2023 Asia cup
The first match of the Super 4 round of the 2023 Asia Cup cricket tournament was held on September 6 between Pakistan and Bangladesh. In that match, which was the 7th match of the series, the Pakistani team managed to get the start for the Super 4 round by winning by 7 wickets and Haris Rauf won the man of the match award by taking 4 wickets for 19 runs.
After winning the toss, Bangladesh team decided to bat first and after the first 4 wickets fell for 47 runs, Mushfiqar Rahim and Saqib Al Hasan managed to build a century partnership for the 5th wicket. In the first 10 overs (Power Play), the Bangladesh team was in a difficult situation after losing 4 wickets and scoring 49 runs against the powerful fast bowlers of Pakistan.
Rahim and Shakib, who managed to recover from that difficult situation, controlled the Pakistani bowling force very well by showing their maturity. . By taking the wicket of Shakib, who scored his 54th half-century in his ODIs.
Fahim Ashraf broke the relationship that was building up causing a headache for Pakistan. Shakib’s innings, recorded in 57 balls, included 7 fours. Then Mushfiqar Rahim tried to take Bangladesh to a competitive level with his batsmen, but Harris Rauf managed to get him out for 64 runs. His 46th ODI half-century included 5 fours in his innings. In the end, Harris Rauf and Pakistani bowlers managed to bowl out the last 5 wickets of the Bangladesh team for 46 runs.
The Pakistan team played the reply innings and scored their victory very easily. They managed to achieve their target of 194 runs by losing only 3 wickets. They needed only 39.3 overs to achieve this score. Imam-ul-Haq, who played a valuable innings, scored 78 runs in 84 balls. This included five fours and four sixes.
Mohammad Rizwan, who gave him great support, scored 63 runs. He needed only 79 balls for this. His innings included 7 fours and one six. A valuable partnership of 85 runs was built between Imam Ul Haq and Mohammad Rizwan for the 3rd wicket. Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam and Mehidi Hasan Miraaz took one wicket each for the Bangladesh team.
At the end of this match, Pakistan managed to take the lead in the tournament by getting 2 points.
