| 0.0 : TOSS - Bangladesh have won the all important toss and they have elected to BAT first. |
| Pakistan (Unchanged Playing XI) - Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Babar Azam (C), Mohammad Haris, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi. |
| Shakib Al Hasan, the skipper of Bangladesh says that they will bat first. Adds that it seems a dry wicket and they want to put runs on the board and defend it. Mentions they know how important the game is and they need to play well. Mentions they have three changes. |
| Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan says the last game gave them a lot of confidence. Mentions Mohammad Rizwan and himself have not played that well but they are hoping to do well here. Informs they are playing the same side. |
| Bangladesh (Playing XI) - Najmul Hossain Shanto, Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar (In for Yasir Ali), Shakib Al Hasan (C), Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Nurul Hasan (WK), Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed (In for Hasan Mahmud), Mustafizur Rahman, Ebadot Hossain (In for Shoriful Islam). |
| We are moments away from the game, but before that it is time for the national anthems. It will be Bangladesh's first followed by the national anthem of Pakistan. |
| Done with the pre-match formalities. It is time for action now! Pakistan are out in the middle and taking their respective field positions. Litton Das and Najmul Hossain Shanto are the two openers for Bangladesh. Shaheen Afridi to start proceedings with the ball. Let's play... |
| 0.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Najmul Hossain Shanto, A beauty to start with! Shaheen Afridi begins with a good-length delivery around off, shaping away a bit, Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to play at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 0.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Bangladesh are underway! Goes a bit fuller and outside off, shaping away again, Najmul Hossain Shanto goes for the drive but gets an outside edge towards third man for single and gets off the mark. |
| 0.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Litton Das, Litton Das takes a couples of steps down the pitch and makes it a low full toss to drive it towards mid off for a quick single. |
| 0.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Najmul Hossain Shanto, FOUR! Streaky but Bangladesh won't mind that! This is full and on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto looks for the flick, but gets a top edge towards the vacant deep point fence for a boundary. |
| 0.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Najmul Hossain Shanto, On a length and on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto guides it towards point with the outer half. |
| 0.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fuller one, on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto drives it firmly back towards the bowler where Shaheen Afridi puts in a dive to his right to stop it. |
| Naseem Shah to share the new ball. |
| 1.1 : Naseem Shah to Litton Das, Naseem Shah starts with a hard-length delivery, on middle, Litton Das tucks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 1.2 : Naseem Shah to Najmul Hossain Shanto, This is on a good length and around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto waits for it and gudies it towards third man for one. |
| 1.3 : Naseem Shah to Litton Das, Full and on off, Litton Das pushes it towards covers. |
| 1.4 : Naseem Shah to Litton Das, Tip and run! Naseem Shah bowls this back of a length, on off, Litton Das dabs it towards point for a quick single. |
| 1.5 : Naseem Shah to Najmul Hossain Shanto, FOUR! Classy shot! This is short of a length and outside off, Najmul Hossain Shanto stays there and punches it onto the ground as the bounce takes it over the point fielder for a boundary. |
| 1.6 : Naseem Shah to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Good comeback from Shah! This is on a good length and on middle, shaping in a bit, Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to guide it towards third man but gets cramped and misses. |
| 2.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Litton Das, BEATEN! This is short of a length and outside off, angling away, Litton Das tries to poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 2.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Litton Das, SIX! Cracking shot! Shaheen Afridi lands this short and on middle, Litton Das takes a couple of steps forward and still manages to pull it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 2.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Litton Das, Fuller one and on off, Litton Das drives it towards cover for a single. |
| 2.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Najmul Hossain Shanto, A slower one now, on a length and on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto taps it on the off side for a run. |
| 2.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Litton Das, OUT! TAKEN! Shaheen Afridi draws first blood. Litton Das cannot believe his luck, but he has to make that long walk back. Shaheen Afridi bowls this short and outside off, Litton Das cuts it hard and in the air, but straight into the hands of Shan Masood at point. Bangladesh lose their first and Pakistan are delighted as they get the wicket of the danger man. |
| 2.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Soumya Sarkar, This is full and on the pads, Soumya Sarkar misses his flick and the ball goes off his pads towards the right of the keeper where Mohammad Rizwan dives to that side to make a good stop. |
| 2.5 : Soumya Sarkar walks out to bat at number 3. |
| 3.1 : Mohammad Wasim to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Dropped! Mohammad Wasim should have had wicket in his very first ball, but the chance goes begging. This is on a good length and on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto drives it uppishly towards cover where Shadab Khan spills it out. Shanto gets a life! |
| 3.2 : Mohammad Wasim to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Short of a length and on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to push it away but misses. |
| 3.3 : Mohammad Wasim to Najmul Hossain Shanto, FOUR! Good shot! Mohammad Wasim bowls this on a hard length and on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto stays there and punches it past point for a boundary. |
| 3.4 : Mohammad Wasim to Najmul Hossain Shanto, This is full and on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto lofts it towards the vacant deep extra cover region for a brace. |
| 3.5 : Mohammad Wasim to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Full again and on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto chips it towards mid off for another run. |
| 4.2 : Haris Rauf to Najmul Hossain Shanto, On a length and on middle, Najmul Hossain Shanto tucks it towards mid-wicket. |
| 3.6 : Mohammad Wasim to Soumya Sarkar, SIX! What a way to get off the mark! Mohammad Wasim lands this short and on middle, Soumya Sarkar picks up the length early and pulls it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 4.1 : Haris Rauf to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Haris Rauf starts with a short delivery, on middle, Najmul Hossain Shanto pulls it hard towards deep sqaure leg for a brace. Good running! |
| 4.3 : Haris Rauf to Najmul Hossain Shanto, A slower one now, on a length and on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto mistimes his cut back towards the bowler. |
| 0.0 : Haris Rauf comes into the attack now. |
| 4.4 : Haris Rauf to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Goes fuller and on leg, Najmul Hossain Shanto flicks it towards square leg and sets off for the run, but he is sent back. |
| 4.5 : Haris Rauf to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Another slower one, short of a length and on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to pull it away but misses and it goes through to the keeper. Mohammad Rizwan throws at the stumps at the batter's end and the batters run a bye. |
| 4.6 : Haris Rauf to Soumya Sarkar, Back of a length and on off, Soumya Sarkar guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 5.1 : Naseem Shah to Soumya Sarkar, Naseem Shah bowls a slower delivery, short and on off, Soumya Sarkar is early into his pull shot and misses. |
| 5.2 : Naseem Shah to Soumya Sarkar, Change of pace again, short and on off, Soumya Sarkar once again fails to read it and cannot connect his pull shot. |
| 5.3 : Naseem Shah to Soumya Sarkar, This is full and on middle, Soumya Sarkar drills it towards mid on. |
| 5.4 : Naseem Shah to Soumya Sarkar, Four dots in a row! Naseem Shah with another slower short ball, on middle, Soumya Sarkar is through his pull shot early and misuces it off the toe end back to the bowler. |
| 5.5 : Naseem Shah to Soumya Sarkar, This is on a yorker length and on off, Soumya Sarkar drives it towards cover for a single. |
| 5.6 : Naseem Shah to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Just short! Naseem Shah bowls this short and on middle and leg, slower too, Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to pull it, but double bats it in the air towards short fine leg where Shaheen Afridi dives forward but cannot reach it. A single is taken. Bangladesh are 40 for one after the Powerplay. |
| Shadab Khan comes into the attack now. |
| 6.1 : Shadab Khan to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shadab Khan starts with a short delivery, on middle, Najmul Hossain Shanto flicks it towards square leg for a single. The fielder throws at the bowler's end but it well wide and goes towards long off. The batter decides to take the second, but there is some confusion. However, the throw was on the wrong side and the batters compelte the second run. |
| 6.2 : Shadab Khan to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tossed up, full and on middle, Najmul Hossain Shanto tucks it through mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 6.3 : Shadab Khan to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Floated, full and on middle, Najmul Hossain Shanto knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 6.4 : Shadab Khan to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Flighted, full and on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto drives it towards cover. |
| 6.5 : Shadab Khan to Najmul Hossain Shanto, FOUR! Deft touch! This is a bit short and outside off, turning in a bit, Najmul Hossain Shanto waits for it and guides it towars the third man fence for a boundary. |
| 6.6 : Shadab Khan to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Flatter, full and on middle, Najmul Hossain Shanto sweeps it towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 7.1 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shorter and on off, this is slapped to cover. |
| 7.2 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Another dot! On middle, this is pushed to the left of the bowler. |
| 7.3 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Just the one! On middle, this is worked through mid-wicket for one. |
| 7.4 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Soumya Sarkar, Another single as this is pushed down to long on. |
| 7.5 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Najmul Hossain Shanto, FOUR! That is hit really hard! Shorter and outside off, Shanto makes room and cuts it hard past point, this one races away to the fence. Welcome boundary. |
| 7.6 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Najmul Hossain Shanto, A single to end! Despite the boundary, only 7 from the over. On middle, this is pushed down to long on. |
| 8.1 : Shadab Khan to Najmul Hossain Shanto, On the shorter side, this is pulled through mid-wicket for one. |
| 8.2 : Shadab Khan to Soumya Sarkar, FOUR! Finds the gap! Nicely played! Out comes the slog sweep, gets on top of the bounce well and hits it in the gap in the mid-wicket region. Boundary. |
| 8.3 : Shadab Khan to Soumya Sarkar, On off, now pushes it down to long on for one. |
| 8.4 : Shadab Khan to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tosses it up on off, Shanto looks to drive but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 8.5 : Shadab Khan to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Well bowled! Two runs off it but Shadab slows it up nicely and bowls it fuller, this one turns back in a little. Shanto looks to go over covers but it goes off the inner half through mid-wicket. Two. |
| Slight halt! Najmul Hossain Shanto is feeling the heat here and is struggling a bit. Both the batters are taking their time to get their energy back. We are ready to continue. |
| 8.6 : Shadab Khan to Najmul Hossain Shanto, A dot to end! A good comeback by Shadab after going for a boundary! On middle, this is worked to mid-wicket. |
| Haris Rauf is back on. He conceded three runs in his first over. |
| 9.1 : Haris Rauf to Soumya Sarkar, Slightly shorter and outside off, this one zips through. Sarkar is late as he tries to cut. |
| 9.2 : Haris Rauf to Soumya Sarkar, On a length and on off, Sarkar pushes it through covers for one. |
| 9.4 : Haris Rauf to Soumya Sarkar, Uses the pace well! Outside off, this is carved past point for two. |
| 9.3 : Haris Rauf to Najmul Hossain Shanto, On middle, this is worked down to fine leg for one. |
| 9.5 : Haris Rauf to Soumya Sarkar, Another run! On off, this is pushed towards cover for one more. |
| 9.6 : Haris Rauf to Najmul Hossain Shanto, A yorker on middle, this is jammed out towards cover for one. |
| 10.1 : Shadab Khan to Najmul Hossain Shanto, On off, flatter, this is pushed to cover. |
| 10.2 : Shadab Khan to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Another single as this is worked through mid-wicket. |
| 0.0 : Drinks! Bangladesh got off to a good start but lost Litton Das a bit early. However, Najmul Hossain Shanto along with Soumya Sarkar are going good and one of them will now look to take charge, Pakistan will be disappointed with their effort so far and the dropped catch of Najmul Hossain Shanto is proving to be costly. They need to break this partnership. An exciting session of cricket awaits us. |
| 10.3 : Shadab Khan to Soumya Sarkar, Two more! On off, fuller, this is hit through covers for two. |
| 10.4 : Shadab Khan to Soumya Sarkar, OUT! TAKEN! Pakistan manage to break the stand that was going along well. Shadab is the one who does it for his side again. Soumya Sarkar will feel a little unlucky here. He plays the reverse sweep, it is on off. He hits it well but but it goes straight to the man at point. Shan Masood takes it nicely. |
| Shakib Al Hasan comes out to the middle now. |
| 10.5 : Shadab Khan to Shakib Al Hasan, OUT! TWO REDS AND SHAKIB HAS TO WALK BACK! There was a spike as the ball was close to the bat but the bat hit the ground too. Shakib is not happy as he is having a word with the umpire and is now walking off slowly. The crowd can't believe it. That decision could have gone either way. Shakib steps out, This is a low full toss on middle, he tries to flick but misses to get hit on the boot. A loud shout and the finger is raised. Shakib reviews straightaway. Th |
| 10.6 : Shadab Khan to Afif Hossain, On middle, this is worked through mid-wicket for one. |
| 10.5 : Afif Hossain is the next batter in for Bangladesh. Also, Shadab Khan is on a hat-trick... |
| 11.1 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Afif Hossain, Angled into the pads, Afif Hossain looks to flick but misses. It hits the pad and rolls on the leg side. A leg bye taken. |
| 11.2 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Outside off, this is guided through point for one. |
| 11.3 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Afif Hossain, On the pads, Afif works it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 11.4 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fires it outside off, Shanto looks to cut but is beaten. |
| 11.5 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fires this on off, defended. |
| 11.6 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Najmul Hossain Shanto, A single as this is cut through point. |
| 12.1 : Shadab Khan to Najmul Hossain Shanto, FOUR! A lucky boundary! This is tossed up, full and on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto goes for the sweep, but gets an inside edge through the legs of the keeper towards the third man fence for a boundary. |
| 12.2 : Shadab Khan to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Short and on middle, Najmul Hossain Shanto works it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.3 : Shadab Khan to Afif Hossain, A googly now, short and on middle, turning away, Afif Hossain guides it towards point for a single. |
| 12.4 : Shadab Khan to Najmul Hossain Shanto, FIFTY FOR SHANTO! This is short and on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto dabs it towards point for a run. This has been an excellent knock from him and he will look to take Bangladesh to a good total now. |
| 12.5 : Shadab Khan to Afif Hossain, Tossed up, full and on off, Afif Hossain slices it wide of deep point for a brace. |
| 12.6 : Shadab Khan to Afif Hossain, Slower through the air, on middle, Afif Hossain looks to pull it away, but misses and gets hit on the pads. There is an appeal for LBW, but turned down. |
| 13.1 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Najmul Hossain Shanto, FOUR! Powered away! This is floated, full and on middle, Najmul Hossain Shanto skips down the track and smashes it past the bowler for a boundary. |
| 13.2 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Najmul Hossain Shanto, OUT! TIMBER! Najmul Hossain Shanto tries to play another attacking shot, but loses his wicket now. Iftikhar Ahmed slows it up, on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto skips down the track to play inside out, but misses it completely as the ball goes through to rattle the stumps. A poor shot from Shanto and Bangladesh are in a spot of bother now. |
| 13.3 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Mosaddek Hossain, Tossed up, full and on off, Mosaddek Hossain drives it towards cover. |
| 13.4 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Mosaddek Hossain, A bit short and on middle, Mosaddek Hossain pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 13.5 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Mosaddek Hossain, Shortish and on middle, Mosaddek Hossain works it towards mid-wicket. |
| 13.2 : Mosaddek Hossain comes out to the middle now. |
| 13.6 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Mosaddek Hossain, Looped up, full and on middle, Mosaddek Hossain tucks it towards mid-wicket for a single and gets off the mark. |
| 14.1 : Mohammad Wasim to Mosaddek Hossain, This is full and on middle, Mosaddek Hossain nudges it towards square leg for a run. |
| 14.2 : Mohammad Wasim to Afif Hossain, Full again but down the leg side, Afif Hossain misses his flick. Wided. |
| Mohammad Wasim to Afif Hossain, Goes full and outside off this time, Afif Hossain pushes it towards point. |
| 14.3 : Mohammad Wasim to Afif Hossain, Mohammad Wasim pulls his length back a bit, on leg, Afif Hossain flicks it wide of deep square leg for a brace. |
| 14.4 : Mohammad Wasim to Afif Hossain, Short of a length and on leg, Afif Hossain misses is flick as the ball goes off his pads to the leg side. A leg bye is taken as Mohammad Wasim misses his shy at the batter's end. |
| 14.5 : Mohammad Wasim to Mosaddek Hossain, A low full toss, on leg, angling in, Mosaddek Hossain looks to flick it away, but misses and it goes off the pads towards the keeper where Mohammad Rizwan dives to his left to stop it. |
| 14.6 : Mohammad Wasim to Mosaddek Hossain, Chance of a run out, but missed! This is full and on on off, Mosaddek Hossain drives it towards long on for a run, they are coming back for the second as well. The fielder throws it towards the bowler's end where Mohammad Wasim collects the ball but as he breaks the stump, he loses control of it. The replays confirms the same. Two runs added to the total. |
| 15.1 : Naseem Shah to Afif Hossain, FOUR! Beautiful shot! This is on a hard length and outside off, Afif Hossain stays there and punches it through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 15.2 : Naseem Shah to Afif Hossain, Naseem Shah bangs in a boucner, on middle, Afif Hossain goes for the pull, but misses and it goes off the helmet towards short third man. A leg bye is taken. |
| 15.3 : Naseem Shah to Mosaddek Hossain, Another missed opportunity! This is full and on middle, Mosaddek Hossain looks to drive it but gets an inside edge towards short fine leg and sets off for the run. He is sent back halfway through, and the fielder misses his shy at the batter's end. A direct hit and he would have been a goner. |
| 15.4 : Naseem Shah to Mosaddek Hossain, This is on a hard length and on middle, Mosaddek Hossain pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 15.5 : Naseem Shah to Mosaddek Hossain, Goes fuller and on middle, Mosaddek Hossain tucks it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 15.6 : Naseem Shah to Afif Hossain, A low full toss, on middle, Afif Hossain drills it towards long on for a single. |
| 16.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Afif Hossain, Really can't do a lot with that! A yorker on off, Afif jams it out to short third man and takes one. |
| 16.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Mosaddek Hossain, OUT! TIMBER! That is a corker of a yorker. Too good for Mosaddek Hossain! From around the wicket. Afridi bowls it really full, a yorker to be precise! Mosaddek Hossain looks to jam it out but plays down the wrong line. The stumps are hit. Bangladesh slip further. 150 now looks far, far away. |
| Nurul Hasan walks out to bat now. |
| 16.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Nurul Hasan, A swing and a miss! A slower one, outside off, Nurul Hasan is through the shot as he tries to loft it over mid off. He misses. |
| 16.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Nurul Hasan, Another dot! Full and on off, Nurul plays it to cover. Golds are gold dust at the moment. |
| 16.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Nurul Hasan, OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust! Shaheen has his third. Nurul Hasan walks back for a duck! A slower one again outside off, Nurul Hasan is early in the shot again. He ends up hitting it high up in the air towards sweeper cover. Mohammad Haris takes a nice catch. |
| Taskin Ahmed comes out to the middle now. |
| 16.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Taskin Ahmed, NOT OUT! Going down leg! Pakistan lose a review. A yorker, on the pads, Taskin Ahmed fails to jam it out! It hits the pad, a loud shout but turned down. Shaheen Afridi convinces his skipper to take the review and Babar does. Replays show that it is going down leg. |
| 17.1 : Haris Rauf to Afif Hossain, Outside off, shorter. Afif Hossain slashes but misses. |
| 17.2 : Haris Rauf to Afif Hossain, Another dot! A yorker on off, this is jammed out towards cover. |
| 17.3 : Haris Rauf to Afif Hossain, Just the one! On the pads, this is worked through mid-wicket for one. |
| 17.4 : Haris Rauf to Taskin Ahmed, Yet another dot! A shorter and outside off, Ahmed looks to go after it but misses. |
| 17.5 : Haris Rauf to Taskin Ahmed, A yorker quite wide outside off, Taskin Ahmed looks to jam it out but misses. |
| 17.6 : Haris Rauf to Taskin Ahmed, On off, this is pushed towards cover for one. Taskin retains strike. |
| 18.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Taskin Ahmed, OUT! Shaheen Afridi has another one! His fourth. He has not been at his best in the tournament but this should make him feel really good. This is full and on off, difficult to get under those. Taskin Ahmed looks to go over mid off but does not get the elevation he wanted. It goes to the fielder there and Babar Azam takes a good catch. |
| 0.0 : Nasum Ahmed is the next man in for Bangladesh. |
| 18.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Nasum Ahmed, On the pads, Nasum Ahmed looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. |
| 18.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Nasum Ahmed, Gets off strike as he works it through square leg. |
| 18.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Afif Hossain, Fuller and on off, this is hit to mid off for one more. |
| 18.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Nasum Ahmed, Outside off, this is jammed down to third man for one. |
| 18.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Afif Hossain, FOUR! Carved away nicely! A full toss outside off, Afif Hossain guides it past point and this one races away to the fence. Not a good way to end his spell but a brilliant one from Shaheen Afridi! He ends with figures of 4-0-22-4. |
| 19.1 : Haris Rauf to Nasum Ahmed, This is fulll and outside off, Nasum Ahmed slashes it towards sweeper cover for a single. |
| 19.2 : Haris Rauf to Afif Hossain, FOUR! Innovative and effective! Haris Rauf serves this full and on middle, Afif Hossain shuffles across and scoops it towards the fine leg fence for a boundary. With that, he goes past 1000 runs in T20Is. |
| 19.3 : Haris Rauf to Afif Hossain, A slower one now, short of a length and on off, Afif Hossain guides it towards point for just a run. |
| 19.4 : Haris Rauf to Nasum Ahmed, FOUR! A much-needed boundary for Bangladesh! Haris Rauf bowls this short and on off, Nasum Ahmed stays there and slaps it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 19.5 : Haris Rauf to Nasum Ahmed, OUT! TAKEN! Haris Rauf with a good comeback and sends Naseem Shah back to the hut. He bowls this full and around leg, Nasum Ahmed flicks it uppishly towards deep mid-wicket, but fails to get the power behind the shot. Mohammad Wasim there takes a good catch. |
| 19.6 : Haris Rauf to Mustafizur Rahman, Only a bye to end the innings! This is full and outside off, slower too, Mustafizur Rahman swings at it, but misses. The batters steal a run as the ball goes through the keeper. Bangladesh ends on 127 for 8! |
| That is an outstanding effort with the ball by Pakistan and an equally poor one with the bat by Bangladesh in a vital, vital game. Babar Azam will be very pleased and confident about his side's chances as he heads back. |
| Let us remind you, Bangladesh were over 70 for the loss of just one wicket but once the second wicket fell, it was a procession. They lost wickets in heaps and the acceleration never came. Had it not been for Afif Hossain, even 120 would not have been reached but his cameo has given his side something to bowl at. |
| For Pakistan, it was a combined bowling effort. If one did not take a wicket, he kept it tight and built the pressure. Shaheen Afridi though was the pick with a four-fer but he was well supported by the rest. |
| Shadab Khan is up for a chat. He says that the bowlers have done their job. Adds that it is difficult to play the slower balls and there is some help for the spinners as well. Mentions that Babar Azam is a big-match player and he will be looking to score some runs and take his side to victory. |
| Now the target is not a big one and Pakistan should chase this down. However, we have seen them falter in such chases. Bangladesh  will need to take early wickets. Are we in for another upset? Who will go through from this group? We will find out. Stay tuned for the second essay. |
| ... THE RUN CHASE ... |
| We are back for the chase! The players are out in the middle. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are the two opners for Pakistan. |
| 0.1 : Taskin Ahmed to Mohammad Rizwan, Taskin Ahmed starts with a short-of-a-length delivery, on off, Mohammad Rizwan mistmes his cut towards cover. |
| 0.2 : Taskin Ahmed to Mohammad Rizwan, BEATEN! This is on a hard length and on off, shaping away, gets some extra bounce off the surface, Mohammad Rizwan looks to play at it but misses. |
| 0.3 : Taskin Ahmed to Mohammad Rizwan, DROPPED! Taskin Ahmed bowls another good-length delivery, on off, nipping away, Mohammad Rizwan looks to poke at it but gets an outside edge towards the keeper where Nurul Hasan puts it down diving to his right. It was a regulation catch. but it goes begging. |
| 0.4 : Taskin Ahmed to Mohammad Rizwan, SIX! Pakistan and Mohammad Rizwan are underway! This is short and on middle, Mohammad Rizwan goes for the pull shot but gets a top edge over the fine leg fence for a biggie. |
| 0.5 : Taskin Ahmed to Mohammad Rizwan, Fuller one and on off, Mohammad Rizwan pushes it towards point. |
| 0.6 : Taskin Ahmed to Mohammad Rizwan, Full again and on off, Mohammad Rizwan knocks it towards cover. An eventful first over! |
| 1.1 : Nasum Ahmed to Babar Azam, Nasum Ahmed starts with a short delivery, on middle, Babar Azam flicks it through square leg for single and gets off the mark. |
| 1.2 : Nasum Ahmed to Mohammad Rizwan, Flatter, on middle, Mohammad Rizwan looks to block but gets hit on the fingers as the ball bounces off the surface. |
| 0.6 : Nasum Ahmed to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.3 : Nasum Ahmed to Mohammad Rizwan, Tossed up, full and on off, Mohammad Rizwan drives it towards long off for a single. |
| 1.4 : Nasum Ahmed to Babar Azam, Quicker one, full and on leg, Babar Azam tucks it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 1.5 : Nasum Ahmed to Mohammad Rizwan, Short and outside off, Mohammad Rizwan cuts it towards cover where the fielder lets it through. Two runs taken! |
| 1.6 : Nasum Ahmed to Mohammad Rizwan, Floated, full and on off, Mohammad Rizwan pushes it towards backward point. |
| 2.1 : Taskin Ahmed to Babar Azam, Good delivery! This is on a good length and around off, holds its line, Babar Azam looks to play at it, but withdraws his bat. |
| 2.2 : Taskin Ahmed to Babar Azam, On a length and on middle, Babar Azam nudges it towards mid-wicket. |
| 2.3 : Taskin Ahmed to Babar Azam, Back of a length and on off, Babar Azam knocks it to the off side. |
| 2.4 : Taskin Ahmed to Babar Azam, FOUR! Perfect timing! Taskin Ahmed serves this a bit full, on middle and leg, Babar Azam stays there and drives it past the diving mid on fielder for a boundary. |
| 2.5 : Taskin Ahmed to Babar Azam, This is on a good length and on off, Babar Azam pushes it towards cover. |
| 2.6 : Taskin Ahmed to Babar Azam, Goes a bit full, on middle, Babar Azam drills it back towards the bowler. |
| 3.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Mohammad Rizwan, Shakib Al Hasan starts with a flighted delivery, full and on middle, Mohammad Rizwan sweeps it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 3.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Babar Azam, A bit short and on middle, Babar Azam tucks it towards square leg for one. |
| 3.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Mohammad Rizwan, Slower through the air, on middle, Mohammad Rizwan leans on and blocks it out. |
| 3.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR! Nice shot! This is tossed up, full and on middle, Mohammad Rizwan goes down and sweeps it behind square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 3.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR! Back-to-back for Rizwan! Shakib Al Hasan floats this up, full and on middle, Mohammad Rizwan goes down again and sweeps it in front of square this time for a boundary. |
| 3.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Mohammad Rizwan, Looped up, full and on off, Mohammad Rizwan drives it towards long off for a single. 11 runs from the over! |
| 4.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Rizwan, Mustafizur Rahman starts with a good-length delivery, on off angling away, Mohammad Rizwan slashes at it but misses. |
| 0.0 : Mustafizur Rahman comes into the attack . |
| 4.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Rizwan, Short of a length and outside off, Mohammad Rizwan cuts it through cover-point for a single. |
| 4.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Babar Azam, Goes full and on off, Babar Azam slices it uppishly but wide of cover for a single. |
| 4.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Rizwan, Slower one now, on a length and on off, Mohammad Rizwan pushes it towards point for a run. The fielder hits the stumps at the bowler's end and the batters get an overthrow run. |
| 4.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Rizwan, Mustafizur Rahman bowls this short and outside off, Mohammad Rizwan slaps it wide of sweeper cover for a brace. |
| 4.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Rizwan, Short again and on off, Mohammad Rizwan slaps it past cover for another run. |
| 5.1 : Nasum Ahmed to Mohammad Rizwan, Quicker, short and on middle, Mohammad Rizwan flicks it off the back foot through square leg for a single. |
| 0.0 : Nasum Ahmed repalces Shakib Al Hasan. He conceded five runs in his first over. |
| 5.2 : Nasum Ahmed to Babar Azam, Tossed up, full and on off, Babar Azam pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 5.3 : Nasum Ahmed to Babar Azam, Flatter and around off, Babar Azam moves back and looks to cut but misses. |
| 5.4 : Nasum Ahmed to Babar Azam, Floated, full on middle, Babar Azam pushes it towards mid on. |
| 5.5 : Nasum Ahmed to Babar Azam, Darts this one full and down the leg, Babar Azam goes for the sweep, but misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 5.6 : Nasum Ahmed to Babar Azam, Shortish and on middle, Babar Azam nudges it through mid-wicket for a run. Pakistan are on 35 for none after the Powerplay. |
| 6.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Babar Azam, This is full and outside off, Babar Azam drives it straight to covers. |
| 6.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Babar Azam, On a length and on middle, Babar Azam clips it towards deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 6.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Rizwan, Mustafizur Rahman bowls this on a hard length and outside off, angling away, Mohammad Rizwan slashes hard at it but cannot connect. |
| 6.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Rizwan, A slower one now, full and on off, Mohammad Rizwan drags it towards mid on and denies for the single. |
| 6.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Rizwan, Slower again, short of a length and outside off, Mohammad Rizwan cuts it towards sweeper cover for a run. |
| 6.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Babar Azam, This is short and on middle, Babar Azam goes for the pull shot but gets an inside edge towards fine leg for one. |
| 7.1 : Nasum Ahmed to Babar Azam, Floated, full and on off, Babar Azam moves across to play the sweep, but misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 7.2 : Nasum Ahmed to Babar Azam, Shorter in length and outside off, Babar Azam looks to cut it away but misses. |
| 7.3 : Nasum Ahmed to Babar Azam, Shortish and around leg, Babar Azam moves back and tucks it through square leg for a single. |
| 7.4 : Nasum Ahmed to Mohammad Rizwan, Quicker one, on middle, Mohammad Rizwan moves across and eases it towards long on for one. |
| 7.5 : Nasum Ahmed to Babar Azam, Short again and on middle, Babar Azam pulls it towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 7.6 : Nasum Ahmed to Mohammad Rizwan, Another short delivery, on off, Mohammad Rizwan waits for it and guides it towards short third man for a run. |
| Ebadot Hossain comes into the attack now. |
| 8.1 : Ebadot Hossain to Mohammad Rizwan, Ebadot Hossain starts with a short delivery, outside off, Mohammad Rizwan cuts it past point for a single. |
| 8.2 : Ebadot Hossain to Babar Azam, Short and outside off, Babar Azam slashes at it but only connects with thin air. |
| 8.3 : Ebadot Hossain to Babar Azam, Swing and a miss! This is on a good length and outside off, Babar Azam swings at it but misses. |
| 8.4 : Ebadot Hossain to Babar Azam, Dropped! A half-chance, but Azam survives. Ebadot Hossain serves this full and on off, Babar Azam drives it uppishly towards cover where the fielder fails to grab it and deflects it in the deep. Two run taken! |
| 8.5 : Ebadot Hossain to Babar Azam, Full again and on middle, Babar Azam drills it towards mid on where the fielder lets it through for a couple of runs. |
| 8.6 : Ebadot Hossain to Babar Azam, This is on a yorker length and on off, Babar Azam digs it towards point for a single. |
| 9.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Babar Azam, Tossed up, full and on off, Babar Azam pushes it towards cover. |
| 9.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Babar Azam, Floated, full and on middle, Babar Azam sweeps it towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 9.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Mohammad Rizwan, Looped up, full and on middle, Mohammad Rizwan uses his feet and eases it towards long on for a run. |
| 9.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Babar Azam, FOUR! Smashed! This is flighted, full and on middle, Babar Azam skips down the track and lofts it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 9.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Babar Azam, Quicker one, full and on the pads, Babar Azam whips it towards deep square leg for a brace. |
| 9.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Babar Azam, A bit short and on middle, Babar Azam blocks it out. |
| 10.1 : Nasum Ahmed to Mohammad Rizwan, Short and outside off, Mohammad Rizwan cuts it towards cover. |
| 10.2 : Nasum Ahmed to Mohammad Rizwan, Tossed up, full and on middle, Mohammad Rizwan works it towards long on for a single. |
| 0.0 : Drinks! Pakistan are going steadily in the chase and they are in strong position to get over the line. Bangladesh need wickets and they need it quickly. Both Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are getting runs and this will give them more confidence. Another exciting passage of play awaits us. Also, Nasum Ahmed to bowl after the break. |
| 10.3 : Nasum Ahmed to Babar Azam, OUT! TAKEN! Nasum Ahmed finally provides the breakthrough for Bangladesh and sends the opposition skipper back to the hut. He flights this up, full and on off, Babar Azam moves across to play the sweep, but gets a top edge towards short third man where Mohammad Rizwan takes a nice catch moving forward. Pakistan lose their first. |
| 10.4 : Nasum Ahmed to Mohammad Nawaz, Quicker, short and down the leg side, Mohammad Nawaz misses his flick. Wided. |
| Nasum Ahmed to Mohammad Nawaz, Flatter and around leg, Mohammad Nawaz misses his flick again and gets hit on the pads. |
| 10.5 : Nasum Ahmed to Mohammad Nawaz, Floated, short and on middle, turning away sharply to the leg side, Mohammad Nawaz leaves it alone. It is called a wide. |
| 10.3 : Mohammad Nawaz walks out to bat at number 3. |
| 10.5 : Nasum Ahmed to Mohammad Nawaz, A bit short and on middle, Mohammad Nawaz pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 10.6 : Nasum Ahmed to Mohammad Nawaz, Tossed up, full and on off, Mohammad Nawaz goes for the sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. There is an appeal for LBW, but turned down. Shakib Al Hasan takes the review. UltraEdge shows no bat involved and Ball Tracking shows that impact is outside off. The on-field decision of not-out remains. |
| 11.1 : Ebadot Hossain to Mohammad Rizwan, This is on a good length and on middle, Mohammad Rizwan knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 11.2 : Ebadot Hossain to Mohammad Rizwan, OUT! TAKEN! Bangladesh gets two wickets in two overs and both the openers for Pakistan are back in the hut now. Ebadot Hossain bowls this short of a length and on off, Mohammad Rizwan slices it uppishly but straight to point where Najmul Hossain Shanto takes a good catch diving forward. Pakistan two down now. |
| 11.3 : Ebadot Hossain to Mohammad Haris, This is full and around off, Mohammad Haris shows intent and slashes it towards third man for a single. |
| 11.4 : Ebadot Hossain to Mohammad Nawaz, FOUR OVERTHROWS! Ebadot Hossain serves this full and on middle and leg, Mohammad Nawaz misses his flick and gets hit on the pads as the ball rolls towards short third man. There is an appeal for LBW but turned down. The fielder has a shy at the batter's end as Nawaz is way out of his crease, but misses and the ball goes away for a boundary. Bangladesh giving away free runs here. |
| 11.5 : Ebadot Hossain to Mohammad Nawaz, A full toss, on middle, Mohammad Nawaz whips it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 11.2 : Mohammad Haris walks out to bat now. |
| 11.6 : Ebadot Hossain to Mohammad Haris, Another full toss, on middle, Mohammad Haris drills it towards mid on for a run. More drama in this over as it is called a no ball for overstepping. Free hit coming up... |
| 12.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Haris, Two! Good running! Length and outside off, this is guided down to third man for two. |
| 11.6 : Ebadot Hossain to Mohammad Nawaz, Ebadot Hossain gets away with it! He bowls ths short of a length and on middle, Mohammad Nawaz miscues his pull shot back towards the bowler. |
| 12.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Haris, Around off, Haris looks to guide it down again but finds point. |
| 12.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Haris, Shorter and on the body, Mohammad Haris steps out and looks to pull, he gets an inside edge onto the body, it rolls on the leg side for one. |
| 12.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Nawaz, Full and angling into the pads, Mohammad Nawaz looks to flick, he gets an inside edge onto the pad. It rolls on the leg side for one |
| 12.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Haris, Just over! That would have been a strange way to get out, very strange. This is short and on middle, Haris looks to pull but misses. It hits the helmet but then hits the back of the bat as Haris followthroughs. It lops just over the leaping keeper and behind for two. |
| 12.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Haris, Outside off, Haris plays it late and down to third man for one. |
| 13.1 : Ebadot Hossain to Mohammad Haris, FOUR! Hammered and a boundary to start the over. A welcome one and that will release a little bit of pressure. Fuller and on off, this is lofted over the mid off fielder and it goes into the fence. |
| 13.2 : Ebadot Hossain to Mohammad Haris, Fuller and on middle, this is worked through mid-wicket for one. |
| 13.3 : Ebadot Hossain to Mohammad Nawaz, Another single! Shorter and on off, this is guided towards point for one more. |
| 13.4 : Ebadot Hossain to Mohammad Haris, SIX! The fielder has stepped on the ropes! Afif Hossain puts in a really good effort but in vain! Short and on middle, this is pulled towards the square leg fence. Shorter side but since it is off the splice, the fielder there does have a chance. Afif Hossain takes it but he seems to be losing his balance, throws the ball back in play. It is taken upstairs and replays show that he has stepped on the ropes. |
| 13.5 : Ebadot Hossain to Mohammad Haris, Another short one, this time Haris gets on top of the bounce and pulls it towards deep square leg for one. |
| 13.6 : Ebadot Hossain to Mohammad Nawaz, A dot to end but the damage was done earlier on! A huge over and the tide has completely shifted towards Pakistan now. 39 needed in 36. |
| 14.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Mohammad Haris, On middle, this is swept through square leg for one. |
| 14.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Mohammad Nawaz, On middle, this is worked down to long on for one. |
| 14.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Mohammad Haris, Shorter and outside off, Haris slaps it through covers for one more. |
| 14.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Mohammad Nawaz, OUT! NAWAZ IS SHORT! Bangladesh strike just as Pakistan were running away with the game. That is brilliant from Das. Excellent stuff! On off, this is pushed towards him at cover. They go for one. Das gets to the ball quickly, turns and then hits the stumps at the bowler's end. It is taken upstairs and replays show that Nawaz is short of his crease. |
| 14.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Mohammad Haris, On middle, Haris pulls it towards deep mid-wicket, only one. |
| 14.4 : Shan Masood walks out to the middle now. |
| 14.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Shan Masood, Safe! Slows it up, lands it on middle, Shan Masood looks to play the reverse sweep but is through the shot. It goes off the glove but lobs over the keeper for one. Excellent over by Shakib. |
| 0.0 : Shakib Al Hasan comes back into the attack now. He has conceded 19 runs in his two overs. |
| 15.1 : Taskin Ahmed to Shan Masood, Lands safe again! Luck just not favoring Bangladesh! Shorter and on middle, Masood looks to pull, it goes off the top edge but lands ahead of the fielder at mid on who runs back. Two taken. |
| 0.0 : Taskin Ahmed (2-0-10-0)Â is back on. |
| 15.2 : Taskin Ahmed to Shan Masood, Excellent running now! Outside off, Masood guides it towards third man with soft hands. The weight on the shot is really good. Two taken. |
| 15.3 : Taskin Ahmed to Shan Masood, On the pads, this is worked down to fine leg for one. ALSO, IT IS A NO BALL! Not what Bangladesh wanted. Haris gets a Free-Hit. Not like he needs an invitation to go after the bowlers though. |
| Taskin Ahmed to Mohammad Haris, SIX! BANG! That is probably the hit which kills the game. Just the 22 needed now! This is right in the slot. Full and on off, Haris walks across and heaves it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 15.4 : Taskin Ahmed to Mohammad Haris, Two! Very well placed again! Shorter and on off, Haris pulls it gently on the leg side for a couple. 20 needed now. |
| 15.5 : Taskin Ahmed to Mohammad Haris, Another single! Shorter again, Mohammad Haris pulls it through mid-wicket and takes one. |
| 15.6 : Taskin Ahmed to Shan Masood, Singles will do it for Pakistan! On middle, this is nudged through mid-wicket for one. End of another huge over. |
| 16.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Shan Masood, FOUR! Really well placed! Finds the gap nicely! Shorter and outside off, this is pushed past the fielder at cover and into the fence. Pakistan want to end quickly now. |
| 16.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Shan Masood, Good running! This is tossed up, full and on middle, Shan Masood nudges it towards deep square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 16.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Shan Masood, FOUR! Another one for Masood! Shakib Al Hasan loops this up, full and on off, Shan Masood waits for it, goes down and sweeps it towards the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary. Pakistan need 8 runs now. |
| 16.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Shan Masood, A bit short and on middle, Shan Masood tucks it through square leg for one. |
| 16.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Mohammad Haris, OUT! TAKEN! Mohammad Haris looks to finish things off early, but throws his wicket away. Shakib Al Hasan slows it up and bowls this around off, Mohammad Haris skips down the track and tries to clear the in-field, but he only manages to slice it uppishly towards cover-point where Nasum Ahmed takes a nice leaping catch. Haris is not happy with himself as he wanted to stay till the end. |
| 16.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Iftikhar Ahmed, On a length and on middle, Iftikhar Ahmed kncoks it back to the bowler. |
| 17.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Shan Masood, Short of a length and around off, Shan Masood cuts it towards deep point for a single. |
| 0.0 : Iftikhar Ahmed comes out to the middle now. |
| 17.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Iftikhar Ahmed, This is on a good length and on middle, Iftikhar Ahmed bunts it onto his pads as the ball rolls to the off side. The batter takes a quick run as Mustafizur Rahman misses his shy at the batter's end. |
| 17.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Shan Masood, Mustafizur Rahman nails the yorker, on off, Shan Masood is late to put his bat down to play at it and it goes through to the keeper. Nurul Hasan throws it at the bowler's end, but it hits the umpire. Shan Masood calls for the run, but he is sent back and rightly so. |
| 17.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Shan Masood, Short and on middle, Shan Masood pulls it towards deep square leg for a brace. |
| 17.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Shan Masood, A yorker, on off, Shan Masood digs it out towards deep point for a single. |
| 17.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Iftikhar Ahmed, OUT! TAKEN! Mustafizur Rahman gets another wicket, but it is too little too late for Bangladesh. Mustafizur Rahman bowls the slower delivery, on off, Iftikhar Ahmed goes for the big slog, but gets a top edge straight up in the air towards the cover-point region where Najmul Hossain Shanto keeps his eyes on the ball, turns around and takes a really good catch. |
| 18.1 : Ebadot Hossain to Shan Masood, Shan Masood hits the winning runs! Ebadot Hossain serves this full and on the pads, Shan Masood flicks it towards fine leg for two runs. The whole Pakistan dugout jumps up in joy. PAKISTAN WIN BY 5 WICKETS AND THEY ARE THROUGH TO THE SEMI-FINALS. |
| 17.6 : Shadab Khan is the next batter in for Pakistan. |
| 18.1 : Presentation Time... |
| Pakistan, Pakistan it is who storm into the semi finals with a very convincing win over Bangladesh. What a turn around on this last day of the Super 12 stage. At the start of the day, not many would have predicted Pakistan to go through but they grabbed the opportunity that came to them after Netherlands beat South Africa and now are the fourth and final side to make it through. |
| 127 was never going to be enough to be honest and the openers got Pakistan off to a steady start. Both fell in quick succession but then came the innings which took the game away from Bangladesh and it came from the bat of Mohammad Haris. He went after the bowlers right from the word go and got able support from Shan Masood. Their stand took Pakistan to the brink of victory before Haris fell. Masood though ensured there were no more wickets to fall and took their side over the line. |
| Bangladesh were just not up for this game to be honest. After a disappointing display with the bat, the bowling and the fielding wasn't great either. There were quite a few extras and an important drop of Mohammad Rizwan earlier on too. Saying that, they just did not have enough on the board. Maybe another 20 runs and things could have been different. |
| Earlier in the day, after electing to bat, Bangladesh got off to a good start but some brilliant bowling from Pakistan led by Shaheen Afridi's four-fer, restricted them to a low score which was quite easily chased. |
| Shakib Al Hasan, the captain of Bangladesh is up for a chat. He says that with the start that they got, they should have got something around 150. Mentions that the pitch was slow and it was not easy for the new batters. Tells that this is their best ever T20 World Cup campaign, but they could have done better. Ends by saying that as long as he remains fit he would love to play for his team. |
| Shaheen Afridi is the player of the match for his amazing bowling performance. He says that he has improved. Adds that it is not easy to bowl at the same pace after coming back from a injury. Mentions that as a team they have played good and tells that the plan was to bowl in the right areas. Ends by saying that they are actually looking towards the finals. |
| Babar Azam, the skipper of Pakistan is up for a chat. He says that he is happy with the performance. Adds that the pitch was a bit tricky and the plan for him and Mohammad Rizwan was to take the game deep, but it did not work out. Tells that it was good to see Mohammad Haris bat with some aggression. Ends by saying that they are all excited to play in the semi-finals. |
| Right then! That is it from this game. We have got our four semi-finalists, Pakistan, India, New Zealand and England. However, the action continues as India takes on Zimbabwe at the MCG and that game is set to begin at 1.30 pm IST (8 am GMT). You can switch tabs to follow all the updates. Cheers! |
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