After the dismissal of opener Fakhar Zaman, it was Imam-Ul-Haq along with Babar Azam who shouldered the responsibility of scoring much-needed runs for the side during Pakistan vs Bangladesh, CWC 2019. Babar Azam sadly got out on 96 runs but Imam-Ul Haq scored a blistering century and sent a wave of cheer amongst his teammates and fans. Imam brought up his debut century from 99 balls and laced it with seven fours and no sixes. But soon their smiles turned into frowns as Haq got dismissed via a hit-wicket just after he scored a century. Mohammad Hafeez also got out in the very next over. Apart from a few netizens the ICC hilariously trolled the Pakistan fans for their sudden change in expressions. Pakistan vs Bangladesh Cricket Score 43th ODI Match.
Mustafizur Rahman bowled an off-cutter and the batsman attempted to send it to square leg. But in process, he crashed into the base of the stumps and was soon seen on his way back to the pavilion. “Ecstasy followed by the agony in one minute' Mark Nicholas summed it up perfectly on air. Hafeez attempted a slog sweep and was caught by Shakib Al Hasan at the deep square boundary on 27. Soon ICC posted a tweet which took a jibe at the fans. Pakistan vs Bangladesh Cricket Score 43th ODI Match.
Check out ICC’S post below:
41.3 - Imam brings ups his maiden World Cup century!
41.5 - He's OUT – hit wicket!!
42.4 - Hafeez falls for 27!!!
Pakistan fans 😃 👉 😟 👉😓 pic.twitter.com/CTmfb3gx3e
— ICC (@ICC) July 5, 2019
With that 100, Imam-ul-Haq became the youngest Pakistani batsman to score a century in the World Cup. As of now Pakistan is on the score of 289 runs and have lost five wickets. The team needs to beat Bangladesh by a huge margin of more than 300 runs to qualify in the semis of the CWC 2019.
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