END OF OVER:20 | 11 Runs | BAN: 140/7 (51 runs required, RR: 7.00)
- Mahmudullah17 (12b)
- Mashrafe Mortaza17 (9b)
- Umar Gul4-0-30-3
- Sohail Tanvir3-0-26-0
Pakistan take this easily. A handsome margin of 50 runs.. The win was set up by a beautiful unbeaten century from Ajmal Shehzad and once they had 190 on the board, it was always going to be difficult for Bangladesh batsmen against bowlers of quality..Gul picked three, the spinners struck whenever Bangladesh looked for big hits.. Bangladesh's loss means Australia are knocked out now and the winner of the match between Pakistan and West Indies two days from now will be a quarter final.
Mushfiqur says, "Razaak and Shakib bowled really well, but other bowlers didn't back them up. Those two overs cost almost sixty runs. When you are chasing a big target, you need someone from top four to bat all the way, but that didn't happen today."
Mohammad Hafeez says, "It is a great effort from the boys. Everyone knew how important these games were. A special knock from Ahmed Shehzad. He was a little under pressure before the game, but the management gave him the support ... He has all the shots and today he showed it in his game."
Ahmed Shehzad is the Man of the Match. He says, "For me it's very important to follow the team plans. I didn't want to let the team down. I stuck to my basics and delivered. I had a very good start and thought i can bat through the innings."
Well that's all from this match. Another match starting in roughly half an hour.. See you there. Ciao ciao
Last over.. Chance for Gul to add another one to his figures..
END OF OVER:19 | 9 Runs | BAN: 129/7 (62 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.78, RRR: 62.00)
- Mahmudullah15 (10b)
- Mashrafe Mortaza9 (5b)
- Sohail Tanvir3-0-26-0
- Umar Gul3-0-20-3
Tanvir comes back
END OF OVER:18 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 120/7 (71 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.66, RRR: 35.50)
- Mashrafe Mortaza4 (2b)
- Mahmudullah11 (7b)
- Umar Gul3-0-20-3
- Saeed Ajmal3-0-20-2
Jose : "Pakistan, it look, may end up withe best NRR in this group. For whatever it is worth.
Mortaza comes in..
Ziaur Rahman c †Kamran Akmal b Umar Gul 0 (5m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Ziaur Rahman is the new batsman
END OF OVER:17 | 12 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 112/6 (79 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.58, RRR: 26.33)
- Mahmudullah8 (4b)
- Saeed Ajmal3-0-20-2
- Shahid Afridi4-0-21-1
Nasir Hossain st †Kamran Akmal b Saeed Ajmal 23 (31m 19b 1x4 1x6) SR: 121.05