| 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. |
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