First ODI: Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 79 runs in the series opener

Taskin, Arafat bag three wickets for the hosts after Tamim, Mushfiqur score centuries


Sports Desk April 17, 2015
Bangladesh cricketer Taskin Ahmed (C) reacts as Shakib Al Hasan (L) looks on after the dismissal of Pakistan cricket captain Azhar Ali (R) during the first One Day International cricket match between Bangladesh and Pakistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on April 17, 2015. PHOTO: AFP

KARACHI: Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 79 runs in the first ODI of the three-match series in Mirpur on Friday.

Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first against Pakistan's premier bowling attack which was welcoming Saeed Ajmal and Junaid Khan back.

Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim both scored centuries to lead the hosts to set a big 330-run target.

In their chase, Pakistan were given a good opening by Azhar Ali (72) and Sarfraz Ahmed (24).

Wicket kept falling at equal intervals for Pakistan who once seemed like approaching the target easily when Azhar and Haris Sohail (51) added 89 runs for the third wicket.

Debutant Muhammd Rizwan played an important 67-run innings down the order for Pakistan while the other debutant Saad Nasim could not open his account in ODIs after falling for nought, bowled by Arafat Sunny.

Muhammad Hafeez was run out unfortunately and was not able to make any mark in the new-face Pakistan team.

Earlier, Wahab Riaz was the only successful bowler for Pakistan and bagged four wicket for 59 runs.



Pakistan: 250-9 (45.2 overs)

LBW appeal on Saeed Ajmal and he is given out by the umpire. He reviews it but the call stay with the umpire and Bangladesh have bagged an important win by 79 runs against Pakistan.

Shakib Al Hasan bowls his last over.



Pakistan: 249-9 (45 overs)

RUN OUT! Junaid Khan departs for nought. Rahat Ali walks in as the last batsman.

OUT! Rizwan sweeps and is caught by Nasir Hossain off Rubel Hossain.

FOUR to start the over by Muhammad Rizwan. He seems to be a promising player.

Rubel Hossain continues.



Pakistan: 244-7 (44 overs)

Thirteen runs and a wicket of Wahab Riaz in the over.

BOWLED! Wahab (8) cleaned up as Saeed Ajmal walks in.

FOUR! Wahab Riaz joins in to save some respect for Pakistan.

FOUR! Muhammad Rizwan goes for the midwicket boundary on the second ball.

Taskin Ahmed bowls his eighth over.



Pakistan: 231-6 (43 overs)

Seven runs off the over. Pakistan still need 98 off 42 balls.

LBW! Wahab Riaz is caught in the block hole. Wahab completes the run and reviews it. He is safe. The ball is missing the leg stump completely.

Rubel Hossain in for his seventh over.



Pakistan: 225-6 (42 overs)

FIFTY up for the newbie Muhammad Rizwan off 46 balls. A half-century of debut!

Arafat Sunny bowls his last over.



Pakistan: 220-6 (41 overs)

Shakib Al Hasan goes for three runs in the over.



Pakistan: 217-6 (40 overs)

BOWLED! Saad Nasim tries to cut and misses a straighter delivery from Arafat Sunny. The maverick Wahab Riaz joins Muhammad Rizwan (49*).

OUT! Fawad Alam departs as Saad Nasim walks in for Pakistan. He is caught by Soumya Sarkar on 14 runs.

Arafat Sunny bowls the last over of batting powerplay.



Pakistan: 214-4 (39 overs)

FOUR! Muhammad Rizwan goes for a slog sweep over midwicket.

Shakib Al Hasan continues for the fourth over of batting powerplay.



Pakistan: 207-4 (38 overs)

Tens runs off the third over of batting powerplay.

Fawad Alam starts Arafat Sunny's over with a FOUR over mid-on.



Pakistan: 197-4 (37 overs)

Two FOURS off the Shakib Al Hasan over. Ten runs off it.



Pakistan: 187-4 (36 overs)

Five runs off the over.

Batting powerplay starts and Arafat Sunny is given the ball by Shakib.



Pakistan: 182-4 (35 overs)

Mahmudullah bowls his second over. Goes for only two runs.



Pakistan: 180-4 (34 overs)

Four runs coming off Taskin Ahmed's over.



Pakistan: 176-4 (33 overs)

Shakib Al Hasan goes for a single in his over.



Pakistan: 175-4 (32 overs)

Just a single and a wicket off the over.

OUT! Haris Sohail caught at mid-on on the fifth ball of the over.

Taskin ahmed bowls.

Pakistan: 174-3 (31 overs)

Three runs off Shakib Al Hasan's over.



Pakistan: 171-3 (30 overs)

Four runs off the over.

Muhammad Rizwan survives a scare as he lobs it up in the air but no fielder is able to reach it. Bowler gives it a 100% go but fails to reach it.

FIFTY up for Haris Sohail off 59 balls.

Taskin Ahmed continues.



Pakistan: 167-3 (29 overs)

FOUR! Rizwan again. What a player he is. He walks in in a tensed situation and scores three boundaries.

FOUR! Rizwan slashes it past the point fielder. Sheer power!

FOUR! Muhammad Rizwan drives it for the extra cover boundary.

FOUR! Haris Sohail starts the over with a boundary. Edges it past the keeper towards third man boundary.

Abul Hasan.



Pakistan: 148-3 (28 overs)

Four runs and an all important wicket of Azhar Ali in the over.

OUT! Azhar Ali (72 off 73) caught behind on the third ball.

Taskin Ahmed is brought in.



Pakistan: 144-2 (27 overs)

He goes for five runs.

Mahmudullah is given a go with the ball.



Pakistan: 139-2 (26 overs)

Five runs of Shakib Al Hasan's over.



Pakistan: 134-2 (25 overs)

Nine runs off the over. Bangladesh were 104-2 at this point.

FOUR! Full-toss on off and Haris Sohail cuts it to find the square boundary.

Abul Hasan continues.



Pakistan: 125-2 (24 overs)

Six runs off the over.

FOUR! Haris edges the ball and it goes past the keeper towards the third man boundary.

Rubel Hossain continues to find a breakthrough for Bangladesh.



Pakistan: 119-2 (23 overs)

An unsuccessful appeal for caught behind on Haris Sohail. Bangladesh review the decision. The ball has missed the bat as the willow kisses the ground.

Abul Hasan bowls.



Pakistan: 114-2 (22 overs)

Five runs off the over.

FOUR to start the over by Azhar Ali. He swings and ends up playing a shot with one hand. The ball goes past the point fielder square on the off side.

Rubel Hossain bowls.



Pakistan: 109-2 (21 overs)

Five runs off the over.

Abul Hasan bowls his second over.



Pakistan: 104-2 (20 overs)

FIFTY up for Azhar Ali off 54 balls in his first ODI as captain.

100 up for Pakistan in 19.1 overs.

Rubel Hossain is brought back to find wickets for Bangladesh.

Azhar Ali scores a fifty in his first match as the ODI captain. PHOTO: AFP



Pakistan: 99-2 (19 overs)

Four runs off the over.

Abul Hasan is given the ball for the first time in this match.



Pakistan: 95-2 (18 overs)

FOUR on the last ball by Azhar Ali through covers. Eight runs off the over. Azhar on 46, Haris on 17.

Nasir Hossain bowls.



Pakistan: 87-2 (17 overs)

SIX on the last ball by Haris Sohail. Eleven runs off the over.

Arafat Sunny bowls.



Pakistan: 76-2 (16 overs)

Nasir Hossain goes for seven runs in his over.



Pakistan: 69-2 (15 overs)

He bowls a maiden to Haris Sohail.

Arafat Sunny continues.



Pakistan: 69-2 (14 overs)

FOUR! Haris Sohail goes over mid-on with a half shot but luckily finds the boundary on the fifth ball.

Nasir Hossain is introduced into the attack.



Pakistan: 64-2 (13 overs)

FOUR! Short and Azhar waits and cuts it for the third man boundary on the last ball.

RUN OUT! Azhar and Hafeez try to take a quick single but the keeper is fed the ball quickly and he removes the bails. Hafeez is miles out! He goes after scoring Four runs. Haris Sohail is the new batsman in.

Arafat Sunny.



Pakistan: 59-1 (12 overs)

FOUR! Muhammad Hafeez goes through covers on the last ball.

Shakib Al Hasan continues.



Pakistan: 54-1 (11 overs)

Two runs and an important wicket off the over.

OUT! Sarfraz Ahmed sweeps and is caught on the boundary on 24 off 31 balls. The professor Muhammad Hafeez walks in to join the captain.

Arafat Sunny in for his third over.



Pakistan: 52-0 (10 overs)

50 up for Pakistan in 9.4 overs. Can these two openers build a strong foundation for Pakistan's chase?

Shakib Al Hasan in for his second.



Pakistan: 48-0 (9 overs)

Two runs off Arafat Sunny's second over.



Pakistan: 46-0 (8 overs)

Five runs off the over. The ball is turning for Shakib a little bit.

The captain Shakib Al Hasan is welcomed into the attack.



Pakistan: 41-0 (7 overs)

FOUR on the last ball again by Sarfraz Ahmed. Two steps forward and he pushes the ball towards the long-on boundary.

Arafat Sunny is introduced into the attack with left-armers.



Pakistan: 34-0 (6 overs)

FOUR! Sarfraz disects the cover field on the last ball.

Five dots balls to start the over.

Taskin Ahmed again. The pitch is showing signs of uneven bounce.



Pakistan: 30-0 (5 overs)

FOURx2! Azhar Ali goes for the cover and midwicket boundary on the fourth and fifth ball.

Rubel Hossain in for his third over.



Pakistan: 18-0 (4 overs)

FOUR on the last ball by Sarfraz Ahmed. He uses his most effective weapon, the slog sweep, against Taskin.

Taskin Ahmed in for the fourth.



Pakistan: 12-0 (3 overs)

FOUR! Azhar Ali hits it past point on the second ball.

Rubel steams in for the second.



Pakistan: 6-0 (2 overs)

Three wides on the fourth ball.

Single on the second.

Two runs off the first ball.

Taskin Ahmed will share the new ball with Rubel.



Pakistan: 0-0 (1 over)

Its a maiden.

Azhar Ali and Sarfraz Ahmed open batting for Pakistan. Rubel Hossain will have the first go with the new ball.



Pakistan need 330 runs to win the first ODI against Bangladesh



Bangladesh: 329-6 (50 overs)

LBW on the last ball. Shakib leaves the field but reviews the decision to see if he can make the last run count as well.

WIDE called on the last ball. Shakib moves back and Wahab bowls a slow ball which is inside the designated wide line marker. But the decision stays what the umpire had said.

Three runs on the fifth ball.

BOWLED! Sabbir Rahman (15) cleaned up as he attempts a reverse sweep.

Another single followed by a wide.

Single follows.

FOUR down the leg side on the first ball.

Wahab Riaz bowls the last over.



Bangladesh: 317-4 (49 overs)

Ten runs off the over.

FOUR! Shakib Al Hasan guides a wide on leg delivery towards the fine leg boundary on the fifth ball.

Junaid Khan bowls the penultimate over.



Bangladesh: 307-4 (48 overs)

FOUR! Wahab welcomed back to the subcontinent by Sabbir.

SIX! Sabbir Rahman goes over Wahab's head. It was wide on the off side and he just punched it over the fence.

OUT! Mushfiqur Rahim is caught behind on 106 on the second ball. He cleared his front leg to swing the ball out of the park but edges it to the keeper.

Wahab Riaz bowls his ninth over.



Bangladesh: 294-3 (47 overs)

FOUR! Shakib Al Hasan scoops it past the keeper for the fine leg boundary on the third ball.

Junaid Khan into his ninth over.



Bangladesh: 287-3 (46 overs)

Four runs off his over.

Rahat Ali bowls his last over.



Bangladesh: 283-3 (45 overs)

Ten runs off Saeed Ajmal's last over. He completes his quota wicket-less giving away 74 runs in the process. Meanwhile, Mushfiqur Rahim completes his CENTURY off 69 balls.



Bangladesh: 273-3 (44overs)

Two FOURS and three singles off Wahab Riaz's over.



Bangladesh: 262-3 (43 overs)

Two SIXES and four singles off his over.

Saeed Ajmal bowls.



Bangladesh: 246-2 (42 overs)

Five runs and a wicket off the over.

OUT! Tamim Iqbal (132) lobs a short delivery in the air for Muhammad Rizwan at mid-off. Azhar Ali was standing right besides him and both went up for the catch but Rizwan caught it in the end. No fumble this time!

Wahab Riaz in for his seventh.



Bangladesh: 241-2 (41 overs)

Five runs off the over.

Saeed Ajmal is back after the powerplay.



Bangladesh: 236-2 (40 overs)

Eight runs off the over and 55 runs coming off the batting powerplay.

FOUR on the third ball by Mushfiqur Rahim. He is on a rampage here against Pakistan's main bowlers.

Rahat Ali bowls the last over of batting powerplay.



Bangladesh: 228-2 (39 overs)

FOUR on the third ball by Mushfiqur Rahim.

Junaid Khan bowls the fourth over of the batting powerplay.



Bangladesh: 221-2 (38 overs)

FOUR on the third ball. FOUR on the fourth. Mushfiqur Rahim on a roll here with Tamim Iqbal.

Rahat Ali in to bowl the third over of the batting powerplay.



Bangladesh: 210-2 (37 overs)

FOUR to start the over, two singles follow, FOUR on the fourth, SIX follows and a couple to end the over. Where is Ajmal's doosra? Eighteen runs off the over.

Saeed Ajmal seems to have lost his magic with the new action. But can he resurrect his original self?



Bangladesh: 192-2 (36 overs)

FOUR to start the over and a FOUR to end it. Tamim starts, Mushfiqur ends. Eleven runs off the over and Bangladesh are looking fierce. Who will tame these tigers for Pakistan?

Wahab Riaz is in for sixth over. Can he give Pakistan a breakthrough in the batting powerplay?



Bangladesh: 181-2 (35 overs)

Fourteen runs off the Ajmal over.

Two FOURS by Tamim Iqbal and he completes his CENTURY off 112 balls.

FOUR! Mushfiqur Rahim goes over midwicket to bring up his half-century off 42 balls.

Saeed Ajmal bowls his sixth over.



Bangladesh: 167-2 (34 overs)

Three swing and misses from Tamim afterwards. Five runs off the over.

FOUR! Short and slow. Tamim just pulls it towards the midwicket boundary. He moves on to 93*.

Tamim is on 89 and Mushfiqur on 45.

Wahab Riaz is back too!



Bangladesh: 162-2 (33 overs)

Drinks!

FOUR! On leg and Tamim just kisses it past the keeper for the fine leg boundary.

Saeed Ajmal is back!



Bangladesh: 158-2 (32 overs)

FOUR! Short and slow. Tamim waits for it and then pulls it over midwicket on the fifth ball.

Junaid Khan comes in round the wicket.



Bangladesh: 148-2 (31 overs)

Eight runs off the over.

FOUR! Mushfiqur Rahim goes for the extra cover boundary on the second ball.

Azhar Ali in for his third.



Bangladesh: 140-2 (30 overs)

Three runs off the over.

Junaid drops and Azhar gives him the ball to get Pakistan a breakthrough.



Bangladesh: 137-2 (29 overs)

DROPPED! Mushfiqur Rahim put down by Junaid Khan at mid-off on the third ball. It floats high up in the air. Junaid settles himself perfectly under it and then misses a sitter. The ball jumps off from his fingers and safely on to the ground.

Azhar Ali continues.



Bangladesh: 133-2 (28 overs)

SIX! Tamim Iqbal repeats the chorus of the fifth ball.

SIX! Tamim Iqbal looks at the yummy length delivery and slog sweeps it over midwicket on the fifth ball.

Haris Sohail continues.



Bangladesh: 116-2 (27 overs)

Five runs off his over.

The newly inducted ODI captain Azhar Ali has introduced himself into the attack.



Bangladesh: 111-2 (26 overs)

Seven runs off the over.

FOUR! Mushfiqur Rahim sweeps it over midwicket on the second ball.

Haris Sohail for his second over.



Bangladesh: 104-2 (25 overs)

Two FOURS to start the over with by Mushfiqur Rahim. Twelve runs off the over. An expensive one as far as Pakistan are concerned as they have curtailed Bangladesh in the last 10 overs.

Saad Nasim bowls fourth over.



Bangladesh: 92-2 (24 overs)

FOUR! Reverse sweep by Tamim earns him a boundary on the fourth ball. Seven runs off the over.

FIFTY up for Tamim Iqbal off 75 balls. He needs to convert this into a century for Bangladesh.

Haris Sohail in introduced into the attack for his slow left-armers.

Tamim Iqbal scored his half-century off 75 balls. PHOTO: AFP



Bangladesh: 85-2 (23 overs)

Singles on all deliveries except the fourth. Five runs off the over and a drop catch as Tamim Iqbal hit it straight into Saad's hands but he was unable to grab it.

Saad Nasim into his third over.



Bangladesh: 80-2 (22 overs)

Short and dot to end the over.

FOUR! Short and on the off. Tamim nudges it past the keeper towards the third man boundary. He moves to 47.

Two dots and a single by Mushfiqur Rahim on the fourth.

Single by Tamim Iqbal to start the over.

Rahat Ali in for his seventh over.



Bangladesh: 74-2 (21 overs)

FOUR! Short and Mushfiqur Rahim goes over midwicket on the last ball of the over.

Singles on first, fourth and fifth balls.

Saad Nasim continues.



Bangladesh: 67-2 (20 overs)

BOWLED! Slow ball does the trick for Rahat Ali on the last ball of the over. Middle stump uprooted! Mahmudullah departs for five runs. Mushfiqur Rahim walks in for Bangladesh.

Rahat Ali continues.



Bangladesh: 66-1 (19 overs)

Single to end the over.

FOUR on the fifth ball off the over by Tamim.

A couple on the second ball by Tamim Iqbal. He will have to play a big innings if Bangladesh are thinking of posting a big total.

Saad Nasim is introduced into the attack with his leg-spinners. Can he fill in the boots of Shahid Afridi?



Bangladesh: 59-1 (18 overs)

Singles on second, third and fourth balls.

Rahat Ali runs in.

Bangladesh cricketer Tamim Iqbal plays a shot during the first One Day International cricket match between Bangladesh and Pakistan. PHOTO: AFP



Bangladesh: 56-1 (17 overs)

Two runs off his over.

Saeed Ajmal bowls his fourth over.



Bangladesh: 54-1 (16 overs)

Goes for single in the over.

Rahat Ali starts after the drinks break.



Bangladesh: 53-1 (15 overs)

Only nine runs have been scored in the last five overs.

Single to start the over. Dot follows and then again a single. Three dots to end the over.

Saeed Ajmal is in for his third.



Bangladesh: 51-1 (14 overs)

Just three runs and a wicket for Pakistan off this over.

RUN OUT! Bangladesh try to steal a quick single but Wahab Riaz takes on the batsmen at the bowler's end and hits the wicket picking up the ball as quickly as possible. Third umpire reviews and he is gone! Soumya Sarkar departs for 20 off 36 balls. Pakistan have their first breakthrough.

Start with a dot.

Wahab Riaz bowls his fourth.



Bangladesh: 48-0 (13 overs)

Just a single on the third ball.

Saeed Ajmal into his second over.



Bangladesh: 47-0 (12 overs)

Five dots and a single off the last ball by Tamim Iqbal.

Wahab Riaz bowls his third over.

Bangladesh cricketer Tamim Iqbal plays a shot. PHOTO: AFP



Bangladesh: 46-0 (11 overs)

Single on the second and fourth ball.

Saeed Ajmal is brought on to bowl. Can he be as effective as he previously was?



Bangladesh: 44-0 (10 overs)

Just a single off his over.

Wahab Riaz again.



Bangladesh: 43-0 (9 overs)

Dot to end the over.

Three dots, then a single on the fourth and fifth ball.

Junaid Khan in his fifth over.



Bangladesh: 41-0 (8 overs)

Four dots follow.

FOUR! Soumya Sarkar smashes it past the point fielder on the second ball.

Start with a dot but widish delivery.

Wahab Riaz is brought into the attack.



Bangladesh: 37-0 (7 overs)

FOUR! Short and pulled for a boundary by Tamim Iqbal on the fifth ball.

A double on the third ball.

Junaid Khan bowls.



Bangladesh: 31-0 (6 overs)

FOUR! Rahat strays on Soumya's legs and this goes over the in-field, square of the midwicket boundary.

FOUR! This time Soumya Sarkar goes over the mid-on fielder on the fifth ball.

Two dots and a single on the third ball.

Rahat Ali in for his third. Pakistan in need of a wicket here!



Bangladesh: 22-0 (5 overs)

Junaid comes round the wicket and bowls an over-head wide. Finishes the over with a dot ball.

Four dots follow.

Tamim start the over with a single.

Junaid Khan steams in.



Bangladesh: 20-0 (4 overs)

Single on the fourth ball by Tamim.

FOUR on the third ball by Tamim Iqbal. Short and he again cuts it behind square. Third man gave it a chase but had to no chance.

Single to start the over by Soumya Sarkar.

Rahat Ali in for his second over.



Bangladesh: 14-0 (3 overs)

Dot to end the over.

FOUR! Driven majestically through covers by Tamim Iqbal.

Four dots balls to start the over by Junaid Khan.



Bangladesh: 10-0 (2 overs)

Single off the last ball by Tamim.

FOUR! Short and Tamim cuts it square to find the boundary.

A single on the third by Soumya.

Two runs off the first ball by Soumya Sarkar.

Rahat Ali is given the new ball for the second over.



Bangladesh: 2-0 (1 over)

Soumya Sarkar finds a single through covers on the fifth ball.

Tamim Iqbal scores a single off the first ball.

Junaid Khan opens bowling for Pakistan. Soumya Sarkar and Tamim Iqbal open batting for Bangladesh.



Toss

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and chose to bat first against Pakistan.

COMMENTS (3)

Jamal Hamza Shamirab | 8 years ago | Reply We have got another defensive captain in this aggressive era of cricket, when two wickets were fallen, azhar ali brought his part time bowlers, what a ridiculous thinking # Azhar ali.
Jamal Hamza Shamirab | 8 years ago | Reply We have got another defensive captain in this aggressive era of cricket, when two wickets were fallen, azhar ali used his part time bowlers to finish their overs quickly but i think he doesn't know where wickets falls, mostly captains prefer to attack. Its his first match as a captain but it is not a street cricket, he has played international matches and should be aware of when to use part time bowlers.
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