Pakistan vs Bangladesh Highlights, World Cup 2023: Pakistan's all-round show blow Bangladesh by 7 wickets

Mohammad Rizwan and Iftikhar Ahmed guide Pakistan home as they complete the 205 chase in 32.3 overs and win the match by seven wickets.

Rizwan returns unbeaten on 26(21), while Iftikhar chips in with 15-ball 17.

The win also keeps Pakistan alive in the race for semifinals.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, PAK vs BAN World Cup 2023: Rizwan and Iftikhar gather 18 runs in the last three overs as Pakistan stare at a big win. PAK: 203/3 (32 overs)

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, PAK vs BAN World Cup 2023: Mustafizur Rahman is hit for consecutive fours by Mohammad Rizwan and Iftikhar Ahmed hits the ball for another boundary. PAK 185-3 (29 overs)

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, PAK vs BAN World Cup 2023: Mehidy Hasan Miraz now gets rid of Fakhar Zaman for 81(74), which is his third wicket of the night. Fakhar attempts a slog sweep but ends up handing a catch to Towhid Hridoy at wide mid-wicket. PAK 171-3 (28 overs)

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, PAK vs BAN World Cup 2023: Mehidy Hasan Miraz is hit for a six by Fakhar Zaman in the first ball and Babar Azam tries to do the same later in the over. While Fakhar's comfortably sails over the mid-wicket fence, Babar is caught at long-on. He falls for 9(16).

Mohammad Rizwan joins chase and opens account with boundary. PAK: 165/2 (26 overs)

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, PAK vs BAN World Cup 2023: Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam have quickly added 25 off 23 balls as Pakistan reach 153/1 at the midway stage.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, PAK vs BAN World Cup 2023: Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman combine to hit Mustafizur Rahman for a boundary each. PAK: 142/1 (23 overs)

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, PAK vs BAN World Cup 2023: Mehidy Hasan Miraj provides Bangladesh with a much-needed breakthrough. He traps Abdullah Shafique LBW for 68(69). The batter opted for a review and TV replay confirmed it was a plumb.

Babar Azam joins the run chase. PAK: 132/1 (22 overs)

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, PAK vs BAN World Cup 2023: Shafique hits Shakib for a six as he comes down the track and hits it straight down the ground.

Shafique then hits Taskin Ahmed for a maximum in the next over as PAK reach 124/0 in 20 overs.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, PAK vs BAN World Cup 2023: Abdullah Shafique and Fakhar Zaman both reach their respective half-centuries. PAK: 105/0 (18 overs)

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, PAK vs BAN World Cup 2023: Bangladesh introduce Najmul Hossain Shanto in the attack and Shafique charges down the track against a short ball and connects it well enough to send it for a four. PAK: 91/0 (16 overs)

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, PAK vs BAN World Cup 2023: Fakhar Zaman dances down the track and drives it over the long-on fence for a maximum. PAK 84-0 (12 overs)

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, PAK vs BAN World Cup 2023: Abdullah Shafique keeps dealing in boundaries as he hits Mustafizur Rahman for three in the over. PAK: 77/0 (13 overs)

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, PAK vs BAN World Cup 2023: Shoriful then bags it short but wide, Fakhar guides it over the thirdman fence for a maximum. PAK: 65/0 (12 overs)

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, PAK vs BAN World Cup 2023: Shafique plays an elegant straight drive against Shoriful Islam, which goes straight past the bowler and runs away to the long-off ropes.

Meanwhile, Shafique is down on the ground due to cramp and being attended by physio. He appears in pain.

A much-needed break for Bangladesh to reorganise their plans. PAK: 59/0 (11.4 overs)

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, PAK vs BAN World Cup 2023: Shoriful Islam is back into the attack. He starts with a boundary as he drops the ball full on the pads, which is guided towards fine leg by Fakhar Zaman. PAK 52-0 (10 overs)

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, PAK vs BAN World Cup 2023: Fakhar Zaman hits Mehidy Hasan Miraj for a six. The batter dances down the track and flicks the ball over the mid-wicket fence. PAK: 42/0 (8 overs)

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, PAK vs BAN World Cup 2023: Bangladesh introduce spin as Mehidy Hasan Miraj joins the attack. He is hit for a four by Shafique.

Shafique then hits Taskin for another boundary in the next over. PAK: 33/0 (7 overs)

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, PAK vs BAN World Cup 2023: Shoriful Islam bowls it full, swinging in towards Shafique, who flicks the ball away for a boundary wide of mid-wicket.

Fakhar Zaman then hits Taskin Ahmed for a six in the over. Fakhar dispatches thr good length delivery, on the stumps over deep square leg. 95m long hit. PAK: 23/0 (5 overs)

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, PAK vs BAN World Cup 2023: Shoriful Islam shares the new ball duties with Taskin and starts with a maiden over.

Taskin Ahmed follows it up with another maiden. PAK: 6/0 (3 overs)

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, PAK vs BAN World Cup 2023: Abdullah Shafique and Fakhar Zaman start the 205-run chase. Taskin Ahmed leads the attack for Bangladesh.

Both take two quick singles, which could have resulted in run-outs. Abdullah then drives a fullish delivery square of the wicket for a boundary. PAK: 6/0 (1 over)

Wasim Jr wraps up the Bangladesh innings in his next over as he cleans up Mustafizur Rahman for 3(7). Bowls a yorker, which hits the batter's shoes and ricochet back to the stumps. BAN: 204/10 (45.1 overs)

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, PAK vs BAN World Cup 2023: Mohammad Wasim Jr strikes twice in the same over and this time he cleans up Taskin Ahmed for 6(13). BAN: 201/9 (44 overs)

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, PAK vs BAN World Cup 2023: Shaheen Shah Afridi is reintroduced in the attack and he starts with a two-run over as Bangladesh reach 200 with seven overs to spare.

Wasim Jr strikes in the next over as he cleans up Mehidy Hasan Miraz for 25(30). BAN: 200/8 (43.1 overs)

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Live Score, PAK vs BAN World Cup 2023: Usama Mir tosses it up and Mehidy plays a lofted drive over extra cover for a boundary. BAN 198-7 (42 overs)