Pakistan vs Bangladesh Match Highlights & Results

Right then, another game is done and dusted in the 2023 World Cup and Bangladesh are officially knocked out of the competition. Up next is a fairly crucial clash between two sides who have been in fine form in this tournament. It will be high-flying South Africa taking on a bit wounded New Zealand at the MCA Stadium in Pune on Wednesday, the 1st of November. That game will begin at 2 pm IST (8.30 am GMT) but as usual, you can join us much earlier for the build-up. Cheers!

The Pakistan skipper, Babar Azam starts by giving credit to the boys and says they did well in all three departments. On Fakhar Zaman, he says that they know when he plays for 20-30 overs, it's a different ball game and it was nice to see him perform here. Adds that they will try to win all the remaining matches and will see where they stand after that. Mentions that they started well with the ball and Shaheen Afridi did well to pick up a couple of early wickets but after 15-20 overs the opposition started to rebuild and they were still able to come back and pick up wickets in the later phase. On his fans in the ground, he gives thanks to them and ends by saying that it feels nice to play in front of such a crowd.

Shakib Al Hasan, the captain of Bangladesh says that they didn't have enough runs on the board. Adds that the wicket was good but they lost three wickets in the Powerplay and after that, there were a couple of partnerships but not a big one. Tells that they should have bowled a bit better but credits Pakistan for the way they bowled upfront and then chased it down. Mentions that him batting in the top order is a thing to be discussed later on but at the moment things are not working as their top order is not getting runs and the only thing they can do is play collectively as a team. Says that the fans have always supported them no matter what and they are hoping to bounce back in the next couple of games to put a smile on their faces.

Fakhar Zaman is the Player of the Match for his fiery 87 off just 74 balls that included 7 maximums. Zaman says that after the Asia Cup, he practiced a lot and was waiting to score runs for the team. Adds that he got the opportunity in this game and is happy with his performance. He says that he had a chat with Abdullah Shafique and backed himself to hit sixes irrespective of the wicket and this was a really good wicket to bat on. Mentions that net run rate (NRR) was always on their mind and they wanted to finish the game around 30 overs. Ends by saying that after a lot of failures, this feels good and the most important thing is that his runs helped the team to get the win.

The Presentation ceremony...

Earlier in the game, Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and opted to bat first as he thought the pitch would slow down in the evening just like it did in their last game here but this decision backfired as they lost three early wickets. The repair work was done by Litton Das and Mahmudullah who seemed to be going along nicely but then Das got out and they had to rebuild yet again. Mahmudullah and the skipper, two veterans, tried their best but neither could get that big score and the tail was undone by some fast and furious bowling from the Pakistani quicks. Shaheen Afridi was the chief orchestrator up top as he showed once again why he is their best bowler and ended up with 3 wickets to take his tally to 16 wickets in the competition. Mohammad Wasim made full use of the opportunity provided to him and got the ball to reverse later on and ripped through the tail of Bangladesh. Coming to the chase, it was fairly straightforward and Pakistan made sure they didn't put themselves in a precarious position by being positive from the start and got the easy win.

Bangladesh will feel they have let themselves down in a big way. Coming into the tournament, they had some notable wins in recent bilateral series at home but have now gone on to lose six games on the trot after winning their opening game and are out of the competition. The batting never really clicked and the bowlers were put under pressure right from the start. Taskin Ahmed bowled well up top but Shoriful Islam was hit away for boundaries and soon Taskin too started to leak runs. Mehidy Hasan was the only bowler who created wicket-taking opportunities and picked up all three wickets, joining the 100-wicket ODI club as well. Shakib Al Hasan was a bit economical but didn't have much impact on play and neither did Mustafizur Rahman and in the end, Bangladesh were a distant second in this clash.

PAKISTAN ARE STILL ALIVE IN THE COMPETITION! A clinical performance from Pakistan after a run of four straight losses and they will hope that it hasn't come one game too late. This win was set up by the bowlers who restricted Bangladesh to a low total and then the openers made sure that the side got a good start and killed the game with a big stand. Abdullah Shafique showed his class yet again at the top and made his way to a classy fifty that included some fiery shots as well. It was the return of Fakhar Zaman that made a big difference as the southpaw played freely and got the big hits away. The pair put on 128 runs before Shafique got out and then skipper Babar Azam joined Fakhar at the crease. Babar and Fakhar both got out in quick succession with the latter missing out on a ton. With just a few runs needed, Mohammad Rizwan and Iftikhar Ahmed racked up the boundaries and finished up proceedings with plenty of overs to spare.

Shakib Al Hasan to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run.Mohammad Rizwan hits the winning runs! This is floated, full and on off, Mohammad Rizwan prods forward and taps it wide of short covers and scampers across for a run. PAKISTAN WIN BY 7 WICKETS!

Shakib Al Hasan to Mohammad Rizwan, No run.Tossed up, full and on middle, Mohammad Rizwan drives it straight to short covers.

Shakib Al Hasan to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run.SCORES LEVEL! Shortish and around leg, Iftikhar Ahmed moves back and punches it towards long on for a single.

Mehidy Hasan to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run.Short again, on middle, Iftikhar Ahmed forces it towards long on for one.

Mehidy Hasan to Iftikhar Ahmed, 2 runs.Shorter in length and around leg, Iftikhar Ahmed flicks it off the back foot towards deep backward square leg for a brace.

Mehidy Hasan to Iftikhar Ahmed, No run.Tossed up, full and on leg, Iftikhar Ahmed looks to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Mehidy Hasan to Iftikhar Ahmed, No run.Short again and around off, Iftikhar Ahmed punches it straight to short covers.

Mehidy Hasan to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run.Short and around middle, Mohammad Rizwan clips it towards backward square leg for a run.

Mehidy Hasan to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run.Tossed up, full and on middle, Iftikhar Ahmed winds up for the big slog but adjusts and pushes it towards long on for a single. Pakistan one big hit away from the win now!

Shakib Al Hasan to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run.Another short delivery, outside off, Iftikhar Ahmed forces it towards sweeper covers for one.

Shakib Al Hasan to Iftikhar Ahmed, No run.Flatter, short and on leg, Iftikhar Ahmed pushes it back to the bowler.

Shakib Al Hasan to Iftikhar Ahmed, Four!FOUR! Shot! Shakib Al Hasan drags his length back again and around off, Iftikhar Ahmed stays back and slaps it through covers for another boundary.

Shakib Al Hasan to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run.Quicker, short and on middle, Mohammad Rizwan moves back and punches it towards long off for another run.

Shakib Al Hasan to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run.Goes short and around off, Iftikhar Ahmed cuts it through covers for a single.

Shakib Al Hasan to Iftikhar Ahmed, No run.Tossed up, full and on off, turns away, Iftikhar Ahmed steers it towards point.

Mehidy Hasan to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run.Another short delivery, angling into leg, Iftikhar Ahmed flicks it through square leg for one more.

Mehidy Hasan to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run.Short again and around off, Mohammad Rizwan moves back an cuts it towards sweeper covers for one.

Mehidy Hasan to Mohammad Rizwan, No run.Quicker, short and on middle, Mohammad Rizwan moves back and forces it back to the bowler.

Mehidy Hasan to Mohammad Rizwan, No run.Tossed up, full and on middle, Mohammad Rizwan blocks it out.

Mehidy Hasan to Mohammad Rizwan, Four!FOUR! Nicely played! Mehidy Hasan lands this short and around off, Mohammad Rizwan quickly moves on the back foot and punches it with great timing through covers for a boundary.

Mehidy Hasan to Mohammad Rizwan, No run.Flatter, full and on middle, Mohammad Rizwan knocks it back to the bowler.

Drinks! This contest is done and dusted and Pakistan are on the cusp of clinching their third win of the competition. They will hope to do get over the line as quickly as possible now.

Mustafizur Rahman to Iftikhar Ahmed, Four!FOUR! Powered away! Mustafizur Rahman continues with his fuller length, outside off this time, Iftikhar Ahmed reaches for it well and smashes it wide of mid off for another boundary. Pakistan need just 20 runs for the win now!

Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run.Overpitched and on off, Mohammad Rizwan pushes it towards covers and sets off for the run, the fielder hits the stumps at the batter's end but Iftikhar Ahmed looks to be inside the crease. The replay confirms the same.

Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Rizwan, Wide!Another slower delivery, on a length and outside off, keeps low, Mohammad Rizwan looks to cut it away but misses. It is called a wide.

Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Rizwan, No run.Pitched up and around off, Mohammad Rizwan drills it straight to extra covers.

Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Rizwan, Four!FOUR! This is absolutely from the middle of the bat! Mustafizur Rahman bowls this full again, on middle, angling in, Mohammad Rizwan stays there and swats it with a lot of power wide of long on for another boundary.

Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Rizwan, Four!FOUR! A streaky boundary now! Mustafizur Rahman serves this full and around off, slower too, Mohammad Rizwan looks to heave it across the line but gets an outside edge towards the third man fence for a boundary.

Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Rizwan, No run.Back of a length and on off, Mohammad Rizwan dabs it towards point.

Mehidy Hasan to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run.A low full toss, on middle, Mohammad Rizwan reverse-sweeps it through point for one.

Mehidy Hasan to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run.Quicker, full and on leg, Iftikhar Ahmed once again comes down the track and works it off the inner half of the bat through square leg for a single.

Mehidy Hasan to Iftikhar Ahmed, No run.Flatter, full and on middle, Iftikhar Ahmed uses his feet but only manages t nudge it towards short mid-wicket.

Iftikhar Ahmed is the next batter in.

Mehidy Hasan to Fakhar Zaman, OUT! c Towhid Hridoy b Mehidy Hasan.OUT! TAKEN! Mehidy Hasan has three now! Fakhar Zaman goes back to the hut trying to go for the big shot as well. This is flatter, full and around middle, Fakhar Zaman goes down on one knee to slog-sweep it away but fails to get under it fully and hits it flat and in the air towards wide of long on where Towhid Hridoy moves to his left and pouches it safely. Zaman departs after a lovely knock but just misses out on his hundred. Pakistan three down now!

Mehidy Hasan to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run.A bit short and on middle, Mohammad Rizwan moves back and punches it towards long on for a single.

Mehidy Hasan to Mohammad Rizwan, No run.Tossed up, full and on middle, Mohammad Rizwan knocks it uppishly but on the bounce back to the bowler.

Mustafizur Rahman to Fakhar Zaman, No run.On a good length again around off and angling back in. Fakhar Zaman hangs back and chops it down toward backward point. Three dots to end that over.

Mustafizur Rahman to Fakhar Zaman, No run.The cutter now, on a good length and coming back in a long way from around off. Fakhar Zaman stays back and keeps it out.

Mustafizur Rahman to Fakhar Zaman, No run.Banged in very short and outside off again, Fakhar Zaman ends up snatching at this one a bit and pulls it down to mid-wicket.

Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run.Pitched up full and around off, angling it in, Rizwan leans on and pushes it to the right of mid off for a quick single. Najmul Hossain Shanto there gets a direct hit in at the bowler's end but Rizwan is well in.

Mustafizur Rahman to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run.Banged in short around off, Fakhar Zaman picks up the length early and nails the pull shot in front of deep mid-wicket but just for a single.

Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run.On a good length and outside off, Mohammad Rizwan stays back and punches it square towards deep cover for a single.

Mehidy Hasan to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run.Holds it back a touch and bowls it around off, Mohammad Rizwan gets inside the line and laps it down to fine leg for a single.

Mehidy Hasan to Mohammad Rizwan, Four!FOUR! Gets going right away! Too full and too straight, Mohammad Rizwan gets down on one knee and nails the sweep shot over square leg and picks up a boundary.

Mohammad Rizwan comes out to the middle now.

Mehidy Hasan to Babar Azam, OUT! c Mahmudullah b Mehidy Hasan.OUT! CAUGHT! A reckless shot from the skipper and Mehidy Hasan picks up his second wicket. Nicely tossed up, on a length and around middle, turning in. Babar Azam skips down the track but doesn't quite get to the pitch of the ball and the turn means that the lofted shot comes off the inner half of the bat. The ball sails down to long on where Mahmudullah takes a safe catch and Babar thuds the bat into the pads in disappointment. Bangladesh have their second wicket.

Mehidy Hasan to Babar Azam, No run.Floated up on a nagging length on middle, turning in, Babar Azam pushes it out off the back foot to mid on.

Mehidy Hasan to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run.Slower and shorter form around off, Fakhar Zaman stays back and dabs it away past point for a single.

Mehidy Hasan to Fakhar Zaman, Six!SIX! That has been sent into the orbit! This is tossed up full and around leg stump. Fakhar Zaman gets down on one knee, clears the front leg and smokes it well over the mid-wicket fence for yet another biggie.

Mustafizur Rahman to Fakhar Zaman, Leg bye.Leg bye! Bowled from over the stumps, on a hard length and angled well into the pads. Fakhar Zaman plays all around it and the ball deflects off the thigh pads toward third man. They get a leg bye.

Mustafizur Rahman to Babar Azam, 1 run.Length again, around off and angling into the stumps, Babar Azam shimmies across a bit and tucks it to the right of mid on for a quick single.

Mustafizur Rahman to Babar Azam, No run.On a good length outside off, there to be driven but Babar Azam once again finds the man at extra cover.

Mustafizur Rahman to Babar Azam, No run.Bangs it in shorter over the stumps and gets the ball to move away, Babar Azam gets behind the line and just drops it back on the deck.

Mustafizur Rahman to Babar Azam, No run.Goes fuller and pushes it wider of the off stump, Babar Azam drives it on the bounce to the man at short extra cover.

Mustafizur Rahman to Babar Azam, No run.Pitched up around the off stump, Babar Azam defends it under his eye line.

Mehidy Hasan to Babar Azam, 1 run.Pushed through on middle, Babar Azam plays it with a straight bat and pushes it down the ground for another single.

Mehidy Hasan to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run.Flatter one outside off, cut away square past point for a single. The 150 is already up for Pakistan.

Mehidy Hasan to Fakhar Zaman, Six!SIX! A double-hattrick of maximums in this inning for Fakhar Zaman and he is relentless. This is floated up around middle, angling in, Fakhar comes down the pitch and heaves it away with all his might over the wide long on fence for a biggie.

Mehidy Hasan to Babar Azam, 1 run.Tossed up full on the stumps, Babar Azam knocks it down to long on for one more.

Mehidy Hasan to Babar Azam, No run.Drifts this one onto the pads, Babar Azam gets his hands out in front and pushes it to the right of the bowler.

Mehidy Hasan to Babar Azam, No run.Tossed up on the off stump, Babar Azam blocks it off the front foot.

Mustafizur Rahman to Fakhar Zaman, No run.Fuller in length around middle and angled in, Fakhar Zaman jams it back to the bowler.

Mustafizur Rahman to Fakhar Zaman, Four!FOUR! Just a backfoot punch! The attempted off-cutter, short and outside off, sitting up for the batter. Fakhar Zaman stays back and punches it wide of the point fielder for a boundary.

Mustafizur Rahman to Babar Azam, 1 run.Pitched up full and outside off, driven square of the wicket this time toward deep cover-point for a single.

Mustafizur Rahman to Babar Azam, No run.Comes from around the wicket now and angles in a length ball at the off stump, Babar Azam defends it from his crease.

Mustafizur Rahman to Babar Azam, Four!FOUR! Classic Babar Azam cover drive! Pitched up wide of the off stump and pushed across, Babar gets on the front foot and strokes it on the up pas the fielder at cover for a boundary. A slight misfield from the man there though.

Mustafizur Rahman to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run.Takes pace off and bowls it fuller onto the off stump. Fakhar Zaman bunts it out in front of cover-point and scampers across for a quick single.

Mehidy Hasan to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run.Shorter, sitting up for the batter, Fakhar just pushes it out on the off side for a run.

Mehidy Hasan to Fakhar Zaman, 2 runs.Fakhar Zaman pre-meditates and dances down the track, Mehidy Hasan flights this one up nicely wide of the off stump. Fakhar is beaten in the flight and looks to pull out of the lofted shot but ends up just chipping it wide over covers for a couple of runs.

Mehidy Hasan to Fakhar Zaman, No run.Comes from around the wicket and flights it up full around off, Fakhar Zaman defends it out.

Mehidy Hasan to Babar Azam, 1 run.Floated up on a length and angled into middle and leg, Babar Azam stands tall and punches it down to long on for a run.

Mehidy Hasan to Babar Azam, No run.Nicely flighted, on a nagging length and turning in from outside off, Babar Azam watchfully blocks it out.

Babar Azam, the skipper of Pakistan walks out to bat at number 3.

Mehidy Hasan to Abdullah Shafique, OUT! lbw b Mehidy Hasan.OUT! LBW! Looks dead in front but Abdullah Shafique has reviewed it. Mehidy Hasan comes back into the attack and pushes this one through quicker and fuller onto middle. Shafique leans on to sweep but is beaten by the turn and completely misses the ball, gets pinged in front. Nothing on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking comes up with three reds. Finally, some respite for Bangladesh as Mehidy breaks the stands and the fans are buzzing. End of a classy knock by Shafique.

Shakib Al Hasan to Abdullah Shafique, 1 run.Brings the line onto the stumps now and Abdullah Shafique just eases the shortish ball down to long on for a run.

Shakib Al Hasan to Abdullah Shafique, No run.Turn and bounce again outside off, Abdullah Shafique taps it in front of point.

Shakib Al Hasan to Abdullah Shafique, No run.Extra bounce here for Shakib! Slows it up and bowls it on a length around off, the ball grips and bounces away past the batter.

Shakib Al Hasan to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run.Shorter one, dragged down into the pads, Fakhar Zaman stays back and tucks it to deep backward square leg for one more.

Shakib Al Hasan to Abdullah Shafique, 1 run.Nicely drifted onto the pads, turning it away, Abdullah Shafique leans on and flicks it past square leg for one more.

Shakib Al Hasan to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run.Slower and shorter, drifting into the pads, Fakhar Zaman waits and works it away past mid-wicket for an easy single.

Taskin Ahmed to Abdullah Shafique, Six!SIX! HAMMERED! Taskin Ahmed lands this back of a length and around middle, sits up nicely for the batter, Abdullah Shafique gets into position quickly and absolutely hammers it from the middle of the bat over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. As soon as he hit it, the crisp sound of the bat meant that there was no stopping that ball.

Taskin Ahmed to Abdullah Shafique, No run.Taskin Ahmed nails the yorker now, on off, Abdullah Shafique tries to dig it out but fails to do so as the ball goes to the keeper.

Taskin Ahmed to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run.Taskin Ahmed bangs this into the pitch and around middle, Fakhar Zaman pulls it a bit too well and almost hits it straight to the fielder but it goes on the bounce to deep backward square leg. They cross.

Taskin Ahmed to Abdullah Shafique, 1 run.Back of a length and on off, Abdullah Shafique punches it through covers for another run.

Taskin Ahmed to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run.On a length and around leg, Fakhar Zaman flicks it through square leg for a run.

Taskin Ahmed to Abdullah Shafique, 1 run.Short of a length and on middle, Abdullah Shafique pulls it towards deep square leg for a single.

Shakib Al Hasan to Abdullah Shafique, 1 run.Flighted, full and on off, Abdullah Shafique drills it towards long off for one.

Shakib Al Hasan to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run.Goes short and around middle, Fakhar Zaman punches it towards long on for a run.

Shakib Al Hasan to Fakhar Zaman, No run.Shakib Al Hasan sees the batter advance and fires this one full and on leg, angling in, Fakhar Zaman gets cramped and misses his flick to get hit on the pads.

Shakib Al Hasan to Abdullah Shafique, 1 run.Flighted, full and around off, Abdullah Shafique pushes it towards cover-point for a single.

Shakib Al Hasan to Abdullah Shafique, No run.Tossed up, full and on leg, Abdullah Shafique clips it towards short fine leg, Zaman sets off for the run but is sent back and the fielder missses his shy at the bowler's end. A direct hit and he was a goner.

This has been some batting display from the Pakistan openers so far. Can they go all the way?