The pair of Fakhar Zaman and Abdullah Shafique managed to increase half-centuries every to set the foundations for a crushing victory in opposition to Bangladesh. (Image: AP)
Pakistan stays in the hunt for a spot in the top-four of the ODI World Cup 2023 after their crushing win in opposition to Bangladesh in Kolkata.
Pakistan managed to register a dominant win over Bangladesh in a vital stage in the race for the top-4 in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. This implies that they managed to get their third win in the event to date.
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For Pakistan, it was an all-round efficiency with the ball and bat which gave them a large victory over Bangladesh in Kolkata.
With the ball, it was the pair of Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Wasim Jr who completed with three wickets every to assist limit Bangladesh to 204 runs.
But with the bat, the opening pair of Abdullah Shafique and Fakhar Zaman managed to give the much-needed basis to seal the win for Pakistan. Both batters managed to cross their half-centuries taking the sport away from Bangladesh.
After their win, Pakistan overtook Afghanistan being on the identical factors however the former has an NRR of -0.24 whereas the latter has -0.718.
Both sides have an opportunity in qualifying for the semis offered they win all their video games and different video games go in their favour. The facet will stay centered on getting all the wins from hereon and go away the relaxation to destiny.
India stays at the prime being the solely facet that’s unbeaten in the event. They will go up in opposition to Sri Lanka in their seventh sport of the event at the Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.
Pakistan on the different hand have their remaining two video games video games in opposition to New Zealand and England which is not going to be a simple affair.
England on the different hand stays at the backside of the desk with the defending champions having had a disastrous marketing campaign to date.
Bangladesh have formally been dominated out of the race to the semis after their defeat in opposition to Pakistan.
The race for the prime 4 continues to get fascinating as we’re but to see who all are going to compete for the greatest prize in Cricket.
