Rahim tries to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. The ball rolls towards short fine leg. |
| 11.2 : M Nawaz to M Rahim, Rahim with the angle works it to mid-wicket. |
| 11.3 : M Nawaz to M Rahim, Almost! Nicely bowled! Slows this up and gives it a lot of air. Lands it on the stumps, Rahim goes for the sweep but is a touch early into the stroke. He gets a bottom edge towards short fine leg for a run. |
| 11.4 : M Nawaz to M Mithun, Another tossed up delivery on off, Mithun pushes it through mid off for a run. Nawaz is not getting a lot of purchase out there. |
| 11.5 : M Nawaz to M Rahim, Stump-to-stump line now, Rahim taps it towards point. He wants a run but is sent back rightly. |
| 11.6 : M Nawaz to M Rahim, Shuffles across and works it with the angle through mid-wicket to end the over with a run. Another tight over by Nawaz, this is exactly what you can expect of him, he will keep it nice and tight. |
| 12.1 : H Ali to M Rahim, Hits the length hard around off, Rahim blocks it out. |
| 12.2 : H Ali to M Rahim, Hasan is trying to get the ball to tail back in from outside off, no swing on offer though as it is pushed through covers for a run. |
| 12.3 : H Ali to M Mithun, A little too wide outside off, Mithun opens the face of his bat and plays it towards third man and gets to the other end. |
| 12.4 : H Ali to M Rahim, Better! On the stumps, Rahim pushes it back past the bowler. He takes a start, the non-striker responds. But just in time Rahim asks him to return. The fielder at mid on does has a shy but misses. Even though had he hit, Mithun would have made it back. |
| 12.5 : H Ali to M Rahim, Attacks the off pole again, Rahim drives it to mid off. |
| 12.6 : H Ali to M Rahim, Good three balls to end the over! On the stumps again, Rahim works it to mid-wicket. Hasan is better off bowling this line and length. |
| 13.1 : M Nawaz to M Mithun, Gets good drift on this one, it tails back in and it is fuller in length. The batsman prods forward and strokes it down to long off for a run. |
| 13.2 : M Nawaz to M Rahim, FOUR! Premeditated and it comes off really well! Even before the ball was delivered, Rahim walks across. Nawaz fires it on the stumps, Rahim goes down on one knee and sweeps it over backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 13.3 : M Nawaz to M Rahim, Uses his feet but comes down a touch early, Nawaz shortens his length and Rahim defends it. |
| 13.4 : M Nawaz to M Rahim, Brings out the sweep shot again but this time does not connect that well. The ball though goes into the gap at the mid-wicket region and a couple taken. |
| 13.5 : M Nawaz to M Rahim, Darts this on the pads, Rahim goes back and tries to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. There is a stifled appeal but nothing from the umpire. |
| 13.6 : M Nawaz to M Rahim, On the shorter side again, Rahim slaps it through covers and retains strike. |
| Hmmmm... two sweeps by Mushy in that over. Not quite happy, is Dean Jones on air. He observes that strangely, batsmen sweep a lot in Dubai but not here. Rahim has tried to do that a bit so far with some success. The longer he bats, the more brooms shall we see, I daresay. |
| Shoaib Malik is into the attack. A strange bowling change to be honest, with two right-handers out there, not something you see often. |
| 14.1 : S Malik to M Rahim, With the turn, Rahim nudges it towards mid-wicket and gets to the other end. |
| 14.2 : S Malik to M Mithun, Loopy ball this time on the pads, Mithun flicks it towards mid-wicket. The fielder there makes a good diving stop, saving a run for his side. |
| 14.3 : S Malik to M Mithun, Another tossed up delivery, MM flicks it through mid-wicket, this time away from the fielder and takes a run. The 50 is up for Bangladesh, they have lost three wickets but the two out there are now going well. |
| 14.4 : S Malik to M Rahim, Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. |
| 14.5 : S Malik to M Rahim, Plays it with soft hands towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 14.6 : S Malik to M Mithun, FOUR! Slapped! An excellent way to end the over! This was short and it was asking to be hit. Mithun does exactly that as he hits it hard through covers and the ball races away. 43 is now the partnership between the two. |
| DRINKS! So Pakistan on top after the first 15 overs. They managed to take three early wickets but since then, Rahim and Mithun have done well to steady the ship. The two are playing sensibly and Bangladesh would want them to continue. |
| Shadab Khan is into the attack. |
| 15.1 : S Khan to M Rahim, The googly to start with, Rahim lunges and blocks. |
| 15.2 : S Khan to M Rahim, FOUR! Cracked! Rahim is playing those sweep shots to great effect. He again gets into position quickly and sweeps it with a lot of power. The ball gets to the mid-wicket fence in a jiffy. |
| 15.3 : S Khan to M Rahim, Loopy ball around off, it pitches and turns away. The ball takes the outside edge towards short third man. |
| 15.4 : S Khan to M Rahim, The short of a length delivery has been cut away through square on the off side. |
| 15.5 : S Khan to M Rahim, FOUR! Clever, very clever. Brings up the 50-run stand with a cheeky shot. Again, the key here is, he gets into the position early and reverse sweeps it very fine on the off side and the ball races away. Not letting Shadab settle here is Rahim and rightly so. Also, a timely stand this, they were in big trouble when the two joined association and now slowly the duo is taking Bangladesh out of trouble. |
| 15.6 : S Khan to M Rahim, The googly now, Rahim does not pick it as he tries to defend. The ball takes the inside edge and goes to square leg. An expensive start for Shadab. |
| 16.1 : S Malik to M Mithun, Flicks this through mid-wicket for a run. Mithun is also doing really well, he is ticking the strike along really well. |
| 16.2 : S Malik to M Rahim, Floats it up on the pads, Rahim flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 16.3 : S Malik to M Rahim, Lovely placement! Rahim with soft hands, works it through mid-wicket. The shot is placed so nicely that the batsmen run two easily. |
| 16.4 : S Malik to M Rahim, This is too easy, the leg stump line again by Malik. Rahim nudges it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 16.5 : S Malik to M Mithun, Smart batting! Mithun knows Malik will keep bowling the leg stump line so he paddles him very fine and bags another brace. |
| 16.6 : S Malik to M Mithun, A single to end as MM clips it through square leg. So 7 from this one and 8 off the last. Runs have started to come here for Bangladesh. |
| 17.1 : S Khan to M Mithun, Loopy ball on middle, Mithun goes for the drive but gets it off the inner half towards mid on for a run. |
| 17.2 : S Khan to M Rahim, The googly on off, Rahim prods forward and blocks it out. |
| 17.3 : S Khan to M Rahim, A full toss, dipping on the batsman. Rahim pushes it down to long on for a run. |
| 17.4 : S Khan to M Mithun, Full marks to the bowler there but runs to the batsman! Still not sure why there ain't a slip in! Shadab bowls the leg spinner outside off, Mithun tries to defend but gets an outside edge through short third man for a brace. |
| 17.5 : S Khan to M Mithun, The quicker one on the shorter side. Mithun off the back foot, punches it back to the bowler. |
| 17.6 : S Khan to M Mithun, Gives this one a lot of air and bowls it very full. The spin is out of contention and Mithun strokes it to covers. A better second over by Shadab. |
| Mohammad Nawaz is back on. |
| 18.1 : M Nawaz to M Rahim, Attacks the stumps, Rahim pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 18.2 : M Nawaz to M Rahim, Uses his feet and works it through square leg for a single. |
| 18.3 : M Nawaz to M Mithun, Good running! Nawaz fires it outside off, Mithun strokes it through cover-point. He runs the first one hard and calls for the second as it is the longer side of the ground. Completes it with ease. |
| 18.4 : M Nawaz to M Mithun, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 18.5 : M Nawaz to M Mithun, The arm ball on middle, kept out. |
| 18.6 : M Nawaz to M Mithun, Strokes it agains the angle through the off side for a run. |
| 19.1 : S Khan to M Mithun, Too full again, the batsman eases it back to the bowler who misfields and concedes a run. |
| 19.2 : S Khan to M Rahim, Floats it up on off, Rahim blocks it out. |
| 19.3 : S Khan to M Rahim, Another flighted delivery outside off, Rahim drives it through covers for a run. |
| 19.4 : S Khan to M Mithun, Another googly but once again it is a little too full, Mithun strokes it to covers. |
| 19.5 : S Khan to M Mithun, Floated outside off, Mithun hits it square on the off side for another single. Rotating strike with ease at the moment are the two. |
| 19.6 : S Khan to M Rahim, And now, Rahim cuts this very short ball through point and bags a brace. Good fielding the deep by Afridi as he makes a sliding stop. |
| 20.1 : M Nawaz to M Mithun, An lbw appeal! Going down leg perhaps. Though this is a much closer call, the review might have been better utilized on this occasion. Nawaz darts it on leg and it straightens up a touch. Mithun gets low to sweep but is rapped on the front pad. |
| 20.2 : M Nawaz to M Mithun, Works this down just wide of short mid-wicket and both batsmen take off. Good running as they beat the throw at the striker's end. |
| 20.3 : M Nawaz to M Rahim, On the leg stump line, Rahim attempts to work it fine. Does so but off the pad. A couple of leg byes result. |
| 20.4 : M Nawaz to M Rahim, Floats it up on leg, Rahim works it off his pads on the leg side and gets to the other end. |
| 20.5 : M Nawaz to M Mithun, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 20.6 : M Nawaz to M Mithun, A nice, clean drive to long off earns the batsman a comfortable single. |
| 21.1 : S Khan to M Mithun, Tossed up outside off, pushed away on the off side for no run. |
| 21.2 : S Khan to M Mithun, Leading edge but it's wide! Loopy leg break outside off, Mithun closes the face early to flick and so the ball takes the leading edge past the diving extra cover fielder for a single. |
| 21.3 : S Khan to M Rahim, Quicker one around off, stays back and keeps it out safely. |
| 21.4 : S Khan to M Rahim, Goes deep inside the crease and wrists it away towards square leg for one. |
| 21.5 : S Khan to M Mithun, Goes with the spin and pushes it away to the man at cover. |
| 21.6 : S Khan to M Mithun, Quick and flat just outside off, punched off the back foot on the off side to end the over. |
| 22.1 : M Nawaz to M Rahim, Top edge and it's fallen safely! Mushfiqur gets low to bring out the slog sweep. Gets a top edge as he goes against the spin and luckily for him, it falls between the two mid-wicket fielders - one inside the ring and one in the deep. A single results. |
| 22.2 : M Nawaz to M Mithun, Spinning away from around off, pushed square on the off side. |
| 22.3 : M Nawaz to M Mithun, Another mishit and it's landed safely again. Mithun gives the charge and looks to go big downtown. Gets it off the outer half and over point for one. |
| 22.4 : M Nawaz to M Rahim, Driven down the ground to long on for one more. |
| 22.5 : M Nawaz to M Mithun, Stays on the back foot to this short ball and pulls it through square leg for a run. |
| 22.6 : M Nawaz to M Rahim, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 23.1 : S Khan to M Rahim, A bit too full as Shadab tosses it up, wristed down to wide long on. Single to the total. |
| 23.2 : S Khan to M Mithun, Similar ball, the same shot and the same result too. One more added to the scoreboard. |
| 23.3 : S Khan to M Rahim, A lot of air provided by the leggie, Rahim pushes it to the cover area. |
| 23.4 : S Khan to M Rahim, Short and flat outside off, Rahim backs away and cuts it away square on the off side for a single. |
| 23.5 : S Khan to M Mithun, Room offered outside off, Mithun hangs on the back foot and flays it to deep point. Crosses over to change ends. |
| 23.6 : S Khan to M Rahim, Rahim prods forward and blocks it out with the full face of the bat. |
| 24.1 : M Nawaz to M Mithun, Loopy delivery outside off, Mithun gets low to play the reverse paddle. It goes off the back part of the bat and lobs over the keeper's head who looks away to save his face from hurt. Two runs taken. |
| 24.2 : M Nawaz to M Mithun, Some decent air on this as it lands outside off, blocked away. |
| 24.3 : M Nawaz to M Mithun, Some awkward bounce for the fielder. Mithun drives it to cover where the bounce lets the ball go through the fielder. Another brace collected. |
| 24.4 : M Nawaz to M Mithun, Smacked through the mid-wicket region this time. Big gap out there, so two more taken. |
| 24.5 : M Nawaz to M Mithun, Turns it away against the spin, but finds the mid-wicket fielder on this occasion. |
| 24.6 : M Nawaz to M Mithun, Gives the charge with the use of the feet and places it through the covers for two more. 8 off the over with no boundary scored. |
| 25.1 : S Khan to M Rahim, 30th ODI fifty for Mushfiqur Rahim! Another superb knock when his team was in deep trouble. Always stands up and is counted. Terrific player. Gets to the milestone by easing it down to long on and changing ends. |
| 25.2 : S Khan to M Mithun, Too full outside off, drilled through to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 25.3 : S Khan to M Rahim, Short and flat on the stumps, pulled through the mid-wicket region. The fielder in the deep, Asif Ali, covers good ground to his left and cuts it off, keeping the batsmen to two runs. |
| 25.4 : S Khan to M Rahim, The 100-run partnership comes up too. These two have done extremely well to take things under control. Full outside off, Rahim carves it off the outer half through point and a brace is collected. |
| Run out appeal referred. Mushfiqur Rahim the man in the limelight. He looks safe though. |
| 25.5 : S Khan to M Rahim, Not out! Short and flat outside off, Rahim cuts it square through point and comes back for the second. The throw comes in at the keeper's end and he takes the bails off as Rahim slides his bat in. It's taken upstairs and it shows the batsman has made it in quite comfortably. |
| Rahim is seen getting some treatment from the physio. Seems like a cramp in his hammy. The Pakistan players use this opportunity to get some fluids in. |
| 25.6 : S Khan to M Rahim, Darts it in fuller, in line of the stumps, Mushfiqur takes a step out of the crease and wrists it down towards wide long on. Keeps going on and completes the run. |
| Hasan Ali returns to the attack. |
| 26.1 : H Ali to M Rahim, FOUR! Sort of deliberate. Short of a length outside off, Rahim tries to guide it down, does so but it's too fine. Off the edge and across the third man fence for a boundary. |
| 26.2 : H Ali to M Rahim, Slightly full, outside the line of off stump, patted through the covers for one run. |
| 26.3 : H Ali to M Mithun, Brings out the short one out of nowhere but Mithun is ready for it. Keeps his eyes on the ball and ducks in time to evade it. |
| 26.4 : H Ali to M Mithun, On off, slightly shorter in length, punched behind point with an open face for a run. |
| 26.5 : H Ali to M Rahim, Length delivery on off, pushed square right at the man at point. |
| 26.6 : H Ali to M Rahim, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. No run taken. |
| Finally Junaid Khan is back. He was phenomenal in his first spell. Will he be the one to break this partnership? |
| 27.1 : J Khan to M Mithun, Starts from around the wicket and angles in a shortish ball on the body, Mithun moves inside the line and helps the pull square on the leg side for a single. |
| 27.2 : J Khan to M Rahim, Shortish and angling in, Rahim moves a step across to work it on the leg side but it goes off his thigh pad and past the keeper, through his left. A couple of leg byes are taken. |
| 27.3 : J Khan to M Rahim, Length ball on middle and off, it goes off the inside edge as Rahim puts bat on ball. Away on the leg side and that's a single. |
| 27.4 : J Khan to M Mithun, Pounds it in hard, the bouncer, no shot offered by the batsman. |
| 27.5 : J Khan to M Mithun, Good length delivery coming in, defended with a straight blade in response. |
| 27.6 : J Khan to M Mithun, Another length ball and another defensive shot presented. End of the over. |
| 28.1 : H Ali to M Rahim, Back of a length on off, keeps it tight and that's how he should continue, because it's forced Rahim to block it to point. Dot ball. |
| 0.0 : With the whole world having a go at Sarfraz' captaincy, VVS Laxman on air has a soft corner for him. He reminds us all that cricket is a team game - not just dependent on one person. 'What is Shoaib Malik doing? What is Babar Azam doing?' He stresses further that a good team has excellent core players. The seniors need to come in with their thoughts and help their skipper with ideas and suggestions. Meanwhile, Sarfraz is not too happy with Rahim constantly taking breaks. He is getting visibly ir |
| 28.2 : H Ali to M Rahim, Top edge and FOUR! Hasan Ali has been a bit unlucky through this innings so far. Banged short and Rahim gives the charge. Takes the pull on and it goes off the top edge over Sarfraz's head for a boundary. |
| 28.3 : H Ali to M Rahim, In control of this one. Pulled away through square leg for a single. |
| 28.4 : H Ali to M Mithun, FOUR! 2nd ODI fifty for Mohammad Mithun! Brings it up in style too. Short ball, he rises, gets on top of the ball and pulls it with aplomb through the mid-wicket area, beating the man in the deep. Superb stuff. He'll want to carry on and score a big one. |
| 28.5 : H Ali to M Mithun, Tap and run stuff from Mithun. Drops it down on the off side with soft hands and calls for it. His partner responds and both complete the run with ease. |
| 28.6 : H Ali to M Rahim, Patted away from within the crease, but it's too close to the fielder. |
| Sarfraz is once again seen having a word with the umpires. He has a problem with Rahim taking constant breaks. Probably has a point too, as Mushfiqur has been doing it after every over for the past 4-5 overs. |
| 29.1 : J Khan to M Mithun, Short ball angling in on middle and leg, Mithun is hurried onto the pull and as a result, gets a top edge. It flies to fine leg and lands safely. Two to the total. |
| 29.2 : J Khan to M Mithun, Uses the angle into him by working it to mid-wicket. Moved inside the line and closed the face to play at that. |
| 29.3 : J Khan to M Mithun, Ahead of a length, on the stumps, Mithun is half-forward as he defends it. |
| 29.4 : J Khan to M Mithun, Stays inside the crease, comes maybe half-forward and defends it again, this time in front of covers. |
| 29.5 : J Khan to M Mithun, Shaping in at first and then straightening up off the surface, played back to the bowler. Junaid collects the ball and gives the batsman a big stare, Mithun responds in kind. No backing down from him. |
| 29.6 : J Khan to M Mithun, Angling in on leg, worked behind square on the leg side defensively. Tensions are rising, much like the temperature, in the middle. There's an exchange of words between Junaid and Mithun. Nothing seems too serious though, not yet anyway. |
| Shaheen Afridi back on to bowl as well. |
| 30.1 : S Afridi to M Rahim, Starts off with a rib-tickler, Rahim pulls it off the gloves down towards fine leg for a run. |
| 30.2 : S Afridi to M Mithun, On the pads again, Mithun misses the flick, the ball brushes the pads, rolls towards the leg side and the batsmen run a leg bye. |
| 30.3 : S Afridi to M Rahim, Fuller again on middle, Rahim against the angle works it towards wide mid on and takes a run. |
| 30.4 : S Afridi to M Mithun, Nicely pulled! Mithun has played well off the back foot. He stands tall, swivels and pulls it all along the ground towards deep square leg for a run. |
| 30.5 : S Afridi to M Rahim, Another bumper on middle, this time it does not rise. Rahim hits it towards fine leg for a run. |
| 30.6 : S Afridi to M Mithun, A huge appeal but not given! Would have been an unfortunate dismissal had that been given. This is down the leg side, like the last 5 balls. Mithun goes for the flick but he seems to have missed it. The ball brushes the pads and goes into the mitts of the keeper. The players appeal but the umpire stays put. |
| DRINKS! Bangladesh are motoring along quite well at the moment. They have two set batsmen out there and the run rate is also fine. Pakistan on the other hand, need wickets or they will be staring down a big target here. Also, the skipper seems to be losing his cool. He is getting frustrated with almost every run being scored and that is definitely not helping his bowlers. Needs to keep his cool. Bangladesh are playing well but you never know. Rahim is getting tired as well. They might lose a wic |
| 31.1 : J Khan to M Rahim, Works it with the angle through square leg for a run. |
| 31.2 : J Khan to M Rahim, Another ball on the pads, Rahim works it down to fine leg for a run. |
| 31.3 : J Khan to M Mithun, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 31.4 : J Khan to M Mithun, Good length on off, the batsman is solid in defense. |
| 31.5 : J Khan to M Mithun, Another bouncer, Mithun ducks under it. |
| 31.6 : J Khan to M Mithun, FOUR! Stand and deliver! Excellent shot! It is slightly short on off, Mithun picks the length early and pulls it over wide mid on. No one in the deep and the ball crosses the fence. Spoils a very good over. |
| 32.1 : S Afridi to M Rahim, On the shorter side, this one hurries onto the batter. Rahim goes for the pull but the ball hits him on the glove and goes towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 32.2 : S Afridi to M Mithun, Back of a length on off, Mithun guides it down to third man and the batsmen take a run. 150 is up and they now have a good platform set for the batters left. |
| 32.3 : S Afridi to M Rahim, Very full but on the pads, Rahim flicks it through mid-wicket. He runs one, goes for the second. The throw is fired to the keeper who collects it and appeals but the batsman has made it in with ease. Lovely running that. |
| 32.4 : S Afridi to M Rahim, Around off, the batsman defends it onto the ground. |
| 32.5 : S Afridi to M Rahim, In the air... but safe! The slower bumper on middle, Rahim goes for the pull but mistimes it. It is in the air for a while but lands well short of mid-wicket. |
| GOING BACK HOME!!! Well, well, well - reports are filtering in that Shakib al Hasan is returning to Dhaka. So, if Bangladesh make it to the final, they will miss him on Friday too. That finger injury is costing him and his team big time. |
| 32.6 : S Afridi to M Rahim, Hits the back of a length area around off, Rahim guides it to point. |
| Hasan Ali is back on. |
| 33.1 : H Ali to M Mithun, Slightly shorter in length on off, the batsman drops it towards cover for a run. |
| 33.2 : H Ali to M Rahim, Up and over! Not a boundary but three runs. A little too full by Hasan. Rahim flicks it over mid on. The ball slows after landing near the fence. The fielder from that position runs back and the batsmen run three. |
| 33.3 : H Ali to M Mithun, The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. |
| 33.4 : H Ali to M Mithun, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Hasan Ali has broken the 144-run stand. Relief for Pakistan, they needed this wicket and this should probably lift their body language a little now. Ali bowls it on the stumps, Mithun goes for the pull across the line and that brings about his downfall. The ball takes the top edge and goes high up in the air. Hasan calls for it and takes it. He is ecstatic, the whole of the Pakistan team is. Nevertheless, Mithun walks back after playing a very goo |
| Imrul Kayes is the new man in. He played an excellent innings in the last game. Something of the same is what Bangladesh would hope. |
| 33.5 : H Ali to I Kayes, BEATEN! Almost another one! Not sure if it was a smart shot to play first up. Full and wide outside off, the sucker ball. Kayes goes after it but gets beaten. |
| 33.6 : H Ali to I Kayes, Off the mark with a single. He flicks this ball towards wide mid on and takes a run. |
| 34.1 : S Afridi to I Kayes, Loose shot again! 2 out of the 3 balls he has faced have been poor shots. This is slightly short outside off, Kayes goes for the cut short with no foot movement but gets beaten. |
| 34.2 : S Afridi to I Kayes, Back of a length on off, Kayes pushes it to covers. |
| 34.3 : S Afridi to I Kayes, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 34.4 : S Afridi to I Kayes, FOUR! Just over! Kayes has come out with intent here! You give him room, he will go after it. This was on a length outside off, Kayes goes after it. Hits it uppishly but over the cover fielder for a boundary. |
| 34.5 : S Afridi to I Kayes, Now shuffles across and works it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 34.6 : S Afridi to M Rahim, Rahim guides it down to third man and gets to the other end. |
| 35.1 : H Ali to M Rahim, Around off, kept out. |
| 35.2 : H Ali to M Rahim, Played to the point region by the batsman. |
| 35.3 : H Ali to M Rahim, The indipper on middle, Rahim with the swing, works it to mid-wicket and gets to the other end. He needs to stay there till the end if Bangladesh are to get to a very good total. |
| 35.4 : H Ali to I Kayes, Another miscue but runs on offer! Kayes lofts this full ball over covers, not off the middle but hit well enough to get a brace. |
| 35.5 : H Ali to I Kayes, A full toss on the pads, the batsman flicks it through square leg for a run. |
| 35.6 : H Ali to M Rahim, Back of a length on off, Rahim stands tall and defends it to point. |
| Shadab Khan is brought back. |
| 36.1 : S Khan to I Kayes, OUT! A huge appeal and it has been given! The bowling change has worked wonders as Shadab Khan has struck on the very first ball of his new spell. Two wickets in quick succession here and Bangladesh have half their side back in the hut. It is the leg spinner from the leggie around off, it pitches and turns back in a touch. Kayes tries to work it with the turn but misses. The ball hits him on the back pad. The players appeal and the umpire agrees. Kayes walks upto Rahim |
| 0.0 : Mahmudullah is the new man in. |
| 36.2 : S Khan to Mahmudullah, Flatter on off, Mahmudullah guides it through point for a run. |
| 36.3 : S Khan to M Rahim, Tries to play the reverse sweep, connects but finds the fielder at short third man. |
| 36.4 : S Khan to M Rahim, Floats it on middle, Rahim defends it onto the ground. |
| 36.5 : S Khan to M Rahim, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 36.6 : S Khan to M Rahim, Walks into the shot and eases it down to long on for a single. End of a very good over by Shadab, a wicket and 2 runs from it. |
| Mohammad Nawaz is back on. Spin from both ends now. |
| 37.1 : M Nawaz to M Rahim, FOUR! Welcome back into the attack. It is a poor ball to start with, short and it sits up to be hit. Rahim goes back quickly and pulls it over mid-wicket and the ball races away. He now is 15 short of a ton. |
| 37.2 : M Nawaz to M Rahim, Flatter this time on middle, Rahim works it with the angle through mid-wicket for a run. Boundary from the first ball, now they can look for singles. |
| 37.3 : M Nawaz to Mahmudullah, Mahmudullah does the smart thing by nudging it around the corner for a run. |
| 37.4 : M Nawaz to M Rahim, Slower through the air on middle, MR flicks it towards backward square leg and moves to a total which is considered unlucky by the Aussies. The fielder there does have a shy at the non-striker's end but misses. There is a chance of an overthrow, but the batsmen do not take it. |
| 37.5 : M Nawaz to Mahmudullah, Slower through the air outside off, it drifts in. Mahmudullah goes for the cut but chops it to the keeper. That was too close for that shot to be played. |
| 37.6 : M Nawaz to Mahmudullah, Two dots to end as Mahmudullah guides it to the man at point. |
| 38.1 : S Khan to M Rahim, Shortish again on off, Rahim mistimes his cut towards cover-point. |
| 38.2 : S Khan to M Rahim, In the air... but lands in no man's land! A full toss on middle, Rahim goes for the slog sweep but the ball takes the top edge. Due to the big grounds here, difficult for a mistimed shot to carry to the fielder in the deep. It lands well short of the long on fielder and the batsmen take two. |
| 38.3 : S Khan to M Rahim, Eases it down to long on and takes a run. |
| 38.4 : S Khan to Mahmudullah, On off, Mahmudullah guides it to point. |
| 38.5 : S Khan to Mahmudullah, Another shortish ball outside off, it is cut through point for a run. |
| 38.6 : S Khan to M Rahim, Another single to end the over. He pushes this down to long on and gets to the other end. |
| Shaheen Afridi is back. |
| 39.1 : S Afridi to M Rahim, Fullish on the pads, Rahim flicks it through backward square leg. He completes one, goes for the second. The fielder throws it to the keeper who catches it and whips the bails off but the batsman is well in. Sarfraz is not happy with the throw, he wanted it a little more flat. |
| 39.2 : S Afridi to M Rahim, The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total. |
| 39.3 : S Afridi to Mahmudullah, Back of a length on off, it has been guided to point. |
| 39.4 : S Afridi to Mahmudullah, Leading edge but results in a brace! Fuller in length on middle, this one straightens a touch, Mahmudullah tries to flick but the ball takes the leading edge, away from the fielder at point for a couple. |
| 39.5 : S Afridi to Mahmudullah, This is worked to the fielder at mid-wicket who misfields and the batsmen take a run. |
| 39.6 : S Afridi to M Rahim, A yorker to end the over. Rahim gets his bat down in time and jams it out. |
| Powerplay 3 signalled. A maximum of 5 fielders will be allowed outside the 30-yard circle till the end of the innings. |
| 40.1 : S Khan to Mahmudullah, Looped up delivery on middle and leg, wristed through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 40.2 : S Khan to M Rahim, Loopy and full outside off, Rahim drags the sweep through square leg for a single. |
| 40.3 : S Khan to Mahmudullah, Quicker one outside off, forced away square on the off side. |
| 40.4 : S Khan to Mahmudullah, Flat, short and close to off, a mistimed punch off the back foot is played back to the bowler. |
| 40.5 : S Khan to Mahmudullah, The googly on off, it spins in, Mahmudullah backs away and offers a solid punch on the off side. |
| 40.6 : S Khan to Mahmudullah, Another top edge and it's gone away safely! Loopy leg break outside off, Mahmudullah kneels down to sweep and it goes off the top edge over the keeper. It races to the fence where Asif Ali chases it down and pulls it back inside the rope. Afridi picks it up then and throws it back in. Three runs taken. |
| 41.1 : S Afridi to Mahmudullah, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 41.2 : S Afridi to M Rahim, FOUR! Moves to 99 with that! Streaky runs, but he'll take it all the same. Length ball outside off, Rahim hangs his bat out and it goes through the vacant slip cordon. Sarfraz dives to his right but can't reach it. Boundary results. |
| 41.3 : S Afridi to M Rahim, Full on off driven back to the bowler. |
| 41.4 : S Afridi to M Rahim, OUT! Rahim misses out on a magnificent hundred. Heartbreak for the little man, he fully deserved it. Full and just outside off, it shapes away ever so late, ever so little. But, it's enough to do Rahim in. He comes forward to drive it through the covers but gets a feather behind. Sarfraz takes a regulation catch and dismisses his opposite number. A good knock though from Mushfiqur, has done a wonderful job for his side yet again, even if he would be feeling disappointe |
| Mehidy Hasan is the new man in. |
| 41.5 : S Afridi to M Hasan, Off the mark. Mehidy works it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 41.6 : S Afridi to Mahmudullah, FOUR! That's crunched! A lot of power on that from Mahmudullah. Full and angling in on off from around the wicket, the batsman stays leg side, goes inside out and hammers it through the covers. The sweeper can't get to it, it's hit that powerfully. Super shot. The 200 comes up for the Tigers. |
| 42.1 : S Khan to M Hasan, FOUR! Short and flat outside off, Mehidy Hasan is on the back foot to cut and executes the shot well too. Places it through point and sends it across the boundary line. |
| 42.2 : S Khan to M Hasan, This loopy full ball is worked away to mid-wicket for one run. |
| 42.3 : S Khan to Mahmudullah, Straighter one on middle and leg, defended down on the leg side. |
| 42.4 : S Khan to Mahmudullah, Mahmudullah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 42.5 : S Khan to Mahmudullah, Dropped short, and seeing this the batsman rocks back and cuts it well through point for a double. |
| 42.6 : S Khan to Mahmudullah, Googly on middle and leg, worked just wide of short mid-wicket. A single to end the 43rd. |
| 43.1 : S Afridi to Mahmudullah, Full toss angling in on the pads from around the wicket, flicked down to fine leg for one. |
| 43.2 : S Afridi to M Hasan, Full delivery speared outside off, Mehidy opens the bat face and squeezes it out to third man and gets to the other end. |
| 43.3 : S Afridi to Mahmudullah, Takes the pace off this one and pitches it full. It's coming in and catches the batsman on the pads. A leg bye is taken as the ball rolls over on the leg side. |
| 43.4 : S Afridi to M Hasan, Comfortably done. Hasan waits for this one, sees it well outside off. So, he opens the face of the blade and guides it to third man to rotate strike. |
| 43.5 : S Afridi to Mahmudullah, Chance of a run out! Risky, but it's paid off for the batsmen. Mahmudullah punches it to Zaman at extra cover and takes off. The fielder lines it up and has a shy at the bowler's end. Misses and the batsmen complete the run without any problem. |
| 43.6 : S Afridi to M Hasan, Full in length, outside the line of off stump, pushed through the covers for a run. |
| Hasan Ali comes back on. |
| 44.1 : H Ali to M Hasan, Back of a length into the ribs, worked around the corner for an easy one. |
| 44.2 : H Ali to Mahmudullah, Beaten! Hasan with a slower one, deceives Mahmudullah who has a tame poke from inside the line. |
| 44.3 : H Ali to Mahmudullah, Full outside off, drilled through to sweeper cover. One run collected. |
| 44.4 : H Ali to M Hasan, Bouncer on middle and leg, with a little swivel it's pulled along the ground to deep mid-wicket. Single to the total. |
| 44.5 : H Ali to Mahmudullah, Whips this away with the angle and finds deep backward square leg. Gets off strike by jogging across. |
| 44.6 : H Ali to M Hasan, Short of a good length outside off, Mehidy rises on his toes to punch it on the up but gets a bottom edge behind square on the off side. Steals a quick run. |
| Junaid Khan back into the attack now. |
| 45.1 : J Khan to M Hasan, Yorker speared in on off stump, Hasan just about manages to dig it out to the right of the bowler. |
| 45.2 : J Khan to M Hasan, OUT! Straight to the man and Mehidy departs! Junaid gets his 3rd of the evening. Continues from around the wicket and keeps it full on middle and off. Hasan flicks it towards short mid-wicket but can't keep it down. Into the hands of Shan Masood (sub) who takes an easy catch. Another timely breakthrough for Pakistan. |
| The skipper, Mashrafe Mortaza, is the next batsman in. |
| 45.3 : J Khan to M Mortaza, Fuller length delivery on the fifth stump line, pushed defensively towards cover. |
| 45.4 : J Khan to M Mortaza, On the fuller side of things, close to off, blocked right beside the track on the off side. |
| 45.5 : J Khan to M Mortaza, Mortaza opens his account with a firm push through the covers for a single. |
| 45.6 : J Khan to Mahmudullah, Short ball angling in on middle, Mahmudullah initially tries taking on the pull but the bounce gets too big on him. Is beaten as a result. |
| 46.1 : H Ali to M Mortaza, Targets the top of off stump with a length ball, Mortaza arches back a bit and places it behind point. Takes one run afterwards. |
| 46.2 : H Ali to Mahmudullah, Bumper on middle, pulled aerially to deep square leg for another one. |
| 46.3 : H Ali to M Mortaza, Full outside off, Mashrafe strikes it through the gap in the covers and gets a couple of runs. Was placed wide enough of the sweeper for him to come back for the second. |
| A slight halt in play as Mortaza has called for a different pair of gloves. |
| 46.4 : H Ali to M Mortaza, Swing and a miss! Fuller in length, slower in pacer and angling down, Mortaza makes room to go big downtown but misses as the ball goes under his bat. |
| 46.5 : H Ali to M Mortaza, Shortish in length, pulled away into the leg side for a run. |
| 46.6 : H Ali to Mahmudullah, Slower bumper, but Mahmudullah picks it up. Helps the pull through backward square leg and retains strike. |
| 47.1 : J Khan to Mahmudullah, Mahmudullah gives the charge to this fuller length ball and drills it through towards wide long off for a single. |
| 47.2 : J Khan to M Mortaza, Mortaza picks it off his pads and works it behind square on the leg side for one run. |
| 47.3 : J Khan to Mahmudullah, OUT! Bowled 'em! Junaid with another wicket. Started well and now finishing strong. Comes charging in and angles in a fuller delivery on off, Mahmudullah swings across the line and the ball skids right through. Takes the off stump for a walk and brings an end to the dangerous Mahmudullah's stay. |
| Rubel Hossain next in for Bangladesh. |
| 47.4 : J Khan to R Hossain, Length ball from Junaid, Rubel keeps it out from within the crease. |
| 47.5 : J Khan to R Hossain, Full on the stumps, driven through mid on. Single collected. |
| 47.6 : J Khan to M Mortaza, That ball has struck the batsman on the thigh pad. They pick up a single. The umpire signals leg bye. |
| 48.1 : H Ali to M Mortaza, Short ball, the pull is mistimed on the leg side. |
| 48.2 : H Ali to M Mortaza, SIX! That's outta here! First maximum of the game and it's come off Mashrafe Mortaza's bat. The boundaries are big here but he's still managed to clear it. The off cutter on off, Mortaza backs away and gives everything he has on it. Gets it right off the meat and just about clears wide long on. |
| 48.3 : H Ali to M Mortaza, Punches this off the back foot on the off side for a single. |
| 48.4 : H Ali to R Hossain, OUT! Run out! The overs are finishing up, so the batsmen decided to take the risk. Didn't pay off on this occasion though. Rubel pushes this to the left of the bowler and both take off. Hasan Ali collects the ball, turns and has so much time to run back that he easily gets to the stumps and takes the bails off. They cross over so Rubel is the one who departs. |
| Mustafizur Rahman is the last man in. |
| 48.5 : H Ali to M Mortaza, OUT! BANGLADESH HAVE BEEN BOWLED OUT FOR 239! A good comeback in the death from Pakistan. Slower one again, Mortaza swings and miscues it as he doesn't judge it right. It skies towards Zaman at long on who settles under the ball and takes a safe catch. |
| Pretty even as things stands to be honest. 250 is a winning score here and Bangladesh have managed to trudge close to it at least. Pakistan started off well picking early wickets and reduced the Tigers to 12/3, but once again it was Rahim (who narrowly missed out on a ton) and Mithun (who scored a fifty) to the rescue again. Their 144-run stand brought things back in their side's favour and it looked like Bangladesh would post a big one on the board. However, wickets falling at regular intervals |
| Pakistan were rather lacklustre in the middle overs, especially surprising given their powerful start with the ball. Junaid Khan was the standout performer as he finished with 4/19, Shaheen Afridi and Hasan Ali picked two each and Shadab Khan bagged 1 for himself. Plenty of things were wrong, particularly the captaincy, as Sarfraz's body language seemed off and he looked frustrated throughout, which was impacting his bowlers. |
| Junaid Khan, who is up for an interview, starts by thanking the almighty. Admits there was pressure on him as it was a virtual semi-final but it all went well. Ends by saying he used the bouncer as a surprise delivery and it worked well for him. |
| Now, the game can still go either way. 240 isn't a farfetched target, but Pakistan haven't exactly been firing with the bat. Conversely, Bangladesh don't have Shakib on this turning wicket. So, all the ingredients at hand make it a potentially good run chase. Join us on the other side of the break for all the action. |
| 0.0 : We are back for the chase! The openers, Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq make their way out to the middle. The former will be on strike and he will be facing a spinner first up. Mehidy Hasan has the first new ball in his hand. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : M Hasan to F Zaman, Starts off with a flatter delivery on off, it skids through after pitching. Zaman cuts it to point. |
| 0.2 : M Hasan to F Zaman, Slower through the air this time, once again it skids on, good signs for the batsman. Zaman lunges and keeps it out. |
| 0.3 : M Hasan to F Zaman, The pitch just might have quickened up under lights as once again it easily comes onto the bat. FZ punches it down to long off and Pakistan are off the mark. |
| 0.4 : M Hasan to Imam, The arm ball on middle, Imam tries to defend but the ball goes off the inner half towards square leg for a run. He too is off the mark. |
| 0.5 : M Hasan to F Zaman, OUT! In the air... taken! What a catch! That was travelling and Rubel has plucked that out of thin air. Take a bow! Bangladesh are up and running as they have got rid of the dangerous Zaman in the first over itself. Once again he falls prey to a spinner. He uses his feet and gets to the pitch of the ball. Hits it hard but uppishly towards mid on. He must have thought boundary as soon as he hit it, but it wasn't to be. Hossain there, times his leap to perfection and hangs |
| Babar Azam is the new man in. |
| 0.6 : M Hasan to B Azam, Azam eases this down to long on and takes a run. Ends a successful over for Bangladesh. |
| Mustafizur Rahman to bowl with the second new ball. |
| 1.1 : M Rahman to B Azam, A length ball outside off, Azam looks to cut but gets a bottom edge to the off side. |
| 1.2 : M Rahman to B Azam, OUT! LBW! Second wicket down for Pakistan and the Bangladesh fans are on fire!!! Terrific bowling. Mustafizur lands this on a length, around the line of the stumps, one would suppose. Babar is back in his crease to try and defend that but the ball skids off the surface and pings him on the back pad. Mustafizur, Mushfiqur and perhaps the whole of Bangladesh appeal. The umpire thinks for a while and then raises his finger! Babar walks over to Imam, has a bit of a chat but |
| The captain, Sarfraz Ahmed, walks in at number 4, replacing Babar. |
| 1.3 : M Rahman to S Ahmed, WIDE. Plenty of swing for the Fizz. He lands this on a length but swings it down the leg side. Sarfraz looks to flick but misses. Good keeping by Rahim diving to his left. |
| M Rahman to S Ahmed, FOUR! LOVELY! The captain is off the mark in grand fashion. A bit of a half volley, outside off, Sarfraz comes forward and drives it through the covers. No stopping that. |
| 1.4 : M Rahman to S Ahmed, Full again, flicked behind square on the leg side for a single. |
| 1.5 : M Rahman to Imam, A length ball on middle and leg, tucked through square leg for a couple. Both the batsmen are off the mark now. |
| 1.6 : M Rahman to Imam, Around off and outside, watchfully defended. 8 runs and a wicket from that Fizz over. |
| 2.1 : M Hasan to S Ahmed, Full and around off, worked straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 2.2 : M Hasan to S Ahmed, Outside off, eased through cover-point for a quick single. |
| 2.3 : M Hasan to Imam, Quicker one, just outside off, watchfully defended towards cover. |
| 2.4 : M Hasan to Imam, Excellent fielding! They are on fire in the field and have their tails up. Full and outside off, Imam drives it through the covers and the ball races away but Liton Das at short extra dives full length to his left to stop that. Gets a bad bounce but he manages to collect, get up and then fire a throw to the keeper. |
| 2.5 : M Hasan to Imam, Full and on the pads, flicked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 2.6 : M Hasan to S Ahmed, Around off, Sarfraz looks to defend from the crease but suddenly the ball shoots up and hits the splice of the bat. Lands safely on the leg side. |
| 3.1 : M Rahman to Imam, On middle and leg, flicked through square leg for a single. |
| 3.2 : M Rahman to S Ahmed, FOUR! Wrong line. Down the leg side, Sarfraz tickles it fine, towards the fence behind. There seems to be a fielder but he is very square. |
| 3.3 : M Rahman to S Ahmed, OUT! Edged and a fantastic catch has been taken! This game is alive and kicking. If Bangladesh were 12/3, Pakistan are 18/3. Will we see a revival as we saw in the first innings or are Bangladesh smelling victory already? Let us not talk about the future for now. Let us be in the present. This moment belongs to that man - who scored a magnificent 99 with the bat, was tired but still helped Bangladesh recover. This wicket belongs to him. Full and outside off, angling awa |
| Shoaib Malik walks in at number 5, replacing his skipper. |
| 3.4 : M Rahman to S Malik, Outside off, on a length, played towards point. |
| 3.5 : M Rahman to S Malik, RUN OUT, RUN OUT, RUN OUT, BUT MISSED! Oh dear... Mahmudullah is the fielder. Pakistan would have been 4 down in the 4th over. A length ball outside off, Malik pushes this wide of mid off and keeps on running. But Imam is in no mood to respond. He is busy watching Mahmudullah run across to his left. All of a sudden, both batsmen are close to shaking hands with one another and Rahim screams to his brother-in-law to throw the ball but Mahmudullah takes his eyes off the ba |
| 3.6 : M Rahman to Imam, WIDE. Down the leg side, flick shot missed. |
| M Rahman to Imam, The batsman has nudged the ball fine down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| Skipper time. Mashrafe Mortaza to bowl now. |
| 4.1 : M Mortaza to Imam, Full and around middle, watchfully defended. |
| 4.2 : M Mortaza to Imam, Outside off, punched off the back foot. |
| 4.3 : M Mortaza to Imam, Full and straight, watchfully defended. |
| 4.4 : M Mortaza to Imam, A short ball outside off, played straight to point. |
| 4.5 : M Mortaza to Imam, A bit of width outside off, pretty much full, Imam flashes hard but does not move his feet. The ball misses the outside edge by a whisker. Rahim appeals for the catch, but in vain. |
| 4.6 : M Mortaza to Imam, A MAIDEN FOR MASH! The captain has started well in this do-or-die game. Full and just around off, driven straight to mid off. |
| 5.1 : M Rahman to S Malik, Full and around off, Malik is watchful and blocks it towards cover. |
| 5.2 : M Rahman to S Malik, Through him! Jaffa from Mustafizur. He lands it on a length outside off and Shoaib looks to defend from his crease. But at the last moment, the ball nips back in and cuts him into two! Goes right between bat and pad. |
| 5.3 : M Rahman to S Malik, Full and straight, watchfully defended. |
| 5.4 : M Rahman to S Malik, Around off, SM gets across a touch and pushes it towards mid on. |
| 5.5 : M Rahman to S Malik, A lovely shot, but for nothing. Half volley outside off, Malik leans and drives it but straight to short extra cover. |
| 5.6 : M Rahman to S Malik, The batsman defends it from within the crease. CONSECUTIVE MAIDENS FOR BANGLADESH!!! |
| 6.1 : M Mortaza to Imam, LBW shout, but not out. Mashrafe does not review. Imam walks across his sticks and the Bangladesh captain bowls it straight. The angle perhaps is taking the ball down the leg side as Mortaza is bowling from around the wicket. Imam misses his flick and is hit on the pads. There is an LBW appeal but it dies down pretty quickly. Hawk Eye shows it to be MISSING LEG. Meanwhile, a leg bye has been stolen. PAKISTAN FINALLY GET THEIR SCOREBOARD MOVING AFTER 12 DOTS ON THE TROT. |
| 6.2 : M Mortaza to S Malik, Down the leg side, Malik helps it through the leg side for a couple. |
| 6.3 : M Mortaza to S Malik, Around off, pushed to the off side. |
| 6.4 : M Mortaza to S Malik, Similar shot, but this time it is in the gap. A single behind point. |
| 6.5 : M Mortaza to Imam, THAT STAYED LOW! This will now play in the minds of the batsmen. Mashrafe lands this somewhere around the good length, outside off and Imam hops back to defend. But then, the ball scoots low and the batsman is lucky that the bat comes down in time to meet the ball. |
| 6.6 : M Mortaza to Imam, Full and outside off, this time Imam meets it with a perfect off drive. |
| 7.1 : M Rahman to S Malik, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover. |
| 7.2 : M Rahman to S Malik, Good length, just short of full, the line is just around off and Shoaib comes forward to defend. |
| 7.3 : M Rahman to S Malik, FOUR! MAGNIFICENT! Great balance. And the timing is exquisite was well. Full and outside off, Malik comes forward, meets the ball on the half volley and drives it with the full face of the bat. Great elbow position too. The ball goes past the bowler and mid off. No chance for either. The stand moves to 11 from 24 balls. |
| 7.4 : M Rahman to S Malik, FOUR! Great shot again! After going for a boundary on the previous ball, the Fizz drops it a touch short. Malik is more than happy to see that length. He gets on top of the bounce with a gentle hop and punches it through the covers. That was more of a forehand winner in Tennis. Consecutive boundaries. 207 more needed from 254 balls. Malik moves to 12 from 15 balls. |
| 7.5 : M Rahman to S Malik, Full and outside off, Shoaib times his square drive crisply again but it is straight to the fielder. There is a direct hit at the bowler's end but Imam is in while there is no chance of an overthrow. |
| 7.6 : M Rahman to S Malik, Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 8.1 : M Mortaza to S Malik, Full and down the leg side, flicked towards fine leg for a single. |
| 8.2 : M Mortaza to Imam, Full and just around off, watchfully defended on the walk towards mid on. |
| 8.3 : M Mortaza to Imam, Nicely played. The ball is angling into the southpaw but Imam plays it down late, past that wide first slip fielder, towards third man. A run taken. |
| 8.4 : M Mortaza to S Malik, Stump-to-stump, doesn't give any width, so disciplined is the skipper. Malik is forced to respect and defend. |
| 8.5 : M Mortaza to S Malik, Full and around off, watchfully blocked out. |
| 8.6 : M Mortaza to S Malik, Full again, watchfully blocked out. |
| Spin once more. Mehidy Hasan to bowl the final over of Powerplay 1. |
| 9.1 : M Hasan to Imam, Full and around leg, defended back to the bowler. |
| 9.2 : M Hasan to Imam, Outside off, Imam looks to drive it through the off side but the ball goes off the inner half towards short mid-wicket. |
| 9.3 : M Hasan to Imam, Full again, driven sweetly but straight to cover. |
| 9.4 : M Hasan to Imam, Comes forward and works it wide of mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.5 : M Hasan to S Malik, Full and outside off, pushed towards point for a single. |
| 9.6 : M Hasan to S Malik, The batsman defends it from within the crease. POWERPLAY 1 IS DONE. Pakistan are at a slightly better stage than Bangladesh. But this is that time when their opposition was recovering in a massive way. |
| Time for the fielding restrictions to get lifted a touch. Powerplay 2 is upon us, with 4 fielders allowed outside the 30-yard circle, till the 40th over. |
| 10.1 : M Mortaza to Imam, Comes from round the wicket and lands it on a good length on middle and leg. Imam steps forward and blocks it to the off side. |
| 10.2 : M Mortaza to Imam, Fuller this time on the leg side. Imam flicks it away to the on side. |
| 10.3 : M Mortaza to Imam, Takes Mashrafe on but does not get the desired result. On a good length outside off, Imam charges out and goes inside out over point for one. |
| 10.4 : M Mortaza to S Malik, Length again around off, cut to point by Malik. |
| 10.5 : M Mortaza to S Malik, Full on the fourth stump line, Malik blocks his stumps and drives it to covers. |
| 10.6 : M Mortaza to S Malik, Good from Mashrafe. Just the 1 run from the over. Bowls this close to the off pole, Mailk bunts it down to the off side. The mid off fielder has a shy towards Malik's end seeing him slow to respond. But the latter makes his ground. |
| 11.1 : M Hasan to Imam, Outside off, punched to cover-point. |
| 11.2 : M Hasan to Imam, Full outside off, given straight to the cover fielder. |
| 11.3 : M Hasan to Imam, Full and around off, driven past mid off for a single. |
| 11.4 : M Hasan to S Malik, Off break coming into Malik who hits it back to the bowler. |
| 11.5 : M Hasan to S Malik, Quick into the pads of Shoaib who milks it fine of mid on to get off strike. |
| 11.6 : M Hasan to Imam, Outside off, Imam drives it for the cover fielder to collect. Another good over comes to an end. Just 2 from it. |
| 12.1 : M Mortaza to S Malik, Good length ball outside off, played to the point region. Dot ball. |
| 12.2 : M Mortaza to S Malik, Full this time down the leg side. Flicked away to deep square leg for a brace. Malik will know he has to take the game deep if Pakistan want to win it. |
| 12.3 : M Mortaza to S Malik, Back of a length ball outside off, punched off the back foot to covers. |
| 12.4 : M Mortaza to S Malik, Similar length, Malik makes room and creams it to extra cover. They jog to complete the run. |
| 12.5 : M Mortaza to Imam, FOUR! The pressure was on him. And this looked like it was coming. Charges down the wicket and lofts this length ball from outside off just over the covers. The ball moves along the turf to the fence. |
| 12.6 : M Mortaza to Imam, The batsman opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. |
| A mini unofficial drinks break. Malik uses the towel to swipe of some sweat and have a some water. |
| 13.1 : M Hasan to S Malik, Hits this through mid on and runs through for a single. |
| 13.2 : M Hasan to Imam, Comes down the track again is Imam but this time defends the ball. |
| 13.3 : M Hasan to Imam, Easy. Plays this with a straight bat towards long off for one. |
| 13.4 : M Hasan to S Malik, Just knocking the ball around. Stands tall and hits it back past the bowler for one more. |
| 13.5 : M Hasan to Imam, Full and around off, hit to the off side. One run added to the total. |
| 13.6 : M Hasan to S Malik, Full on the pads, worked to the leg side to the fielder at square leg. |
| Rubel Hossain to bowl his first over. |
| 14.1 : R Hossain to Imam, Comes in from over the wicket and angles it away from Imam who opens the bat face and helps it on it's way for a run. |
| 14.2 : R Hossain to Imam, Full around off, driven towards mid off. They hare for the run and make it easily as the fielder fails to collect the ball. |
| 14.3 : R Hossain to S Malik, Tries to get it past that fielder again, but hits it straight to him. Dot ball. |
| 14.4 : R Hossain to S Malik, Played to the point region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 14.5 : R Hossain to Imam, Outside that off pole, Imam drives it to the man at mid off. |
| 14.6 : R Hossain to Imam, The batsman guides it to third man. They pick up a single. |
| Drinks break. So far so good from Pakistan. They need to do what Rahim and Mithun did for Bangladesh. Take the game deep without losing too many wickets and see how it goes. Malik's wicket will be the key for Bangladesh. Not to forget Bangladesh will miss the services of Shakib Al Hasan who is very good in the middle overs. Who will fill in for his 10 overs? |
| Mahmuddullah is brought on to bowl the the break. |
| 15.1 : Mahmudullah to Imam, Flatter ball outside off, Imam pulls it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 15.2 : Mahmudullah to S Malik, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| 15.3 : Mahmudullah to Imam, Angles this into Imam who makes room and punches this through covers. Another easy run taken. |
| 15.4 : Mahmudullah to S Malik, Short ball outside the off pole, punched inside the crease to mid off. |
| 15.5 : Mahmudullah to S Malik, Slower ball outside off, touched on the off side with soft hands and changes ends as the keeper runs to collect the ball. |
| 15.6 : Mahmudullah to Imam, On that off side again, pushed away from the cover fielder to retain the strike. |
| 16.1 : R Hossain to Imam, Full and way outside off, Imam guides it to third man for an easy run. |
| 16.2 : R Hossain to S Malik, Outside off again, SM opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 16.3 : R Hossain to Imam, In the gap and they will come back for the second run. Full in line of the stumps, milked away through mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 16.4 : R Hossain to Imam, Wide. An attempted bouncer which was well over head height. The umpire signals a wide. |
| R Hossain to Imam, Covers his stumps and bunts this down into the ground. |
| 16.5 : R Hossain to Imam, Full and around off, driven straight to the man at covers. |
| 16.6 : R Hossain to Imam, FOUR! Misses his line and lands this down the leg side. Imam just helps it on its way to the fine leg boundary. Also brings up the 50-run stand between these two. Much needed for Pakistan after the loss of 3 early wickets. |
| 17.1 : Mahmudullah to S Malik, Flatter ball outside off, pushed to the off side. |
| 17.2 : Mahmudullah to S Malik, Punched off the back foot by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 17.3 : Mahmudullah to Imam, Full on the leg stump, hit through mid on for one. |
| 17.4 : Mahmudullah to S Malik, Can't find the gap this time giving it to the man stationed at mid on. |
| 17.5 : Mahmudullah to S Malik, Targets that region again and gets his run in this occasion. Hits it past that man to cross. |
| 17.6 : Mahmudullah to Imam, Nicely done but won't go all the way. SHort ball over the middle stump. Imam rocks back and cuts it through backward point. Enough time to come back for the third run. |
| 18.1 : R Hossain to Imam, Length outside off, tries to play it fine but finds the man at backward point. |
| 18.2 : R Hossain to Imam, Full on middle, hit back towards the bowler. |
| 18.3 : R Hossain to Imam, Bouncer! Imam ducks under the bouncer at the last moment. Rubel bangs this one hard on middle and leg. |
| 18.4 : R Hossain to Imam, In the air...but safe. Because of the big grounds, even misshits don't travel to the fielder. Imam pulls this one but gets a top edge short of the deep square fielder. One run added to the total. |
| 18.5 : R Hossain to S Malik, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 18.6 : R Hossain to S Malik, Malik has worked it off his pads behind square. They pick up a single. |
| Soumya Sarkar to bowl his medium pace. |
| 19.1 : S Sarkar to S Malik, Length outside off, pushed past the man at covers for a run. |
| 19.2 : S Sarkar to Imam, Short ball down the leg side. Imam pulls it through to the fine leg region. The fielder there dives to cut it to two. |
| 19.3 : S Sarkar to Imam, Back of a length ball down the leg side. Imam has nudged it fine for a run. |
| 19.4 : S Sarkar to S Malik, SM opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 19.5 : S Sarkar to Imam, Length ball outside off, Imam cuts it past the backward point fielder to rotate strike. |
| 19.6 : S Sarkar to S Malik, Full and around off, driven towards mid off and Malik picks up a quick run. The partnership moves to 61 off 101 balls. |
| 20.1 : R Hossain to S Malik, OUT! Pick that out! What a screamer. And guess what? Shoaib Malik is out of here. Fuller ball on the legs of Malik. The ball stops a bit which makes Malik flick the ball earlier than he should have. The ball flies through mid-wicket where Mashrafe dives full length to his left and grasps it with both hands. What a catch. We have already seen some good catches in this innings and we can add another one to this list. Bangaldesh now have the upper hand as Pakistan need 1 |
| 0.0 : Shadab Khan is the new man in. Surprise to many as he usually comes lower down the order. |
| 20.2 : R Hossain to S Khan, Around off, on a length, watchfully defended towards mid off. |
| 20.3 : R Hossain to S Khan, Outside off, on a length, shouldered arms to. Rubel is not happy with himself, probably because he wanted to keep it a little bit closer to the stumps. |
| 20.4 : R Hossain to S Khan, Outside off, tighter, pushed towards point. |
| 20.5 : R Hossain to S Khan, Outside off, played straight to point. |
| 20.6 : R Hossain to S Khan, Full on middle, pushed through mid on for a couple. |
| 21.1 : S Sarkar to Imam, Full on middle, driven straight to mid on. |
| 21.2 : S Sarkar to Imam, Down the leg side, Imam tucks it through square leg and hares back for the second. They are running hard, Pakistan. |
| 21.3 : S Sarkar to Imam, Fuller, on middle, flicked straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 21.4 : S Sarkar to Imam, Outside off, cut behind point for a single. |
| 21.5 : S Sarkar to S Khan, The batsman just manages to keep the yorker out. Good ball bowled by the bowler. |
| 21.6 : S Sarkar to S Khan, A length ball outside off, Khan has a slash at that but the ball barely comes off the pitch. Takes the bottom edge and goes towards wide slip. |
| Mahmudullah comes back on to bowl. 2-0-11-0 so far. |
| 22.1 : Mahmudullah to Imam, Full and outside off, driven through the covers for a single. |
| 22.2 : Mahmudullah to S Khan, Full again, driven straight to cover. |
| 22.3 : Mahmudullah to S Khan, 'SHOMU! SHOMU! SHOMU!' shouts Liton Das. There was a run out chance on offer. Outside off, Shadab drove it towards cover and set off for a single. There was a yes-yes and a no-no and Soumya Sarkar charged towards the ball. But with the keeper shouting, he got distracted and fumbled. Khan got back in the crease. |
| 22.4 : Mahmudullah to S Khan, Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. |
| 22.5 : Mahmudullah to S Khan, Full on middle, pushed towards mid on. |
| 22.6 : Mahmudullah to S Khan, The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. |
| Good news for Bangladesh. Mashrafe Mortaza is back on the field. No signs of Mushfiqur Rahim though. Liton Das is doing the keeping duties. |
| 23.1 : S Sarkar to Imam, On middle and leg, flicked through square leg for a single. |
| 23.2 : S Sarkar to S Khan, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 23.3 : S Sarkar to S Khan, Full on middle, flicked towards short mid-wicket. |
| 23.4 : S Sarkar to S Khan, Around off, watchfully defended. |
| 23.5 : S Sarkar to S Khan, The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. |
| 23.6 : S Sarkar to S Khan, The batsman has played it to the point region. One run added to the total. |
| 24.1 : Mahmudullah to S Khan, Full and outside off, driven straight to short extra cover. |
| 24.2 : Mahmudullah to S Khan, Darted on middle and leg, defended towards short mid-wicket. |
| 24.3 : Mahmudullah to S Khan, DIRECT HIT WOULD HAVE HAD IMAM! Terrific fielding. Full and outside off, Shadab drives it through the covers but Soumya Sarkar dives full length to his right and makes a terrific stop. Imam has set off for the single but has to go back. He tries to dive but by that time, Sarkar's throw has come. Luckily for the batsman, it misses the stumps. |
| 24.4 : Mahmudullah to S Khan, Full and outside off, pushed straight to cover. |
| 24.5 : Mahmudullah to S Khan, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 24.6 : Mahmudullah to S Khan, Full and outside off, pushed through mid off for a run. Another frugal over. 9/1 in the last 5 overs. |
| 25.1 : S Sarkar to S Khan, OUT! Caught down the leg side! Pakistan have now lost half their side. And what delight for Bangladesh - their part-timer has taken a wicket. A short ball, down the leg side, Shadab cannot control his instincts to pull. He goes for the shot but is cramped for room. The ball takes the glove and goes to the keeper who straightaway runs forward in celebration. Snickometer educates us that it is not glove, but a top edge. 146 more needed from 149 balls. MAIDEN ODI WICKET FO |
| 0.0 : Asif Ali is the new man in at number 7, replacing Shadab. The last recognized batting pair for Pakistan. |
| 25.2 : S Sarkar to A Ali, Outside off, played straight to point. |
| 25.3 : S Sarkar to A Ali, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 25.4 : S Sarkar to A Ali, Outside off, steered through point for a single. |
| 25.5 : S Sarkar to Imam, Outside off, played towards third man for a run. |
| 25.6 : S Sarkar to A Ali, Landed outside off, played towards point. |
| 26.1 : Mahmudullah to Imam, Outside off, a touch short, punched towards cover. |
| 26.2 : Mahmudullah to Imam, Full and straight, pushed towards short mid-wicket. |
| 26.3 : Mahmudullah to Imam, Similar ball, blocked towards the bowler. |
| 26.4 : Mahmudullah to Imam, DROPPED? Perhaps not. A short ball outside off, Imam looks to cut but misses. The keeper is a bit late to get up and the ball goes off his thighs. A bye taken. |
| 26.5 : Mahmudullah to A Ali, Driven through mid on by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| 26.6 : Mahmudullah to Imam, Full and outside off, pushed straight to cover. |
| 27.1 : S Sarkar to A Ali, On middle, flicked towards mid-wicket. |
| 27.2 : S Sarkar to A Ali, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 27.3 : S Sarkar to A Ali, FOUR! A short ball, Asif pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary! |
| 27.4 : S Sarkar to A Ali, The batsman gets an inside edge and the ball hits him on the pads. |
| 27.5 : S Sarkar to A Ali, On middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 27.6 : S Sarkar to Imam, Driven through mid off by the batsman. |
| 28.1 : Mahmudullah to A Ali, Full and outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 28.2 : Mahmudullah to A Ali, The batsman works it down the leg side. Good effort by the fielder to save runs for his team. |
| 28.3 : Mahmudullah to A Ali, Around middle and off, watchfully defended. |
| 28.4 : Mahmudullah to A Ali, Full on middle, flicked towards short mid-wicket. |
| 28.5 : Mahmudullah to A Ali, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 28.6 : Mahmudullah to Imam, Full and outside off, pushed through the covers for a run. |
| Mehidy Hasan is back on. 5-0-12-1 so far. |
| 29.1 : M Hasan to Imam, Full and outside off, driven through mid off for a single. |
| 29.2 : M Hasan to A Ali, Punches this off the back foot for a run. |
| 29.3 : M Hasan to Imam, A touch short, punched down to long on for a run. |
| 29.4 : M Hasan to A Ali, Full and outside off, driven through point but straight to the fielder. |
| 29.5 : M Hasan to A Ali, Quicker one outside off, Asif looks to cut but misses. |
| 29.6 : M Hasan to A Ali, Landed outside off, punched straight to the bowler. |
| 30.1 : Mahmudullah to Imam, Full and on leg, driven to mid off. They pick up a single. |
| 30.2 : Mahmudullah to A Ali, FOUR! Beautiful shot! Spoiling his figures but it was a poor ball which deserved the punishment. Short and outside off, Ali rocks back and carves it through cover-point. Boundary. |
| 30.3 : Mahmudullah to A Ali, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 30.4 : Mahmudullah to A Ali, Comes ahead and bunts this down. |
| 30.5 : Mahmudullah to A Ali, Gets low and sweeps this through square leg for another run. |
| 30.6 : Mahmudullah to Imam, 50 for Imam ul Haq! He has been a lone warrior in this innings and will need good support from the other end if Pakistan want to win this one. Milks this through mid on to get to the landmark. |
| 31.1 : M Hasan to Imam, Takes a few steps and works it to the on side for a run. |
| 31.2 : M Hasan to A Ali, Driven towards the mid off region. They pick up a single. |
| 31.3 : M Hasan to Imam, Played through mid-wicket by Imam ul Haq. |
| 31.4 : M Hasan to Imam, Gets forward and drives this through covers for one. |
| 31.5 : M Hasan to A Ali, Easy. Just knocks the ball past mid on for one more. |
| 31.6 : M Hasan to Imam, Finds the gap and ends the over with a single. Goes back and punches it through covers. |
| Drinks! PAK need 120 runs in 108 balls at 6.66 rpo. Imam-ul-Haq is the only hope for the batting side. But how much can a single batsman do? He will need a lot of support from the other end. Asif Ali too can swing his bat and this partnership will decide the fate. For Bangladesh they know it is just the matter of one wicket. Will Mashrafe get on his strike bowlers or just see this phase off? |
| 32.1 : Mahmudullah to Imam, Full and outside off, driven towards cover-point for an easy run. |
| 32.2 : Mahmudullah to A Ali, The batsman has driven it through mid on. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 32.3 : Mahmudullah to Imam, Imam rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. One run added to the total. |
| 32.4 : Mahmudullah to A Ali, FOUR! So good! Waits for the ball to come to him and cuts it through backward point. The fielder hares behind it but comes second best. |
| 32.5 : Mahmudullah to A Ali, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. One run added to the total. |
| 32.6 : Mahmudullah to Imam, Imam drives this through the covers. |
| Mustafizur Rahman comes back for another burst. |
| 33.1 : M Rahman to A Ali, DROPPED! Oh no! Liton has missed a dolly. A regulation catch to say the least. Poor technique by him. The Fizz lands this on a fuller length outside off. Ali tries to guide it but gets a fine edge to it. Das was not ready for it and just sticks his right hand out hoping for the ball to stick. It doesn't and Ali gets a life. |
| 33.2 : M Rahman to A Ali, Angles this away from Ali who plays it to point. |
| 33.3 : M Rahman to A Ali, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 33.4 : M Rahman to A Ali, Outside off, hit to the off side. |
| 33.5 : M Rahman to A Ali, Played to mid-wicket region by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 33.6 : M Rahman to Imam, Closes the bat face early and hits it past the bowler for a run. |
| The skipper, Mashrafe Mortaza comes back for another spell. |
| 34.1 : M Mortaza to Imam, SIX! What a hit! Mid on was up and Imam lofts it over him for a biggie. Fuller ball on middle and leg, Imam picks it up and lofts it over that region and a maximum results. |
| 34.2 : M Mortaza to Imam, Imam has worked it off his pads behind square. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. |
| 34.3 : M Mortaza to Imam, Hit past the mid on fielder and gets to the other end. |
| 34.4 : M Mortaza to A Ali, Full on the legs of Ali who works it to mid on. |
| 34.5 : M Mortaza to A Ali, The batsman plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. One run added to the total. 100 more needed for the batting side. |
| 34.6 : M Mortaza to Imam, Stays inside his crease and drives this to the off side. |
| 35.1 : M Rahman to A Ali, Not the best of shots from Ali. There was a wide slip fielder and still tries to run it down the third man. Gets it there though for one. |
| 35.2 : M Rahman to Imam, French cut. Tries to play it to the cover region but gets an inside edge past the leg stump towards fine leg. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. |
| 35.3 : M Rahman to Imam, The batsman opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single. The 50-run stand between the duo is up. They will need to carry on from here. |
| 35.4 : M Rahman to A Ali, Outside off again, played past point for one. |
| 35.5 : M Rahman to Imam, Another similar shot. Waits for the ball and runs this down towards third man for a single. |
| 35.6 : M Rahman to A Ali, Cutter outside off, Ali goes for the drive but misses the ball. 16 runs from the last two overs. |
| 36.1 : M Mortaza to Imam, Length outside off, cut towards deep backward point for another run. |
| 36.2 : M Mortaza to A Ali, Slower ball around off, Gently pushes it past point and walks to the other end. |
| 36.3 : M Mortaza to Imam, Full on the legs, flicked away in the gap towards deep square leg. They run the 1st one hard which enables them to back for the second. |
| 36.4 : M Mortaza to Imam, Imam's go-to shot in the last couple of overs. Waits for the ball and runs it down to third man to get off strike. |
| 36.5 : M Mortaza to A Ali, No ball! There were just 4 fielders inside the ring. Slower ball outside off, touched with soft hands towards point. A quick single results. Free Hit up next! |
| An explanation of why that was a no ball. Before the ball was bowled, third man, fine leg, cover, mid on and mid-wicket were inside the circle. But just at the last moment, Mortaza sent third man back. As per the rules, you need to have 5 players inside the 30-yard circle till the 40th over. FREE HIT COMING UP NOW. |
| M Mortaza to Imam, No damage done. Good ball. Full and outside off, Imam looks to drive it with force but cannot time it well. Goes straight to the man at mid off. |
| 36.6 : M Mortaza to Imam, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. |
| Mehidy Hasan to roll his arm. |
| 37.1 : M Hasan to Imam, Neatly done. The fielder was in the deep and Imam played it with soft hands towards mid-wicket. Calls for two and gets there in the end. |
| 37.2 : M Hasan to Imam, Comes down plays with the turn and hits it to the leg side to give his partner the strike. |
| 37.3 : M Hasan to A Ali, Asif flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 37.4 : M Hasan to Imam, Darts this full, Imam goes back and hits it through mid-wicket for one more. |
| 37.5 : M Hasan to A Ali, Quicker one outside off. Asif goes to cut it but cannot put bat to ball. |
| 37.6 : M Hasan to A Ali, Ali defends it from within the crease. 81 more needed from the last 12 overs. |
| Rubel Hossain into the attack. His figures read 4-0-16-1. |
| 38.1 : R Hossain to Imam, Length ball in line of the stumps. Imam looks to turn his bat to the on side but gets a soft leading edge towards the bowler. |
| 38.2 : R Hossain to Imam, Short ball outside off, Imam pulls but does not get the timing right. It falls wide of the man at mid-wicket. They come back for the second run. |
| 38.3 : R Hossain to Imam, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. They pick up a single. |
| 38.4 : R Hossain to A Ali, Played through mid-wicket by Ali. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 38.5 : R Hossain to Imam, Short again outside off. This time Imam is in control as he pulls it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 38.6 : R Hossain to A Ali, Direct hit but Ali is well in. Good backing up for the fielding side. Full and on off, Ali hits it towards mid on and sets off for the run. |
| 39.1 : M Hasan to A Ali, That kept low. Full and in line of the stumps, Ali does well to get bat to ball. |
| 0.0 : Stumped or bowled? Liton Das is not showing his confidence but Asif is walking... referred upstairs. |
| 39.2 : M Hasan to A Ali, OUT! Stumped! Very good keeping. Makes up for his dropped catch by this sharp take. Off spinner lands on middle. It spins a tad as Ali looks to drive this one. Misses it completely, Liton collects the ball and takes off the bails in a flash. They check it up for confirmation and Ali is well short. The end is neigh for Pakistan. |
| Mohammad Nawaz is in next. |
| 39.3 : M Hasan to M Nawaz, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 39.4 : M Hasan to M Nawaz, Outside off, pushed towards short extra cover. |
| 39.5 : M Hasan to M Nawaz, The arm ball, on middle and leg, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 39.6 : M Hasan to M Nawaz, Full and outside off, watchfully blocked out. |
| Final Powerplay of the Super Four. 5 fielders allowed outside the 30-yard circle. 75 needed from 60 balls with 4 wickets in hand. Mahmudullah is back on. 8-0-31-0 so far. |
| 40.1 : Mahmudullah to Imam, Full and outside off, driven towards cover for a single. |
| 40.2 : Mahmudullah to M Nawaz, Helps it through square leg for a quick run. |
| 40.3 : Mahmudullah to Imam, Comes down the track and drives it towards cover. |
| 40.4 : Mahmudullah to Imam, The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. Spirited effort by the fielder to save runs for his team. |
| 40.5 : Mahmudullah to Imam, OUT! Another stumping and this time it is Imam! This should be game over for Pakistan now. Beautiful bowling by Mahmudullah who is pumped up. He tosses this one outside off and Imam immediately jumps out, aiming to go inside out. However, he is done in by the flight and misses his shot. But Liton doesn't. He is as cool as a cucumber and takes off the bails in a flash. Imam tries to get back but he is miles out of the crease. Liton is so disappointed with himself over t |
| Hasan Ali trudges in at number 9, replacing Imam. |
| 40.6 : Mahmudullah to H Ali, Full and outside off, Hasan is squared up as he looks to defend. The ball runs off the outside edge towards third man and a couple if taken. 4 runs and a wicket from that over, Mahmudullah's figures read 9-0-35-1. |
| 41.1 : M Hasan to M Nawaz, Full and outside off, blocked towards cover. |
| 41.2 : M Hasan to M Nawaz, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. They pick up a single. |
| 41.3 : M Hasan to H Ali, Full and outside off, pushed straight to cover. |
| 41.4 : M Hasan to H Ali, Oohhh... has a wild slog at this. The ball darts in and goes off the inner half towards square leg. A run taken. |
| 41.5 : M Hasan to M Nawaz, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover. |
| 41.6 : M Hasan to M Nawaz, Another drive through the covers, this time it is in the gap and a run is taken. Excellent spell from Mehidy - 10-1-28-2. Super stuff. |
| 42.1 : Mahmudullah to M Nawaz, The batsman failed to make contact and was hit low on the pads. They pick up a single. Leg bye given by the umpire. |
| 42.2 : Mahmudullah to H Ali, Outside off, punched back to the bowler. |
| 42.3 : Mahmudullah to H Ali, Another dot. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. |
| 42.4 : Mahmudullah to H Ali, WIDE. Down the leg side, Hasan misses his flick. |
| Mahmudullah to H Ali, The arm ball, skids on, Hasan looks to flick but misses and is hit on the pads. Mahmudullah appeals but the umpire spots the piece of wood. |
| 42.5 : Mahmudullah to H Ali, Full and outside off, driven through mid off for a single. |
| 42.6 : Mahmudullah to M Nawaz, The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total. |
| Mustafizur Rahman is back on. 6-1-33-2 so far. |
| 43.1 : M Rahman to M Nawaz, Walks across his stumps, looks to flick but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. The ball goes to fine leg and the batsmen take a single. |
| 43.2 : M Rahman to H Ali, FOUR! HAMMERED! A length ball outside off, Hasan backs away and slaps it over mid off for a boundary! 59 needed from 40 balls now. |
| 43.3 : M Rahman to H Ali, Outside off, played towards point. Hasan wants a single but is sent back. |
| 43.4 : M Rahman to H Ali, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 43.5 : M Rahman to H Ali, OUT! In the air, in the air, in the air and Bangladesh get one step closer to the final! A short ball on middle, Hasan backs away once again and attempts the pull. But he is done by in the cutter by Mustafizur. He is a master of these. All he gets is a top edge because he is months early into the shot. Mashrafe Mortaza runs to his left from mid on and takes it easily. |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi walks in at number 10, replacing Hasan. |
| 43.6 : M Rahman to M Nawaz, Played to the point region by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| Rubel Hossain is back on. 5-0-22-1 so far. |
| 44.1 : R Hossain to M Nawaz, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. |
| 44.2 : R Hossain to M Nawaz, WIDE. A bouncer on middle, Nawaz ducks. |
| R Hossain to M Nawaz, Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 44.3 : R Hossain to M Nawaz, Outside off, Nawaz slashes but misses. |
| 44.4 : R Hossain to M Nawaz, Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 44.5 : R Hossain to S Afridi, Full and around off, Afridi works it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 44.6 : R Hossain to M Nawaz, Outside off, Nawaz swings hard but gets a thick inside edge which just goes past the stumps. A quick single taken. |
| 45.1 : M Rahman to M Nawaz, OUT! That is a cracking shot but the boundary is very large and the man pouches it in the deep. Pakistan are 9 down. A short ball, around middle, Nawaz gets hold of it and latches onto the pull. The sound made of the bat connecting with the ball is superb but as we have seen in this tournament, the boundaries are way too large. Nawaz gets the height but not the distance. Substitute Nazmul Hossain Shanto settles under it calmly. |
| 0.0 : Junaid Khan is the last man in to complete the final rites. |
| 45.2 : M Rahman to S Afridi, The yorker, swinging in, around leg, Afridi somehow gets his bat to sneak the ball towards square leg. Mustafizur starts to appeal but then bails out. A single taken. |
| 45.3 : M Rahman to J Khan, A length ball outside off, Junaid swings but misses. |
| 45.4 : M Rahman to J Khan, HUGE APPEAL FOR CAUGHT BEHIND! IS THE MATCH OVER? Nope. A length ball around off, angling away, Junaid looks to defend but is beaten. Liton Das collects and immediately starts jumping in an appeal but the umpire is unmoved. Snickometer detects nothing. |
| 45.5 : M Rahman to J Khan, Full and outside off, Khan pushes at it and gets a thick outside edge behind point. A single taken. |
| 45.6 : M Rahman to S Afridi, EDGED, PUT DOWN! Mustafizur is robbed of a fifer. But Liton cannot be blamed for this. A length ball, outside off, moving away, Afridi pushes at it and gets a healthy outside edge. Das dives full length to his left but the ball hits the webbing of his left glove and pops out. |
| 46.1 : R Hossain to S Afridi, SIX! HUMONGOUS! This kid can bat. A length ball outside off, Afridi swings it massively over mid-wicket! One of my colleagues, Mr. Polite, reckons that reminded him of the sixes Sourav Ganguly used to hit. Good memory. |
| 46.2 : R Hossain to S Afridi, Backs away, Rubel bowls a pinpoint yorker on middle, Shaheen swings hard again but gets a bottom edge back to the bowler. |
| 46.3 : R Hossain to S Afridi, Full and outside off, blasted through the covers for a single. |
| 46.4 : R Hossain to J Khan, Full and outside off, hit hard to mid off for a quick single. Junaid starts to run but then forgets that he has to drag his bat in. Mashrafe Mortaza's throw misses the stumps at the bowler's end. Direct hit could have been interesting. |
| 46.5 : R Hossain to S Afridi, Full on middle, heaved towards long on for a run. |
| 46.6 : R Hossain to J Khan, Full and outside off, Khan hits this down the ground. Initially, he does not run, because he thinks mid off will stop it. But then, the ball goes past the fielder. Now, Junaid does not run, because he thinks he cannot get more than a single. Then, he realizes that probably he can get two. However, by that time, the ball is stopped and Afridi sends him back. So, a dot ball in the end. |
| Back to Mustafizur. Can he pick up a fifer? |
| 47.1 : M Rahman to S Afridi, A short ball outside off, Afridi sways away. |
| 47.2 : M Rahman to S Afridi, Another short ball, this time Afridi looks to pull but misses. |
| 47.3 : M Rahman to S Afridi, The batsman guides it to third man. They pick up a single. |
| 47.4 : M Rahman to J Khan, Outside off, Junaid swings with all his might but misses. |
| 47.5 : M Rahman to J Khan, Another length ball outside off, JK swings again but misses once more. |
| 47.6 : M Rahman to J Khan, A fuller length outside off, Junaid backs away and drives it straight to cover. |
| 48.1 : R Hossain to S Afridi, Played to the point region by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 48.2 : R Hossain to J Khan, A length ball outside off, Junaid takes his eyes off the ball and it goes off the gloves, through the vacant slip cordon to third man. A run taken. |
| 48.3 : R Hossain to S Afridi, A short ball on middle, Afridi swings but the ball goes off the bottom edge towards short third man. |
| 48.4 : R Hossain to S Afridi, The batsman goes for the pull but misses it completely. |
| 48.5 : R Hossain to S Afridi, Full and outside off, driven towards mid off for a run. |
| 48.6 : R Hossain to J Khan, Full and outside off, driven uppishly towards mid off. |
| Final over. Mustafizur to bowl. A fifer? |
| 49.1 : M Rahman to S Afridi, A short ball outside off, Afridi swivels and pulls it cleanly - but straight to deep mid-wicket. They do not run. |
| 49.2 : M Rahman to S Afridi, The off cutter, outside off, Shaheen looks to guide it to third man but is beaten by the slowness of the delivery. |
| 49.3 : M Rahman to S Afridi, Full and outside off, driven past the bowler towards mid off. |
| 49.4 : M Rahman to S Afridi, Another slower ball. SA looks to push it through the off side but is beaten once more. |
| 49.5 : M Rahman to S Afridi, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 49.6 : M Rahman to S Afridi, A FORWARD DEFENSE to end the game. Full and outside off, Afridi pushes it towards cover. The non-striker wants a single and the throw comes in at his end but misses the stumps. Does not matter. BANGLADESH WIN BY 37 RUNS AND ARE IN THE FINAL!!! |
| Comfortable win for Bangladesh. Their fourth in a row in ODIs over Pakistan. Who would have thought that? Right from the start of the tournament, the predictions have been an India-Pakistan final. Now, that script has changed. |
| Having kept Bangladesh to 239, the momentum was firmly with Pakistan. However, just like Bangladesh, they were reduced to 3 down in no time. Shoaib Malik and Imam-ul-Haq then tried to revive the innings but a Mashrafe special sent Malik back in the hut. |
| Credit has to be given to Pakistan though. They looked down and out at 94/5 but Imam and Asif staged another recovery. They nearly got the batting side on a path which could have led to victory. However, with 75 needed from 65 balls, Mehidy and Mahmudullah struck in successive overs to send both the set batsmen back and that sealed the chase. |
| Not too long ago, Bangladesh fans were cursing their players after their big loss to India. But they have overcome all those comments and have stormed into the final. The bowling stood up once again, with the young Mustafizur falling just one short of a fifer. But the most underestimated bowlers of the evening - Mehidy Hasan, Mahmudullah and Soumya Sarkar - well, they were the main ones responsible for keeping the lid on the proceedings. Their collective figures were 25-1-85-4 with 82 dot balls. |
| Pakistan skipper, Sarfraz Ahmed, admits that he is not feeling happy at all. But says that if you do not play well, then you cannot win and takes the blame on himself for not leading from the front. Stressing on the weak aspects, he first points out to fielding, then bowling in the middle overs, not batting well consistently and eventually, spin bowling. On Fakhar Zaman's poor form, he agrees that the opener has been giving them good starts while Shadab and Hasan have been doing well in the midd |
| Victorious Bangladesh captain, Mashrafe Mortaza, says that tonight they changed the bowling line-up a bit. Normally, he starts but he let Mustafizur take the new ball. Does not quite specify the reason but credits the entire bowling and fielding units. Hopes that his team produces this same performance on Friday in the final. On his flying catch to dismiss Malik, the modest skipper puts it down to luck and states that had he dropped that, Malik would have taken Pakistan home. On their big match |
| MUSHFIQUR RAHIM IS NAMED THE MAN OF THE MATCH. The wicket-keeper batsmen tates that Bangladesh were prepared to lose a couple of early wickets against a quality bowling attack o Pakistan but he and Mithun believed that once the new-ball passage was through, they can get runs in the middle overs. Credits his constant practice for playing strokes consistently and the almighty for helping him keep calm in tough situations. |
| So that's it from us for the night. Bangladesh have stunned one and all by booking a place in the final with India. They have not played their best cricket but are still here. Tonight, they were spectacular but they need to be more than that when they take on the number 2 ODI team on Friday. That match will take place in Dubai on September 28, 2018 at 1530 local (1130 GMT). Hopefully, it is a cracker. ADIOS! TAKE CARE! |
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