World T20: Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets
With this defeat, Bangladesh is out of the tournament, while Pakistan has secured its place in the Super Eights.
Earlier, Shakib al Hasan, with his brilliant 84 runs off 54 balls, helped Bangladesh post a total of 175 runs.
With 22 fours and three sixes, the first innings was a show of high-powered batting on the part of the Bengal Tigers.
Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and chosen to bat in its second and must win match on Tuesday against Pakistan
A win for the greenshirts would see them secure a position in the Super 8s. They have made no changes to the team composition.
Bangladesh has made one change to their lineup, bringing in fast bowler Abul Hasan ahead of left-arm spinner Elias Sunny.
The teams are:
Pakistan:
Mohammad Hafeez (capt), Imran Nazir, Nasir Jamshed, Kamran Akmal (wk), Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Yasir Arafat, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal.
Bangladesh:
Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Ashraful, Shakib al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (capt & wk), Mahmudullah, Nasir Hossain, Ziaur Rahman, Mashrafe Mortaza, Abdur Razzak, Abul Hasan, Shafiul Islam.
A slideshow of the match can be viewed here.
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Razzaq must be included in the eleven
Fri Sep 28 15:00 PKT:15th Match, Super Eights, Group 2 - Pakistan v South Africa Sun Sep 30 19:00 PKT:20th Match, Super Eights, Group 2 - India v Pakistan Tue Oct 2 15:00 PKT:23rd Match, Super Eights, Group 2 - Australia v Pakistan . Oh Come On Guys you all Must know it is Impossible to WIN with any of TOP TEAMS. Only Allah can make it happen, I don’t expect Win from our Pakistani Team. Look they are not taking players on merit basis, they have political influence, Grouping, Match Fixing, Poor Fielding, Poor Wicket Keepering, No Pace, No Bowlers, No Proper Batsmen (Except Hafeez & Nasir). How can you expect Win... As this county is only running by ALLAH same goes for Pak Cricket Team. . We all must know in 1992 we had a best team for ODI, Then in 1999 Wasim Akram & Co all got Fixed and lost the match, Then at Younus Khan Time we Won T20 WC, We almost Won under captaincy of Afridi then our PM went to India and all Got Fixed and Afridi quits from Captaincy. History is Clear Both World Cup we have won with battleship and Hard work with honesty. If we have Honesty, Unity, Hard work as a TEAM we can beat Any Team/Country in this world because Allah will be with us. I Wish Good Luck to Team Pakistan! Jevey Jevey Pakistan!
We need a strong pace bowler like AAMIR!!!!!! When will he be able to play again? :(
@mr. righty rightist: We know you are a regular here but treatments are available for your symptoms.
surely a poor bowling display by pakistan..sohail tanvir has no right to be a part of this team..he is a poor fielder and has poor control on his bowling..i think junaid khan or abdur razak should be considered instead..kamral akmal again missed a dolly behind the stumps..this can prove fatal in the group of death...good to see shahid afridi improvement
@raza: Always wondered about that fact :) Very well apt.
@Sajid Iqbal who writes "Yeah….and after losing to India, He will say we lost to our sisters. :-D"
Yes. That's what Yahya Khan said in 1971. We lost the war and surrendered to our sisters :-))
The victory was pretty impressive. However, the Pakistan team rarely functions as a unit. Some days the bowlers come good but the batsmen flop. When batters are doing well they are let down by either the bowling or fielding. Coaches have come and gone but the inconsistency and unpredictability of the team remains constant. Nevertheless congratulations for making it to the Super8.
I don't understand the logic behind taking Abdul Razzaq to SL. He should have been given the chance and hopelessly hopeless bowlers like Tanvir and Yasir Arafat should be left out.
@Truth Detector You're missing the point here. Pakistani bowlers don't usually give so many runs to any opposition but when they did, their batters could not chase that. Now when their bowling is not in good form, the batsmen are showing responsibility and playing like they seldom do. Nevertheless, I hope the bowlers get their rhythm back and batsmen keep doing well, and win the world cup this time.
Great batting effort. still pace attack needs rethinking especially against first order teams in the next round. Congratulations to team Pakistan
i am still not convinced with pakistan's pace attack. It looks a bit weak. Umar gul was not good today. We have very difficult matches ahead..
Sorry, for being a spoiler.With this standard of bowling, forget about winning the world cup. How come Bangladesh was able to score 175 against what was perceived to be Pakistan's strength?
Although Pakistan reached super eights, I predict its dark results in the round as follows:
-Pak lose to India ......................... on political basis -Pak lose to Australia ................... on match fixing basis -Pak lose to South Africa .............. on genuine basis
@mr. righty rightist: Yeah....and after losing to India, He will say we lost to our sisters. :-D
@Syed: It will be South Africa, India and Australia which Pakistan will face in super 8. Top two teams from each group will go to play semis from Super 8.
HOW DOES the next round works?
It says Pakistan will play India and Australia. Not sure how it was decided. But what if pak wins one and lose another? do they have a chance for semi finals?
Congratulation Green Shirts: But a very poor story by the ET.
well done bangladesh for not crying and whining like babies this time.
Good win for Pakistan however it was most surprising to see its top bowlers being taken to cleaners by lowly ranked BD which would hearten our Zaheer and Balajee.
Congratulations to Pakistan Team. There were some scary moments, but top order played well.
@mr. righty rightist
Why indians so obssessed with Pakistan why you guys always here commenting on Pak affairs that has no bearing with your country?
Well Done GREENS !!!
Congrats GREEN SHIRTS u ROCK the ground.
Well played Pakistan, chasing successfully 176 runs is always a treat to watch.
That's a SIX by Nasir Jamshed !! we are in Super 8 !!! Yes !!! Yes !!! Yes !!!
After losing this match, with Shahid Afridi say "it's ok, we lost to our brothers"?
Pakistan !!! Pakistan !!! Pakistan !!!
Pakistan needs minimum 140 runs to be alive in the tournament. If fails minister for railways will issue bounty on the heads of BD players.
pakistan are looking very weak with these 3rd rate seamers like arafat and tanvir. Even gul is bowling like a schoolboy. Pakistan might make it through but at this rate they will get slaughtered by strong line ups like south africa