Babar Azam was dismissed just four runs short of a well-deserved century by Mohammad Saifuddin. Babar scored 96 off 98 with 11 fours, thereby ending the tournament with 474 runs in 8 games at an average of 67.71. Meanwhile, Saifuddin finished with 13 wickets in seven games at this year's World Cup.
Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq brought up his first century of the World Cup to guide Pakistan to a total of 315 against Bangladesh. He scored his seventh ODI century and exactly ended with 100 runs off 100 balls with seven fours.
Mustafizur Rahman picked up his second consecutive five-wicket haul of the World Cup. He had picked up 5 for 59 against India and on Friday he took 5 for 75. He claimed the wickets of Imam, Haris Sohail, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan and Mohammad Amir.
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan continued his good form in the 2019 ICC World Cup by scoring 64 off 77 with six fours. He was his side's top-scorer in this game as well. Shakib ends the tournament with 606 runs, which includes two hundreds and five fifties, and 11 wickets, including a five-wicket haul against Afghanistan, in eight matches. He is the favourite in the player of the tournament race.
19-year-old left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi ended the game with figures of 6 for 35, the best for a Pakistan bowler at the World Cup, in 9.1 overs. He took the wickets of Tamim Iqbal, Shakib, Liton Das, Mahmudullah and Saifuddin and was adjudged the player of the match. Pakistan won the match by 94 runs, but was knocked out of the World Cup due to an inferior Net Run Rate as compared to New Zealand.
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