Asia Cup: Pakistan win by 21 runs against hosts Bangladesh
The two teams were playing the opening match of the Asia Cup one-day tournament in Dhaka.
DHAKA:
Pakistan defeated hosts Bangladesh by 21 runs in the opening match of the Asia Cup one-day tournament in Dhaka on Sunday.
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)
Pakistan defeated hosts Bangladesh by 21 runs in the opening match of the Asia Cup one-day tournament in Dhaka on Sunday.
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)