On this day, back in 1999, the Pakistan cricket team suffered a humiliating defeat against Bangladesh during the 29th game of the World Cup, which took place at Northampton on May 31, 1999. However, Bangladesh and Pakistan both were not able to reach the semi-finals in the later stages of the game, while Australia went on to become the ultimate winners of the marquee event.
Speaking about the game here, it was Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram who won the toss and invited Bangladesh to bat first in the game. Notably, after being sent to bat first, the side had a decent start as Shahriar Hossain made 39 runs while Mehrab Hossain departed for just 9 runs.
However, it was star batter Akram Khan who made 42 runs from 66 balls, featuring six boundaries, while skipper Islam departed for just 15 runs. In addition, Naimur Rahman was out for 13 runs, while Minhajul made 14 runs. Meanwhile, Khaled Mahmud hammered 27 runs while Mashud made only 15 runs to help his side post a decent total of 223/9. Star bowler Saqlain Mushtaq had picked up five wickets, while Waqar Younis had two wickets to his name. In addition, Wasim Akram and Shahid Afridi had picked up one wicket each, which restricted Bangladesh to a narrow score.
Meanwhile, during the chase, the Men in Green had an awful start as Saeed Anwar departed for just nine runs while star all-rounder Shahid Afridi just made two runs. Meanwhile, Ijaz Ahmed, Inzamam-ul-Haq, and Saleem Malik could not make runs in the double-digit, which put them in a difficult situation.
However, it was Azhar Mahmood who made 29 runs, while skipper Wasim Akram made 29 runs to help their side post some runs. Following them, Moin Khan also made 18 runs, while Saqlain Mushtaq made 21 runs. While Waqar Younis made 11 runs and Shoaib Akhtar remained unbeaten for just one rest, all were bowled out, making them lose the game badly.
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