After the stormy bowling of Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah, Pakistan scored half-centuries from Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan. asia cup Recorded an easy seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the first match of the Super Four phase of the cricket tournament on Wednesday.
Pakistan won the match in just 39.3 overs
Chasing Bangladesh’s target of 194 runs, Pakistan scored half-centuries from Imam (78 runs in 84 balls, five fours, four sixes) and Rizwan (63 not out in 79 balls, seven fours, one six) and a third wicket stand between the two. Thanks to a partnership of 85 runs, they won by scoring 194 runs for three wickets with 63 balls remaining.
Pakistan’s big start in Super Four, on top of the points table
in the super four Pakistan The team has started with a bang. After a spectacular win against Bangladesh, Pakistan has reached the top of the points table with 2 points. Pakistan’s net run rate has become +1.051. While Bangladesh team has reached the last place in the table after losing to Pakistan. Pakistan has to play the next match against India on 10 September and against Sri Lanka on 14 September. While Bangladesh has to play against Sri Lanka on 9 September and against India on 15 September.
Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan’s innings went in vain
Earlier, despite half-centuries by Mushfiqur Rahim (64 runs in 87 balls, five fours) and captain Shakib Al Hasan (53 runs in 57 balls, seven fours) and a 100-run partnership between the two, Rauf (four wickets in 19 runs) And in front of the sharp bowling of Naseem (four wickets for 34 runs), it was reduced to 193 runs in 38.4 overs. Apart from Mushfiqur and Shakib, no Bangladesh batsman could play sustainably. The team lost its first four wickets for 47 runs in the power play itself, while between 30 and 39 overs, the team added 47 runs and lost six wickets.
Pakistan got its first blow at the score of 35.
Chasing the target, Fakhar Zaman (20) and Imam gave a cautious start to Pakistan by adding 35 runs in 9.1 overs for the first wicket. Fakhar started with two fours in the very first over of Taskin Ahmed. In the fifth over, when the team’s score was 15 runs without losing any wicket, the game was stopped for about 20 minutes due to closure of a flood slide. Imam also showed his attitude with three fours on Taskin in the seventh over. Apart from Taskin, other bowlers bowled economically in the initial powerplay. The team got its benefit in the form of the wicket of Fakhar who was LBW by Shariful Islam.
Captain Babar Azam out after scoring only 17 runs
Captain Babar Azam took the team’s score to 50 runs with fours and two runs off Shariful in the 12th over. Imam hit fours and sixes on consecutive balls of Hasan Mahmood but in the next over, Babar Taskin’s ball was played on the wickets. He scored 17 runs. Mohammad Rizwan showed sharp attitude as soon as he came. He opened his account with a six in Hasan Mahmood’s over and then also hit a four. Rizwan completed the team’s century of runs in the 23rd over with a four off Mehdi Hasan Miraj. Imam completed his half-century in 61 balls with a six on Mehdi Hasan Miraj. He also hit a six and a four in this off-spinner’s over but was bowled in the same over. Rizwan also completed his half-century in 71 balls with one run off the ball of Mehdi Hasan Miraj. He along with Agha Salman (12 not out) took the team to the target in the 40th over.