Haris Rauf bowled a few opposed spells, past Imam-ul-Haq struck a silken 78 as Pakistan attach a relaxed seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in a Tremendous 4 crash of the Asia Cup in Lahore on Wednesday. Rauf (6-0-19-4) proved to be too fast for the Bangladeshi batters, who have been additionally relentlessly via Naseem Shah (5.4-0-34-3) upcoming Shakib-Al-Hasan bat. Bangladesh have been in the end bundled out for a paltry 193 in simply 38.4 overs, regardless of a 100-run be on one?s feet and dual half-centuries via Shakib (53 off 57 balls) and previous captain Mushfiqur Rahim (64 off 87 balls).
The objective was once by no means committing to pose a disorder for the hosts, who knocked it off in simply 39.3 overs.
Even if Fakhar Zaman’s incline region persisted and Babar Azam was once performed on via a supply from Taskin Ahmed that stored low, southpaw Imam was once grace personified en direction his 84-ball knock.
In all, he strike 5 fours and 4 sixes past anchoring the innings in corporate of Mohammad Rizwan (63 now not out off 79 balls). The duo added 85 runs for the 3rd wicket and ensured that there are not any hiccups within the chase.
Two of his sixes — a pull-shot over mid-wicket off Mehidy Hasan Miraj and an inside of out loft over long-off in opposition to Shakib bore testimony to Imam’s ability.
Pakistan will now head to Colombo as soon as once more to stand arch-rivals Bharat of their 2d Tremendous 4 recreation on Sunday.
Previous, Bangladesh suffered two batting faint — first the the top-order was once blown away within the Energy Play games and the decrease middle-order fell like a store of playing cards against the top of the innings. They have been lowered to 47 for 4 all over the primary Powerplay and once more misplaced six wickets for 47 runs between overs 30 to 39.
Rauf terrorised the batters with sheer month past Naseem (3/34 in 5.4 overs) additionally added seam and swing with it.
The difficulty began in the second one over as latter fit’s centurion Mehidy Hasan Miraj (0) flicked the primary supply he confronted off Naseem into the palms of mid-wicket.
Mohammed Naim (20) and Litton Das (16) strike a flurry limitations between the two of them, taking the rating to 31 earlier than Shaheen Shah Afridi (1/42 in 7 overs) were given one to climb at the closing, who may handiest fend it awkwardly permitting Mohammed Rizwan to finish the formalities.
Then that Rauf, coming in at one trade, began hitting the bat sooner than the opposition willow wielders may have envisaged.
Rauf, who hits the juiceless lengths, had Naim cramped for room past attempting a pull-shot however all he may do was once do business in a easy go back catch.
Towhid Hridoy (2) didn’t measure up as Rauf went rather wider off the wrinkle and angled one it at 140 kmph plus velocity. Hridoy couldn’t get his bat ill and was once castled.
Shakib and Mushfiqur, the seasoned campaigners of many-a-battle for Bangladesh over latter decade-and-half, later steadied the send however the top-order failure left them with residue to do.
Without a Mohammed Nawaz within the line-up, Pakistan had 4 pacers working and the duo needed to perform the rescue work.
As soon as Shakib was once holed out within the deep off Faheem Ashraf (1/27 in 7 overs), Bangladesh’s innings derailed.
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