Lahore: Bangladesh suffered a one-sided 7-wicket defeat to Pakistan in the Super Four stage match of the Asia Cup cricket tournament on Wednesday. Due to this, the anger of Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan remained on the 7th sky. He put the blame on the batsmen and said that they batted very badly on such a wicket. Chasing Bangladesh’s target of 194, Pakistan scored half-centuries from Imam-ul-Haq (78 off 84 balls, five fours, four sixes) and Mohammad Rizwan (63 not out from 79 balls, seven fours, one six) and between the two Thanks to the 85-run partnership for the third wicket, they won by scoring 194 runs for three wickets with 63 balls remaining.
Bangladesh had earlier scored half-centuries from Mushfiqur Rahim (64 off 87 balls, five fours) and captain Shakib Al Hasan (53 off 57 balls, seven fours) and Haris Rauf (4 for 19) despite a 100-run partnership between the two. ) and was bundled out for 193 in 38.4 overs in front of the sharp bowling of Naseem Shah (four for 34). Shakib said after the match, ‘Very poor batting performance on such a wicket but we have to focus on the next match. They are the number one team and there is a reason for this. They have three world class bowlers who are making things easy for them. We are doing well in the bowling department but the batting is not up to the mark. We need to perform more consistently.
He said, ‘I think our three fast bowlers bowled brilliantly. Like Pakistan, our fast bowlers have been bowling very well in the last few years. But unfortunately on this type of pitch, you cannot get wickets unless the batsmen make mistakes. Shakib said that his batsmen lost a lot of wickets in the beginning by playing simple shots. He said, ‘We lost wickets early and we played some normal shots. We shouldn’t lose four wickets in the first 10 overs on a wicket like this but it happens. We had a good partnership, we needed to bat for seven or eight more overs.
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In the context of playing in Sri Lanka, he said, ‘When I played in LPL (Lanka Premier League) the pitches were a bit slow, there was uneven bounce on the wicket and that will help us. Hope we do well in Colombo. Pakistan captain Babar Azam gave the credit of the victory to the entire team. Babar said, ‘Credit to all the players, especially the first ten overs. They are bowling well in the first ten overs and then Haris Rauf is also bowling really well. The fast bowlers were getting some help and Faheem (Ashraf) bowled really well. Winning always gives you confidence. Regarding the pressure on the team, he said, ‘I don’t think so. We are giving our best in every match.
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