PAK vs BAN / Pakistan reached the semi-finals after defeating Bangladesh by 5 wickets.

PAK vs BAN: 2009 champion Pakistan has entered the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup. They beat Bangladesh by 5 wickets in a low scoring match of do or die. Now he will face New Zealand or England, it will be decided by the India-Zimbabwe match. India has already made it to the top-4 before this match to be held in Melbourne. Because, another claimant became a victim of vicissitudes.

Playing first in Adelaide, Bangladesh scored 127 runs. In reply, Pakistan achieved the target in 19.1 overs for 5 wickets.

Pakistan batsmen got out like this

• Babar Azam (25) wanted to sweep off Nasum Ahmed. Top edge hit and Mustafizur was dismissed in short third man.
• Mohammad Rizwan (32) was caught by Ibadat Hossain to Shanto.
• Mohammad Nawaz is run out. Direct throw from Liton Das hit the wicket.

Bangladesh's wickets fell like this...

• Liton Das went to cut the ball outside the off-stump of Shaheen Shah Afridi. Where Shan Masood standing on point caught his catch. Das scored 10 runs in 8 balls.
• Soumya Sarkar, in an attempt to play a river sweep off Shadab Khan's ball, was caught on point by Shan Masood.
• Shadab made skipper Shakib Al Hasan LBW on a full length ball.
• Opener Najmul Shanto was bowled by Iftikhar Ahmed.
• Mosaddek Hossain was bowled by Shaheen Shah Afridi on the yorker.
• Noorul Hasan Afridi caught by Mohammad Haris at deep point.
• Taskin Ahmed was caught by Babar Azam by Shaheen Afridi.
• Nasoom Ahmed was caught by Haris Rauf by Mohammad Wasim.

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam (Captain), Mohammad Haris, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah.

Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Soumya Sarkar, Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mosaddek Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Ibadat Hossain.