Bangladesh had won the toss and decided to bat first and Bangladesh could not only manage to score 127/8 after the end of their innings while Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan made their first fifty partnership of this T20 World Cup.
Bangladesh had won the toss and decided to bat first. Najmul Shanto (54 off 48) was grinning. His leading edge had essentially rabbit jumped for four over point. That was the first over.
However, Bangladesh enjoyed acquiring a sizeable benefit from batting first on a used pitch where shot-making got more diligent as time went on.
Shadab Khan looped one up over the batter’s eye line. Shakib accepted the invitation and came charging out of his crease. The leg spinner’s dip deceived him. A big hit turned into a scramble to put the bat on the ball.
Shakib figured he did. Umpire Adrian Holdstock on the field didn’t. DRS became an integral factor, and everything turned dinky.
UltraEdge showed a spike; however, the third umpire Langton Rusere felt that was bat-hitting ground. Just there appeared to be a small part of light between those two things.
The on-field decision was upheld. And Shakib was distressed. He kept standing there; swinging his arms around, it was proceeding to consider what. The Bangladesh skipper needed to in a real sense be pushed out of the field.
The Adelaide pitch wasn’t good for strokeplay. Batters continued to attempt to hit out but it simply wasn’t working out. On the broadcast, a telling stat came up: the strike rate when the pace was on was 122, but it was only 28 when the pace was off.
Shaheen Afridi bowled brilliantly in the game but admitted he’s not 100% at this tournament. However, Bangladesh could not only manage to score 127/8 after the end of their innings.
Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan made their first fifty partnership of this T20 World Cup. However, Bangladesh fought back.
They were a furious side. Team seething against how the world was working. At a certain point, when an lbw didn’t turn out well for Bangladesh, Shakib snatched his cap and flung it into the turf. They could undoubtedly have been diverted by these things yet they kept at it.
Taskin Ahmed, who could have had a wicket in his first over if not for a bad fumble from the wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan, who has carried his team on his back in these Super 12s, overstepped.
The equation was 30 off 28. They had taken a wicket five balls ago. The pressure was piling on Pakistan.
Then, similar to in that game against India a group that frantically required a free hit got one. And, 21-year-old Mohammad Haris whacked it for six.
Pakistan is into the knockouts now. They even returned the favor to the Netherlands, giving them a great chance of finishing fourth in Group 2 which ensures they will play the next T20 World Cup.
“I have improved. Not easy to come back from injury and bowl 140ks but I’m trying my best. As a team, we are very happy. We played great. Bowl in the right areas and fast was the plan. (On if they’re looking forward to the semis) Now, we are looking forward to the final (laughs),”
says Shaheen Afridi.
