Four Asian sides enter Super League quarter-finals
The Pakistanis surpassed the target in the 41st over with Zeeshan Malik making 89 and Saif Badar 44.
Pakistan captain Gohar Hafeez said he was satisfied with the way the tournament was progressing for his team.
“We are batting and bowling well and that is a good sign,” he said. “We will be well prepared for the Sri Lanka game because we want to win and top the group.”
The 11th edition of the biennial 16-nation tournament features nine Test-playing nations and seven Associate and Affiliate Members – Afghanistan, Canada, Fiji, Namibia, Nepal, Ireland and Scotland.
Teams have been divided into four groups with the top two in each advancing to the Super League quarter-finals and the other two qualifying for the Plate championships.
Scores in brief:
Group B: Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by 33 runs in Sylhet
Sri Lanka 184 all out, 48.1 overs (Charith Asalanka 71; Shamsurrahman Wali 3-19, Karim Janat 2-37, Zahir Khan 2-36)
Afghanistan 151 all out, 44.5 overs (Karim Janat 40, Waheedullah Shafaq 47; Kamindu Mendis 3-36).
Group B: Pakistan beat Canada by seven wickets in Sylhet
Canada 178 all out, 48.3 overs (Bhavindu Adhihetty 51, Abraash Khan 44; Hasan Khan 3-36, Shadab Khan 2-44)
Pakistan 180-3 in 40.5 overs (Zeeshan Malik 89, Saif Badar 44)
**Group D:**India beat New Zealand by 120 runs in Mirpur
India 258-8, 50 overs (Rishabh Pant 57, Sarfaraz Khan 74, Armaan Jaffer 46, Mahipal Lomror 45; Zak Gibson 3-50, Nathan Smith 2-39, Rachin Ravindra 2-41)
New Zealand 138 all out, 31.3 overs (Christian Leopard 40; Avesh Khan 4-32, Mahipal Lormor 5-47)
Group D: Nepal beat Ireland by eight wickets in Fatullah
Ireland 131-9, 50 overs (Harry Tector 30 not out; Sandeep Lamichhane 5-27, Dipendra Airee 2-18)
Nepal 132-2, 25.3 overs (Yogendra Karki 61, Aarif Sheikh 31 not out)
Sunday’s matches:
Group A: Bangladesh v Scotland, Cox’s Bazar
Group A: South Africa v Namibia, Cox’s Bazar
Group C: West Indies v Fiji, Chittagong
Group C: England v Zimbabwe, Chittagong
Points table
Group A
Team Played Won Lost NNR Points
Namibia 1 1 0 +3.05 1
Bangladesh 1 1 0 +0.86 2
South Africa 1 0 1 -0.86 0
Scotland 1 0 1 -3.05 0
Group B
Team Played Won Lost NNR Points
Sri Lanka 2 2 0 +2.29 4
Pakistan 2 2 0 +1.23 4
Afghanistan 2 0 2 -1.07 0
Canada 2 0 2 -2.48 0
Group C
Team Played Won Lost NNR Points
England 2 2 0 +3.60 4
Zimbabwe 1 1 0 +2.84 2
West Indies 1 0 1 -1.22 0
Fiji 2 0 2 -5.980 0
Group D
Team Played Won Lost NNR Points
India 2 2 0 +1.99 4
Nepal 2 2 0 +1.53 4
New Zealand 2 0 2 -1.52 0
Ireland 2 0 2 -2.09 0
Top two sides from each group will progress to the Super League stage while the bottom two sides will feature in the Plate Championship