Player of the Match
Player of the Match
2089dThe Report by Kanishkaa Balachandran

Bowlers lead Pakistan to crushing win

At the interval, Bangladesh's spinners laid the groundwork for a confidence-building win at the start of the series, but those hopes fizzled out as Pakistan's varied attack proved far superior

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

Nasir Hossain
Nasir Hossain
35(38) 2x4 - 1x6
Control %76%
  • Productive Shot
  • leg glance
  • 11 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
2 2 4 5 3 3 4 12
Mohammad Hafeez
Mohammad Hafeez
25(31) 2x4 - 1x6
Control %77%
  • Productive Shot
  • off side drive on front foot
  • 9 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
0 1 0 6 4 5 6 3

Best performances - Bowlers

Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik
O2
M0
R7
W2
Eco3.50
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
Mohammad Hafeez
Mohammad Hafeez
O4
M0
R11
W2
Eco2.75
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Match Details

Toss

Pakistan , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Series result

Pakistan won the one-off match

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

17.00 start, First Session 17.00-18.20, Interval 18.20-18.40, Second Session 18.40-20.00

Match days

29 November 2011 - day/night match (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Scorer: Venkat Raghav | Commentator: Siddhartha Talya

END OF OVER:
20 | 7 Runs | BAN: 85/9 (51 runs required, RR: 4.25)

  • Rubel Hossain0 (5b)
  • Nasir Hossain35 (38b)
  • Saeed Ajmal4-0-19-0
  • Shoaib Malik2-0-7-2

A spinner-dominated game, not surprising for a game in Bangladesh, but the hosts will be disappointed at not being able to put up a tougher fight after restricting Pakistan. The first boundary in the chase didn't come until the ninth over, they lost three wickets early and found it difficult to get going on a slow pitch. Pakistan continue their good run, another win to their name. A disappointment for a near-capacity crowd that came to watch this. Join us in a bit for the presentation.

Mohammad Hafeez is the Man of the Match: "Thanks to Almighty Allah. In every second game, some guys come up and give some match-winning performances. The management and captain have given me the confidence by giving me the new ball. The ball wasn't coming on to the bat and we had to take singles and rotate the strike. We put them under pressure and got the result we wanted."

Hafeez made 25 and picked up two wickets in a miserly spell.

Mushfiqur: "It was a tough wicket to bat on. Pakistan are playing very consistent cricket and it'll be tough to beat them, but if are boys are up for it, we should be able to do it. It will be very difficult to beat them on pitches like these, they are one of the best sides at the moment. Nasir Hossain played very well."

Misbah: "We're really doing well, it's a good time for the team. It's good to have this kind of a team, and we're enjoying the experience. The way everyone's responding, with the bat and ball, everyone's performing. I had a look at the wicket, I thought 150 might be a good score but as it turned out, 130-plus was a good score. The openers started well, and the guys batted well in the middle overs. We lost two or three quick wickets, though. It was a tough wicket to bat on. When the tracks are good, we can really make out what the other team is like. The Bangladesh crowds support everybody, and support good cricket and we're happy to be playing here."

Many thanks for joining in, folks. Do tune in to the next game, the first ODI of the three-match series, on December 1. Do take care, goodnight and see you soon.

19.6
0
Saeed Ajmal to Rubel Hossain, no run, fires it quick on middle, defended gently back to the bowler

The final ball of the innings

19.5
1
Saeed Ajmal to Nasir Hossain, 1 run, flighted outside off, driven towards extra cover for a single
19.4
0
Saeed Ajmal to Nasir Hossain, no run, shortish on the off, punched off the back foot to mid-off
19.3
0
Saeed Ajmal to Nasir Hossain, no run, gets on the back foot and taps it gently in front of short fine leg
19.2
0
Saeed Ajmal to Nasir Hossain, no run, turning in from outside off, pushed towards extra cover
19.1
6
Saeed Ajmal to Nasir Hossain, SIX, Some joy for the crowd as Nasir deposits that short delivery into the crowd behind deep midwicket, pulled powerfully

Bangladesh 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st3Naeem IslamImrul Kayes
2nd1Alok KapaliImrul Kayes
3rd11Shakib Al HasanImrul Kayes
4th2Mushfiqur RahimShakib Al Hasan
5th6MahmudullahMushfiqur Rahim
6th16Mushfiqur RahimNasir Hossain
7th12Farhad RezaNasir Hossain
8th17Abdur RazzakNasir Hossain
9th1Shafiul IslamNasir Hossain
10th16Nasir HossainRubel Hossain