Pakistan won with the brilliant performance of the bowlers and the innings of Abdullah-Fakhar, defeated Bangladesh by 7 wickets.

In the 31st match of the ICC World Cup 2023, Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by 7 wickets with the help of half-centuries from openers Abdullah Shafique and Fakhar Zaman. Pak bowlers also performed brilliantly in this match. This is Pakistan’s first win after its fourth consecutive defeat in the tournament. He has won a total of 3 matches so far.

Batting first, the entire Bangladesh team collapsed on the score of 204 in 45.1 overs. The maximum runs for the team came from the bat of Mahmudullah. He played a half-century of 56 runs in 70 balls with the help of 6 fours and one six. Apart from him, Liton Das played an inning of 45 runs in 64 balls with the help of 6 fours. Mahmudullah and Liton made a partnership of 79 (89) runs. Whereas captain Shakib Al Hasan played an inning of 43 runs in 64 balls with the help of 3 fours. Mohammad Wasim Jr. and Shaheen Afridi got the maximum 3-3 wickets for Pakistan. Haris Rauf took 2 wickets. Iftikhar Ahmed and Usama Mir got one wicket each.

Chasing the target, Pakistan team won the match by losing 3 wickets and scoring 205 runs in 32.3 overs. Fakhar Zaman scored the most runs for Pakistan. He scored a half-century of 81 runs in 74 balls with the help of 3 fours and 7 sixes. Abdullah Shafiq played a half-century of 68 runs with the help of 9 fours and 2 sixes in 69 balls. He gave a great start to the team by adding 128 (127) runs for the first wicket with Fakhar. Mohammad Rizwan remained unbeaten after scoring 26(21)* runs. Mehdi Hasan Miraj took 3 wickets for Bangladesh.