England’s wins over India and New Zealand not only took them into the semis but have all but closed the doors on Pakistan’s chances to make it into the top four as well. For the Men in Green to make it into the semis, they need to beat the Bangladeshi team by more than 316 runs to better their net run-rate in comparison to New Zealand.

On the eve of the match at Lord’s, skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed said that Pakistan will go all out in the match to try and achieve the impossible. "It is very difficult; 316 runs are a big margin. Only if you're batting first if you score 600 runs or 500 runs. I don't know what the study is behind this, but I can't do anything... definitely, we're interested in finishing on a high note. So, we will try our best in tomorrow's match," the skipper told reporters.

“If you talk about the previous matches, yes, Pakistan lost four, but it is a World Cup match. Both teams look stronger, so hopefully we will do well as a team," Sarfaraz added.

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On the other hand, Bangladesh coach Steve Rhodes said that the team is looking to end their tournament on a high, as it will be the last World Cup game for skipper Mashrafe Mortaza.

Rhodes said, “Bangladesh versus Pakistan at the beautiful Lord's, there's no such thing as a dead rubber. Both teams are desperate to beat each other. We certainly are. I often use the word warrior, but he (Mortaza) goes to war for the team and people respect that, understand that, and they love him because of that. The players in the dressing room do love Mash. He has said it's his last World Cup and it'll be emotional for him."

(Reuters inputs)