Umar Akmal: Star of the Show as Pakistan Seals Clean Sweep against Bangladesh

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (Dec. 06) – Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 58 runs today in another low-scoring match at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong. Pakistani spinners played the key role bringing this victory to Pakistan’s side. Muhammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik claimed three wickets each while Saeed Ajmal and Abudur Rehman shared two wickets each.

Umar Akmal named as man of the match and man of the series 

With this victory Pakistan whitewashed the ODI series winning all three matches comprehensively. The tourists had already registered two convincing victories in the series, winning by five wickets chasing just 92 at Dhaka before triumphing by 76 runs at the same venue on Saturday.

Earlier Pakistan decided to bat after winning the toss but lost the tempo in the very first over losing inform Muhammad Hafeez without disturbing the scorers. Asad Shafiq and Younis Khan couldn’t last long as well and Pakistan went deep in trouble 39/3. Then the best partnership of 94 runs between Skipper Misbah ul Haq and Umar Akmal led Pakistan out of trouble a bit.

Then came Abdur Razzak and struck twice in 36th over leaving the visitors at 133/5. Two wickets, Misbah ul Haq and Shoaib Malik, in two balls again left Pakistan struggling to get past 200. Pakistan lost last 7 wickets for adding only 44 runs.

Pakistan just managed to score 177 before getting all out in 47th over. Umar Akmal was the highest scorer for Pakistan with his 57 runs off 84 balls. Misbah ul Haq (47) and Younis Khan (26) were the other significant contributors in Pakistan’s total. None of the remaining batsmen succeeded to get a double figured score.

Bangladesh bowlers bowled superbly to curtail Pakistan under 200-mark and created a real chance to amuse the home crowd. Abdur Razzak and Mahmudullah claimed 3 wickets each while Elias Sunny grabbed two wickets. One each shared by Shafiul Islam and Shakib Al Hasan.

Chasing a moderate total of 178; Bangladesh had not the greatest of starts as well and lost Tamim Iqbal on very first ball of their innings. Mahmudullah (35) and Shahriar Nafees (25) strengthen the innings with a steady partnership of 69 runs. But once Nafees was trapped by Saeed Ajmal at total score of 69; the Bangladesh innings tattered again and they lost last eight wickets for just adding 49 runs. Bangladesh got all out for 119 in 38th over leaving a gap of 58 runs.

Umar Akmal was named man of the match and man of the series for his consistent batting performance.

Breaking Updates: Spinners helped Pakistan to whitewash the ODI series against Bangladesh

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (Dec. 06) – Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 58 runs in another low-scoring match at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong.

Spinners helped winning a low-scoring match against Bangladesh

With this victory Pakistan whitewashed the ODI series winning all three matches comprehensively. Pakistani spinners played the key role bringing this victory to Pakistan’s side. Muhammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik claimed three wickets each while Saeed Ajmal and Abudur Rehman shared two wickets each.

Batting first, after winning the toss, Pakistan just managed to score 177 before getting all out in 47th over. Umar Akmal was the highest scorer for Pakistan with his 57 runs off 84 balls. Misbah ul Haq (47) and Younis Khan (26) were the other significant contributors in Pakistan’s total. none of the remaining batsmen succeeded to get a double figured score.

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Umar Akmal: Star of the Show as Pakistan Seals Clean Sweep

Pakistan v Bangladesh (3rd ODI) at Chittagong: Live Streaming -- Will Bangladesh survive a whitewash at home soil?

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (Dec. 06) – Bangladesh will be playing to save their pride of being whitewashed at their home soil by the hands of Pakistan when they face the visitors today in the last ODI of the 3-match series.

Pakistan v Bangladesh (3rd ODI): Will Bangladesh survive a whitewash at home soil?

The tourists have already scored two convincing victories in the series so far, winning by five wickets chasing just 92 at Dhaka before triumphing by 76 runs at the same venue on Saturday.

Pakistan team is playing like a winning combination and a composite bunch of players under the captaincy of cool and calm Misbah ul Haq. Boom boom Afridi is in a good nick and has been continuously performing with bat and ball since his comeback to the national side. Not only Shahid Afridi but Umar Gul, Muhammad Hafeez and Umar Akmal are also performing with consistency. Saeed Ajmal is a bit underdone in Bangladesh tour until now but certainly will play a key role in the Test series ahead.

On the other hand Bangladesh seems like under pressure, especially their batting, and struggling to produce any threatening effect for the visitors. Bangladesh top order batsmen are continuously lacking the ability to cop the superb form of Pakistan bowlers. Bangladesh batting performance depends a lot on their blazing opener Tamim Iqbal who seems to have been going through a bad patch. Bangladesh are supposed break the shackles once Tamim Iqbal and other top order batsmen will be able to perform a lot better.

The only player who has performed for Bangaldesh with the bat effectively is young all rounder Nasir Hossain. From T20I, the series opener, to last ODI at Dhaka he has exhibited some extraordinary batting skills and scored his maiden century in last ODI and named as man of the match. If Bangladesh want to make their presence feel then couple of players will come forward to follow the footsteps of young Nasir Hossain.

The match is schedule to be played at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong and will begin at 13:30 local time (07:30 GMT).

Probable squads for both teams are given below:

Bangladesh squad

Mushfiqur Rahim*†, Mahmudullah, Abdur Razzak, Alok Kapali, Elias Sunny, Farhad Reza, Imrul Kayes, Naeem Islam, Nasir Hossain, Nazmul Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Shahriar Nafees, Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal

Pakistan squad

Misbah-ul-Haq*, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Aizaz Cheema, Asad Shafiq, Imran Farhat, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Khalil, Saeed Ajmal, Sarfraz Ahmed†, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Younis Khan

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India v West Indies (3rd ODI), Ahmedabad: Live Streaming - Will Windies break the shackles?

AHMEDABAD, India – India set to take a decisive lead in 5-match ODI series against West Indies tomorrow in the 3rd ODI at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad. India have already won the first two ODIs.

West Indies yet to taste a victory in the recent tour to India

India will be certainly eyeing to lock the series win with another victory; while West Indies will go all out to make their presence feel after losing the Test series and first two of the One Dayers. It's been more than a month since West Indies landed in India but they are yet to win a game despite offering a cut-throat competition in most of the matches.

Match is scheduled to begin at 14:30 local time (09:00 GMT).

The probable squads of the both teams are given below:

India squad

V Sehwag*, VR Aaron, R Ashwin, G Gambhir, RA Jadeja, V Kohli, A Mithun, PA Patel†, AM Rahane, SK Raina, R Sharma, RG Sharma, MK Tiwary, R Vinay Kumar, U Yadav

West Indies squad

DJG Sammy*, AB Barath, DM Bravo, DP Hyatt, A Martin, JN Mohammed, SP Narine, KA Pollard, KOA Powell, D Ramdin†, R Rampaul, KAJ Roach, AD Russell, MN Samuels, LMP Simmons

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Live Cricket: Ravi Rampaul leads West Indies to a challenging total of 269 in 2nd ODI against India

VISAKHAPATNUM, India – Ravi Rampaul played a real cameo to lead West Indies to a challenging total of 269/9. The last wicket stand brought 99 runs in last 16 overs.  

India v West Indies (2nd ODI): Ravi Rampaul  scored 86 (66) to lead West Indies to 269/9

Earlier India took the West Indies’ innings under control after winning the toss and invited the the visitors’ to bat first. West Indies kept on losing wickets from the second over of their innings and at one point were struggling at 63/5 in 17^th over.

West Indian opener Lendl Simmons played an anchor innings until he got run out at 170 in 36^th over. He made 78 runs off 102 balls. Kieron Pollard also played a handy knock of 35 runs off 30 balls; but the pick of West Indian innings was Ravi Rampaul, who played an unbeaten knock of 86 (66) with an amazing strike rate of more than 130. Kemar Roach support Rampual with his 24-run innings.

Umesh Yadav picked up three wickets; while Vinay Kumar and Raviindra Jadeja claimed two wickets each. Ravichandran Ashwin also claimed one wicket for India.

The West Indies have set a great platform to level the series and will certainly take the field with sky-high confidence. The target would really be challenging for India as they faced a lot of problems achieving the target of 211 in the first ODI.

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Shahid Afridi named man of the match as Pakistan posted victory in low-scoring thriller

DHAKA, Bangladesh (Dec. 1) – Shahid Afridi again emerges as rescuer in a low scoring nail-biting thriller against Bangladesh as Pakistan posted a 5-wicket victory in the first ODI here at Dhaka.

Shahid Afridi named as man of the match in first ODI against Bangladesh 

Afridi took the innings in his control after Pakistan was about to lose their way at 63/5 despite a reasonable start of 36 runs provided by openers and then Pakistan lost 5 wickets for an addition of just 27 runs courtesy to some poor shot selection by Pakistani batsmen and impressive bowling by Bangladesh bowlers.

Afridi top scored with his little cameo of 24 runs of 23 balls. Muhammad Hafeez also played a handy knock of 22 runs, while Imran Farhat scored 12. Skipper Misbah-ul-Haq was unbeaten at 16.

Shakin Al Hasan bowled brilliantly and picked up two important wickets in his 9.3 overs conceding just 42 runs. Rubel Hussain also bowled impressive for his two wickets while Nasir Hossain chipped in with one wicket.

Shahid Afridi picks his fifth wicket on the last ball of Bangladesh innings as the host got all out cheaply under 100.

Nasir Hossain is again the top scorer for Bangladesh with his 21-run innings while Mushfiqur Rahim (11) and Shakib Al Hasan (15) are the only other to get a double figure score. The longest partnership of 36 runs was between Shakib and Nasir Hossain. Bangladesh is sent back to pavilion for just 91 in 30.3 overs.

All Pakistani bowlers among the wickets as Umar Gul, aizaz Cheema, Shoaib Malik, Saeed Ajmal and Muhammad Hafeez sharing one wicket each.

Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first in first ODI against touring Pakistan. The hosts lost their blazing opener Tamim Iqbal in the very first over to Muhammad Hafeez who is now regulary opening the bowling, as well, along with Umar Gul and doing absolutely well for Pakistan.

Shahid Afridi was named man of the match for his five-wicket haul and match winning unbeaten innings of 24 runs. 

Pak v BD (1st ODI) Live -- Shahid Afridi Completes 5-wicket haul as Bangladesh crumbled at 91

DHAKA, Bangladesh (Dec. 1) – Shahid Afridi picks his fifth wicket on the last ball of banglades innings as the host got all out cheaply under 100.

Shahid Afridi Completes 5-wicket haul as Bangladesh crumbled at 91

Nasir Hossain is again the top scorer for Bangladesh with his 21-run innings while Mushfiqur Rahim (11) and Shakib Al Hasan (15) are the only other to get a double figure score. The longest partnership of 36 runs was between Shakib and Nasir Hossain. Bangladesh is sent back to pavilion for just 91 in 30.3 overs.

All Pakistani bowlers among the wickets as Umar Gul, aizaz Cheema, Shoaib Malik, Saeed Ajmal and Muhammad Hafeez sharing one wicket each.

Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first in first ODI against touring Pakistan. The hosts lost their blazing opener Tamim Iqbal in the very first over to Muhammad Hafeez who is now regulary opening the bowling, as well, along with Umar Gul and doing absolutely well for Pakistan.  

Pakistan has made two changes in the team that won T20I just a couple of days ago. Asad Shafiq has been replaced with veteran Younis Khan while wicket keeper Sarfaraz Ahmad has made his way back to team replacing the vacuum created by the Sohail Tanvir.

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