Pakistan secured a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in the opening game of the Super Fours round of the Asia Cup 2023 at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore last night.
The spotlight was on Imam-ul-Haq, whose composed innings of 78 runs off 84 balls, including nine boundaries, helped the home side chase 194 runs.
His partnership with Mohammad Rizwan, which began at a slightly precarious 74-2, proved invaluable. They stitched together an 85-run stand.
While batting first, Bangladesh failed to set a big target for the Green Shirts, managing only 193 runs in 38.4 overs against a formidable Pakistani bowling unit.
Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al-Hasan were the top scorers for Bangladesh with 64 and 53 runs, respectively, while Haris Rauf took four wickets for Pakistan.
In response, Pakistan also lost early wickets. However, Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan were excellent to chase down the target with 63 balls to spare.
Here is the updated points table of the Asia Cup 2023 Super Fours:
| S/N | Team | Match | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1.051 |
| 2 | India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.051 |
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