Tag: Asia Cup 2023

COLOMBO: Mohammed Siraj’s six-wicket demolition job underlined his utter dominance of an inept Sri Lanka as India raced up to win the Asia Cup 2023.

Set to chase a meagre 51, India comfortably completed the pursuit in 6.1 overs without losing a single wicket to lift their eighth Asia Cup title.

India’s new opening pair of Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan carried the momentum and dominated the Sri Lankan bowlers to script a statement victory for the former champions.

Gill top-scored for India in the Asia Cup 2023 final with a 19-ball 27 which featured six boundaries while Kishan scored 23 not out in 18 balls.

Opting to bat first, the Sri Lankan batting lineup failed completely and was bundled out for a paltry 51 in the 16th over.

The home side lost their opener Kusal Perera (0) in the first over with just one run on the board.

What followed was a total annihilation by Mohammed Siraj who picked up four wickets — Pathum Nissanka (2), Sadeera Samarawickrama (0), Charith Asalanka (0) and Dhananjaya de Silva (4) — in the fourth over to leave Sri Lanka reeling at 12/5.

Sri Lanka failed to recover from Siraj’s demolition and he came back to add further to their misery by dismissing skipper Dasun Shanaka in his next over and completing his five-fer.

Wicketkeeper batter Kusal Mendis, who hung on for Sri Lanka then put on the highest partnership of the Asia Cup 2023 final for the home side with Dunith Wellalage before Siraj struck again.

Kusal Mendis remained the top-scorer for Sri Lanka with a 34-ball 17 which featured three boundaries.

Following Siraj’s dominance, Hardik Pandya put the final nail in the coffin by getting rid of the Sri Lankan batting tail.

He removed Dunith Wellalage (8) before wrapping up Sri Lanka’s dismal innings in his next over by dismissing Pramod Madushan (1) and Matheesha Pathirana (0).

Young all-rounder Dushan Hemantha remained unbeaten with a 15-ball 13 and remained the only Sri Lankan batter to amass double figures beside Kusal Mendis.

Notably, Sri Lanka’s 50-run total is now the lowest total in the Asia Cup history, breaking the previous record held by Bangladesh, who were dismissed for 87 runs against Pakistan in 2000.

Furthermore, Sri Lanka’s 50-run total is the lowest in men’s ODI history in a tournament final. It is also the third time this year that Sri Lanka have been bowled out for less than a hundred in ODIs.

Mohammed Siraj led the bowling attack for India in the Asia Cup 2023 final with a 6/21, followed by Hardik Pandya’s 3/3 while Jasprit Bumrah had a wicket to his name.

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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka have won the toss and elected to bat first against India in the final of the ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2023.

PLAYING XIs

Sri Lanka: Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Dushan Hemantha, Matheesha Pathirana, Kasun Rajitha

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD:

Overall ODIs: Matches 166, Sri Lanka 96, India 58, NR 11, Tied 1

Asia Cup ODI: Matches 20, Sri Lanka 10, India 10

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Former Pakistan captain and wicketkeeper batter Sarfaraz Ahmed came out in support of the Babar Azam-led national cricket team following their early exit from the Asia Cup 2023.

Taking to Instagram, Sarfaraz Ahmed shared a post from a local news outlet, which quoted him saying “supportive words” for the current national team.

“No player goes to the field to lose! The captain is nothing without his players,” Sarfaraz Ahmed was quoted.

“[and] I was very lucky to have Babar Azam, Imam Ul Haq, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Hassan Ali and Faheem Ashraf who are now the backbone of the team,” it added.

Pakistan, who entered the Asia Cup 2023 as a top-ranked ODI side, failed to live up to the label of being the favourites as they crashed out of the tournament after finishing fourth in the Super 4s stage.

The hosts got off to a solid start to their Asia Cup campaign as they humbled Nepal by a massive 238 runs before settling for a stalemate with arch-rivals India after their second group-stage match was washed out on September 2.

Pakistan then crushed Bangladesh to script a winning start to the Asia Cup 2023 Super 4s but failed to imitate similar results against India and Sri Lanka and thus failed to qualify for the final.

But, Bangladesh’s stunning victory over India in the last Super 4s fixture on Friday meant Pakistan slipped to fourth as the Shakib Al Hasan-led side acquired the third position due to a superior net run rate.

Former champions India and Sri Lanka will now lock horns in the Asia Cup 2023 final on Sunday with a reserve day on Monday.

Notably, India are the most successful nation in the Asia Cup history, having won the title seven times, followed by Sri Lanka, who emerged victorious on six occasions.

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COLOMBO: A combined bowling effort, followed by Shakib Al Hasan and Towhid Hridoy’s half-centuries powered Bangladesh to a stunning six-run victory over India ahead of the Asia Cup 2023 final on Sunday.

Set to chase 266, India could accumulate 259 before being bundled out in the final over despite Shubman Gill’s century.

Gill waged a lone battle for India with a 133-ball 121 which featured eight boundaries and five sixes.

Besides him, Axar Patel, who kept India in the hunt until the penultimate, was the other notable run-getter for India with a gutsy 42-run knock, laced with three boundaries and two sixes.

Mustafizur Rahman led the bowling attack for Bangladesh in their farewell Asia Cup 2023 fixture with 3/50 while debutant Tanzim Hasan Sakib and Mahedi Hasan bagged two each.

Put into bat first, Bangladesh put on a decent total on the board at the back of a combined effort, led by their skipper Shakib.

Bangladesh, however, had a contrasting start to their innings as the Indian pacers ran through their top order to leave them reeling at 28/3 in 5.4 overs.

Came out to bat at number five, skipper Shakib attempted to stabilize Bangladesh’s innings as he put together a brief partnership with Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who fell after a scratchy 13-run knock.

Following the slump, Shakib Al Hasan finally found subtle support at the other end in the form of Towhid Hridoy and they soon launched an astounding recovery.

The pair put together 101 runs for the fifth wicket before Shardul Thakur castled Shakib in the 34th over.

He remained the top-scorer for Bangladesh in the last Asia Cup 2023 Super 4s match with an 85-ball 80 which featured six boundaries and three sixes.

Bangladesh were then rocked with another blow as Ravindra Jadeja trapped Shamim Hossain (1) trapped in his legs in the next over.

However, Towhid Hridoy stood his ground firm and kept the scoreboard ticking before finally perishing in the 42nd over, briefly after completing his half-century.

He scored a cautious 54 off 81 balls with the help of five boundaries and two sixes.

Nasum Ahmed then took the reigns of Bangladesh’s batting charge after Hridoy’s dismissal and frustrated the Indian bowlers at the backend.

Ahmed played a brisk 44-run knock which featured six boundaries and a six.

He was also involved in a crucial 45-run partnership for the eighth wicket with Mahedi Hasan, who scored 29 not out.

Shardul Thakur led the bowling attack for India in the last Asia Cup 2023 Super 4s fixture with 3/65, followed by Mohammed Shami’s 2/32.

Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Prasidh Krishna, on the other hand, made one scalp each.

READ: Asia Cup 2023: Pakistan squad to depart from Colombo today

COLOMBO: Pakistan squad is set to depart for Pakistan via Dubai today, after getting knocked out of the ongoing ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2023 yesterday.

Captain Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan, Iftikhar Ahmed and Saud Shakeel departed for Dubai in the morning, from where they will reach Pakistan to their respective hometowns.

Meanwhile, other squad members will fly to Dubai from Colombo in the evening. They will then depart for their respective destinations from Dubai later.

Bowling coach Morne Morkel and batting coach Andrew Puttick will fly to Australia and South Africa.

Pakistan team was knocked out of the Asia Cup 2023 yesterday after losing to Sri Lanka in the last-ball thriller by two wickets.

Sri Lankan while chasing a revised target of 252 in the reduced 42 overs, needed to chase eight runs off Zaman Khan, bowling the final over, and amassed the total when Charith Asalanka chipped one down to the square leg on the final delivery.

Pakistan’s final Super 4 group match became a virtual quarter-final after Pakistan’s net run rate suffered a major nosedive due to their heavy 228-run loss against arch-rivals India in their second Super 4 match of Asia Cup 2023.

Star batters Virat Kohli and KL Rahul scored unbeaten centuries after the match was forced into the reserve day due to the heavy rain in Colombo. Kuldeep Yadav, then wreaked havoc on the Pakistani batting line-up as he picked five wickets to book Pakistan to a meagre 194 while chasing a mammoth 357.

Prior to that, Pakistan powered to a resounding seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in their first Super 4 match at Lahore, thanks to a combined effort by both batters and bowlers.

Haris Rauf picked four wickets in the first innings to rattle Bangladesh, which was followed by half-centuries by Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan in the pursuit of Bangladesh’s 193.

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COLOMBO: India have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Bangladesh in the twelfth match of the ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2023.

PLAYING XIs

Bangladesh: Litton Das (wk), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Anamul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Prasidh Krishna

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD:

Overall ODIs: Matches 39, India 31, Bangladesh 7, NR 1

Asia Cup ODI: Matches 12, India 11, Bangladesh 1

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COLOMBO: Charith Asalanka displayed nerves of steel after Kusal Mendis’ 91 to power Sri Lanka into the Asia Cup 2023 final with a thrilling two-wicket victory over Pakistan.

Chasing a revised target of 252 in the reduced 42 overs, Sri Lanka needed to chase eight runs off Zaman Khan, bowling the final over, and amassed the total when Charith Asalanka chipped one down to the square leg on the final delivery.

Sri Lanka had a shaky start to the run chase as Kusal Perera fell for an eight-ball 17, courtesy of Shadab Khan’s direct hit.

Coming out to bat at number three, Kusal Mendis joined Pathum Nissanka (29) and they added a valuable 57-run partnership for the second wicket until Shadab Khan got the opener caught and bowled.

Sri Lanka were 77/2 in 13.2 overs when Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama put together a 100-run stand to put their side in complete command.

Samarawickrama, however, fell just two short of his well-deserved half-century as he scored a 51-ball 48, hitting four boundaries.

Joining set batter Kusal Mendis in the middle, Charith Asalanka made sure to keep Sri Lanka in momentum as he knitted an anchoring 33-run partnership.

Mendis, however, was outclassed by Iftikhar Ahmed as he fell for a gutsy 91 off 87 deliveries, which featured eight boundaries and a six.

His dismissal glimmered a ray of hope for Pakistan as their bowlers scripted their comeback by picking up late wickets.

Meanwhile, Asalanka, standing his ground firm denied Pakistan to snatch the victory as he scored the winning runs for Sri Lanka on the final delivery.

He scored an unbeaten 49 off 47 balls, hitting three boundaries and a six.

Iftikhar Ahmed led the bowling attack for Pakistan with three wickets, followed by Shaheen Shah Afridi, bagging two while Shadab Khan made one scalp.

Opting to bat first, Pakistan raised a commendable total of 252/7 after the all-important Asia Cup 2023 fixture was reduced to 42 overs a side due to rain interruption.

The hosts once again got off to a shaky start to their innings as their out-of-form opener Fakhar Zaman (4) failed to score big and was castled by Pramod Madushan in the fourth over with just nine runs on the board.

Following the early dismissal, Pakistan captain Babar Azam joined Abdullah Shafique at the crease and the pair knitted an anchoring 64-run partnership.

The duo of Babar and Abdullah had put Pakistan in a strong position before Dunith Wellalage got Babar stumped to mark Sri Lanka’s comeback.

Babar scored 29 off 35 deliveries with the help of three boundaries.

Pakistan’s mainstay with the bat Abdullah Shafique soon followed his captain back to the pavilion after Matheesha Pathirana stunned him with a short delivery soon after he amassed his maiden half-century.

Abdullah Shafique smashed three boundaries and two sixes on his way to a 69-ball 52.

Pakistan found themselves in a state of bother as they lost two more wickets in quick succession.

Consequently, the Babar-led side slipped to 130/5 in 27.4 overs as returning Mohammad Haris (3) and Mohammad Nawaz (12) perished cheaply.

With the hosts in heaps of trouble in their must-win Asia Cup 2023 match, wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan joined forces with Iftikhar Ahmed and launched an astounding recovery.

Rizwan and Iftikhar turned the game on its head with a brisk 108-run partnership for the sixth wicket which ended when the latter perished in the penultimate over.

Iftikhar fell just three short of his half-century, scoring 47 off just 40 deliveries, hitting four boundaries and two sixes.

Mohammad Rizwan, however, carried his bat all the way through and top-scored for Pakistan with an unbeaten 86-run knock from 73 deliveries, laced up with six boundaries and two sixes.

Matheesha Pathirana led the bowling attack for Sri Lanka in an all-important Asia Cup 2023 fixture with 3/65 in his eight overs, followed by Pramod Madushan’s 2/58.

Maheesh Theekshana and Dunith Wellalage made one scalp each.

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COLOMBO: Charith Asalanka displayed nerves of steel to power Sri Lanka into the Asia Cup 2023 final with a thrilling two-wicket victory over Pakistan.

SL 252/8 (42 Overs)

Zaman Khan bowls the final over

SL 244/7 (41 Overs)

Shaheen bowls the penultimate over

SL 240/5 (40 Overs)

Zaman comes to bowl

SL 232/5 (39 Overs)

Shaheen continues

SL 224/5 (38 Overs)

Iftikhar continues

SL 219/4 (37 Overs)

Shaheen returns

SL 216/4 (36 Overs)

Iftikhar again

SL 210/3 (35 Overs)

Shadab bowls his last

SL 208/3 (34 Overs)

Iftikhar bowls

SL 196/3 (33 Overs)

Shadab replaces Zaman

SL 194/3 (32 Overs)

Iftikhar continues

SL 187/3 (31 Overs)

Zaman comes back

SL 179/3 (30 Overs)

Iftikhar replaces Shaheen

SL 175/2 (29 Overs)

Shadab continues

SL 167/2 (28 Overs)

Shaheen continues

SL 160/2 (27 Overs)

Shadab replaces Nawaz

SL 154/2 (26 Overs)

Shaheen comes back

SL 149/2 (25 Overs)

Nawaz continues

SL 145/2 (24 Overs)

Iftikhar again

SL 139/2 (23 Overs)

Nawaz replaces Wasim Jr

SL 134/2 (22 Overs)

Iftikhar continues

SL 132/2 (21 Overs)

Wasim Jr continues

SL 124/2 (20 Overs)

Iftikhar Ahmed into the attack

SL 116/2 (19 Overs)

Wasim Jr returns

SL 111/2 (18 Overs)

Shadab bowls from Khettarama End

SL 97/2 (17 Overs)

Nawaz again

SL 96/2 (16 Overs)

Shadab continues

SL 89/2 (15 Overs)

Nawaz continues to bowl

SL 83/2 (14 Overs)

Shadab bowls

SL 77/1 (13 Overs)

Nawaz bowls his third

SL 70/1 (12 Overs)

Shadab continues

SL 65/1 (11 Overs)

Nawaz continues

SL 62/1 (10 Overs)

More spin as Shadab Khan comes on

SL 57/1 (9 Overs)

Mohammad Nawaz into the attack now

SL 56/1 (8 Overs)

Mohammad Wasim Jr comes into the attack

SL 43/1 (7 Overs)

Shaheen bowls from Maligawatte End

SL 36/1 (6 Overs)

Zaman again

SL 32/1 (5 Overs)

Shaheen bowls

SL 28/1 (4 Overs)

3.2: Kusal chops this square on the offside and hesitates as Nissanka calls for the quick single. Shadab Khan comes haring in, picks it up and hits the timber at the non-striker’s end.

Zaman continues

SL 16/0 (3 Overs)

Shaheen continues

SL 11/0 (2 Overs)

Zaman Khan to bowl from the other end

SL 11/0 (1 Over)

Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Perera come out to open for Sri Lanka. Shaheen Shah Afridi to bowl the first over.

PAKISTAN vs SRI LANKA (2nd INNINGS)

COLOMBO: Mohammad Rizwan played a sensible 86-run knock and guided Pakistan to 252/7 in the must-win Asia Cup 2023 Super 4s fixture against Sri Lanka on Thursday.

PAK 252/7 (42 Overs)

Madushan bowls the final over

PAK 242/6 (41 Overs)

Pathirana bowls

PAK 235/5 (40 Overs)

Madushan comes back

PAK 221/5 (39 Overs)

Theekshana bowls his last

PAK 209/5 (38 Overs)

Pathirana continues

PAK 197/5 (37 Overs)

Theekshana continues

PAK 192/5 (36 Overs)

Pathirana comes back

PAK 184/5 (35 Overs)

Theekshana replaced Madushan

PAK 178/5 (34 Overs)

Wellalage to bowl his last

PAK 168/5 (33 Overs)

Madushan replaces de Silva

PAK 150/5 (32 Overs)

Wellalage continues

PAK 145/5 (31 Overs)

Dhananjaya bowls

PAK 138/5 (30 Overs)

Wellalage returns

PAK 135/5 (29 Overs)

Dhananjaya continues

PAK 133/5 (28 Overs)

Theekshana continues his over

The covers are off. The game has been reduced to 42 overs. There will be a 20-minute innings break, while the Powerplays will be in overs 9, 25 and 8. Three bowlers will be able to bowl eight overs, while two bowlers can bowl up to nine overs.

Rain halts the action

PAK 130/5 (27.4 Overs)

Theekshana replaces Pathirana

PAK 128/4 (27 Overs)

Dhananjaya de Silva bowls

PAK 122/4 (26 Overs)

Pathirana again

PAK 109/4 (25 Overs)

Dhananjaya de Silva again

PAK 108/4 (24 Overs)

Pathirana continues

PAK 103/3 (23 Overs)

Dhananjaya de Silva continues

PAK 100/3 (22 Overs)

21.4: This was dug in short on off, Shafique goes for the pull but only manages to top edge straight to the man at deep square leg.

Pathirana replaces Wellalage

PAK 97/2 (21 Overs)

Dhananjaya de Silva into the attack

PAK 88/2 (20 Overs)

Wellalaga bowls again

PAK 86/2 (19 Overs)

Theekshana bowls

PAK 83/2 (18 Overs)

Wellalage again

PAK 75/2 (17 Overs)

Theekshana continues

PAK 73/2 (16 Overs)

15.6: Wellalage tosses it up around off stump. Babar strides forward but the ball pitches and turns away and Mendis flicks off the bails in a jiffy.

Wellalage replaces Pathirana

PAK 72/1 (15 Overs)

Theekshana replaces Wellalage

PAK 68/1 (14 Overs)

Pathirana continues

PAK 58/1 (13 Overs)

Wellalage again

PAK 56/1 (12 Overs)

Matheesha Pathirana into the attack

PAK 48/1 (11 Overs)

Wellalage continues

PAK 40/1 (10 Overs)

Shanaka again

PAK 36/1 (9 Overs)

Dunith Wellalage comes into the attack

PAK 35/1 (8 Overs)

Shanaka continues

PAK 27/1 (7 Overs)

Madushan continues to bowl

PAK 19/1 (6 Overs)

Dasun Shanaka comes into the attack

PAK 13/1 (5 Overs)

Madushan again

PAK 9/0 (4 Overs)

Theekshana continues from the other end

PAK 6/0 (3 Overs)

Madushan continues

PAK 2/0 (2 Overs)

Maheesh Theekshana to bowl from the other end

PAK 0/0 (1 Over)

Abdullah Shafique and Fakhar Zaman come out to open the innings. Pramod Madushan to bowl the first over.

PAKISTAN vs SRI LANKA (1st INNINGS)

COLOMBO: Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Sri Lanka in the eleventh match of the ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2023.

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan make two changes to their already-announced Playing XI as Imam-ul-Haq has a back spasm and back in comes Fakhar Zaman. Saud Shakeel has a fever, in comes Abdullah Shafique. For Sri Lanka, Kusal Perera and Pramod Madushan are in.

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Pramod Madushan, Matheesha Pathirana

Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Abdullah Shafique, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Zaman Khan.

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD:

Overall ODIs: Matches 155, Pakistan 92, Sri Lanka 58, NR 4, Tie 1

Asia Cup ODI: Matches 15, Pakistan 4, Sri Lanka 11

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COLOMBO: Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka in the eleventh match of the ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2023.

PLAYING XIs

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Pramod Madushan, Matheesha Pathirana

Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Abdullah Shafique, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Zaman Khan.

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD:

Overall ODIs: Matches 155, Pakistan 92, Sri Lanka 58, NR 4, Tie 1

Asia Cup ODI: Matches 15, Pakistan 4, Sri Lanka 11

READ: Pakistan, India set for rematch but rain threat persists despite reserve day

COLOMBO: The toss of the ongoing Asia Cup 2023’s Super 4 clash between Pakistan and Sri Lanka has been delayed due to rain in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo.

This match is the final Super 4 game of both teams in the Asia Cup 2023 and is serving as a virtual semi-final, as the winner will face India in the final of the tournament.

Notably, if the all-important clash between Pakistan and Sri Lanka gets washed out then Sri Lanka will join India in the final due to a superior net run rate.

Pakistan’s net run rate suffered a major nosedive and is currently standing at -1.892, due to their heavy 228-run loss against arch-rivals India in their second Super 4 match of Asia Cup 2023.

Star batters Virat Kohli and KL Rahul scored unbeaten centuries after the match was forced into the reserve day due to the heavy rain in Colombo. Kuldeep Yadav, then wreaked havoc on the Pakistani batting line-up as he picked five wickets to book Pakistan to a meagre 194 while chasing a mammoth 357.

Prior to that, Pakistan powered to a resounding seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in their first Super 4 match at Lahore, thanks to a combined effort by both batters and bowlers.

Haris Rauf picked four wickets in the first innings to rattle Bangladesh, which was followed by half-centuries by Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan in the pursuit of Bangladesh’s 193.

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