PAK vs BAN HIGHLIGHTS: Pakistan Begin Super Fours With Win Over Bangladesh
Pakistan vs Bangladesh HIGHLIGHTS: Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat but Pakistan were in control of the majority of the match.
Pakistan beat Bangladesh. They win by 7 wickets. Set up by the bowlers led by Haris Rauf but half-centuries from Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan ensured they cross the winning line.
Imam ul Haq departed after 78. However, Rizwan has looked comfortable and scored a half-century. Pakistan touching distance away from a victory now. They are 173/3 after 37 overs.
PAK: 102/2 after 23 overs. Mohammad Rizwan- 18 off 27, Imam-ul-Haq- 46 off 58 deliveries.
Big blow for Pakistan as Taskin Ahmed gets rid of Babar Azam. Lack of bounce, inside edge and on to the stumps. PAK- 74/2 after 15.3 overs.
Imam-ul-Haq and Babar Azam out in the middle for Pakistan.
There was a bit of a delay because of a floodlight failure after which Shoriful Islam has managed to get the wicket of Fakhar Zaman LBW. PAK-35/1 after 9.1 overs
Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam sharing the new ball for Bangladesh.
Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq Begin Pakistan's Run Chase Of 194. PAK: 8/0.
Bowled him. Naseem Shah has another and Bangladesh are bowled out for 193. Shoriful Islam is the last man to depart to depart.
Two in two for Rauf. Followed by another wicket one in the next Naseem Shah over. BAN- 192/9 after 38.1 Overs.
WICKET! Mushfiqur Rahim departs too. Haris Rauf gets his man. The Bangladesh batter gets out for 64. BAN- 190/7 after 37.2 Overs.
Mushfiqur Rahim is still there but Shakib is back in the pavilion for 53, removed by Faheem Ashraf and so is Shamim Hossain, dismissed by Iftikhar Ahmed. BAN- 174/6 in 34.4 overs.
Bangladesh- 99/4 after 20 overs. Shakib Al Hasan- 32* off 34, Mushfiqur Rahim- 21* off 38.
It's getting bad to worse for Bangladesh. They have lost two more wickets and once again it is a pacer who has provided the breakthrough for Pakistan in this Asia Cup. Haris Rauf getting rid of Mohammad Naim and Towhid Hridy. While Naim was caught and bowled for 20, Hridoy was cleaned up for 2. BAN- 47/4 in 9.1 overs.
Pakistan pacers mean business. Another match in which they have managed to take wickets with the new ball. Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah with a wicket each already. While Shaheen got rid of Litton Das for 16 off 13, Shah took the first wicket to fall that of Mehidy Hasan Miraz for a duck. BAN- 31/2 in 4.5 overs.
Pakistan (Playing XI): Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Mohammad Naim, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Litton Das, Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Shamim Hossain, Afif Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmud
Bangladesh have won the toss and have opted to bat.
MAJOR SETBACK for Bangladesh! Tournament's current leading run-scorer, Najmul Hossain Shanto, has been ruled out of 2023 Asia Cup due to a hamstring strain.
Pakistan vs Bangladesh Asia Cup 2023 Super Fours stage match will begin at 3:00 pm Indian Standard Time (IST). Toss will take place half-an-hour before live action begins.
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Pakistan vs Bangladesh Asia Cup 2023 Super 4s match LIVE updates: Hello and welcome to live coverage of PAK vs BAN Asia Cup 2023 Super Fours match. Pakistan vs Bangladesh Asia Cup 2023 Super Fours stage match will take place today. Both the teams will lock horns in Pakistan's Lahore. Pakistan vs Bangladesh Asia Cup 2023 Super Fours stage match will start at 3:00 pm Indian Standard Time (IST).
Ahead of crucial PAK vs BAN Asia Cup 2023 Super 4s match, Bangladesh cricket team suffered a major setback. Tournament's leading run-scorer Najmul Hossain Shanto has been ruled out of 2023 Asia Cup due to a hamstring strain. Liton Das has joined the team in his place. Shanto had so far scored 193 runs in 2 Asia Cup 2023 matches at an average of 96.50.
Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam has already announced his team's playing eleven for PAK vs BAN Asia Cup 2023 Super-4s stage match. Star all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz has been dropped from the team and fast bowling all-rounder Faheem Ashraf comes in his place in Pakistan's playing XI vs Bangladesh. Apart from bowling fast, Faheem can also bat well in the lower order.
The venue for Pakistan vs Bangladesh Asia Cup 2023 Super Fours stage match in Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore. It is very easy to score runs on this ground. The wicket will most likely be flat and fans are in for a high scoring thriller. The team winning the toss may prefer to bat first. Earlier in the ongoing Asia Cup 2023 tournament, Bangladesh scored 334 runs for 5 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs after batting first against Afghanistan. Ppener Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Najmul Hossain Shanto both scored centuries.
Pakistan's playing XI for Asia Cup 2023 match against Bangladesh: Imam ul Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Aga, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah.
Bangladesh's Probable playing XI for Asia Cup 2023 match against Pakistan: Mehndi Hasan Meraj, Mohammad Naim, Liton Das, Tauheed Hardoy, Shamim Hossain, Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Mushfiqur Rahim (wicketkeeper), Afif Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam and Hasan Mahmood.
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