Pakistan v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 – Asia Cup 2012 Finale – 1st Innings Recap
In the finale of the Asia Cup 2012, Pakistan ended their first innings after bolstering a tally of 236 runs in 50 overs for the loss of nine wickets at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, on Thursday, March 22.
The big surprise of the tournament was none other than the participation of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 in the final, a side which had never made it to the finals of any tournament, however, this time was different as after going through a lean patch where the side won just two games out of the their 29 fixtures, they managed to subdue teams like India and Sri Lanka in the tournament to make a place in the final against Pakistan.
After winning the toss, Bangladesh, who won their last two games by batting second invited Pakistan to bat first and aimed to restrict them on a small total.
Pakistan openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mashrafe-Mortaza-c1917 after scoring only nine runs.
In the next over, middle-order veteran http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Younis-Khan-c98325 fell after scoring just a run as he was given out on a controversial lbw decision.
With http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khan-c71319 back in the pavilion, Bangladesh fans went hysterical as they saw their team to be on top and dictating the sequence of events in the match.
While skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 brought stability alongside Hafeez, the partnership was short lived as with 55 runs on the board, Haq lost his wicket on the penultimate delivery of the 15th over after hammering 13 runs off 23 deliveries.
Hafeez was the next man to go as he was dismissed after scoring a resilient innings of 40 runs. At the time of his demise Pakistan had managed to amass 70 runs on the board.
With wickets falling like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 were sinking deep in the pits of trouble and needed a saviour to avoid a humiliating defeat in the final.
With the crowd going wild for the success of their team, it was time for Pakistan’s young guns to fire as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Akmal-c94595 and all-rounder Hammad Azam forged a defiant stand against the raging Bangladesh bowlers.
The young duo fancied a mature partnership and took the score to 129 runs before Azam found his way back to the pavilion after knocking an innings of 30 runs.
Akmal, then followed as he also faltered after hammering 30 runs, leaving his side standing on 133 runs.
Cricket fans all over the world then got to witness a blitz of an innings by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sarfraz-Ahmed-c88818 moulded a well tamed innings of 46 runs to help Pakistan amass a defendable tally on the board.
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