Bangladesh's misery continues. Six losses in a row and they are officially out of the semi-final race. It's been a forgettable campaign for them. Pakistan, meanwhile, end their four-match losing streak in style. They significantly improve their NRR as well to move to the fifth spot. On that note, it's time to bring the curtains down on this all-Asian encounter. Tune in tomorrow for New Zealand (#3) vs South Africa (#2). Until then, goodbye...
Babar Azam: All credit to the boys the way we played in all three departments. We know, if Fakhar bats for 20-30 overs, it's a different ball game, he played his natural game. Good to see him. We are trying to win the next two matches, we'll see we stand.
Shakib Al Hasan: Not enough runs, The wicket was really good, we lost early wickets again. There were some partnerships, but not big partnerships. Disappointing with the bat. Credit should go to Pakistan, the way they bowled and the way they batted in the first 10 overs. (On his batting position) We'll have to think about that. We are not getting many runs from the top four batsmen. I was batting in the top four, I wasn't scoring. My confidence was low too.
Stats by Roshan Gede
Most 50-plus scores for Pakistan in a World Cup edition 5 - Javed Miandad, 1992 4 - Misbah-ul-Haq, 2015 4 - Babar Azam, 2019 4 - Abdullah Shafique, 2023
Most sixes by Pakistan in a World Cup innings 16 vs ZIM, Kingston, 2007 10 vs UAE, Napier, 2015 9 vs AFG, Chennai, 2023 9 vs BAN, Kolkata, 2023 8 vs SA, Chennai, 2023
Instances of Pakistan scoring at over 6 RPO in a WC run-chase 7.13 vs SL, Hyderabad, 2023 (target: 345, won) 6.70 vs AUS, Bengaluru, 2023 (target: 368, lost) 6.30 vs BAN, Kolkata, 2023 (target: 205, won) 6.22 vs UAE, Gujranwala, 1996 (target: 110, won)
Fakhar Zaman | Player of the Match - After the Asia Cup, I practiced a lot on my batting, I was looking good at the camp and was looking forward to making it to the team. Today, my hard work paid off after I was given a chance. I told Abdullah that I will see off the first few overs, I knew I could hit big sixes. My role is to make it easy for my partner, so it was important to see off the first few overs and then play my shots. NRR was in our mind after we reached 100, the aim was to finish it off in 30 overs. I had too many failures, I was looking towards such a knock and hopefully I'll make bigger scores in the next few games.
20:36 Local Time, 15:06 GMT, 20:36 IST:
32.3
Shakib to Rizwan, 1 run, 78.9kph, flighted ball, pushed towards the cover region for a quick single. Pakistan win by 7 wickets
32.2
Shakib to Rizwan, no run, 84.4kph, full delivery, Rizwan drives to extra cover
32.1
Shakib to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run, 80.1kph, flighted delivery, Iftikhar moves leg-side and flicks to the right of long-on. Scores level
31.6
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run, 81.9kph, offbreak on a good length, punched to long-on
31.5
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Iftikhar Ahmed, 2 runs, flicked square of the short fine leg fielder for a couple of runs
31.4
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Iftikhar Ahmed, no run
31.3
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Iftikhar Ahmed, no run, 84.5kph, moves leg-side and cuts straight to extra cover
31.2
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Rizwan, 1 run, spins in from a length, leg-lined, nudged to the left of short fine leg
31.1
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run, 81.1kph, slow through the air, Iftikhar Ahmed shapes up to slog across the line,
30.6
Shakib to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run,
30.5
Shakib to Iftikhar Ahmed, no run, 80kph, non-turner on middle and leg, played back at the bowler