They had scored a competitive 262-8 off 50 overs against Bangladesh.
Hafeez (89) and Nasir Jamshed (54) hit half-centuries for Pakistan, while paceman Shahadat Hossain (3-53) and left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan (2-41) were the main wicket-takers for Bangladesh in the day-night match.
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim had elected to field after winning the toss against Pakistan in the opening match of the Asia Cup one-day tournament in Dhaka on Sunday.
Defending champions India and Sri Lanka are the other teams in the fray. Each side will play the other once in the round-robin league, with the top two advancing to the final on March 22.
Pakistan: Misbah-ul Haq (capt), Mohammad Hafeez, Nasir Jamshed, Asad Shafiq, Younis Khan, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Sarfraz Ahmed, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul, Aizaz Cheema.
Bangladesh: Mushfiqur Rahim (capt), Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Nazimuddin, Jahurul Islam, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Mahmudullah, Nasir Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza, Abdur Razzak, Shafiul Islam, Shahadat Hossain.
Umpires: Ian Gould (ENG) and Paul Reiffel (AUS)
TV umpire: S. Ravi (IND)
Match referee: David Boon (AUS)
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we won cup and u won our hearts ♥ We love u Bangal Tigers :)
very goog bowling fast""""""""""""""""
Congrats to the Men in Green for winning Keep up the winning spirit/tactics!
Boom Boom - You are Back in Action - Simply Luv Your Style :) Darling, Be sure to remind the Indian cricket team who the World Champions of cricket really are on 18th March!! Almighty Allah will Bless You With Strength & Victory on this day !!
@shahid who says: "Twenty one runs win against Bangla team means 121 runs defeat against Sri Lanka and ten wickets defeat against India. Credit goes to Misbah."
I will revisit this page after Pakistan will have played its next two matches against Sri Lanka and India, just to check how true your words/comment were...
Because, I am still optimistic about Pakistan's performance in rest of the series. :)
Pretty ironic now they are playing against a B team so Afridi and Hafiz are back in form and among the wickets. They would bat and bowl well till they face top opposition. They are the masters of mediocrity.
Well done, Pakistani team! I am proud of you! I wish you win against India aswell!
@Bangladeshi: No one is underestimating Bangladeshis. At one point we thought we lost the match but thanks to quick wickets from our bowlers. Check at PakPassion forum where hardcore cricket supporters are praising Shakib for his masterpiece innings
It seems PAKISTANIS are underestimating us. You won't be underestimating us if we beat INDIA or SL. SO keep watching.
We could have easily won had it not been for Saeed Ajmal taking 2 wickets in the 44th over and sakib lost support at the other end.Heart breaking really. It could have been a great chase and memorable victory over PAK.
I think Umar Akmal is the main culprit.He has failed to learn from his mistakes now its time to give Hammad Azam more chances.Drastic changes should be done after Asia cup.i say 3 sperate Teams for 3 seprate formats and bring all the new talent in.
Good captaincy by Misbah...Used right bowlers at right time...& I will say If Bangladesh can play like that against Pakistan don't know how hard will they come upon teams like India & Sri Lanka!!
Well played Shakib-ul-Hasan
Thank you misbah for making it look like we were playing against England :-/
Poor Bangladesh fans always turn in large numbers, have high expectations and their team will not win
If we almost lost to Bangladesh that means our team will likely get destroyed by Sri Lanka and India.
Twenty one runs win against Bangla team means 121 runs defeat against Sri Lanka and ten wickets defeat against India. Credit goes to Misbah.
@Pakistani First: Correct!
Even though we won.. I still hate Misbahs captaincy. For large period of time the Bangla batsmen were given a free hand to do as they please. No pressure applied.
Stupid remarks about match fixing. We are our own worst enemies
Congrats! Close win for Pakistan. Shakib-Ul-Hassan was awesome.
Yet again, batting line collapsed and failed -credit to bowler for bowling & batting.. man of the match Umer Gul!
@ Zaid Hamid
if it wins?
Match fixing