2007 ICC World Twenty20: Bangladesh vs Pakistan
{{date|September 20, 2007}}

[[w:Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] have defeated [[w:Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] by four wickets in the Super 8 stage of the [[w:2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007 ICC World Twenty20]] at [[w:Newlands Cricket Ground|Newlands Cricket Ground]], [[w:Cape Town|Cape Town]], [[South Africa]]. 

Bangladesh were bowled out for 140 [[w:run (cricket)|runs]]. Twenty20 international debutant Junaid Siddique was by far Bangladesh's top scorer with 71, earning him the Man of the Match award. However none of the other batsmen made more than fifteen as Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Hafeez took two [[w:wicket|wickets]] each for Pakistan.

Pakistan's Imran Nazir [[w:Substitute (cricket)|retired hurt]] in the first over. Shahid Afridi (39) and Mohammad Hafeez (23) shared a 59 run [[w:partnership (cricket)|partnership]] in just under six [[w:over (cricket)|overs]]. However Bangladesh's bowlers restricted Pakistan to 119-6 in the seventeenth over as Abdur Razzak took 2-16 from four overs and Shakib Al Hasan gave away just 17 runs from his four overs. However Imran Nazir was able to rejoin the batting and took Pakistan to victory with one over to spare.

'''Toss:''' Pakistan won, and chose to field first.

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{{Cricket match box end}}

'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-16 (Tamim Iqbal, 2.5 ov), 2-79 (Aftab Ahmed, 9.5 ov), 3-84 (Mohammad Ashraful, 10.3 ov), 4-86 (Shakib Al Hasan, 11.2 ov), 5-112 (Junaid Siddique, 14.1 ov), 6-119 (Nadif Chowdhury, 14.4 ov), 7-122 (Mahmudullah, 15.2 ov), 8-137 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 18.1 ov), 9-137 (Abdur Razzak, 18.2 ov), 10-140 (Syed Rasel, 19.4 ov)

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Sohail Tanvir|Sohail Tanvir]]|overs=3|maiden=0|runs=27|wickets=0|econ=9.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Shahid Afridi|Shahid Afridi]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=25|wickets=1|econ=6.25}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Mohammad Hafeez|Mohammad Hafeez]]|overs=3|maiden=0|runs=27|wickets=2|econ=9.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Umar Gul|Umar Gul]]|overs=3.4|maiden=0|runs=17|wickets=1|econ=4.63}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Shoaib Malik|Shoaib Malik]]|overs=2|maiden=0|runs=15|wickets=2|econ=7.50}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

{{Cricket match batting box begin|title='''[[Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg|20px]] [[w:Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan innings]]''' (Target: 141 runs from 20 overs)}}
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Shahid Afridi|Shahid Afridi]]|status=c Mushfiqur Rahim b Abdur Razzak|runs=39|balls=15|4s=5|6s=2|strike_rate=260.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Mohammad Hafeez|Mohammad Hafeez]]|status=c Tamim Iqbal b Syed Rasel|runs=23|balls=21|4s=4|6s=0|strike_rate=109.52}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Salman Butt|Salman Butt]]|status=run out (Rahim/Mahmudullah)|runs=21|balls=28|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=75.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Younis Khan|Younis Khan]]|status=st Mushfiqur Rahim b Abdur Razzak|runs=1|balls=4|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=25.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Shoaib Malik|Shoaib Malik]]|status=c Aftab Ahmed b Mahmudullah|runs=21|balls=23|4s=2|6s=0|strike_rate=91.30}}
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status=('''6 wickets'''; 19 overs)|runs='''141'''|balls=|4s=14|6s=3|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-59 (Mohammad Hafeez, 5.5 ov), 2-66 (Shahid Afridi, 6.6 ov), 3-69 (Younis Khan, 8.1 ov), 4-102 (Shoaib Malik, 14.3 ov), 5-106 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 15.2 ov), 6-119 (Salman Butt, 16.4 ov)

'''Did not bat:''' Mohammad Asif, Umar Gul, Sohail Tanvir

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title='''[[Image:Flag of Bangladesh.svg|20px]] [[w:Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh bowling]]'''}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Mashrafe Mortaza|Mashrafe Mortaza]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=45|wickets=1|econ=11.25}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Syed Rasel|Syed Rasel]]|overs=3|maiden=0|runs=34|wickets=1|econ=11.33}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Abdur Razzak (cricketer)|Abdur Razzak]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=16|wickets=2|econ=4.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Shakib Al Hasan|Shakib Al Hasan]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=17|wickets=0|econ=4.25}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Mahmudullah|Mahmudullah]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=28|wickets=1|econ=7.00}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''Bangladesh:'''[[w:Tamim Iqbal|Tamim Iqbal]], [[w:Junaid Siddique|Junaid Siddique]], [[w:Aftab Ahmed|Aftab Ahmed]], [[w:Mohammad Ashraful|Mohammad Ashraful]] (capt), [[w:Shakib Al Hasan|Shakib Al Hasan]], [[w:Nadif Chowdhury|Nadif Chowdhury]], [[w:Mahmudullah|Mahmudullah]], [[w:Mushfiqur Rahim|Mushfiqur Rahim]] (wkt), [[w:Mashrafe Mortaza|Mashrafe Mortaza]], [[w:Syed Rasel|Syed Rasel]], [[w:Abdur Razzak (cricketer)|Abdur Razzak]]

'''Pakistan:''' [[w:Salman Butt|Salman Butt]], [[w:Imran Nazir|Imran Nazir]], [[w:Mohammad Hafeez|Mohammad Hafeez]], [[w:Younis Khan|Younis Khan]], [[w:Shoaib Malik|Shoaib Malik]] (capt), [[w:Shahid Afridi|Shahid Afridi]], [[w:Misbah-ul-Haq|Misbah-ul-Haq]], [[w:Kamran Akmal|Kamran Akmal]] (wkt), [[w:Mohammad Asif|Mohammad Asif]], [[w:Umar Gul|Umar Gul]], [[w:Sohail Tanvir|Sohail Tanvir]]

'''Man of the Match:''' [[w:Junaid Siddique|Junaid Siddique]] (Bangladesh)<br>
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'''Umpires:''' [[w:Tony Hill (umpire)|A L Hill]] (New Zealand) and [[w:Ian Howell|I L Howell]] (South Africa)<br>
'''TV Umpire:''' [[w:Asad Rauf|Asad Rauf]] (Pakistan)<br>
'''Match Referee:''' [[w:Mike Procter|M J Procter]] (South Africa)<br>
'''Reserve Umpire:''' M Erasmus (South Africa)

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==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/twenty20wc/engine/current/match/287875.html|title=ICC World Twenty20 23rd Match, Group F: Bangladesh v Pakistan at Cape Town|author=|pub=Cricinfo|date=September 20, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/7002246.stm|title=Bangladesh v Pakistan|author=|pub=BBC Sport|date=September 20, 2007}}

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Pakistan have defeated Bangladesh by four wickets in the Super 8 stage of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa. 

Bangladesh were bowled out for 140 runs. Twenty20 international debutant Junaid Siddique was by far Bangladesh's top scorer with 71, earning him the Man of the Match award. However none of the other batsmen made more than fifteen as Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Hafeez took two wickets each for Pakistan.

Pakistan's Imran Nazir retired hurt in the first over. Shahid Afridi (39) and Mohammad Hafeez (23) shared a 59 run partnership in just under six overs. However Bangladesh's bowlers restricted Pakistan to 119-6 in the seventeenth over as Abdur Razzak took 2-16 from four overs and Shakib Al Hasan gave away just 17 runs from his four overs. However Imran Nazir was able to rejoin the batting and took Pakistan to victory with one over to spare.

'Toss:' Pakistan won, and chose to field first.

'Fall of wickets:' 1-16 (Tamim Iqbal, 2.5 ov), 2-79 (Aftab Ahmed, 9.5 ov), 3-84 (Mohammad Ashraful, 10.3 ov), 4-86 (Shakib Al Hasan, 11.2 ov), 5-112 (Junaid Siddique, 14.1 ov), 6-119 (Nadif Chowdhury, 14.4 ov), 7-122 (Mahmudullah, 15.2 ov), 8-137 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 18.1 ov), 9-137 (Abdur Razzak, 18.2 ov), 10-140 (Syed Rasel, 19.4 ov)

'Fall of wickets:' 1-59 (Mohammad Hafeez, 5.5 ov), 2-66 (Shahid Afridi, 6.6 ov), 3-69 (Younis Khan, 8.1 ov), 4-102 (Shoaib Malik, 14.3 ov), 5-106 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 15.2 ov), 6-119 (Salman Butt, 16.4 ov)

'Did not bat:' Mohammad Asif, Umar Gul, Sohail Tanvir

'Bangladesh:'Tamim Iqbal, Junaid Siddique, Aftab Ahmed, Mohammad Ashraful (capt), Shakib Al Hasan, Nadif Chowdhury, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim (wkt), Mashrafe Mortaza, Syed Rasel, Abdur Razzak

'Pakistan:' Salman Butt, Imran Nazir, Mohammad Hafeez, Younis Khan, Shoaib Malik (capt), Shahid Afridi, Misbah-ul-Haq, Kamran Akmal (wkt), Mohammad Asif, Umar Gul, Sohail Tanvir

'Man of the Match:' Junaid Siddique (Bangladesh)

'Umpires:' A L Hill (New Zealand) and I L Howell (South Africa)
'TV Umpire:' Asad Rauf (Pakistan)
'Match Referee:' M J Procter (South Africa)
'Reserve Umpire:' M Erasmus (South Africa)
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