DHAKA, Bangladesh – Despite a moderate total posted by Pakistan the visitors absolutely outclassed the hosts Bangladesh to win the only Twenty20 International (T20I) by a huge margin of 50 runs.
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| Pakistan won the only T20I by 50 runs against Bangladesh |
Superb bowling by Pakistani spinners and a good supportive role from pacers and fielder led them to a morale booster victory in the opener of the Bangladesh tour, consisting of three ODI’s and two Test matches. Bangladesh just managed to 85/9 falling short of 51 runs of the target of 136.
Nasir Hossain was the only batsman who resisted till the end after coming to bat when Bangladesh was struggling at 23/5. The youngster scored unbeaten 35 runs off 38 balls hitting 2 boundaries and a massive six in last over of their innings. The only other batsman who entered in to double figure score was skipper Musfiqur Rahim (10).
Shoaib malik and Muhammad Hafeez picked up two wickets each while Shahid Afridi, Aizaz Cheema and Umar Gul shared apiece.
Earlier, Pakistan decided to bat first after winning the toss and got a flying start and were 45 in first five overs losing Imran Farhat after making 16 off 10 balls. Then came the best all rounder of Bangladesh, Shakib al Hasan and bowled beautifully to pick up inform Hafeez at total score of 61. Hafeez was the highest runs getter wit his 25 off 31 balls.
Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal and skipper Misbah played little knocks of 19, 20, 21 respectively. Shahid Afridi (8) failed to make a difference and caught on the boundary line trying to hit the second six of his innings.
Shakib and Kapali picked up two wickets each while Razzak and Nasir Hossain claimed 1 wicket each.
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