Pakistan took on rock-bottom Bangladesh in the hope of reigniting their T20 campaign as a win in this one would give them hopes of progression from the group.
Batting first, the Pakistani openers set about registering a big score and Ahmed Shehzad certainly contributed with the bat. His 111 not out, the most ever by a Pakistani batsman in T20, was a major factor in the their total of 190 for 5.
The bowling of Mashrafe Mortaza was particularly expensive for Bangladesh, who had to hope their batsmen would come to the rescue.
The opening few overs certainly didn't go to plan with all of the top order taken care of before 50 was on the board.
A respite from an all-out Pakistan bowling attack was all too brief, and with such a low run rate there was still well over 100 runs to chase with only six overs left.
Shakib Al Hasan did his best to take the game to the Pakistani bowlers but misjudged another of his big hits from the bowling of Umar Gul.
With Al Hasan gone, so went Bangladesh chances of winning the match and they laboured to 140-7 by the close of their innings.
The win for Pakistan has knocked one of the pre-tournament favourites Australia out of the competition and now means Pakistan's last group game against the West Indies is a "winner take all" scenario, with a place in the semi-finals at stake.
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