Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 8 wicket and completed an ODI series whitewash. PHOTO: AFP
KARACHI: Pakistan were humiliated by Bangladesh as the hosts completed a three-match ODI series whitewash with an eight-wicket victory in the last ODI in Mirpur.
Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat first in a match where they were trying to save face by avoiding a defeat in the third and last ODI.
Newly sworn in ODI captain Azhar Ali (101) and debutante Sami (45) Aslam gave Pakistan a solid start. Sami was caught behind on a Nasir Hossain ball.
Muhammad Hafeez joined Azhar in the middle and didn't inspire after being bowled by Arafat Sunny on four runs.
Haris Sohail (52) came and added an important 98 runs with Azhar to boost Pakistan's score to 203-2 when Azhar Ali (the first Pakistani ODI captain to score a century after five years) was bowled by Shakin Al Hasan.
After his departure, Pakistan seemed to have lost all their sense of batting and were bundled out for 250-all out with an over to spare.
In their chase, Bangladesh were as always supported by Tamim Iqbal and man-of-the-match Soumya Sarkar. Both openers scored 145 runs top of the order before Tamim was dismissed LBW on a Junaid Khan ball. He scored 64 runs off 76 balls.
Soumya held the charge from their and scored an unbeaten 127 runs to lead his team to victory. He was joined by Mahmudullah for his four runs and then Mushfiqur Rahim (49) who scored the winning four on the third ball of the Junaid Khan over.
Tamim Iqbal was awarded the man of the series award for his two centuries and one half-century.
Pakistan and Bangladesh are now scheduled to play a one-off Twenty20 in Mirpur on April 24. Later, they will face each other in a two-match Test series from April 28 till May 10.
Bangladesh 238-2 (39 overs)
FOUR down fine leg by Mushfiqur Rahim (49*) and Bangladesh have completed an ODI series whitewash against Pakistan.
Junaid Khan bowls with 11 runs required.
Bangladesh 238-2 (39 overs)
Goes for six runs in the over.
Wahab Riaz bowls.
Bangladesh 234-2 (38 overs)
SIX! Over long-on. Umar Gul getting the Saeed Ajmal treatment in this match.
FOUR! Cow corner this time.
FOUR! Soumya Sarkar hits it past Umar Gul for the long-on boundary.
Umar Gul.
Bangladesh 216-2 (37 overs)
Zulfiqar Babar hit for a SIX by Soumya Sarkar in the over. Bangladesh have never looked in problem against Pakistan in all three ODIs.
Bangladesh 208-2 (36 overs)
DROPPED! Junaid Khan again. It was a simple catch at midwicket but it went right into his hands and popped out. He could have done better with that!
FOUR! Welcomed with a cut to the boundary by Mushfiqur Rahim.
Umar Gul is back to bowls the first over of the batting powerplay.
Bangladesh 202-2 (35 overs)
Nine runs off the over.
FOUR! Down the leg side and Mushfiqur just kisses it for the fine leg boundary.
Zulfiqar Babar into his ninth over.
Bangladesh 193-2 (34 overs)
SIX and CENTURY up for Soumya Sarkar off 94 balls. It was short and Sarkar pulled it over the midwicket fielder.
Azhar Ali bowls himself. Can he strike for Pakistan and make a match out of this dead rubber?
Bangladesh 186-2 (33 overs)
Goes for seven runs.
Zulfiqar Babar in for his eighth over.
Bangladesh 179-2 (32 overs)
Six runs off the over.
FOUR! Soumya Sarkar pulls a short ball over midwicket.
Wahab Riaz is back!
Bangladesh 173-2 (31 overs)
Sarkar 89, Mushfiqur 10.
Just two runs off his over.
Zulfiqar Babar into his seventh over.
Bangladesh 171-2 (30 overs)
FOUR! FOUR! FOUR! Mushfiqur Rahim starts the rampage with one and Soumya Sarkar end it with two. Pakistani bowlers are being plundered. Literally PLUNDERED!
Junaid Khan bowls his seventh over.
Bangladesh 156-2 (29 overs)
Just a single of the last ball off his over.
Zulfiqar Babar again.
Bangladesh 155-2 (28 overs)
BOWLED! Mahmudullah's off-stump bails dislodged on four runs. Mushfiqur Rahim walks in.
FOUR! Mahmudullah gets a free hit and capitalises on it.
Junaid Khan bowls his sixth.
Bangladesh 146-1 (27 overs)
Just a single off the over.
He is teasing the new batsman Mahmudullah with his variations and spin.
Zulfiqar Babar continues.
Bangladesh 145-1 (26 overs)
LBW! Tamim tries to cut a delivery which is on his legs and the umpire says it out. Tamim reviews and the ball has hit the pads first. Third umpire say it out and Tamim walks off without scoring a century today on 64. Mahmudullah walks in!
FOUR! Soumya Sarkar get one his legs and he pulls it to the deep square leg boundary.
Junaid Khan.
Bangladesh 140-0 (25 overs)
FOUR! Tamim goes for the slog sweep this time.
FOUR! Reverse sweep by Tamim towards the third man boundary.
Zulfiqar Babar continues.
Bangladesh 129-0 (24 overs)
SIX. Soumya Sarkar goes for the long-on boundary.
Junaid Khan is back.
Bangladesh 121-0 (23 overs)
Zulfiqar Babar goes for nine runs in his over courtesy two FOURs by Tamim Iqbal.
Bangladesh 112-0 (22 overs)
Two SIXES off Muhammad Hafeez. Fourteen runs off the over.
Bangladesh 98-0 (21 overs)
Zulfiqar Babar goes for two in his over.
Bangladesh 96-0 (20 overs)
Muhammad Hafeez goes for three runs in his over.
Bangladesh 93-0 (19 overs)
FOUR! Reverse sweep and Tamim beats the fielder.
Zulfiqar Babar is brought on! Can he prove to be the key?
Bangladesh 87-0 (18 overs)
He goes for just one run in the over.
Muhammad Hafeez is brought back in a dire attempt to break this partnership.
Bangladesh 86-0 (17 overs)
Four runs off the over.
Bangladesh on course to white wash Pakistan and make history.#PAKvBAN #PoorPerformance
— Sami Tariq (@ItsSamiTariq) April 22, 2015
Wahab bowls his fourth.
Bangladesh 82-0 (16 overs)
Four runs off the over.
Junaid Khan again.
Bangladesh 78-0 (15 overs)
Just two runs off the over.
Genius captain played two matches yet he didnt realize pace has nothing on these pitches #PAKvBAN
— Hamza. (@Hamxa96) April 22, 2015
Wahab Riaz continues.
Bangladesh 76-0 (14 overs)
Four singles and a dot ends the over.
FOUR! Soumya Sarkar guides a short ball towards backward point for a boundary on the first ball.
Junaid Khan in for his second over.
Bangladesh 68-0 (13 overs)
Tamim 25, Sarkar 38.
FOUR! Short and on off. Tamim cuts it over backward point. Top shot from the left hander.
Wahab again.
Bangladesh 61-0 (12 overs)
FOUR! Tamim Iqbal places a low full toss on middle stump towards square leg.
Junaid Khan introduced into the attack.
Bangladesh 54-0 (11 overs)
Six runs off the over.
Wahab Riaz introduced! Where is Junaid today?
Bangladesh 48-0 (10 overs)
FOUR! Tamim Iqbal this time. There is definitely a bowling change coming up.
Umar Gul again.
Bangladesh 42-0 (9 overs)
Tamim 7, Soumya 32.
SIX! Soumya doesn't need to run to add to his score. Straight over bowler's head on the last ball. Hafeez looks disappointed.
Defends the next four deliveries.
FOUR! Soumya Sarkar goes for the midwicket boundary. Nothing working in Pakistan's way at the moment. Someone needs to stand up for Pakistan while Bangladesh make an easy sail out of this match.
Muhammad Hafeez continues.
Bangladesh 32-0 (8 overs)
https://twitter.com/HasanAAnsari23/status/590866320637370369
Four runs off his over.
Umar Gul.
Bangladesh 28-0 (7 overs)
Just a single off his over.
Hafeez attacking the stumps #PAKvBAN
— Ahsan Tanoli (@AhsanTanoli) April 22, 2015
Hafeez continues into his fourth over.
Bangladesh 27-0 (6 overs)
Five dots. Can he bowl a maiden here? No he can't. FOUR! Gul feeds a short delivery and Tamim is ready to pull it towards midwicket.
Umar Gul.
Bangladesh 23-0 (5 overs)
He bowls a maiden to Soumya Sarkar.
Hafeez continues.
Bangladesh 23-0 (4 overs)
FOUR! Take stance, wait for the ball and repeat for Soumya. Umar Gul needs to find his length soon.
FOUR! Short and pulled towards midwicket by Soumya.
Umar Gul.
Bangladesh 14-0 (3 overs)
Just two runs off Muhammad Hafeez's over. He needs to play an important role for Pakistan today. He has disappointed with the bat but he needs to pay back with his bowling.
Bangladesh 12-0 (2 overs)
A good over except the two wides and the boundary.
Another wide! Gul roaming around on the leg side.
Wide! Gul warming up to find the right length.
FOUR! Inside Edge and Soumya Sarkar bags a boundary towards third man. Keeper had no chance to stop it.
Umar Gul bowls shares the new ball with Hafeez.
Bangladesh 6-0 (1 over)
FOUR! Soumya Sarkar finds the boundary on the second ball.
Twice centurion Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar are out to open the chase for Bangladesh. Recently cleared Muhammad Hafeez open the bowling for Pakistan.
Pakistan set 251-run target for Bangladesh in the third ODI.
Pakistan 250-9 (49 overs)
BOWLED! Junaid Khan (4) goes for a reverse sweep and misses!
Stumping appeal on Zulfiqar Babar but he survives.
Arafat Sunny bowls the penultimate over.
Pakistan 246-9 (48 overs)
OUT! Saad Nasim (22) caught at mid-off by Taskin Ahmed.
Rubel Hossain.
Pakistan 245-8 (47 overs)
RUN OUT! Umar Gul departs for nought. Saad Nasim called him for a single as the cover fielder nearly had the ball in his hands. He throws at the non-striker's end and the bowler removes the bails without hesitance. Zulfiqar Babar joins Saad.
Arafat Sunny bowls his ninth.
Pakistan 243-7 (46 overs)
OUT! Wahab caught at cover by Mashrafe Murtaza after scoring seven runs. Not his day to score big again! Umar Gul walks in! It will good to see him bowling today.
FOUR! Pulled by Wahab to the midwicket boundary.
Rubel Hossain is back for death bowling. He bowled only four overs today.
Pakistan 237-6 (45 overs)
FOUR! Short and pulled by Saad Nasim. He is gaining confidence with every ball. Wahab Riaz, meanwhile, is waiting for the right moment to fire.
Shakib Al Hasan bowls his last over.
Pakistan 231-6 (44 overs)
FOUR! Saad Nasim is not trying to hit it big. He is just trying to beat the fielders and he did so on this occassion.
OUT! Fawad Alam (4) sweeps, swings, slogs and is caught by Nasir Hossain with a nice diving effort. As much as he promised, he couldn't deliver anything in this series for Pakistan.
Mashrafe Murtaza bowls his last over.
Pakistan 224-5 (43 overs)
Fawad (4), Saad (8)
FOUR! Straight over the bowler's head. Saad Nasim taking the charge.
Shakib in to bowl his ninth now.
Pakistan 218-5 (42 overs)
Five runs off the over.
Mashrafe Murtaza bowls his ninth over.
Pakistan 213-5 (41 overs)
Just two runs off the over.
OUT! Soft dismissal for Muhammad Rizwan (4). Miss cues the speed of the ball and edges it into the hands of the bowler. Shakib is all smiles after taking an easy catch. Saad Nasim is in.
Fasten Your Seat belts !
— Khan Saab (@Hanii_tales) April 22, 2015
Famous Batting Collapse is On the way!#PAKvBAN
Shakib Al Hasan into his eight over.
Pakistan 211-4 (40 overs)
OUT! Haris Sohail lobs one in the air and Mushfiqur Rahim catches it. Another couple of wickets falling in quick succession for Pakistan. Wicketkeeper batsman Muhammad Rizwan and Fawad Alam are on the pitch for Pakistan now. Can they build of the strong start?
Mashrafe Murtaza for the last over of the batting powerplay.
Pakistan 202-3 (39 overs)
BOWLED! Azhar Ali's innings come to an end. The ball flicks the off stump bail as Azhar goes for a cut.
Shakib Al Hasan bowls his seventh over.
Pakistan 202-2 (38 overs)
Azhar (101), Haris (49).
CENTURY! Azhar Ali becomes the first Pakistan ODI captain to ton up in five years. Misbahul Haq's century jinx broken by Azhar off 111 balls.
The last ODI hundred by Pakistan captain was by @SAfridiOfficial AsiaCup 2010 against Bangladesh... #PAKvBAN #BANvsPAK
— Emmad Hameed (@Emmad81) April 22, 2015
Single on the third ball and Azhar is on 99*.
Mashrafe Murtaza bowls the third over of the batting powerplay.
Pakistan 197-2 (37 overs)
Azhar (98), Haris (47).
SIX! Over the cow corner, just missed by the fielder. Haris Sohail complementing the captain's innings. His second of the innings and the second of the Pakistan innings.
Arafat Sunny bowls the second over of the batting powerplay.
Pakistan 185-2 (36 overs)
Azhar (95), Haris (38).
Azhar Ali will the first ODI captain after five years to score a century. Last one was by Shahid Afridi in 2010 Bangladesh in Dambulla.
Mashrafe Murtaza bowls the first over of the batting powerplay.
Pakistan 181-2 (35 overs)
Azhar (93), Haris (36).
Arafat Sunny bowls the last over before batting powerplay.
Pakistan 178-2 (34 overs)
Azhar (93), Haris (33).
Five runs off the over.
Mahmudullah in for his second over.
Pakistan 173-2 (33 overs)
Azhar (90), Haris (31).
FOUR! Short and slow. Azhar fetches it from off and slams it for a boundary square on off. He moves on to 90. He and Misbah share a high score of 96 in ODIs. Can he do what Misbah could never do, score a century!
Rubel Hossain get a tap on the back from Mashrafe. He has been expensive today.
Pakistan 165-2 (32 overs)
Azhar (84), Haris (29).
Azhar inches closer to exorcising demons of Misbahul Haq but will he? will he become 1st Pak captain since @SAfridiOfficial to post ODI 100?
— Emmad Hameed (@Emmad81) April 22, 2015
Four runs off the over.
Mahmudullah bowls! Mashrafe bringing in his eighth bowler for what?
Pakistan 161-2 (31 overs)
Azhar (81), Haris (28).
FOUR! Azhar cuts a short ball past the point fielder and the third man can't reach it as well.
Azhar (76), Haris (27).
Rubel Hossain is welcomed back with a FOUR by Haris Sohail on the very first ball towards extra cover.
Pakistan 150-2 (30 overs)
Azhar (76), Haris (22).
150 up for Pakistan. They have a powerplay in hand as well. Can they reach past 300 today?
FOUR! Azhar falls back and hits it over extra cover on the fourth ball.
Sabbir Rahman in for his second over.
Pakistan 143-2 (29 overs)
Azhar (70), Haris (21).
Four runs off the over.
Shakib Al Hasan into his sixth over.
Pakistan 139-2 (28 overs)
Azhar (69), Haris (18).
Ten runs off the over.
SIX! Full-toss to Haris Sohail and it goes sailing over the midwicket fielder. First of the innings.
Azhar Ali is doing very well.. Very very responsible innings #BANvsPAK #PAKvBAN #RiseOfTheTigers
— Sadman de Turzo 🎁 (@DeTurzo) April 22, 2015
Sabbir Rahman is introduced into the attack. Seventh bowler for Bangladesh.
Pakistan 129-2 (27 overs)
Azhar (67), Haris (10).
Just two runs off his over.
Shakib Al Hasan.
Pakistan 127-2 (26 overs)
Azhar (66), Haris (9).
FOUR! Azhar plays it so late that even the Pakistani trains seem to be on time. Just kisses it past the keeper for the third man boundary.
FOUR! Azhar Ali walks down the pitch and goes over the mid-off fielder for a boundary.
Nasir Hossain continues.
Pakistan 116-2 (25 overs)
Azhar (56), Haris (8).
Four runs off the over.
Shakib Al Hasan for his fourth.
Pakistan 112-2 (24 overs)
Azhar (55), Haris (5).
Three runs off his over.
Nasir Hossain bowls.
Pakistan 109-2 (23 overs)
Azhar (54), Haris (3).
Three runs off the over.
Shakib Al Hasan into his third over.
Pakistan 106-2 (22 overs)
Azhar 53, Hafeez 4.
BOWLED! Muhammad Hafeez (4) dances down the pitch to hit the bowler straight over his head but misses the arm ball. He walks off in a disappointing manner. Haris Sohail joins the captain in the middle.
Arafat Sunny.
Pakistan 99-1 (21 overs)
Azhar 50, Hafeez 4.
FIFTY! Azhar Ali takes a single and completes his second half-ton of this series and second as the ODI captain. He needs to convert it today to stamp his authority on the captaincy mark.
Shakib Al Hasan bowls his second.
Pakistan 99-1 (20 overs)
Azhar 49, Hafeez 2.
https://twitter.com/taimoorza/status/590815767681060864
Six runs off his over.
Arafat Sunny into his fifth over.
Pakistan 93-1 (19 overs)
Two runs off his over.
Shakib Al Hasan introduced into the attack just after the first breakthrough.
Pakistan 91-1 (18 overs)
Azhar 42, Sami 45.
OUT! Sami Aslam is caught behind on the last ball. Bangladesh get their first breakthrough and the Professor walks out. He has been cleared by ICC to bowl in this match. Can he show his happiness in batting? Woah! The replay shows the ball missed his bat by a mile. Why didn't he review it? What was Azhar doing? Did it hit his glove? Yes it did.
Azhar starts with three dots. Gets a single from the long-on fielder.
Nasir Hossain continues after the drinks break.
Pakistan 90-0 (17 overs)
Drinks!
Azhar 42, Sami 45.
Good thing about Sami Aslam is, he is playing his natural game.
— Haseeb Mirza (@HaseebSaleem_) April 22, 2015
#PAKvBAN #PAKvsBAN #Cricket #BANvsPAK
Four runs off the over.
Arafat Sunny again.
Pakistan 86-0 (16 overs)
Azhar 40, Sami 43.
Five runs off his over.
Nasir Hossain.
Pakistan 81-0 (15 overs)
Azhar 38, Sami 40.
Five singles on first five balls. Azhar ends the over with a dot.
Arafat Sunny.
Pakistan 76-0 (14 overs)
Azhar 36, Sami 37.
FOUR! Chipped over the infield towards extra cover. Perfectly placed between the two fielders. Sami Aslam batting responsibly here.
Nasir Hossain.
Pakistan 69-0 (13 overs)
Azhar 35, Sami 31.
Sami Aslam 's last List A 10 inning. He is consistent Any way.#GoodLuckBoy #PAKvBAN pic.twitter.com/inuuJqG8K8
— Abid Hussain (@nagoabid) April 22, 2015
Just two runs off his over.
Arafat Sunny continues.
Pakistan 67-0 (12 overs)
Just a single off his over. Azhar 34, Sami 30.
Nasir Hossain is brought on!
Pakistan 66-0 (11 overs)
FOUR! Azhar Ali goes for the cow corner with a drive. He is very easily finding the sweet part of his bat today.
Sami Aslam's looks resembles Saeed Anwar to some extent #PakvBan pic.twitter.com/vEys3bfkqE
— Ahsan Tanoli (@AhsanTanoli) April 22, 2015
Rubel Hossain in for his second over.
Pakistan 58-0 (10 overs)
A loud appeal of catch by Tamim Iqbal as he runs backward and takes the catch with a full length dive. Sami Aslam the culprit as he sweeps. Umpire says not out. Bangladesh review and it has risen up from the pads. Sami survives!
Arafat Sunny back after bowling only one over.
Pakistan 57-0 (9 overs)
FOUR! Short and cut by Azhar beautifully. He is in a good touch. The role of captaincy has instilled confidence in him. He is playing his shots with more authority.
Pakistan off to a very fine start. MashaAllah#PakvBan
— Zain (@ZainMrk) April 22, 2015
Mashrafe Murtaza still bowling from his end. Into his fifth over.
Pakistan 50-0 (8 overs)
FOUR! Driven to the extra cover boundary with exquisite timing by Sami. 50-run partnership up for the opening pair.
Single taken and Sami Aslam is on strike.
FOUR! Wide on off and Azhar punches it hard through covers. Fielder gets a hand to it but couldn't stop it from reaching the boundary.
Starts with two dots to Azhar.
Rubel Hossain! Mashrafe goes for pace this time.
Pakistan 41-0 (7 overs)
Azhar blocks and ends the over with a single.
Wide on leg and Sami Aslam pulls it. Fine leg fielder only allows one run.
Sami Aslam is smashing all these boundaries straight into the faces of those selectors who never relied on him in the past.#PAKvBAN
— Qasim Shah (@Qasim_Shah77) April 22, 2015
Dot and then a single by Azhar Ali. Sami Aslam block the third.
Mashrafe Murtaza continues.
Pakistan 38-0 (6 overs)
FOUR! Another one. This time Arafat comes round the wicket and bowls it onto the stumps but Sami cuts it beautifully for a boundary. What a start from this youngester.
FOUR! Short and pulled to the midwicket boundary by Sami Aslam.
Sami Aslam looks like a very prolific opener, we should've played him in the first two matches. #PAKvBAN
— Fawad (@fwdahmd) April 22, 2015
Starts with a dot. Azhar gets a single on the second.
Arafat Sunny! Mushrafe sure knows he is his strike bowler in the spin department.
Pakistan 29-0 (5 overs)
Nearly caught! Azhar Ali edges it to first slip and it falls just in front of him. Lucky for Azhar!
Mashrafe Murtaza continues.
Pakistan 28-0 (4 overs)
FOUR! Through covers past the mid-off fielder. Sami Aslam looks confident!
Two dots and then a short ball which is pulled again for a FOUR! Second boundary for the debutante Sami Aslam.
Taskin follows up with a wide.
FOUR! Short and Sami Aslam pulls it towards the long leg boundary.
What a way to hit the 1st international boundary!
— Haseeb Mirza (@HaseebSaleem_) April 22, 2015
#PAKvBAN #PAKvsBAN #Cricket #BANvsPAK
Taskin Ahmed bowls.
Pakistan 15-0 (3 overs)
A single by Sami and Azhar plays a dot to end the over.
Azhar Ali steals a quick single.
Sami Aslam plays two dots and then cuts it for a single.
Mashrafe Murtaza runs in again.
Sami Aslam the debutant looks a good confident opener #PAKvBAN
— Shahzad Malik (@Malikkoo7) April 22, 2015
Pakistan 12-0 (2 overs)
Eight runs off the over.
FOUR! Azhar Ali cuts it past the point fielder on the last ball.
Taskin Ahmed shares the new ball with Mashrafe.
Pakistan 3-0 (1 over)
Three runs off the over.
Azhar Ali and debutante Sami Aslam are opening the batting for Pakistan. Mashrafe Murtaza bowls the first over for Bangladesh. This is the first time Ajmal has been dropped from the Pakistan team.
Toss
Azhar Ali won the toss and chose to bat first.
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