Bangladesh could only muster 127-8 in 20 overs in a virtual quarterfinal against Pakistan in their final Super 12 match of the ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2022 at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday.
Shaheen Shah Afridi claimed 4-22 and Shadab Khan took 2-30 to reduce Bangladesh to a sub-par total in a must-win match for both teams.
Najmul Hossain Shanto top-scored for Bangladesh with 54 off 48 balls but rest of the batters couldn't make use of a steady start, leaving the bowlers a meagre total to defend in order to take Bangladesh to semifinal in a T20 World Cup for the very first time.
Earlier, Bangladesh had a stop and start powerplay after opting to bat first, reaching 40-1 after the first six overs.
In form batter Liton Das showed his intent early on when he pulled Shaheen Shah Afridi for a six. But the Pakistani pacer had the last laugh, getting Liton caught at backward point for 10 to reduce Bangladesh to 21-1 after 2.5 overs.
Shanto almost joined his opening partner in the dressing room in the fourth over, but Shadab dropped a difficult chance off Mohammad Wasim.
Luck favoured Shanto once again in the last ball of the powerplay, this time Afridi dropping a chance off Nasim Shah.
Shanto and Soumya added 52 runs off 47 balls for the second wicket.
There was some confusion over Shakib's dismissal, as the Bangladesh captain was three metres down the wicket when the ball hit his pad, which should've been enough to overturn the decision after he reviewed it.
Moreover, there was a clear spike in the ultra edge, a technology used to determine where the ball first made impact, when the ball was going past the bat, a clear indication that the ball first hit Shakib's bat, ruling out all possibility of an LBW.
But to his surprise, the decision remained unchanged.
Shanto completed his second fifty in the tournament, but couldn't carry on, getting bowled by part-time off-spinner Iftikhar Ahmad.
The rest of the batters couldn't get going, as Shaheen Afridi ran rampant over Bangladesh's lower order, claiming three wickets in his last two overs, to restrict Bangladesh to a paltry total.
Earlier, the Netherlands defeated South Africa to eliminate them and turn the Bangladesh-Pakistan match into a virtual knockout.