Shaheen Shah Afridi claimed four wickets as Pakistan restricted Bangladesh to just 127-8 in the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday (Nov 06).

Najmul Hossain Shanto only managed a responsible 54 runs off 48 balls.
    
As the Netherlands thrashed South Africa by 13 runs in the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday, either Bangladesh or Pakistan gets a fresh chance to qualify for semi-finals after winning the match held today.

Earlier in the day, Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan.

Both Pakistan and Bangladesh, level on four points, needed the Dutch victory to infuse power in their bid for a semis spot and now play a virtual quarter-final.

Bangladesh have made three changes from their previous loss to India through and bring in Soumya Sarkar, Nasum Ahmed and Ebadot Hossain in the team.

Babar Azam's Pakistan remain unchanged from the victory over South Africa that made their campaign come alive after they lost their first two matches to India and Zimbabwe.

Teams

Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto, Soumya Sarkar, Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan (wk), Mosaddek Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (capt), Mohammad Haris, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi

BDST: 1140 HRS, NOV 06, 2022
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