In a thrilling bowling display, Shaheen Afridi (3/23), Mohammad Wasim Jr. (3/31), and Haris Rauf (2/36) bowled Bangladesh out for a low score of 204 on Tuesday (October 31) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
When Bangladesh chose to bat, just four of their hitters reached double figures. None of them were able to turn a lead into a meaningful score. With the exception of one partnership, wickets continued to fall frequently, and with 29 deliveries left, Pakistan’s pacers used reverse swing to conclude the innings.
Shakib Al Hasan’s choice at the toss most likely stemmed from his team’s performance a few days prior at the same site against the Netherlands. They were unable to chase a below-par score. Bangladesh felt that, given the slow pitch. They should try to do what they usually do in white-ball cricket at home.
score runs and then utilize their bowling to defend on slow pitches. But they had a startling start as Afridi hit two early in the innings to surpass 100 wickets in one-day cricket. He got one to come back in and rap Tanzim Hasan’s leg before the wicket. To give Pakistan the early advantage, he then got Najmul Hossain Shanto to chip a dolly to short mid-wicket.
Shakib scored some runs. But his time at the crease was a shaky one, as the run flow drastically decreased once that partnership was broken. He was slow to get going and, other than one over against Iftikhar, couldn’t force the issue.
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