Complete
Cricket World Cup 2023, 31st Match, Kolkata, Oct 31st, 2023

Pakistan

(32.3 ov) 205/3

Bangladesh

(45.1 ov) 204/10

Complete Pakistan won by 7 wkts

Player of Match: Fakhar Zaman

0.6
Shaheen Afridi to Shanto, no run
Najmul Hossain Shanto, left handed bat, comes to the crease
0.5
Shaheen Afridi to Tanzid Hasan, out Lbw!! Superb stuff from Shaheen, he's got his 100th ODI wicket. Length delivery on off-stump, this one just held its line and Tanzid Hasan played for the away movement, the length was perfect too and Tanzid Hasan was rooted to his creaseTanzid Hasan lbw b Shaheen Afridi 0(5)
Shaheen Afridi to Tanzid Hasan, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!
Bangladesh review. That looks mighty close and he's been given! Tanzid Hasan wants another look but he might be gone here
0.4
Shaheen Afridi to Tanzid Hasan, no run, full on off-stump, no real movement this time, Tanzid Hasan prods forward and steers it towards backward point
0.3
Shaheen Afridi to Tanzid Hasan, no run, full just outside off, hint of shape away again, Tanzid Hasan presses forward and knocks it back off the inner half of the blade
0.2
Shaheen Afridi to Tanzid Hasan, no run
Two slips waiting. Mandatory sight-screen issues and Shaheen is stopped in his run-up
0.1
Shaheen Afridi to Tanzid Hasan, no run, full and shaping away outside off, Tanzid Hasan has a loose waft at it and is beaten by the movement
Tanzid Hasan and Litton Das are at the crease. Tanzid Hasan is on strike. Shaheen Afridi will open the attack
Ambala Venkatesh Reddy: I don't understand the logic behind bringing Towhid in the place of Mahedi in a spin friendly pitch,They Should have tried Mahedi at the top in the place of Tanzid Hasan as he is not at all giving good starts to Bangladesh
Right we're set for live action. Out come the Bangladeshi openers and Pakistan gather in a huddle.
Time for the national anthems
Dhiman Choudhury: Nothing to lose Bangladesh can be a dangerous side especially against this weak spin bowling attack.
Kartik Kakani: Imam-ul-Haq has an average of nearly 70 against Bangladesh and they have dropped him. No wonder why Pakistan is not able to perform well in big tournaments. When it's the time for the player to gain confidence, they drop him. 'He hasn't been great this tournament and has had a mediocre SR for an opener'
Shaheen Afridi: Big achievement for me and for Pakistan (on being on the cusp of 100 wickets). I still remember my debut match and now I’m close to 100 wickets. I’m happy and looking forward to it. (On the previous game) As a team we collapsed, you win as a team and lose as a team. We gave our best but result is not in our hand. We performed our best but a loss is a loss, we will try our best in the next three games. There isn’t much swing early on, length is crucial. We saw hard length is very important and that’s what we’ve been trying as a bowling group. Wasim was struggling in the past but the way he bowled in the nets and proved himself was a good sign for Pakistan. He proved that he can play when he got the chance.
Teams:
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Litton Das, Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mahmudullah, Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam
Pakistan (Playing XI): Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Agha Salman, Shaheen Afridi, Usama Mir, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Haris Rauf