Pakistan v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 – 2nd One Day International – Match Recap
Pakistan 262 v Bangladesh 186 - Pakistan won by 76 runs
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 sealed the three-match one-day series against Bangladesh after beating the host nation by 76 runs in the second match of the tournament at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh, on Saturday, December 03, 2011.
After winning the series opener, Pakistan were confident in grabbing the second match as they wanted to win the series against the minnows.
In this match, Pakistan’s batting line-up which was criticised by skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 for not capitalizing good starts, exhibited impressive form as most of the batsmen batted with confidence and posted impressive totals before walking back to the pavilion.
Youngster, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482, were the top scorers from their side with knocks of 59 and 42 runs to their names.
Meanwhile, in the bowling department, pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Gul-c94604 stole the show by bagging four wickets, as he left the hosts in disarray.
Jubilant Misbah, while speaking in the post match interview, commended the players for the impressive performance in the game.
“The guys are doing a really good job. It wasn't the best track to bat on, the ball was gripping. Umar Akmal is an impact player. Both Hafeez and Afridi are really good allrounders.Gul's bowling well with the new ball. Really good to have allrounders in the team," said the Pakistan captain.
Earlier, after winning the toss, Pakistan chose to give the batsmen a go at the opposition in order to score a ton against the toothless bowling attack.
However, the hosts made early inroads by grabbing the wicket of Pakistan opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-Farhat-c64218, who departed after scoring only four runs. At the time of this wicket, Pakistan had posted only 12 runs on the board.
Opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Younis-Khan-c98325, as the duo clobbered 57 runs together in the second-wicket partnership.
Bangladesh, then struck again in the 19th over when, Hafeez, was dismissed after playing an innings of 32 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khan-c71319 was then removed in the 26th over, after he bolstered 37 runs. At the time of this wicket, Pakistan were on 93 runs.
Misbah, then smashed 37 runs before Akmal stole the show by amassing a stupendous knock to help the side post 262 runs on the board in 50 overs.
With a decent total to defend, Pakistan bowlers entered the field to bowl-out their opposition right from the word go, as the Men in Green, grabbed their first wicket in the fourth over when Bangladesh opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tamim-Iqbal-c2640 went back to the pavilion after playing a meagre innings of four runs.
Pakistan, then bulldozed the top four batsmen, without letting them score in double figure, which placed enormous pressure on the hosts to make a comeback in the match.
Later, middle-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Nasir-Hossain-c77146, smashed a 100-run knock as he desperately tried to prevent an imminent defeat, nonetheless, his innings was not enough as Bangladesh fell after posting 186 runs on the board.
Hossain was named as the Player of the Match, for giving a commendable show in the game.
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