Pakistan vs Bangladesh Highlights, ODI World Cup 2023: Pakistan Clinch Dominant 7-Wicket Victory, Seal Bangladesh's World Cup Exit

Rizwan scores the winning run to seal the deal for Pakistan. Bangladesh are officially out of the WC!

Bangladesh vs Pakistan Live Score:

BAN: 204/10 (45.1); PAK: 205-3 (32.3)

Fakhar Zaman departs for 81. Entertaining knock comes to an end. Miraz gets his third of the match.

Bangladesh vs Pakistan Live Score:

BAN: 204/10 (45.1); PAK: 169-3 (27.3)

Big Wicket! Babar Azam falls prey to Bangladesh's tactics. The Pakistan skipper tries to take a long route, but gets caught in the long on. Babar goes for 9, Miraz gets his second. 

Bangladesh vs Pakistan Live Score:

BAN: 204/10 (45.1); PAK: 160-2 (25.4)

Fakhar Zaman (80*) is putting up a show here, he has hit seven sixes already. Pakistan want to end this soon to boost their NRR.

Bangladesh vs Pakistan Live Score:

BAN: 204/10 (45.1); PAK: 159-1 (25.1)

Breakthrough for Bangladesh! Abdullah departs for 68, Miraz takes the first wicket.

Bangladesh vs Pakistan Live Score:

BAN: 204/10 (45.1); PAK: 128-1 (21.1)

Pakistan openers are putting up a show here at Eden Gardens, smashing Bangladeshi bowlers all over the ground. Fakhar Zaman  is batting on 58 while Abdullah Shafique is playing at 68. Bangladesh need something very special here to pull things back.

Bangladesh vs Pakistan Live Score:

BAN: 204/10 (45.1); PAK: 128-0 (21)

"Brilliant bowling from us, the wicket was very slow, we bowled straight and stuck to our plans. The ball was reversing, we discussed it and the reverse was helpful for us. He's a different class (on Shaheen Afridi), he comes and takes wickets with the new ball, puts the opposition under pressure and that's good for us," Haris Rauf told broadcasters Star Sports on Pakistan's bowling performance.  

Bangladesh have been bowled out for 204/10 in 45.1 overs as Wasim clinched his third scalp to return with the figures of 3-31. Shaheen Shah Afridi also bagged three wickets while Haris Rauf dismissed two scalps respectively.

Two wickets in three balls for Wasim to get rid of Bangladesh's tail in the death overs. Bangladesh are in a spot of bother with a threat of getting all out before 50 overs. Mustafizur Rahman and Shoriful Islam are at the crease.

Bangladesh vs Pakistan Live Score: BAN 204/9 (45)

Shakib Al Hasan is gone, big wicket! Haris rauf gets his second of the match.

Bangladesh vs Pakistan Live Score: BAN: 185/7 (39.3)

Three 4s in a row for Shakib! The first blazes through the covers, followed by a crisp shot through mid-on, and finally, he powers one down the ground

Bangladesh vs Pakistan Live Score: BAN: 172/6 (37)

Loopy leg-break by Usama Mir, Hridoy drives, edges, and Iftikhar Ahmed takes the catch at slip. The sixth wicket falls. Hridoy goes for 7.

Bangladesh vs Pakistan Live Score: Ban: 141/6 (32)

Mahmudullah Goes, Bowled!

Pakistan choked the outflow of runs in the last 5 overs. Babar Azam went for more attcking field to insert the pressure on the new batter Shakib. The trick paid off with Shaheen Afridi being brought back into the attack. Bangladesh have to try something differenty to get out of their shell.  

Bangladesh vs Pakistan Live Score: Ban: 130/5 (30.5)

Soft Dismissal!

Both the batters paced their innings to perfectiion, stitching a 70+ runs stand after getting strangled to 23/3 earlier. Litton Das eventually got out for 45 runs in 64 balls, giving an easy catch at short mid-wicket.

Bangladesh vs Pakistan Live Score: Ban: 102/4 (20.5)

Mahmudullah and Litton Das are steadily forging a strong partnership in the middle, milking easy runs against the Pakistani bowlers. While Pakistan had a promising start, they are now striving to regain control of the match.

Bangladesh vs Pakistan Live Score: Ban: 66/3 (14) 

A couple of tight overs from Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf to put pressure on Mahmudullah and Litton Das after the fall of the third wicket. 

Bangladesh vs Pakistan Live Score: 32/3 (8) 

Pakistan get their third wicket in the powerplay as pacer Haris Rauf sends Mushfiqur Rahim (5) back to the pavilion. Mahmudullah joins Litton Das in the middle. Bangladesh need a solid partnership from here to turn the momentum to their side.

Bangladesh vs Pakistan Live Score: 23/3 (6)    

Wicket! They've got another here. Good low catch by Usama Mir at the short mid-wicket. It's Shaheen again. Second wicket goes down as Shanto departs for 4. 

Wicket! Great start for Pakistan as Shaheen strikes early. He has been struggling for this throughout the tournament but gets the breakthrough this time. Tanzid opted to review but he has to go here. 100th ODI wicket for Shaheen and it's a pretty special moment for the young lad. First wicket in first over as Tanzid departs for 0.  

Both teams have lined up for the national anthems and we will have the action begin shortly.

"We would also like to bat first. There might be some swing in it early on because there is some moisture in it. Last match we were good in all three departments. There was some good energy. I am also waiting for a big innings, I will try to convert into a hundred. Three changes, Imam, Shadab and Nawaz out. Fakhar, Salman and Usama in."

"We will bat first, looks like a dry wicket, we played the last game here, it was slow and there was turn. We have nothing to lose, we have to play well in the first 10 overs and hopefully we can go from there. We haven’t been consistent enough, we have been doing bits and pieces but haven’t performed collectively and that has been disappointing. There isn’t much difference between in here and Dhaka in terms of culture so hopefully we will have some good support."

Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first against Pakistan in Match 31 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Babar Azam will have to put out his A game to get past Bangladesh. However, the Pakistan skipper hasn't been at his best in the World Cup so far. He has just 207 runs to his name in five innings. He started with a low run of scores in the first two matches but scored three fifties in the next four innings.

"It is nice to know that his birthday is on the 5th of November. Wish him all the best and a happy birthday, though I don't celebrate mine and I don't believe in that. Wishing a great one to Virat. I hope he can get his 49th ODI hundred on his birthday. And I wish him that he could also get his 50th ODI century in this World Cup."

"I think more than me, the whole team talked about what we need to do. There is a lot to play for. As you know, we have to win to be able to qualify for the Champions Trophy," Shakib Al Hasan said.

"That’s an important target I think we can set at this moment and to do that we have to win. We have no other options and that’s what we would look to do," he added.

Pakistan and Bangladesh have met 38 times in ODIs. Pakistan have the upper hand, having won 33 times with Bangladesh winning just five matches. The two sides have faced off just twice in the ODI World Cups with both teams winning a match each.

Pakistan lost by 1 wicket against South Africa in Chennai

Bangladesh lost by 87 runs against the Netherlands in Kolkata

Pakistan after winning the first two matches to start their World Cup campaign on a high, lost the way after losing the all-important match against India as they suffered defeats against Australia, Afghanistan, and South Africa.

On the other hand, the story has been even worse for Bangladesh have managed just one win in six matches so far which came against Afghanistan earlier in the tournament.

Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Iftikhar Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Haris Rauf, Usama Mir, Hasan Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Agha Salman

Bangladesh: Litton Das, Tanzid Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed, Towhid Hridoy, Hasan Mahmud, Tanzim Hasan Sakib

Hello and welcome to the live blog of match 31 of the ODI World Cup 2023 between Pakistan vs Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Stay tuned for all the live and latest updates from the match.