Imam-ul-Haq's 78, Mohammad Rizwan's unbeaten 63 and Haris Rauf 4-19 helped Pakistan comfortably defeat Bangladesh in the 1st match of Super 4s of the Asia Cup 2023 tournament. The hosts made light work of Bangladesh to start the Super 4s round on a high at Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore.
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Toss Update: Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first.
Having opted to bat first, Bangladesh scored 193 before getting bowled out in 38.4 overs. A top-order collapse meant that they were trailing with 47/4 on the board. Then their senior players, Shakib al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim stepped up with a superb 100-run stand for the fifth wicket.
However, Bangladesh had a very late collapse in their innings after the dismissals of Shakib and Mushfiq. From 147/5, Bangladesh were bowled for just 193 runs in 38.4 overs. Haris Rauf was the pick of Pakistan bowlers with figures of 4/19 from his 6 overs.
Pakistan, chasing 194 runs to win, managed to score 194 losing just 3 wickets in 39.3 overs. Imam-ul-Haq (78 off 84) and Mohammad Rizwan (63* off 79) scored most of the runs in this low-run chase to secure a comfortable 7-wicket victory in this match!
Match result: Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by a margin of 7 wickets.
Haris Rauf has been adjudged the Player of the Match for his crucial contribution of 4-19 from his 6 overs.
Brief Scores: Pakistan: 194-3 in 39.3 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 78, Mohammad Rizwan 63*) defeated Bangladesh: 193 all out in 38.4 overs (Mushfiqur Rahim 64, Haris Rauf 4-19) by a margin of 7 wickets
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