ICC CWC 2019: Shaheen shines as Pak beat Bangladesh but miss semis race
Pakistan failed to make the cut for semi-finals yet they performed well in their last league match to rout Bangladesh as Shaheen Afridi picked 6 wickets
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Aware that the situation demanded them to beat Bangladesh by 300-plus runs to make it to the knockout stage, Pakistan needed to put on board a total of no less than 450 to stand a chance.
The way Pakistan batted, it seemed the 1992 champions were resigned to the fact that such a mammoth victory would remain out of their reach and it was business as usual for them.
All they could manage was 315 for nine after electing to bat, courtesy Imam-ul-Haq (100) and Babar Azam (96), who added 157 runs for the second wicket.
They bowled out Bangladesh for 221 in 44.1 overs to record their fourth win on the trot since suffering defeat at the hands of arch-rivals India.
Friday's result means that New Zealand have joined India, Australia and hosts England in the knockout stage.
Pakistan (-0.525) finished at number five in the table with 11 points, tied with New Zealand (0.175), but were beaten on Net-Run-Rate by the Kiwis.
Bangladesh ended at number seven with as many points.
Shakib Al Hasan's incredible run at this World Cup culminated with a 64-run knock. He totalled 606 runs with an average of 86.57.
The world number one all-rounder kept Bangladesh interested in the contest but did not get support from his colleagues. Saumya Sarkar (22), Mushfiqur Rahim (16) and Liton Das (32) got starts but could not convert them into impact innings.
Once Shakib was dismissed by left-arm pacer Shahin Afridi, it was over for the 2015 quarterfinalists. Afridi returned career-best figures of six for 35, while leg-spinner Shadab Khan took two wickets.
Earlier, Imam, aged 23, became the youngest Pakistani to score a hundred in a World Cup game but Azam missed out on his second century in the tournament by just four runs.
Imad Wasim's quick-fire 26-ball 43 took Pakistan past 300.
The intent to get that improbable total was missing in opener Fakhar Zaman as he took 31 balls to score his 13.
Imam and Babar too batted in their usual fashion, showing no urgency to get quick runs. Their partnership was broken when Mohammad Saifuddin trapped Azam with a dipping yorker. Azam's knock came off 98 balls, with 11 shots to the fence.
The bespectacled left-handed Imam was joined at the crease by the seasoned Mohammad Hafeez (27) and they raised a 66-run stand for the third wicket.
Imam completed his seventh ODI hundred with a single off left-arm Mustafizur Rahman in the 42nd over of the innings but was soon out hit-wicket.
Hafeez swept a spinner straight to a fielder in the deep. Had it not been for Wasim's knock, Pakistan would have struggled to reach 300.
Since their defeat against arch-rivals India, Pakistan have recorded three wins on the trot. They can wrap up their campaign on a high with a win.
Here are the playing 11 of both the teams:
Pakistan playing 11: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Haris Sohail, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk/c), Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Shaheen Afridi.
Bangladesh playing 11: Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Liton Das, Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mehidy Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Mustafizur Rahman.
Player of the Match!!
Pakistan end their campaign on a happy note.
Over 45 Bangladesh all-out
Shaheen starts with a wide but corrects his lenght on the next attempt as he removes Mustafizur on a yorker !!
Over 44
Shadab continues, Mehidy slams four and Mashrafe gets the strike, OUT!! he steps ahead to hit big but Shadab was alert and manages to gte him stumped!!
Over 43
SIX!! Mortaza hasn't given up yet, he slams Shaheen on the first ball,
Over 42
Shadab continues, Mortaza shows some fihgt as he slams a SIX!!
Over 41 Shaheen removes Saifuddin, Mahmudulah
What a splendid show by Shaheen, he picks his maiden 5-wicket haul in a World Cup match as he removes Saifuddin, and then Mahmudulah on a brilliant yorker, Bangladesh cannot make any comeback from here
Over 40 Mosaddek departs
Mosaddek starts with a boundary, and eyeb more runs as Bangladesh look to accelerate and in the bid, ends up losing his wicket as Babar takes a simple catch at long-off
Over 39
Wahab continues, Mahmudullah picks three as Imam prevents a buondary, he gets strike again and gets a boudnary off a bouncer
Over 38
Mahmudullah slogs Shadab straight down the ground and Babar couldn't take the catch, runs continue to come for Bangladesh
Over 37
Wahab continues, Mahmudullah brings up te much-needed boundary to third man
Over 36
Just four runs off Amir's over
Over 35
Wahab into the attack, Bangladesh manages to squeeze out four singles off the over
Over 34
Mohammad Amir into the attack, Chance for a run out on the second ball but Shadab just dives into the stumps yet Mosaddek reaches safely
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First Published: Jul 05 2019 | 1:14 PM IST
