Pakistan post 315/9 against Bangladesh

London: Ton-up Imam-ul-Haq and Babar Azam shared a 157-run stand to guide Pakistan to 315/9 in 50 overs in their final World Cup group fixture against Bangladesh, which means they have to dismiss the Bengal Tigers for seven or less in order to make the semifinals.
Imam scored a run-a-ball 100 (4×7), his seventh in ODI cricket, while Babar struck 96 off 98 balls, hitting 11 fours, as Pakistan tried hard to get past the 350-run mark but failed in the end despite Imad Wasim’s whirlwind 26-ball 43 (4×6, 6×1).
Mustafizur Rahman (5/75) took a second consecutive five-wicket haul and was Bangladesh’s best bowler along with Mohammad Saifuddin (3/77).
Pakistan needed to win the toss and bat first in order to still dream of achieving the improbable.
Faced with the challenge of beating Bangladesh by 311 runs after posting 350 or by 316 runs after scoring 400, Imam and Babar played with aggression and were sensible too at the same time. Fakhar Zaman was dismissed early for just 13, taken at point by Mehidy Hasan off Saifuddin.
It was one way traffic from then on as Babar and Imam milked the Bangladesh bowlers all around the park for good-looking boundaries.