Pakistan gains a comfortable 7-wicket victory against Bangladesh in Super-4 match

Pakistan gains a comfortable 7-wicket victory against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup 2023 Super-4 match at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Wednesday.

The Green Team easily achieved the target of 194 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in the 40th over.

Imamul Haq was outstanding by scoring 78 runs.

Shoriful Islam has managed to get the wicket of Fakhar Zaman LBW with 35 runs on the scoreboard after 9.1 overs.

At 72 runs on the board, Pakistan suffered a big blow as Taskin Ahmed got rid of Babar Azam at 15.3 overs. Lack of bounce, inside edge, and on to the stumps, the Pakistan skipper was sent back after scoring just 17 runs.

From the other end, Imam-ul-Haq played a responsible cricket and scored his 19th ODI fifty.

Imam and Rizwan shared 85 runs for the third wicket, but Imam-ul-Haq, who batted aggressively to complete the century, was bowled by Mehdri Hasan Miraz after scoring 78 runs.

However, Pakistan continued to march towards victory and Mohammad Rizwan also completed his half-century.

The Pakistani team easily reached the target with 63 balls to spare.

Pakistan’s pace attack ripped through the Bangladesh batting line-up, restricting the team to 193 runs. As Bangladesh opted to bat first after winning the toss.

Right-armed pacer Haris Rauf led from the front as he took four wickets while Naseem Shah dismissed three wickets to devastate the Bangladesh batting.

Haris Rauf was awarded player of the match for his outstanding spell.

 

Ahead of this crucial PAK vs BAN Asia Cup 2023 Super 4 match, Bangladesh cricket team suffered a major setback. Their tournament’s leading run-scorer Najmul Hossain Shanto was ruled out of 2023 Asia Cup due to a hamstring strain.

Liton Das has joined the team in his place.

Shanto has scored 193 runs in 2 Asia Cup 2023 matches at an average of 96.50.