Bangladesh bag first ever T20 victory over Pakistan by seven wickets

Shakib, Sabbir score half-centuries as the hosts bag the T20 trophy after an ODI series whitewash

KARACHI: Pakistan were beaten comprehensively by seven wickets in the one-off Twenty against Bangladesh in Mirpur on Friday.

Pakistan T20 captain Shahid Afridi won the toss and opted to bat first hoping to score 160+ on a pitch he deemed was better than the ODI one.

Debutante Mukhtar Ahmed and Ahmed Shehzad opened the batting for Pakistan but another debutante left-armer Mustafizur Rahman was there to trouble Pakistani openers early on.

They somehow managed to reach the 50-run mark and Shehzad was caught brilliantly by Mashrafe Murtaza off Mustafizur on 17 runs off 31 balls after that.

All Pakistan batsmen lost their wickets regularly in the aftermath and none of them was able to stay on the crease long enough to score big.

Mukhtar Ahmed promised something with his muscular hitting but unfortunately he was stumped off Arafat Sunny top-scoring with 37 runs.

A 49-run fourth-wicket partnership between Muhammad Hafeez and Haris Sohail added some potential to the Pakistan total at the end of the first innings.

In their chase, Bangladesh were hampered a little in the start after Soumya Sarkar was ran out on a golden duck and Tamim Iqbal was caught in the slips on 14 runs as the hosts were 17-2 at one point of time.

Mushfiqur Rahim then walked in and rocked four boundaries for his 19 runs but was bowled by Wahab Riaz.

Shakib Al Hasan (57*) and Sabbir Rahman (51*) then held Bangladesh's reins and did not give Pakistan any chance to make a comeback bagging the first-ever T20 victory over the visitors.

 



Bangladesh 143-3 (16.2 overs)

FOUR! Extra cover is the boundary and Bangladesh have won the one-off T20 by seven wickets as well. What a team Bangladesh is turning out to be.

Saeed Ajmal bowls.



Bangladesh 138-3 (16 overs)

FOUR! FOUR! FOUR! Sabbir, Sabbir and Shakib.

Wahab Riaz.



Bangladesh 123-3 (15 overs)

Seven runs off the over.

FOUR! Sabbir goes for the reverse sweep and connects perfectly.

Saeed Ajmal operates into his third over.



Bangladesh 116-3 (14 overs)

Sohail Tanvir goes for nine runs in his over courtesy a boundary by Shakib Al Hasan. He moves on to 47.



Bangladesh 107-3 (13 overs)

Two FOURS by Sabbir and Shakib in the over. Ten off the over.

Wahab Riaz bowls.



Bangladesh 97-3 (12 overs)

FOUR! Cuts and the third man fielder misfields.

Shahid Afridi is back for his third over.



Bangladesh 89-3 (11 overs)

Fourteen runs off the over.

SIX! Short and pulled by Sabbir. He is on song today!

FOUR! Cut past the point fielder by Sabbir.

FOUR! Sabbir charges down the pitch and clears the mid-off fielder.

Umar Gul is back for his second over.



Bangladesh 75-3 (10 overs)

FOUR! Shakib Al Hasan goes over Ajmal's head.

Saeed Ajmal in for his second over.

Bangladesh 65-3 (9 overs)

FOUR! FOUR. Shakib Al Hasan edges one to the third man and then hits it past the bowler.

Shahid Afridi again.



Bangladesh 54-3 (8 overs)

Four runs off the over.

Wahab Riaz bowls his second over.



Bangladesh 50-3 (7 overs)

Six runs off the over.

FOUR! Shakib cuts him past the point fielder for a boundary.

Shahid Afridi comes in to bowl himself.



Bangladesh 44-3 (6 overs)

FOUR! Sabbir Rahman ends the over with a boundary towards deep square leg.

BOWLED! Pitched on the off-stump and Mushfiqur Rahim (19) edges it onto the middle stump.

FOUR! Mushfiqur Rahim charges forward and goes for the extra cover boundary.

Wahab Riaz is introduced into the attack.



Bangladesh 34-2 (5 overs)

Goes for only three runs in his over.

Saeed Ajmal the magician is in.



Bangladesh 31-2 (4 overs)

Quick single to end the over. Five off it.

FOUR! Short ball and Mushfiqur Rahim goes over the infield to clear the long-on boundary.

A loud LBW appeal on Shakib Al Hasan but the umpire says it not out.

Sohail Tanvir bowls his second.



Bangladesh 25-2 (3 overs)

FOUR! Cracked through the covers by Mushfiqur.

FOUR! Mushfiqur Rahim walks in and hits it between the mid-on and mid-off fielder.

OUT! Tamim Iqbal (14) caught at first slip. He went after the wide on off delivery and edges it to Muhammad Hafeez.

Umar Gul is called by Afridi to bowl the third over.



Bangladesh 16-1 (2 overs)

Two runs off the over.

Sohail Tanvir bowls the second over.



Bangladesh 14-1 (1 over)

Shakib Al Hasan walks in and plays a dot. An eventful first over.

RUN OUT! Tamim tries to steal a single and Soumya is not able to make it to the batting end on time. He departs without scoring and facing a single ball. Golden Duck for the last ODI centurion.

FOUR! FOUR! Over extra cover twice by Tamim. What a start to the chase?

SIX! Tamim Iqbal walks out and just eases it over the long-on boundary.

Muhammad Hafeez has the new ball in his hand. Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar are out there to open the chase for the hosts.



Pakistan set 142-run target for Bangladesh in the one-off Twenty20.



Pakistan 141-5 (20 overs)

RUN OUT to end the over and Pakistan have scored good 20-30 runs below the expectations.

Another single by Haris.

A couple by Haris Sohail off the deep midwicket fielder.

Single towards long-on by Sohail Tanvir.

Taskin Ahmed bowls the last over.



Pakistan 134-4 (19 overs)

Two singles followed by two double and a bye.

Shakib Al Hasan bowls the penultimate over.



Pakistan 127-4 (18 overs)

Hafeez 26, Haris 25.

LBW! Hafeez is standing on the stumps. Receives it in the block hole and misses the sweep. He departs for 26. Sohail Tanvir is sent in over Sarfraz Ahmed and Muhammad Rizwan. Professional hitters neglected over a part-time hitter? And why not Wahab Riaz? Lets see.

Hafeez plays two dot balls.

A couple to start the over by Haris followed by a single.

Mustafizur Rahman in for his last over.



Pakistan 123-3 (17 overs)

Hafeez 26, Haris 22.

FOUR! Hafeez beats the infield and bisects the fielders to find the extra cover boundary on the last ball.

Shakib Al Hasan into his third over.



Pakistan 114-3 (16 overs)

Hafeez 21, Haris 18.

FOUR! Hafeez smacks it over extra cover.

SIX! Short and Haris pulls it over deep midwicket. What a shot! What timing.

Taskin Ahmed in for his third over.



Pakistan 101-3 (15 overs)

Hafeez 16, Haris 10.

FOUR! Hafeez swings and the ball takes an upper edge and flies over the head of the short third-man fielder.

Mashrafe Murtaza in for his last over.



Pakistan 91-3 (14 overs)

Five runs off the over. Hafeez 8, Haris 8.

Nasir Hossain in for his second over.



Pakistan 86-3 (13 overs)

FOUR! Muhammad Hafeez faces his first ball and places it perfectly for a boundary. Over the mid-on fielder.

STUMPED! Mukhtar Ahmed is just out of his crease. He walks back for 37 runs. Muhammad Hafeez is in!

Arafat Sunny bowls.



Pakistan 76-2 (12 overs)

FOUR! Mukhtar goes straight. The fielder reaches it but he is too fast and the ball clears him out.

Nasir Hossain brought in to bowl.



Pakistan 65-2 (11 overs)

OUT! Shahid Afridi is caught behind. He is not happy with the decision and asks the umpire if there is a review. The umpire says no and the skipper walks back after scoring 12 runs. Haris Sohail walks in!

SIX! Short and Afridi swings it over deep midwicket. Just clears the fielder.

Another couple on the second ball by Afridi.

Two runs by Shahid Afridi to start the over.

Mustafizur Rahman is back for his third over.



Pakistan 53-1 (10 overs)

Mukhtar (29), Afridi (2)

Slow ball and Afridi cuts it late for a single to end the over.

Risky single taken. Hit towards the mid-off fielder and Mukhtar runs his heart out. Fielder misses the stumps.

Played across the line again, uppishly, and a single is taken by Afridi.

Dot! Afridi plays it straight but Mashrafe dives to his left to stop the single.

Afridi misses the first two balls. Trying to play across the line.

Boom Boom Afridi is out there one-down. Mashrafe Murtaza bowls his third.



Pakistan 50-1 (9 overs)

OUT! Ahmed Shehzad caught at long-off. But wait, the umpire has called in to see the over-stepping and Taskin's foot is just on the line. Third umpire says its legal and Shehzad takes the long walk back on 17 runs.

Slow ball. Mukhtar tries to wait and smack it but instead just takes a single after mishitting it. Fifty up for Pakistan.

Short ball and Mukhtar swings and misses it. Taskin has sensed his weakness and balls short again which bears the same result. No run.

SIX! Over the cow corner by Mukhtar Ahmed. First off the match.

Short. Mukhtar swings and misses.

Taskin Ahmed for his second over.



Pakistan 43-0 (8 overs)

Shehzad (17), Mukhtar (21)

Shehzad tries to scoop it this time but misses the ball completely. Instead rolls on the crease in the attempt.

Single by Mukhtartrying to scoop it over the short fine leg fielder.

FOUR! Muscled straight past the bowler for a boundary.

Deep midwicket again but only a single this time for Shehzad.

Two runs. Shehzad swing it towards deep midwicket and runs for a double. Ends it with a desperate dive.

He takes the pace off the ball and Ahmed Shehzad misses his swing.

Mashrafe Murtaza bowls.



Pakistan 35-0 (7 overs)

Shehzad (14), Mukhtar (17)

Swing and a miss by Mukhtar on the last ball.

Shehzad charges forward for a single off the deep cover fielder.

Quick single off the mid-on fielder by Mukhtar.

Blocked and a quick single taken by Shehzad.

Swing and a miss. Shehzad goes rabbid looking at a short ball on off but just misses it. No run.

Single to start the over by Mukhtar Ahmed.

Taskin Ahmed comes in to bowl.



Pakistan 31-0 (6 overs)

Shehzad sweeps to the short fine leg fielder for a dot on the last ball.

Mukhtar Ahmed walks out on Shakib and misses the ball. Stumping chance but the keeper missed the ball as well. Single taken.

Three dots and then a risky single on the fourth by Ahmed Shehzad.

Shakib Al Hasan in for his second over.



Pakistan 29-0 (5 overs)

FOUR! Mukhtar moves back and goes through covers with a powerful shot.

Single on the second last ball by Shehzad and Mukhtar faces the last ball.

FOUR! Shehzad again. Cow corner this time.

FOUR! Ahmed Shehzad walks down and hits it towards the midwicket boundary.

Arafat Sunny is given the ball by Mashrafe. Will he be able to make a difference in the T20s as well?



Pakistan 16-0 (4 overs)

FOUR! Another one. Length ball and this time over extra cover boundary by Mukhtar.

FOUR! Punched by Mukhtar over the infield through covers.

Mashrafe Murtaza is in now!



Pakistan 7-0 (3 overs)

Shehzad leans into the last ball and it takes a thick outside edge. Single off the last ball towards third man.

Another beauty from Mustafiz. Shehzad beaten again off the left-armer's angle. AND AGAIN! Exquisite line and length. Five dots.

Shehzad is beaten outside off on the first two balls. He walks out frustratingly on the third ball but finds the cover fielder. No run!

The skinny Mustafirur Rahman bowls his second.



Pakistan 6-0 (2 overs)

Just two runs off the over. The muscular Mukhtar Ahmed is angry with himself.

Shakib Al Hasan is given the new ball by Mashrafe Murtaza.



Pakistan 4-0 (1 over)

Four runs off the over.

Starts with a wide!

Mustafizur Rahman will bowl the first over for Bangladesh. Ahmed Shehzad is opening with debutante right-hand batsman.



Toss

Pakistan have won the toss and have elected to bat first.