Shaheen Shah Afridi claimed six wickets and returned with best figures (6/35) ever by a Pakistan bowler in a World Cup match, but his team failed to better their net run-rate in their league game against Bangladesh which they won by 94 runs at the Lord’s on Friday, helping New Zealand to qualify for the semifinals.
With fifth-placed Pakistan needing to break the world record for margin of victory in a one-day international, ton-up Imam-ul-Haq and Babar Azam shared a 157-run second wicket stand to guide Pakistan to 315/9 in 50 overs after skipper Sarfaraz Ahm🌞ed opted to bat.
It meant Bangladesh needed only eight runs to end Pakistan’s hopes of progress and they reached that in the second over.
For Bangladesh, star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan smashed his seventh 50-plus score in eight innings in the 2019 World Cup with a fluent 64 off 77 balls, his innings was lac♏ed with six fours. Shakib finished with 606 runs and 11 wickets, the best ever show by an all-rounder in the World Cup.
Promising 19-year old pacer Afridi continued to impress with the ball as he returned career-best figures of 6/35 in 9.1 overs and also became the youngest to take a five-wicket ꩲhaul in a World Cup.
Afridi took the wickets of Tamim Iqbal (8), Liton Das (32), Shakib, Mahmudullah (29),✅ Mohammad Saifuddin (0) and Mustafizur Rahman (1).
The ball that got Afr𝓀idi his fifth scalp was a gem of a yorker which Mahmudullah failed to read. He then removed Mustafizur Rahman (🐬1) with a yorker to cap off a dream tournament in which he bagged 16 wickets off just five games.
Brief Scores: Pakistan 315/9 in 50 overs (Imam ul Haq 100,🌺 Babar Az🦄am 96; Mustafizur Rahman 5-75, Mohammad Saifuddin 3-77) beat Bangladesh 221 in 44.1 overs (Shakib Al Hasan 64, Liton Das 32; Shaheen Afridi 6-35, Shadab Khan 2-59) by 94 runs.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
A little fuller in length n Shaheen Afridi looks a completely different bowler. Every bowler I've asked has said it's not the easiest thing to do, credit to the youngster
— Deep Dasgupta (@DeepDasgupta7)
Good win and team Pakistan . Important to finish decently. Well batted and . Excelle🔯nt bowling 👏.
— Salman Butt (@im_SalmanButt)
Spirited performance by Pakistan. Outplaying Bagladesh.
But a sad end to our World Cup campaign. Small things here & there could have changed things for us.
A decent show overall.
Defeated England, South Africa, New Zealandꦫ, Afghanistan & Bangladꦍesh.— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph)
Points then Head to Head then a duck worth Lewis system would be the way I would go for the next World Cup … Net Run rates are garbage …
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
Most wickets by a teenager in World Cups (16) ☑️
Youngest to take a five-wicket haul at a ☑️
Best figures by ♎a Pakistan bowler at a World Cup (3/36) ☑️Ladies and gentlemen once again, 🦅👏🏼
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB)
Ummeed pe duniya Kaayam hay. Aaj wo sach Nahi hay…
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
I hate net run rate
— Graeme Smith (@GraemeSmith49)
Remember the name – Shaheen Shah Afridi
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S🦹haheen Shah Afridi is the M✤an of the Match for his blitz with the ball.
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB)
