Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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

19.6
1
Umar Gul to Mahmudullah, 1 run, fuller delivery, cracked down to long off for a single..
19.5
1lb
Umar Gul to Mashrafe Mortaza, 1 leg bye, looks to paddle this one fine on the leg side, but gets hit on the pads.. Gul gives him a good proper stare as he walks back to his run-up
19.4
0
Umar Gul to Mashrafe Mortaza, no run, first moves to the leg side, then over to the off side as he tries to ramp it over his shoulder.. it's a good sharp bouncer and he fails to make contact
19.3
4
Umar Gul to Mashrafe Mortaza, FOUR, this time it's the slower ball, but Mashrafe targets the third man area again.. Allows the ball to come to him, then ramps it fine on the off side
19.2
4
Umar Gul to Mashrafe Mortaza, FOUR, oh this is beautifully played by Mortaza! It's very good yorker, but the batsman manages to get his bat down in time to run it down fine on the off side
19.1
1
Umar Gul to Mahmudullah, 1 run, he gets an inside edge to backward square leg as looks to heave this full delivery

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
18.6
1
Sohail Tanvir to Mahmudullah, 1 run, he fires this one on the blockhole, the batsman can only dig it out to long off for a single
18.5
2
Sohail Tanvir to Mahmudullah, 2 runs, bowls it short of length on the stumps, the batsman clips it to deep square leg for a couple
18.4
1
Sohail Tanvir to Mashrafe Mortaza, 1 run, gets a low full toss and slashes it to deep extra cover for a single
18.3
4
Sohail Tanvir to Mashrafe Mortaza, FOUR, moves his front leg out of the way and swats the length delivery over mid-off for a boundary
18.2
0
Sohail Tanvir to Mashrafe Mortaza, no run, too quick for the batsman as he looks to pull the back of length delivery to the leg side, ends up playing it to mid off
18.1
1
Sohail Tanvir to Mahmudullah, 1 run, he comes from round the wicket, the batsman clips the length delivery to deep midwicket

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.

17.6
4
Umar Gul to Mashrafe Mortaza, FOUR, length delivery, hammered over midwicket with a powerful swing
17.5
0
Umar Gul to Mashrafe Mortaza, no run, another short delivery.. this one is quite quick.. the batsman sways away from the line

Mortaza comes in..

17.4
W
Umar Gul to Ziaur Rahman, OUT, another short ball! This one fizzes past the top edge. Kamran appeal for a catch and the umpires raises the finger. the silence in the crowd gives you no hint of a wicket falling ... No. 3 for Gul

Ziaur Rahman c †Kamran Akmal b Umar Gul 0 (5m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

17.3
1
Umar Gul to Mahmudullah, 1 run, quick short ball outside off, Mahmudullah is hurried in his pull shot, ends up pushing it as far as midwicket only
17.2
2
Umar Gul to Mahmudullah, 2 runs, fuller delivery on the stumps, Ziaur flicks it in the gap at deep backward square leg, but the fielder manages to keep it in
17.1
0
Umar Gul to Mahmudullah, no run, length delivery outside off, the batsman is a touch late on the shot, pushes it to point
17.1
1w
Umar Gul to Mahmudullah, 1 wide, fires in a slowish yorker, but this goes down the leg side

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
16.6
W
Saeed Ajmal to Nasir Hossain, OUT, and that is all there is to it! Fuller, quicker, and straighter.. The bowler fires it in as he sees Nasir come down the pitch.. That beats the bat and Kamran does the rest..

Nasir Hossain st †Kamran Akmal b Saeed Ajmal 23 (31m 19b 1x4 1x6) SR: 121.05

16.5
1
Saeed Ajmal to Mahmudullah, 1 run, very slow this tome, the batsman dabs it to midwicket for a single
16.4
0
Saeed Ajmal to Mahmudullah, no run, pushed through on off, the batsman defends it back to the bowler

Quickfire Shehzad

30

Balls Shehzad took for his fifty today, two quicker than his fastest before this one, against NZ

Bangaldesh's go-to man

5.72

Shakib's economy at Mirpur. He has taken eight wickets at 13.00 in T20Is before today

Mr Expensive

85

Runs Bilawal Bhatti - who has been dropped today - conceded in his last six overs in T20Is

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

First Round Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
BAN32141.466
NEP32140.933
AFG3122-0.981
HKG3122-1.455
First Round Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
NED32141.109
ZIM32140.957
IRE3214-0.701
UAE3030-1.541
Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL43162.233
SA43160.075
NZ4224-0.678
ENG4132-0.776
NED4132-0.866
Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND44081.28
WI43161.971
PAK4224-0.384
AUS4132-0.857
BAN4040-2.072