ADELAIDE – Pakistan pulled off a shock win over Bangladesh and their semi-final berth has been confirmed after the crucial game in the ongoing T20 World Cup.
Pakistani openers Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan struggled to middle the ball in the first innings. The duo was then dismissed on 25 and 32 respectively as the Bangladeshi bowlers made it difficult for GreenShirts to find boundaries.
Young gun Haris played a quickfire knock of 31 off just 12 balls as he helped his side defeat the Tigers by 5 wickets.
Earlier in the game, ace speedster Shaheen Afridi got four scalps as Pakistan restricted Bangladesh to a score of 127/8.
Against all odds, Pakistan have made it to the #T20WorldCup semi-finals 🎉 pic.twitter.com/VQjtNpbfYc
— ICC (@ICC) November 6, 2022
In the last match, the Dutch side stunned South Africa and made this match a virtual quarter-final, and Pakistan joins India as the second semi-finalist from Group 2.
Bangladesh captain Shakib al Hasan earlier decided to bat first after winning the toss against Pakistan here on Sunday.
Pakistan restrict Bangladesh to 127/8 👏
Who is winning this?#T20WorldCup | #PAKvBAN | 📝: https://t.co/vXUjRfB2l0 pic.twitter.com/LsZT8kBLCI
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) November 6, 2022
The Pakistan team so far played four matches two won and two lost while Bangladesh two won and two lost. The Green Shirts will be hoping to forget the previous defeats and make a comeback with a win over the Bangal tigers’ to make their chances more positive to get a berth in the semifinals.
Team Pakistan, currently third in the wide-open Group 2 table, can advance if India loses to Zimbabwe in the last league match today. They are also in if South Africa loses their clash against the Netherlands or the match is a washout.
In the past, Pakistan never won two games in Super 12s in the history of Bangladesh cricket, if they beat them this time it will be another honour for Captain Babar Azam’s boys.
What time will Pakistan vs Bangladesh T20 World Cup match start?
Pakistan vs Bangladesh T20 World Cup match will start at 9:AM PST
Which TV channels will broadcast Pakistan vs Bangladesh T20 World Cup in Pakistan?
Pakistan vs Bangladesh T20 World Cup match can be watched on PTV Sports and Ten Sports.
Where can I watch the live stream of the Pakistan vs Bangladesh T20 World Cup in Pakistan?
Pakistan vs Bangladesh T20 World Cup match will be streamed live on Disney+Hotstar. You can also catch the live score, and score updates here at dailypakistan.com.pk
Playing XI
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Shan Masood, Mohammad Haris, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto, Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Nurul Hasan (wk), Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Ebadot Hossain.