Pakistan overcome Bangladesh by an innings and 184 runs – Match Update
Pakistan rout http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zahur-Ahmed-c98518 Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong in Bangladesh on Monday, December 12, 2011.
After being put into bat first, the home side were bowled out for 135 runs in their first innings. There was some moisture beneath the surface of the wicket, which allowed the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 bowlers to dominate the opposition on the first day.
However, the conditions improved with the passage of time and the Men in Green posted a mammoth first innings total of 594/5 declared.
The highlight of the innings was a spectacular batting performance from veteran http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Younis-Khan-c98325, who scored a double century. He remained unbeaten on 200 with the help of 18 fours and three sixes.
Apart from that, opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898 also batted brilliantly, scoring his career best 143 runs before being wrongly adjudged leg-before-wicket.
The third centurion of the innings was youngster http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Asad-Shafiq-c46208, who brought up his maiden ton in the Test cricket. He scored 104 runs with the help of nine fours and a couple of sixes.
These splendid performances helped the Men in Green take a first innings lead of 459 runs over the minnows, who failed to make an impression in their second outing as well.
The hosts were bundled up for 275 runs, as none of their batsmen went onto make a big one for the team.
However, there were a couple of promising performances from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammed-Nazimuddin-c77528 and all-rounder Shakib-Al-Hasan, who scored half centuries in the match.
The former was making his Test debut and impressed one and all with his solid technique. He was the top scorer for his side, scoring 78 runs with the help of nine fours and two sixes. He had a decent outing in the first innings as well, scoring 31 runs.
Shakib was also impressive, as he scored 51 runs in the innings. However, there was no one who could rescue the team out of trouble and the tourists won the match convincingly in the end.
Pakistan’s spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859, who bagged a couple of wickets in the end.
Younis was named man-of-the-match for his superb batting display, which guided Pakistan to a 1-0 lead in the series.
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