Bangladesh v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 in the OnlyT20, currently being played at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, November 29, 2011.
The Men In Green opted to go with the same lineup that dismantled http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tamim-Iqbal-c2640 suffered a knee injury.
Pakistan posted 51 for the loss of 1 wicket in six overs, courtesy of a brisk start from opening pairing of Farhat and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdur-Razzak-c41688, who went for five wides from his first ball before ending the over on a high.
Islam’s next over saw Hafeez collecting his first boundary of the innings, hammering the pacer handsomely through the mid-off region. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shakib-Al-Hasan-c89559 was then introduced and was greeted with two fours on either side from Farhat. The left-hander exquisitely swept before smashing a bludgeoning drive as the left-arm spinner tried to compensate by bowling wide of off-stump.
However, this was the left-hander’s final contribution as he nicked the next ball behind to wicket-keeper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mushfiqur-Rahim-c2045. Farhat waited to see if he could get away but the umpire after a through look rightly raised his finger.
That brought http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Asad-Shafiq-c46208 to the crease and he luckily escaped after the edge went pass the slip fielder, ending an eventful first over from Shakib.
The shuffling of the bowlers saw Reza then being called into attack and he was greeted with a lovely drive from Hafeez’s bat. With the track offering considerable turn, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Razzaq-c84421 was brought back into the firing line, and he too was on the receiving end as Hafeez clobbered him sweetly straight down the ground for another six.
The Men In Green have certainly made a rollicking start, and with power hitters like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482 still to come, a score around 200 is easily desirable. The Bengali bowling contingent has a mammoth task ahead in trying to stop the onslaught.
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