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‘Shayad Bill bharna bhul gaye honge’ - Fans react as Pakistan vs Bangladesh clash in Asia Cup 2023 stops due to floodlight failure in Lahore

Here is how fans have reacted as Pakistan vs Bangladesh clash in the Asia Cup 2023 get paused due to floodlight failure

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Rohit Kumar
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Pakistan vs Bangladesh, Lahore

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On 6 September 2023, the first game of the ‘Super 4’ stage of the ongoing Asia Cup took place in Lahore between Pakistan and Bangladesh. Bangladesh skipper, Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and opted to bat first. However, they got bundled out for just 193 runs in 38.4 overs. But, during Pakistan’s chase, fans were left surprised as One of the floodlights at the stadium went off. 

The incident took place after the completion of the fifth over as Pakistan were on 15 runs without losing a single wicket. After a break of 18 minutes, the play resumed but it was quite an embarrassing moment for Pakistan cricket as they are the official host of this tournament this time around. However, due to the hybrid model, only four matches are being played in Pakistan and the rest of the nine matches are being played in Sri Lanka.   

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Pakistan had an opening partnership of 35 runs   

Speaking of the match, Pakistan bowlers were all over the Bangla Tigers’ batters. Haris Rauf was the star as he grabbed four wickets for 19 runs in six overs. Naseem Shah took three wickets for 34 runs in 5.4 overs. Shaheen Shah Afridi, Faheem Ashraf, and Iftikhar Ahmed grabbed one wicket each. For Bangladesh, they lost their first four wickets for just 47 runs.

Then, skipper, Shakib and veteran wicketkeeper, Mushfiqur Rahman put up a 100-run partnership for the fifth wicket. Shakib scored 53 runs off 57 balls, including seven fours while Rahim scored 64 runs off 87 balls, including five fours. Apart from them, every batter failed to play the Pakistan bowlers.

At the time of this writing, the Men in Green have scored 74 runs for two wickets in 16 overs. Mohammad Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq were on the crease. Fakhar Zaman got out after scoring 20 runs off 31 balls. The number one-ranked ODI batter and Pakistan skipper, Babar also got out after scoring just 17 runs off 22 balls, including one four. 

Here is how fans have reacted:

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