Following his facet’s loss to Pakistan of their ICC Cricket World Cup match, Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan admitted that the group is on the lookout for solutions for his or her disappointing marketing campaign however is struggling to seek out solutions and added that one thing must be considered his batting place. Riding on Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique‘s half-centuries and bowlers’ brilliance Pakistan registered a 7-wicket victory over Bangladesh within the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 on the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday.

With this good victory, Pakistan broke their four-match dropping streak within the ongoing match, shifting as much as fifth within the factors desk with 6 factors. Meanwhile, the ODI World Cup semifinal dream remained unfulfilled for Bangladesh, who’ve registered their sixth loss.

“Not enough runs. The wicket was really good. We lost early wickets. We had partnerships but not big ones that would allow us to go big in the last ten. We should have bowled better too. Pakistan did well in the first ten overs, credit to them too. We have to think about my batting order. I was batting early, did not score runs. My confidence was low too. In this stage, changing too many things seems difficult. We are trying to force things but it isn’t working. At this moment, we have to perform together, which is not happening. We are looking for answers but are not getting it. Everywhere we go, fans come to the ground and are always behind us. They are our biggest strength,” mentioned Shakib in a post-match presentation.

Shakib has made simply 104 runs in six innings throughout this match at a mean of 17.33, with two 40-plus scores.

Coming to the match, Bangladesh elected to bat first. Knocks from Mahmudullah (56 in 70 balls, with six fours and a six), Litton Das (45 in 64 balls, with six fours) and skipper Shakib al Hasan (43 in 64 balls, with 4 boundaries) got here in helpful as Bangladesh was bundled out for 204 in 45.1 overs.

Shaheen Afridi (3/23), Mohammed Waseem Jr (3/31) and Haris Rauf (2/36) additionally delivered stable spells with the ball. Iftikhar Ahmed and Usama Mir additionally acquired one wicket.

In the chase of 205, a returning Fakhar Zaman (81 in 74 balls, with three fours and 7 sixes) and Abdullah Shafique (68 in 69 balls, 9 fours and two sixes) smashed the fifties that helped Pakistan cruise to a much-needed seven-wicket win.

Fakhar obtained the ‘Player of the Match’ award for his knock.