Pakistan v Bangladesh (2nd Test): Match Summary -- Abdur Rehman's Best Sets Up Series Sweep

MIRPUR, Bangladesh (Dec. 20) – Pakistan brutally crushed the hosts Bangladesh today in the second and final Test of the series here at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur. 

Abdur Rehman's Best Sets Up Series Sweep

Pakistan achieves the triumph by 7 wickets on the final day of the second Test, squaring the tally of number of Test matches won in 2011 with England.

Match Summary is given below:

• Bangladesh (First Innings) 338/10 in 107.2 overs
          Shakib Al Hasan 144
          Shahriar Nafees 97
          Mushfiqur Rahim 44
Pakistan (Bowling)
         Aizaz Cheema 3/73
         Umar Gul 3/102
         Saeed Ajmal 2/64
• Pakistan (First Innings) 470/10 in 154.5 overs
         Taufeeq Umar 130
         Misbah-ul-Haq 70
         Azhar Ali 57
Bangladesh (Bowling)
         Shakib Al Hasan 6/82
         Nazmul Hossain 2/61
         Robiul Islam 1/78
• Bangladesh (Second Innings) 234/10 in 82.1 overs
         Nasir Hossain 79
         Mushfiqur Rahim 53
         Mahmudullah 32
Pakistan (Bowling)
         Abdur Rehman 4/51
         Umar Gul 2/34
         Saeed Ajmal 2/55
• Pakistan (Second Innings) 107/3 in 20.5 overs
         Muhammad Hafeez 47
         Azhar Ali 34
         Younis Khan 16*
Bangladesh (Bowling)
         Elias Sunny 1/7
         Nazmul Hossain 1/19
         Shakib Al Hasan 1/47

Player of the match: Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
Player of the series: Younis Khan (Pakistan)

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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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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Pakistan v Bangladesh (1st ODI) -- Live Score: Winning Toss Bangladesh Struggling on 20/2 after 9 Overs

DHAKA, Bangladesh (Dec. 1) – Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first in first ODI against touring Pakista. 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 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.

Right now, at the time of writing these few lines, Bangladesh has already lost Naeem Islam and skipper Mushfiqur Rahim and Shahriar Nafees are trying their best to repair the damage. Bangladesh is 20/2 after 9 overs.

Final squads for both the teams are given below:

Bangladesh Squad:

Tamim Iqbal, Naeem Islam, Shahriar Nafees, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (c & wk), Mahmudullah, Nasir Hossain, Farhad Reza, Abdur Razzak, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam

Pakistan Squad:

Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul, Aizaz Cheema

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Match is being supervised by Johanes Cloete (RSA), Enamul Haque (Ban) in the field while Sharfuddoula (Ban) and Javagal Srinath (Ind) are serving as third umpire and match referee respectively.

Pakistani Spinners Tore Apart Bangladesh Batting Line-up to win by 50 runs

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.

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.

Pakistan v Bangladesh (T20I) -- Excellent Bowling by Bangladesh, Pakistan Set Target of 136

DHAKA, Bangladesh – Pakistan finish their batting in the only T20I against Bangladesh and set a moderate total of just 135 runs losing 7 wickets. This is the lowest total of Pakistan against Bangladesh in Twenty20 format.

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.

Now Bangladesh needs 136 to win this T20I with a run rate of 6.8 in 20 overs.

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Watch Live from Dhaka: Pakistan vs Bangladesh (T20I) -- Match Preview, Squads, Timing and Live Score Updates

DHAKA, Bangladesh (Nov. 29) – Pakistan and Bangladesh will face each other in the series opener, the only Twenty20 International (T20I), today at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka.

Watch Live from Dhaka: Pakistan vs Bangladesh (T20I)

Pakistan team has already reached Bangladesh after a very successful series against Sri Lanka in UAE. Pakistan outshone Sri Lanka in all three formats of the game. They won Test series by 2-0, ODI series by 4-1 and also won the only T20I in the last match of the series.

Their confidence is certainly sky-high and team is lokking once again a unit under the captaincy of Misbah-ul-Haq. Shahid Afridi also marked his come back to international cricket in a great style and nominated as the man of the series for One Day Internationals (ODIs). He had a great series both with bat and the ball and hopeful to continue his excellent run in the current series against Bangladesh.

On the other hand, its never easy to win against Bangladesh on their own grounds and among their own crowds. Bangladesh Captain, Mushfiqur Rahim, is quite confident for a successful series against Pakistan. He as done their home work for the series as Mushfiqur Rahim talking to media told that they will not only target Shahid Afridi; but few other players, like Misbah, Hafeez and Umar Akmal, are also equally dangerous once thy get going.

Today’s T20I will start at 17:00 local time (11:00 GMT).

Probable squads of the 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, 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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