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Despite victory, Pakistan are knocked out of contention for the semifinals with New Zealand sneaking through on the basis of net run-rate.
Pakistan's journey so far in this World Cup has been similar to that of 1992, except for the knockout stage where they don't seem to enter.
Mustafizur Rahman's 5-fer and fifties by Shakib Al Hasan and Mohammad Saifuddin went in vain.
Shakib produced a brilliant all-round display, scoring a fifty and returning with a five-wicket haul as Bangladesh outplayed Afghanistan by 62 runs to grab the fifth spot in the points table.
The all rounder scored a fifty and picked up five wickets while Mushfiqur Rahim composed a vital 83 to ensure a 62-run win.
England's defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka has breathed air into Bangladesh's hopes of securing a semifinal berth and the Tigers will be keen on making the most of the situation starting with a win over the bottom-placed Afghanistan.
Faced with a daunting task to chase down the massive target, the 'Tigers', as expected, took the fight to the rival camp but ended up with 333 for eighth in stipulated overs.
With wins against South Africa and Windies, Bangladesh have declared that they are no more underdogs and, now, they would aim to make a place in the semifinals.
Irrespective of whether they make it to the semifinals or not, Mortaza and Co. have done well to earn the respect of the cricket world. That itself is a big achievement.
Earlier, West Indies had ended up with 321/8.