Bangladesh v Pakistan – 2nd Test – Final Day’s Recap
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 won by 7 wickets
Pakistan whitewashed the two-match Test series against hosts Bangladesh after beating the them by seven wickets on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur.
With this series win, Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq has once again lead his side to an emphatic success, leaving the controversies of spot-fixing behind and proving to the world that Pakistan are a team to reckon with in all the formats of modern-day cricket.
The Test series saw, a collective effort from everyone in the Pakistan squad as they looked like a combined outfit of players focussed on only one purpose – to win the series against Bangladesh.
Meanwhile, the demise in the series is another eye-opener for Bangladesh, who are yet to prove that they truly are a tough side in competitive cricket.
Bangladesh have failed to win against strong teams this year, which shows the rapid decline in their cricket and unless radical changes are introduced, Bangladesh might never be able to come out of their disastrous patch of poor performances.
In the presence of teams like Pakistan, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, the Bangladesh side has to go a mile extra, to stamp authority in the world of cricket.
After ending the fourth day of the match by posting 114 runs for the loss of five wickets in their second innings, Bangladesh resumed batting in a bid to post a tough total against Pakistan. The hosts had only one plan and that was to stay on the crease for as long as possible - to earn a possible draw against the flamboyant Pakistan outfit.
On the other hand, sensing another great win, Pakistan were sure to go for the kill to silence critics.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Nasir-Hossain-c77146 , who had hammered 30 runs on the penultimate day, was Bangladesh’s best bet against Pakistan as the batsman exhibited commendable form and wits with the bat.
Together, overnight batsman Hossain and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mushfiqur-Rahim-c2045 crafted a daunting partnership of 117 runs, leaving Pakistan frustrated as the batsmen stood like an unbreakable wall against the bowlers.
However, Hossain had his stumps shattered by spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdur-Rehman-c41691, after scoring a resilient knock of 79 runs off 172 deliveries.
It was then up to Rahim to cruise his side to a comfortable position as he was the last genuine batsman standing against Pakistan.
Nonetheless, the batsman was soon removed by Rehman when he was caught by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859 after playing a well tamed knock of 53 runs.
In the end, the hosts mustered 234 runs, giving Pakistan 103 runs to win the match.
Pakistan reached the required target in 20.5 overs for the loss of three wickets, with veterans http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 (6) unbeaten.
Opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898, played a superb role in the victory of his team with a knock of 47 runs in the second innings.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shakib-Al-Hasan-c2492, from Bangladesh was named as the Player of the Match for grabbing seven wickets, while Younis Khan from Pakistan, was named as the Player of the Series.
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