As it happened: PAKvBAN: Pakistan defeat Bangladesh by 94 runs

It's over!

Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 94 runs in the match 43 of Cricket World Cup 2019 and ended their tournament on a winning note.

Pacer Shaheen Afridi took a six-wicket haul as Bangladesh were all-out for 221 in 45th over. 

In the first innings, opener Imam-ul-Haq made a run-a-ball century and Babar Azam scored 96 to help Pakistan post a 315-9 even though they are effectively out of the semi-finals race.

Pakistan's abysmal net run rate meant the 1992 champions had no real chances of pipping New Zealand to the last semi-final slot, but Imam and Azam added 157 for the second wicket to lay the foundation for a big total.

Mohammad Saifuddin denied Azam a century when he trapped him lbw and Imam's innings ended in a hit-wicket dismissal when he retreated too much to break his own stump trying to flick Mustafizur Rahman.

Mustafizur (5-75) and Saifuddin (3-77) shared eight wickets between them.

44.1 | Wicket!

Mustafizur Rahman out...

Shaheen to Mustafizur, bowled. 

Shaheen took the 6th wicket of the match and Pakistan defeat Bangladesh by 94 runs. 

44th Over

Shadab's 9th over.

He gave 6 runs from in over.

Took a wicket also. 

43.4 | Wicket!

Mortaza out!

Shadab to Mortaza, stumped.

He scored 15 runs. 

43rd Over

Shaheen Afridi's penultimate over.

8 runs from here. 

42nd Over

Shadab Khan's 8th over.

7 runs from this over.

Including a massive sixer on the 4th ball of the over. 

41st Over

Shaheen's 8th over, brilliant spell by this young fella.

Took 2 wickets and gave 2 runs in this over.

40.3 | Wicket!

Shaheen strikes again, he completes his five-wicket haul also.

He became the youngest player to take a 5-wicket haul.

Shaheen to Mahmudullah, bowled.

Mahmudullah scored 29 off 41.

Next batsman is Mashrafe Mortaza. 

40.1 | Wicket!

Mohammad Saifuddin out...

Shaheen to Saifuddin, caught out by Mohammad Amir. 

Saifuddin departed on a golden duck. 

Next batsman is Mehidy Hasan. 

40th Over

Shadab's 7th over

He took an important wicket and gave 6 runs. 

39.4 | Wicket!

Mosaddek Hossain out.

Shadab Khan to Mosaddek, caught out by Babar Azam. 

He scored 16 off 21.

Next batsman is Mohammad Saifuddin. 

39th Over

Wahab Riaz's 8th over.

8 runs from this over. 

38th Over

Shadab Khan is back into the attack. 

It's his 6th over and 5 runs from this over. 

37th Over

Wahab Riaz's 6th over.

6 runs from this over.

Including a beautiful boundary on the second last ball of the over. 

36th Over

Amir's 7th over.

4 runs from this over. 

35th Over

Wahab Riaz is nack into attack.

4 singles from this over. 

34th Over

Amir's 6th over.

3 runs from this over.

It's drinks break.

33rd Over

Shaheen Afridi's 7th over.

7 runs from this over. 

He took a crucial wicket also. 

32.1 | Wicket!

Shaheen Afridi to Shakib, caught behind. 

Shakib scored 64 runs off 77 balls. 

Next batsman is Mosaddek Hossain. 

32nd Over

Mohammad Amir is back into the attack. 

3 runs from this over. 

31st Over

Shaheen Afridi's 6th over.

7 runs from this over. 

After 30 overs

The score is 144/4.

The current run rate is 4.86 and required is 8.89. 

28.1 | Wicket!

Liton Das out.

Shahhen Afridi to Das, caught out by Haris Sohail.

Das scored 32 off 40. 

Next batsman is Mahmudullah. 

After 35 overs

The score is 115/3.

They have crossed the 100-run mark.

They need 115 to win from here...

Shakib is looking good with the bat, he will look to win the game to end the tournament on a winning note. 

10.4 | Wicket!

Tamim Iqbal out!

Shaheen Afridi to Iqbal, bowled. 

He scored 8 runs off 21 balls. 

Next batsman is Mushfiqur Rahim. 

5.5 | Wicket!

Mohammad Amir to Soumya Sarkar, caught out by Fakhar Zaman. 

He scored 22 off 22 balls. 

Next batsman is Shakib Al Hasan. 

After 5 overs

The score is 22/0.

Chasing 316 to win, Bangladesh are off to a stable start. 

Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar are at the crease to start the run chase. 

Mohammad Hafeez launched the bowling attack. 

Innings break:

Pakistan post 315/9 against Bangladesh. 

Pakistan's abysmal net run rate meant the 1992 champions had no real chances of pipping New Zealand to the last semi-final slot, but Imam and Azam added 157 for the second wicket to lay the foundation for a big total.

Mohammad Saifuddin denied Azam a century when he trapped him lbw and Imam's innings ended in a hit-wicket dismissal when he retreated too much to break his own stump trying to flick Mustafizur Rahman.

Mustafizur (5-75) and Saifuddin (3-77) shared eight wickets between them.

49.5 | Wicket!

Mustafizur to Amir, caught out by Rahim. 

Amir scored 8 runs off 6 balls. 

Next batsman is Sarfaraz Ahmed. 

The captain will face the last ball and Mustafizur is on a hat-trick. 

49.4 | Wicket!

Imad Wasim out. 

Mustafizur Rahman to Imad, caught out by Mahmudullah. 

Next batsman is Shaheen Afridi. 

47.1 | Wicket!

Shadab Khan out sfter scoring just 1 run. 

Mustafizur Rahman to Shadab, caught and bowled. 

Next batsman is Mohammad Amir. 

46.5 | Wicket!

Mohammad Saifuddin to Wahab Riaz, bowled. 

Riaz came in to bat as a replacement for Sarfaraz Ahmed, who could not continue because of an injury around his elbow are.

He was hit by Saifuddin's ball. 

Riaz scored 2 runs off 4 balls. 

Next batsman is Shadab Khan. 

After 45 overs

The score is 267/5. 

The run rate is 6.12 and projected score from here is 308. 

43.5 | Wicket!

Mustafizur Rahman struck and took Haris Sohail's wicket. 

Mustafizur to Haris, caught out by Soumya Sarkar. 

Haris has been struggling in from of rising deliveries.

He scored 6 runs off 6 balls.

Next batsman is the skipper himself, Sarfaraz Ahmed. 

42.4 | Wicket!

Mohammad Hafeez out...

Mehidy Hasan to Hafeez, caught out by Shakib.

Hafeez scored 27 off 25.

Next batsman is Imad Wasim. 

41.3 | Wicket!

Imam-ul-Haq out...

Mustafizur Rahman to Imam, hit wicket out.

That's the worst way a batsman can loose his wicket. 

Albeit, he scored 100 runs off 100 balls.

Next batsman is Haris Sohail. 

After 40 overs

The score is 230/2. 

The chances of reaching the semis are diminishing as every over goes. 

The task to score 400 looks improbable. 

After 35 overs

The score is 197/2. 

The current run rate is 5.64 and from here the projected score is 282. 

If they increase the run rate to 8 runs per over, then the projected score would be 313. 

31.6 | Wicket!

Babar Azam out, fell 4 runs short of his century. 

Mohammad Saifuddin to Babar, lbw.

The on field decision was out, although Babar went upstairs to review it but three reds on the screen and he has to walk back to the pavilion after brilliant innings. 

He scored 96 off 98 balls. 

Next batsman is Mohammad Hafeez. 

After 30 overs

The score is 163/1. 

Babar has played some beautiful shots and he is looking good with the bat.

Pakistan need to score 400+ to have at least a chance to go further in the tournament. 

After 25 overs

The score is 115/1. 

Pakistan crossed 100-run mark in the 22nd over.

Both the batsmen are holding up at the moment as the team is looking to put up a high score. 

After 20 overs

The score is 94/1, which is not even close to what Pakistan needed in this clash. 

The run rate is below par, it is 4.59. 

After 15 overs

The score is 72/1. 

Imam-ul-Haq and Babar Azam are looking good at the moment and they are off to build a crucial partnership. 
 
Imam 25(28)
Babar Azam 29(31)

After 10 overs

Pakistan are 38/1.

Not the ideal start skipper Sarfaraz would have wanted from the openers.

The run rate is 3.80.

7.2 | Wicket!

Fakhar Zaman out!

Pakistan lose their first wicket to Mohammad Saifuddin.

Zaman made 13 runs of 31 balls.

After 5 overs

The score is 17/0.

Pakistan need to build partnerships to score a big score in their bid to reach the semis.

Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq are at the crease to open the innings and Mehidy Hasan has launched the bowling attack. 

Both the teams are put on the ground to sing their national anthems. 

The match will start in 10 minutes. 

Toss: 

Pakistan have won the toss and opted to bat first against Bangladesh. 

Mathematically, they still have a chance to make it to the last four. 

Playing XI:

Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Haris Sohail, Sarfaraz Ahmed(w/c), Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Shaheen Afridi 

Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mahmudullah, Liton Das, Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mehidy Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza(c), Mustafizur Rahman 

"Obviously it's a hard time for the team, but we want to finish on a good note," said Pakistani pacer Wahab Riaz.

He admitted that the game against Bangladesh is a dead rubber but assures Pakistan will do all they can to entertain the crowd. 

Conditions:

The chances of rain in today's clash are minimal and the day is expected to be sunny. 

Head-to-head:

Pakistan and Bangladesh have faced each other 36 times in the One-Day International format, with Pakistan having an upper hand over Bangladesh. 

Pakistan won 31 times and Bangladesh emerged victorious in five contests. 

In World Cup history, both have previously clashed only once in the 1999 World Cup, and Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by 62 runs in the clash. 

Squads:

Pakistan: Sarfaraz Ahmed (c, wk), Asif Ali, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Imam-ul-Haq, Shadab Khan, Shoaib Malik, Wahab Riaz, Haris Sohail, Imad Wasim, Fakhar Zaman

Bangladesh: Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Abu Jayed, Liton Das (wk), Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan, Mohammad Mithun (wk), Mohammad Saifuddin, Mosaddek Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Tamim Iqbal

Preview: 

Sarfaraz Ahmed-led Pakistan team has a difficult task to pave their way to semi-finals of Cricket World Cup 2019 when they take on Bangladesh in the final group stage game at the Lord's. 

The probabilities of Pakistan entering the semis are complex. If Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 311 runs after posting 350 or if Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 316 runs after scoring 400 or If Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 321 runs after scoring 450. 

If Bangladesh bat first, then Pakistan are out even before the game begins. 

Pakistan are just below New Zealand, who are placed fourth with eleven points from nine matches and have a net run rate of +0.175 even after their loss to England.

Although, the scenario of the entering the semi-final is very difficult, however, Pakistan will try their luck as the skipper said that the team will look to score more than 500 runs against Bangladesh. 

"We will do our best to win the last game as well to end on a high and we will do our best to achieve that but we need to be realistic, but if Allah helps then miracles can happen," he said.

"It's like you score 600, 500, 400 on a pitch then you think you can get the other team out for 50 and then win by a 316-run margin. If you think realistically, then we can only try. But the first real thing will be to win the match," Sarfaraz said. 

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