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NEW DELHI: Pakistan's seven-wicket win in the ICC World Cup on Tuesday kept their hopes of semi-finals alive, but the result made the losing team Bangladesh the first to be eliminated from the tournament.It was the 31st match of the round-robin phase, which now has 14 matches left before the four semi-finalists are decided for the knockout stage. With Pakistan's win, New Zealand's two-match losing run and Australia's comeback, the top half of the points table is getting tighter as the tournament moves closer to the home straight.At...