Fakhar Zaman and Abdullah Shafiq's half-centuries, Shaheen Afridi and Wasim Junior's excellent bowling
First victory after 4 consecutive defeats, Pakistan beat Bangladesh easily by 7 wickets. In the match played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, the Bangladeshi opener failed to give the team a good start, Tanzid Hasan was dismissed by Shaheen for zero in the first over, later Najamul Hussain Shinto was also dismissed by Shaheen for 4 runs.
Haris Rauf sent Mushfiqur Rahim back to the pavilion, while Iftikhar Ahmed guided Latin Das, who scored 45 runs, to the pavilion, Mahmudullah, who scored 56 runs, was also dismissed by Shaheen. Captain Shakib Al Hasan scored 43, Tawheed 7, Mehidi Hasan 25, Tasin Ahmed 6 and Mustafizur Rahman 3, the Bangladeshi team was bowled out for 204 runs in 45.1 overs.
On behalf of Pakistan, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Muhammad Wasim took 3, 3 wickets while Haris Rauf took 2 wickets, Iftikhar Ahmed and Osama Mir took one wicket each.
Pakistan easily achieved Bangladesh's target of 205 runs in the 33rd over at the loss of 3 wickets, Fakhar Zaman scored a brilliant 81 runs, his innings included 7 sixes. Earlier, Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and decided to bat first. He said that he wants to win the match so that the morale of the team can be raised. He has not performed as expected in the mega event.
On this occasion, the captain of the national team, Babar Azam, said that they will try to win the match and maintain the hopes of playing in the semi-finals. He said that 3 changes have been made in the team, Salman Ali Agha, Fakhar Zaman and Usama Mir have been part of the squad instead of Imamul Haq, Muhammad Nawaz and Shadab Khan. The Pakistani squad consisted of Captain Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafiq, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Osama Mir, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf.
The Bangladesh squad consisted of captain Shakib-ul-Hasan, Laton Das, Tanzeed Hasan, Najam-ul-Hasan Shanto, Mushfiq-ur-Rahim, Mehmoodullah, Mehdi Hasan-Miraz, Mehdi Hasan, Tasin Ahmed, Mustafiz-ur-Rehman, Sharaful-Islam.