{"id":465,"date":"2014-03-04T17:40:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T17:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kashmir-today.net\/india-crash-out-after-pakistan-beat-bangladesh-by-three-wickets\/"},"modified":"2014-03-04T17:40:00","modified_gmt":"2014-03-04T17:40:00","slug":"india-crash-out-after-pakistan-beat-bangladesh-by-three-wickets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/?p=465","title":{"rendered":"India crash out after Pakistan beat Bangladesh by three wickets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11.5pt;\">Pakistan today pulled off a thrilling three-wicket victory over hosts Bangladesh to storm into the finals of the Asia Cup cricket tournament, completely knocking India out of the title race.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">Opener Ahmed Shehzad blasted a 123-ball 103 to set the foundation for a record chase but it was Shahid Afridi&#8217;s blistering 59 off 25 balls which helped Pakistan set up a summit clash against Sri Lanka.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kashmir.watch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/afridi-shakib_640.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/kashmir.watch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/afridi-shakib_640.jpg\" height=\"260\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11.5pt;\">With this victory, Pakistan grabbed four points to aggregate 13 with the help of three victories in four matches.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">India, on the other hand, are currently with four points and even a win against Afghanistan tomorrow won&#8217;t be enough for Virat Kohli&#8217;s men to reach the finals.&nbsp;Mohammad Hafeez (52) and Fawad Alam (74) too blasted scintillating half-centuries to help Pakistan overhaul Bangladesh&#8217;s record score of 326 for 3 in their stipulated 50 overs at the Shere Bangla National Stadium here.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">For Bangladesh, Mominul Haque (2\/37) was the highest wicket taker, while Shakib Al Hasan, Abdur Razzak and Mahmudullah scalped one each.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">Earlier, Bangladesh feasted on a below bowling and fielding effort from Pakistan to pile up their highest-ever ODI total of 326 for three.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">While opener Anamul Haque build the foundation with a patient 100 off 132 balls with six fours and four sixes, it was their senior-most stars Mushfiqur Rahim (51 no, 33 balls) and Shakib al Hasan (44 no, 16 balls), who finished the innings with a smashing 77-run partnership in only 5.3 overs.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">Opener Imrul Kayes (59 from 75 balls; 5&#215;4, 2&#215;6) who added 150 runs for the opening stand with Anamul and Mominul Haque (51 off 47 balls) also made useful contributions to prop up Bangladesh total.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan today pulled off a thrilling three-wicket victory over hosts Bangladesh to storm into the finals of the Asia Cup cricket tournament, completely knocking India out of the title race. 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