FIERY PACER
Shaheen Shah Afridi grabbed three wickets while openers Fakhar Zaman and Abdullah Shafique cracked half-centuries as Pakistan stormed to a seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh on Tuesday. (AP Photo)
PAK KNOCK BAN OUT
With this thumping win, Pakistan have knocked Bangladesh out of the World Cup and kept their semi-finals hopes alive. (IANS Photo)
AFRIDI MAGIC
Shaheen Shah Afridi's 3-23 helped Pakistan dismiss Bangladesh for just 204 in 45.1 overs (AFP PHOTO)
SOLID STAND
Zaman's 74-ball 81 and Shafique's 69-ball 68 guided Pakistan over the line for the loss of three wickets with 105 balls to spare. (IANS PHOTO)
SEMIS HOPES ALIVE
The victory revived Pakistan's outside hopes of reaching the semi-finals with six points from seven matches. (ANI PHOTO)
BIG TASK AHEAD
Pakistan still need to win against New Zealand (November 4 in Bengaluru) and England (Kolkata on November 11) and also hope other results go their way if they are to stay in the tournament. (PTI PHOTO)
BANGLADESH CRASH OUT
In contrast, Bangladesh became the first side to crash out of the 10-team event with just one win from seven games. (AFP PHOTO)
BIG WIN
Needing to improve their net run-rate, Zaman and Shafique cruised to 128 by the 22nd over. (AP PHOTO)
IN-FORM SHAFIQUE
Shafique hit nine boundaries and two sixes as he made his third half century in addition to a hundred in the tournament. He fell leg-before to spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz while Azam holed out to the same bowler for nine. (AFP PHOTO)
SWASHBUCKLING ZAMAN
Zaman, who recovered from a knee injury to replace Imam-ul-Haq in one of three changes for Pakistan, smashed seven sixes and three boundaries, his 16th ODI fifty, but first after 11 innings. (AP PHOTO)
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