Bangladesh vs Pakistan Match Stats

WIDE! Arshad Iqbal starts off with a wide. Bouncer but going down the leg. The umpire signals it a wide.

Short of a length outside off. Zakir Khan pulls and misses.

OUT! CAUGHT! Full-length around the off-stump line. Zakir hangs back and looks to thump it over cover but fails to get enough elevation on it as the ball flies straight down the throat of short cover, who makes no mistake and takes it safely. 

OUT! Two in Two! Back of a length delivery around off. Saif Hassan looks to slap this one but the bounce gets too big on him. He ends up miscuing high into the offside. Omair Yousuf runs back and takes a sharp catch. Arshad Iqbal is on a hat-trick now.

 Full and going down the leg. Wide signaled. 

  Drags the length back a bit on the middle and leg. Yasir Ali tucks across through square leg for a single. 

 Short of a length outside off. Afif Hossain pats it to short point. 

SIX! On a length around the pads, Afif Hossain stands his ground and short arm jabs this all the way for a maximum towards the deep mid-wicket region.

FOUR! Tossed up around off, Yasir Ali strides to the pitch of it and chips this over the extra-cover fielder for a boundary.

4 Byes. Tossed up around off, Yasir Ali looks to chip it uppishly again but the turn on this takes it away from the batter and both the batter and the keeper misses it as the ball rolls towards third man region for a boundary.

Short of a length in middle, Yasir Ali taps this towards point for a single.

FOUR! Tossed up around off, Afif Hossain swivels and flicks this over the short fine leg fielder for a boundary. This is turning out to be the over that the Bangla tigers needed. Added salt to the wounds that it is a no-ball as there were three fielders behind square on the on side as a result a free hit was upcoming.

Fuller one outside off, Afif Hossain looks to sweep but misses out.

Tossed up around the pads, Afif Hossain paddles this to fine leg for a single.

FOUR! Fuller on on off, Yasir Ali chips this up and over the extra-cover fielder for a boundary.

Fuller one on off, Afif Hossain looks to pull this on but misses out as the ball clips his thigh guard.

Tossed up around middle, Afif Hossain reverse sweeps this towards short third man for a single.

Short of a length around off, Yasir Ali smashes this towards cow corner and runs a couple.

Tossed up around off, Yasir Ali hops back and slices this over the fielder at point for yet another boundary.

Error in decision-making by the keeper gifts Yasir Ali a lifeline. Short of a length in middle, Yasir Ali looks to pull this off his backfoot but top edges this just behind the keeper who asks the short third man fielder to put in an effort to take it but he fails to do so as the batters take a single.

FOUR! Lady luck sits on the Bangla Tigers side here as a fuller one outside off gets an inside edge from the bat of Afif Hossain and nutmegs the keeper for a boundary behind the wicket.

Bouncer wide of off, Yasir Ali leaves it all alone. Umpire signals 1 for the over.

On a length outside off, Yasir Ali swings and misses as the keeper collects this.

Full toss in middle with extra pace, Yasir Ali gives it a charge down the ground and drills this to mid off for a single.

Goldust from Arshad Iqbal as he darts one climbing above the leg pole, Afif Hossain looks to play the ramps shot but misses out. This missed the leg pole barely by an inch.

FOUR! Finally, some respite for Afif Hossain as he middle one for a boundary. Fuller one wide of off, Afif Hossain moves to his leg and slices this over the gully fielder for a boundary.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE!

SIX! What a finish we have on our hands as Yasir Ali has smashed the first one for a maximum over the long on region. 14 needed of the last 5 deliveries.

Too full around off, Yasir Ali drills this to long off and collects a couple. 

SIX! Yasir Ali you beauty. Tossed up around middle, Yasir Ali moves to his leg and chips this up and over the deep extra-cover region for yet another maximum. 

Fuller one on off, Yasir Ali smashes this powerfully back towards the bowler who does well to get some part of his hand behind this as the ball deflects towards long on with the batters collecting a couple.

OUT! CLEANED'EM! Tossed up around off, Yasir Ali leans low looking to slog sweep this but he ends up getting an inside edge deflecting it onto his stumps for his dismissal. An excellent innings comes to an end with the game hanging right in balance.

FOUR! Bangladesh Clinches the Bronze Medal as Rakibul Hasan smashes this fuller one towards deep mid-wicket pocket for a boundary of the last delivery of this game. Rakibul Hasan produces the heroics with the bat with a last delivery boundary that seals the spot for Bangladesh on the podium with a Bronze Medal around their neck.