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LAHORE: Fast bowler Haris Rauf became the joint-third fastest Pakistani bowler to pick 50 ODI wickets today during the ongoing match against Bangladesh in the Super Four Stage of Asia Cup 2023.

Haris Rauf achieved this feat in his 27th ODI match, equaling legendary fast bowler Waqar Younis’s record. He got his 50th wicket when Bangladesh’s opening batter attempted a pull shot but the ball ballooned up with a top edge and landed in the hands of the bowler.

Haris Rauf also holds the record for the highest strike rate in ODI by a Pakistani bowler.

Meanwhile, the record for the fastest to take 50 ODI wickets for Pakistan belongs to Hasan Ali, who reached the milestone in 24 matches, followed by Shaheen Afridi who achieved it in 25 matches.

Haris Rauf helped Pakistan book Bangladesh for a meagre 193 inside 40 overs. He ended the innings with impressive bowling figures of 4-19 in six overs, including the wicket of Bangladesh’s top scorer Mushfiqur Rahim.

Bangladesh had a dismal start to their innings in the first Asia Cup 2023 Super 4s fixture as they were reduced to 47/4 inside the first powerplay as the Pakistan pace trio ran through their top order.

Following the slump, captain Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim launched an astonishing recovery as they put together a brilliant 100-run partnership with the former bringing up his half-century.

The pair appeared to have settled down and was looking to take the game away from Pakistan before Faheem Ashraf struck in the 30th over.

Following Shakib’s dismissal, Mushfiqur Rahim was joined at the crease by Shamim Hossain and the pair could add 27 runs for the sixth wicket before Pakistan’s trump card Iftikhar Ahmed got rid of the latter.

Haris Rauf then further dented Bangladesh’s march with twin strikes in the 38th over which included the prized scalp of wicketkeeper batter Mushfiqur.

Mushfiqur Rahim top-scored for Bangladesh with 64 in 87 balls, laced up with five boundaries.

Haris’s twin strikes forced Bangladesh to slip to 190/8 before Naseem Shah emulated the feat in the next over by removing Afif Hossain and Shoriful Islam to wrap up the visitors’ innings.

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LAHORE: Haris Rauf’s four-fer, followed by Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan’s half-centuries powered Pakistan to a resounding seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the first Asia Cup 2023 Super 4s fixture on Wednesday.

Set to chase 194, Pakistan comfortably amassed the total for the loss of just three wickets with 63 balls to spare, courtesy of anchoring half-centuries by Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan.

Pakistan had a contrasting start to their pursuit as their opening pair could add 35 runs for the first wicket before Shoriful Islam dismissed Fakhar Zaman in the 10th over.

Fakhar could score 20 off 31 deliveries, hitting three boundaries.

Following his dismissal, Babar Azam joined Imam in the middle and put on a cautious 39-run partnership before Taskin Ahmed castled the Pakistan captain to cause a stir in the pursuit.

Babar scored 17 off 22 deliveries with the help of a boundary.

Coming out to bat at number four, Mohammad Rizwan launched recovery with opener Imam as the pair batted sensibly on their way to a gritty 85-run partnership.

Imam was the core aggressor of his third-wicket stand with Rizwan and also brought up his half-century in the process before falling to Mehidy Hasan Miraz in the 33rd over when Pakistan still needed 35 runs.

Imam-ul-Haq remained the top-scorer for Pakistan with an 84-ball 78, laced up with five boundaries and four sixes.

Rizwan then joined forces with Salman Ali Agha and made sure to steer Pakistan to a comfortable victory with an unbeaten 35-run partnership.

Rizwan smashed seven boundaries and a six on his way to an unbeaten 79-ball 63 while Agha scored 12 not out.

For Bangladesh, Shoriful, Taskin and Mehidy could pick up a wicket apiece.

Opting to bat first, Bangladesh could accumulate 193 runs before being bundled out in the 39th over despite anchoring half-centuries from skipper Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim.

Bangladesh had a dismal start to their innings in their first Asia Cup 2023 Super 4s fixture as they were reduced to 47/4 inside the first powerplay as the Pakistan pace trio ran through their top order.

Following the slump, captain Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim launched an astonishing recovery as they put together a brilliant 100-run partnership with the former bringing up his half-century.

The pair appeared to have settled down and was looking to take the game away from Pakistan before Faheem Ashraf struck in the 30th over.

The lanky pacer outdid well-set Shakib with a short-pitched delivery, who holed it straight to Fakhar Zaman at the sweeper.

Shakib scored 53 off 57 deliveries with the help of seven boundaries.

Following Shakib’s dismissal, Mushfiqur Rahim was joined at the crease by Shamim Hossain and the pair could add 27 runs for the sixth wicket before Pakistan’s trump card Iftikhar Ahmed got rid of the latter.

Shamim scored a cautious 23-ball 16 which featured a six.

Pakistan’s in-form pacer Haris Rauf then further dented Bangladesh’s march with twin strikes in the 38th over which included the prized scalp of wicketkeeper batter Mushfiqur.

Mushfiqur Rahim top-scored for Bangladesh with 64 in 87 balls, laced up with five boundaries.

Haris’s twin strikes forced Bangladesh to slip to 190/8 before Naseem Shah emulated the feat in the next over by removing Afif Hossain and Shoriful Islam to wrap up the visitors’ innings.

Haris Rauf led the bowling attack for Pakistan with 4/19, followed by Naseem Shah’s 3/34 while Shaheen Shah Afridi, Faheem Ashraf and Iftikhar Ahmed made one scalp each.

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LAHORE: Haris Rauf’s four-fer, followed by Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan’s half-centuries powered Pakistan to a resounding seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the first Asia Cup 2023 Super 4s fixture on Wednesday.

PAK 194/3 (39.3 Overs)

Shakib continues

PAK 188/3 (39 Overs)

Shamim Hossein now

PAK 180/3 (38 Overs)

Shakib continues

PAK 173/3 (37 Overs)

Mehidy bowls his last

PAK 168/3 (36 Overs)

Shakib comes back

PAK 167/3 (35 Overs)

Mehidy bowls his ninth

PAK 165/3 (34 Overs)

Hasan continues

PAK 159/3 (33 Overs)

Mehidy continues

PAK 148/2 (32 Overs)

Hasan Mahmud back in the attack

PAK 147/2 (31 Overs)

Mehidy again

PAK 142/2 (30 Overs)

Shakib continues to bowl

PAK 139/2 (29 Overs)

Mehidy continues to bowl

PAK 132/2 (28 Overs)

Shakib continues

PAK 123/2 (27 Overs)

Mehidy bowls again

PAK 120/2 (26 Overs)

Shakib Al Hasan comes into the attack

PAK 114/2 (25 Overs)

Mehidy continues

PAK 105/2 (24 Overs)

Shoriful continues

PAK 102/2 (23 Overs)

Mehidy bowls

PAK 96/2 (22 Overs)

Shoriful comes back

PAK 93/2 (21 Overs)

Mehidy continues

PAK 90/2 (20 Overs)

Taskin bowls his eighth

PAK 89/2 (19 Overs)

Spin for the first time this innings. as Mehidy comes from around.

PAK 88/2 (18 Overs)

Taskin again

PAK 85/2 (17 Overs)

Hasan bowls again

PAK 74/2 (16 Overs)

15.3: A fuller delivery just outside off and kept low, Babar was late to react and only managed the toe-end of his bat and the ball disturbs the timber.

Taskin continues

PAK 74/1 (15 Overs)

Hasan continues to bowl

PAK 59/1 (14 Overs)

Taskin returns

PAK 57/1 (13 Overs)

Hasan continues

PAK 52/1 (12 Overs)

Shoriful continues his opening spell

PAK 44/1 (11 Overs)

Hasan continues

PAK 37/1 (10 Overs)

9.1: Length ball on off angles in and Fakhar looks to flick but is beaten on the inside edge. And that’s crashing into leg-stump

Shoriful continues for his fifth

PAK 35/0 (9 Overs)

Hasan Mahmud comes into the attack

PAK 34/0 (8 Overs)

Shoriful again

PAK 33/0 (7 Overs)

Taskin bowls his fourth

PAK 21/0 (6 Overs)

Shoriful continues to bowl

PAK 15/0 (5 Overs)

Taskin again

PAK 12/0 (4 Overs)

Shoriful continues

PAK 11/0 (3 Overs)

Taskin continues

PAK 11/0 (2 Overs)

Shoriful Islam to bowl from the other end

PAK 8/0 (1 Over)

Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq come out to open for Pakistan. Taskin Ahmed to bowl the first over.

PAKISTAN vs BANGLADESH (2nd INNINGS)

LAHORE: Haris Rauf’s four-fer powered Pakistan to bowl out Bangladesh on a meagre 193 in the first Asia Cup 2023 Super 4s fixture on Wednesday.

BAN 193 (38.4 Overs)

38.4: Full on middle. Shoriful backs away and looks to drive it on the off side but misses completely and the ball thuds into the stumps.

38.1: Naseem bowls short and Afif goes for a pull. Takes a top edge and goes high in front and Faheem Ashraf runs across from mid-on to take that.

Naseem returns

BAN 192/8 (38 Overs)

37.3: Two in two for Haris Rauf! Length ball outside off, angling in. Taskin looks to drive and only manages a thin edge. Regulation take for Rizwan.

37.2: Mushfiqur looks to give charge to a length delivery outside off that was seaming away. Gets an edge that Rizwan grabs.

Haris comes back

BAN 190/6 (37 Overs)

Iftikhar continues to bowl

BAN 182/6 (36 Overs)

Shaheen continues

BAN 176/6 (35 Overs)

34.4: Iftikhar bowled short and quicker. Shamim went hard with his attempted swing across the line but ended up getting a top edge for a reverse-cup catch for Imam.

Iftikhar continues

BAN 174/5 (34 Overs)

Shaheen Afridi returns

BAN 163/5 (33 Overs)

Iftikhar bowls again

BAN 160/5 (32 Overs)

Faheem bowls

BAN 152/5 (31 Overs)

Iftikhar continues

BAN 150/5 (30 Overs)

29.1: Short of a length on middle, getting it to angle across to finish on off stump. Shakib went for the pull but found the fielder.

Faheem Ashraf continues

BAN 147/4 (29 Overs)

Iftikhar Ahmed comes into the attack

BAN 142/4 (28 Overs)

Faheem Ashraf replaces Salman Ali Agha

BAN 139/4 (27 Overs)

Shadab continues to bowl from the other end

BAN 131/4 (26 Overs)

Salman Ali Agha comes into the attack

BAN 120/4 (25 Overs)

Shadab continues

BAN 116/4 (24 Overs)

Haris Rauf continues

BAN 114/4 (23 Overs)

Shadab continues

BAN 111/4 (22 Overs)

Haris Rauf replaces Naseem Shah

BAN 105/4 (21 Overs)

Shadab continues

BAN 99/4 (20 Overs)

Naseem continues

BAN 91/4 (19 Overs)

Shadab continues

BAN 87/4 (18 Overs)

Naseem Shah is back in the attack

BAN 83/4 (17 Overs)

Shadab continues

BAN 78/4 (16 Overs)

Faheem Ashraf continues

BAN 72/4 (15 Overs)

Shadab Khan comes into the attack

BAN 67/4 (14 Overs)

Faheem Ashraf replaces Haris Rauf on the other end

BAN 65/4 (13 Overs)

Shaheen replaces Faheem

BAN 58/4 (12 Overs)

Haris Rauf continues

BAN 53/4 (11 Overs)

Faheem to continue

BAN 49/4 (10 Overs)

9.1: Towhid Hridoy bowled as a 145 kph delivery crashed into the stumps.

Haris Rauf continues

BAN 47/3 (9 Overs)

Faheem Ashraf replaces Shaheen

BAN 46/3 (8 Overs)

7.3: Naim tried to pull, but the rapid pace meant the ball took the top edge. Bowler moved to his left and took an easy catch

Haris Rauf replaces Naseem Shah

BAN 44/2 (7 Overs)

Shaheen continues to bowl

BAN 36/2 (6 Overs)

Naseem continues

BAN 31/2 (5 Overs)

4.5: There was movement and bounce, as Litton ended up fending to the keeper.

Shaheen Afridi continues

BAN 26/1 (4 Overs)

Naseem Shah continues from the other end

BAN 13/1 (3 Overs)

Shaheen Afridi continues

BAN 4/1 (2 Overs)

1.1: Mehidy Hasan Miraz went for the clip, only to end up flicking to Fakhar at a comfortable height

Naseem Shah to bowl from the other end

BAN 0/0 (1 Over)

Mohammad Naim and Mehidy Hasan Miraz come out to open for Bangladesh.

Shaheen Afridi to bowl the first over.

PAKISTAN vs BANGLADESH (1st INNINGS)

LAHORE: Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the seventh match of the ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2023.

PLAYING XIs

Bangladesh: Mohammad Naim, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Litton Das, Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shamim Hossain Patwary, Afif Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam

Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf.

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD:

Asia Cup ODI: Matches-14,Pakistan-12, Bangladesh-2

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ADELAIDE: Pakistan came from behind to book the semifinal berth of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 in an interesting turn of events on an action-filled Sunday as they beat Bangladesh by five wickets.

PAK 128/5 (18.1 Overs)

Ebadot comes back

PAK 126/5 (18 Overs)

Mustafizur replaces Taskin

PAK 121/4 (17 Overs)

Shakib to bowl his last

PAK 110/3 (16 Overs)

Taskin replaces Ebadot

PAK 94/3 (15 Overs)

Shakib comes back

PAK 89/2 (14 Overs)

Ebadot continues

PAK 76/2 (13 Overs)

Mustafizur replaces Nasum

PAK 69/2 (12 Overs)

11.2: Wide on a length. Rizwan leant across, reached out and tried to slash it, looked like Rizwan wanted to go for the boundary but was early on the shot.

Ebadot comes back

PAK 61/1 (11 Overs)

10.3:  Looped up full on middle and off, Babar went on one knee and tried to whack it aerially. The ball deceived Babar and went off the splice.

Nasum comes to bowl his last

PAK 56/0 (10 Overs)

Shakib replaces Nasum

PAK 48/0 (9 Overs)

Ebadot Hossain comes into the attack

PAK 42/0 (8 Overs)

Nasum to bowl his third

PAK 38/0 (7 Overs)

Mustafizur continues

PAK 34/0 (6 Overs)

Nasum comes back

PAK 33/0 (5 Overs)

Mustafizur Rahman replaces Taskin

PAK 26/0 (4 Overs)

Shakib Al Hasan comes to bowl

PAK 15/0 (3 Overs)

Taskin continues

PAK 11/0 (2 Overs)

Nasum Ahmed to bowl from the other end

PAK 6/0 (1 Over)

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan come out to open the innings for Pakistan. Taskin Ahmed to bowl the first over.

PAKISTAN vs BANGLADESH (2nd INNINGS)

ADELAIDE: Shaheen Afridi stormed through the lower middle order as he grabbed four wickets, aiding Pakistan to restrict Bangladesh to 127/8 as the two teams compete for the semifinal berth in a virtual knockout game of the Super 12s Group 2, here on Sunday.

BAN 127/8 (20 Overs)

Haris to bowl the final over

BAN 116/7 (19 Overs)

Shaheen comes to bowl his last

BAN 109/6 (18 Overs)

Haris comes back into the attack

BAN 107/6 (17 Overs)

16.5: Came down and stayed leg side to open up cover. Looked to loft it, got height. Deep point ran diagonally to the right and took it.

16.2: Came in and tailed away late, pitched around the middle and went away. Mosaddek tried to dab it with an open face and missed it.

Shaheen replaces Wasim Jr

BAN 106/4 (16 Overs)

Naseem comes back

BAN 99/4 (15 Overs)

Wasim Jr comes back

BAN 92/4 (14 Overs)

13.2: Down the track again but a bit too early. Iftikhar sees him and pulls back the length, bowls it slow. Shanto goes for the inside-out cover drive on the up, misses and it hits off.

Iftikhar continues

BAN 87/3 (13 Overs)

Shadab comes to bowl his last

BAN 78/3 (12 Overs)

Iftikhar comes back

BAN 74/3 (11 Overs)

10.4: Reverse swept in the air, taken at point! It was full and slow around off, Soumya Sarkar changed his stance early and looked to hit it hard.

Shadab comes again

BAN 70/1 (10 Overs)

Haris comes back

BAN 64/1 (9 Overs)

Shadab continues

BAN 56/1 (8 Overs)

Iftikhar Ahmed comes into the attack

BAN 49/1 (7 Overs)

Shadab Khan comes to bowl his first

BAN 40/1 (6 Overs)

Naseem comes again

BAN 38/1 (5 Overs)

Haris Rauf replaces Shaheen

BAN 34/1 (4 Overs)

Mohammad Wasim Jr replaces Naseem

BAN 21/1 (3 Overs)

Shaheen continues

BAN 13/0 (2 Overs)

Naseem Shah to bowl from the other end

BAN 6/0 (1 Over)

Litton Das and Najmul Hossain Shanto come out to bat for Bangladesh. Shaheen Shah Afridi to bowl the first over

PAKISTAN vs BANGLADESH (1st INNINGS)

ADELAIDE: Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to bat first in a must-win Group 2 Super 12s clash against Pakistan in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022.

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan: Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Haris, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi

Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto, Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Ebadot Hossain

HEAD TO HEAD (T20Is)

Matches 17, Pakistan 15, Bangladesh 2

FORM GUIDE

Bangladesh: L, W, L, W, L
Pakistan: W, W, L, L, W

ADELAIDE: Pakistan Cricket team reached Adelaide on Friday ahead of their final clash of the Super 12s stage of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 against Bangladesh on Sunday. 

Albeit very slim chances to qualify for the semifinal of the tournament, the national team will be eyeing a comprehensive win against the opponents in order to strengthen their run rate, which could play a vital role in case of exceptional results in either of the other two matches scheduled on Sunday.

Sunday will mark the last yet critical day of the Super 12 round as all of the six teams of Group 2 will be up against each with India taking on Zimbabwe at Melbourne Cricket Ground while South Africa will compete against group laggers Netherlands at Adelaide.

Pakistan, on the other hand, sealed a sensational win against Proteas on Thursday in Sydney and gained two more points and a major boost in their confidence after they lost the first two matches of their World Cup campaign, including an upset defeat against Zimbabwe in Perth.

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CHRISTCHURCH: Pakistan’s dynamic opening pair of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan amassed yet another milestone in T20Is as the duo became the first to accumulate 1000 runs in successful run chases.

Babar and Rizwan put on a match-defining 101-run partnership while chasing 174 against Bangladesh in the ongoing T20I Tri-series.

Following their brilliant partnership, the duo has become the first to add 1000 runs in terms of partnership in successful T20I run chases.

Their 101-run partnership against Bangladesh today marked their fifth century-plus in run chases in T20Is.

The pair has put on eight century-plus partnerships overall in T20Is. They also have scored 16 fifty-plus partnerships.

It is pertinent to mention that Pakistan sank Bangladesh in a thriller by seven wickets with one ball to spare.

Wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan, who top-scored for the side with 69 off 56, adjudged the player of the match for his anchoring knock, while Babar scored 55 off 40.

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CHRISTCHURCH: Mohammad Rizwan and skipper Babar Azam starred with brilliant half-centuries before Mohammad Nawaz smashed an unbeaten 45 off 20 to help Pakistan beat Bangladesh by seven wickets in a thrilling penultimate game of the Tri-series, here on Thursday.

Set to chase a respectable target of  174, the reliable duo, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, laid the strong foundation with a centurion opening stand to put Pakistan in a commanding position.

Batting at no 4, Nawaz played a superb cameo as he struck five boundaries and a six to ensure that he took his side home after a slight jitter in the middle.

The Green Shirts were sailing comfortably to the target before medium pacer Hasan Mahmud struck twice in the 13th over to send set batter Babar Azam (55 off 40) and incoming Haider Ali (0) back to the pavilion.

Following this minor hassle, Rizwan then joined hands with Nawaz and built another valiant partnership of 64 runs for the fourth wicket to take Pakistan near the finishing line before he fell prey to part-timer Soumya Sarkar in the second last over.

Player of the match, Rizwan top-scored for the side as he played a courageous knock of 69 off 56, laced with four boundaries.

Earlier, Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan and Litton Das scored magnificent half-centries as they stormed through the Pakistani bowling attack with a valiant 88-run partnership for the fourth wicket, helping their side to post a respectable total of 173/6.

Das starred with 69 off 42, laced with six fours and two sixes, while Shakib scored 68 off 42, including three sixes and seven fours, as the pair anchored  Bangladesh’s batting after they slipped to 41/2 in the 6th over.

Opting to bat first after winning the toss, Bangladesh had a dismal start to their innings as opener Sarkar fell cheaply on 4 in the third over by pacer Naseem Shah before Mohammad Wasim got rid of Najmul Hossain Shanto.

Shakib then combined excellently with Das as they moved the scoreboard at an impressive speed in the middle overs and took the total to 129 in the 15th over before the latter was removed by Nawaz while hitting big.

Green Shirts, however, made a comeback in the death overs offering just 12 runs while picking three wickets in the last two overs.

For Pakistan, Naseem and Wasim bagged two wickets each while Nawaz took a scalp.

CHRISTCHURCH: Pakistan leg-spinner Shadab Khan became the joint second highest wicket takers for Pakistan in T20 Internationals.

In the tri-nation series opener against Bangladesh, Shadab made one scalp as he removed the opposing captain Nurul Hasan for eight.

Hasan’s wicket in the 15th over of the Bangladesh innings took Shadab to a landmark 85-wicket mark and became the joint second-highest wicket takers for Pakistan in T20Is.

Legendary all-rounder Shahid Afridi tops the list with 98 wickets in the shortest format, while Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal also had 85 T20I wickets each to their names.

Meanwhile, former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez stands fifth in the list of most wickets for Pakistan in T20Is with 65 scalps.

It is pertinent to mention that Shadab made his T20I debut against West Indies in 2017 and has taken 85 wickets in 69 innings at an average of 21.55.

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CHRISTCHURCH: Mohammad Rizwan starred with an unbeaten knock of 78 off 50 before bowlers restricted Bangladesh to 146/8 in the allotted 20 overs to help Pakistan secure their first win in Tri-series on Friday.

Set to chase a respectable target of 168, Bangladesh put up a dismal show with the bat as Pakistan bowlers stormed through the batting line and beat the opponent by 21 runs.

Mohammad Wasim Jr remained phenomenal with the ball as he picked three wickets for 24 runs while Nawaz returned the figures of 2/25 in his four overs quota.

Bangladesh batter Yasir Ali resisted lately with a valiant knock of unbeaten 42 off 21 but in vain since Pakistan had already ascended to a comfortable position in the game by then.

Openers Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Sabbir Rahman failed to provide a solid foundation to Bangladesh’s chase as they were dismissed inside the powerplay for 10 and 14, respectively.

Litton Das then combined excellently with Afif Hasnain for a decent 50-run partnership for the fourth wicket before the former was removed by Nawaz in the 13th over after scoring 35 off 26.

Following the dismissal, Bangladesh lost the track of their chase and started to lose wickets in quick successions as Mosaddek Hussain (0), Nurul Hasan (8), Taskin Ahmed (2) and Nasum Ahmed (0) fell cheaply while attempting big hits.

For Pakistan, apart from Nawaz and Wasim, Shahnawaz Dahani, Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf also took a scalp each.

Earlier in the first innings, the wicket-keeper batter Rizwan top-scored for Pakistan as he smashed nine boundaries including seven fours and two sixes while Shan Masood and skipper Babar Azam also contributed with 31 off 22 and 22 off 25, respectively.

The middle order, however, continued their dismal form as Haider Ali (6), Iftikhar Ahmed (13) and Asif Ali (4) failed to accelerate the scoreboard and offered their wickets in quick succession.

The reliable duo, Babar and Rizwan, provided a solid start to Pakistan after they were put to bat by Bangladesh. The pair built an opening partnership of 52 runs before the skipper fell prey to Mehidy Hasan Miraz in the 8th over.

Shan then joined Rizwan on the crease and moved the scoreboard to 94 runs before the left-hander tossed up the ball in the 13th over and offered his wicket to Nasum Ahmed.

For Bangladesh, Taskin Ahmed pocketed two wickets while Hasan Mahmud, Nasum Ahmed and Mehidy Hasan Miraz took a scalp each.