Player of the Match
Player of the Match

Gul stars in an all-round effort, it was his contribution at the end of Pakistan's innings and his stand with Sarfraz Ahmed that made the difference in the end. He backed that up with 3 for 58 and it should be no surprise if he walks away with the Man-of-the-Match award. Bangladesh fought well, first picking some quick wickets after a century opening stand to put Pakistan under pressure. Then, they came out positively in the chase, Tamim, Nasir and Shakib trying hard to keep their team within reach but the pressure got to the batsmen when the required-rate crept up beyond six. Pakistan kept their cool and snatched a win in the end.

We've had an exciting start to the Asia Cup, the hosts showing they'll be no pushovers. Do stay tuned in for the presentation. Abhishek Purohit is updating his report for this match.

Mushfiqur: "We were really close, I thought we came back well in our bowling. Our batsmen did a good job at the start, the most important was Nasir's wicket at the end. We just couldn't finish well. We are not winning most of the times after getting into such situations."

Misbah: "it was tough, we should have got 300. Again, we just messed it up. The guys are not learning from their mistakes. The pitch was absolutely perfect for batting, no spin, nothing for the fast bowlers but again the bowlers did good for us. We just have to lift our performances, we need to be more positive and we can't just repeat these mistakes. The bowlers are winning games for us for the last year and a half, but we need to support them."

Mohammad Hafeez has been given the Man of the Match award, I thought it'll be Gul. But anyway, that's what the jury has decided. He made 89 and picked up two wickets.

Hafeez: "I was not having a great time in the last series, very happy with this. I worked with my batting coach, I was just thinking of spending more time at the crease. Jamshed really took the pressure off me earlier on, we gave a good start."

That's it from us, folks. Thanks for tuning in, sending us your feedback. Do join us for the next game, that's India v Sri Lanka on March 13th. See you then, cheers.

48.1
W
Umar Gul to Shakib Al Hasan, OUT, bowled'im! Pakistan have won, Gul came over the wicket, bowled it on a good length and he swung mightily at that one, had no choice, got an inside edge onto the pads and then onto the stumps. The umpires want a replay to check if that was a no-ball, it wasn't.

Shakib Al Hasan b Umar Gul 64 (130m 66b 4x4 0x6) SR: 96.96

Shakib needs to go for it now, the difference betweens balls and runs has gone up significantly. Gul to finish off his spell now. Fine leg is up, massive gap between third man and deep point

END OF OVER:
48 | 1 Run | BAN: 241/9 (22 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.02, RRR: 11.00)

  • Shahadat Hossain0 (7b)
  • Shakib Al Hasan64 (65b)
  • Aizaz Cheema9-0-47-1
  • Saeed Ajmal10-0-45-2
47.6
0
Aizaz Cheema to Shahadat Hossain, no run, goodish length, defended off the back foot past the bowler, doesn't take the single, Shakib has the strike for the next over
47.5
0
Aizaz Cheema to Shahadat Hossain, no run, yorker again, keeps it out with a little more confidence this time, drops it into the leg side, he needs to see off one more ball
47.4
0
Aizaz Cheema to Shahadat Hossain, no run, almost a yorker but not quite, Shahadat kept it out somehow, some bat and some pad, rolls over into the off side, another dot
47.3
0
Aizaz Cheema to Shahadat Hossain, no run, short of a good length, goes through, tried to punch it off the back foot, could not connect
47.2
0
Aizaz Cheema to Shahadat Hossain, no run, full toss on middle, Shahadat knocks it straight to midwicket
47.1
1
Aizaz Cheema to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, ooh, that was bowled on a length on leg stump and he swings it towards deep square leg, regrets taking the single, Shahadat is on strike now

23 off 18, tension in the stands, Cheema to bowl now. They're saving Gul for a later over.

END OF OVER:
47 | 5 Runs | BAN: 240/9 (23 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 5.10, RRR: 7.66)

  • Shahadat Hossain0 (2b)
  • Shakib Al Hasan63 (64b)
  • Saeed Ajmal10-0-45-2
  • Umar Gul9-0-58-2
46.6
0
Saeed Ajmal to Shahadat Hossain, no run, negotiates it well, big cheers from thw crowd, gets a big stride out and defends it into the leg side

Two slips

Shahadat needs to survive this ball, he has a word with his parner

46.5
1
Saeed Ajmal to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, picks a single, working it away towards deep square leg
46.4
0
Saeed Ajmal to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, floating it on middle, plays it gently back down the pitch
46.3
0
Saeed Ajmal to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, flighted on the off, rocks forward and defends it
46.2
0
Saeed Ajmal to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, shortish on the off, defended off the back foot into the off side
46.1
4
Saeed Ajmal to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR, Shakib fights on, there is a short third and a point in place and Shakib picks the gap perfectly, full and wide and it's squeezed between those two

Four wickets gone for 11 runs, two of them lost to avoidable shots

END OF OVER:
46 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 235/9 (28 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 5.10, RRR: 7.00)

  • Shahadat Hossain0 (1b)
  • Shakib Al Hasan58 (59b)
  • Umar Gul9-0-58-2
  • Saeed Ajmal9-0-40-2
45.6
0
Umar Gul to Shahadat Hossain, no run, and he does, pitched up outside off, steered towards point

Just one more wicket to go, two overs back it was Bangladesh who had the edge. All left to Shakib now. Shahadat, though, has to survive one ball

45.5
W
Umar Gul to Shafiul Islam, OUT, can't keep that inswinging yorker out, superb ball from Gul, that looked out to the naked eye, swung in and Shafiul was caught on the toe, would have gone on to hit middle and leg as the replay confirms, Shafiul was too late in bringing his bat down, he has to go back

Shafiul Islam lbw b Umar Gul 1 (4m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

45.4
1
Umar Gul to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, swings at that full toss, gets a leading edge as he tries to go over midwicket, a single down to third man
45.3
1
Umar Gul to Shafiul Islam, 1 run, ooh, was aiming for the inswinging yorker, it surely swung in, got an inside edge as he tried to play it away, just the single

I remember Shafiul helping Bangladesh beat England in a thrilling game in the World Cup

45.2
1
Umar Gul to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, slower one again, the offcutter, drops it in front of cover and takea a single

Bangladesh 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st45NazimuddinTamim Iqbal
2nd45Jahurul IslamTamim Iqbal
3rd10Mushfiqur RahimTamim Iqbal
4th35Shakib Al HasanTamim Iqbal
5th0MahmudullahShakib Al Hasan
6th89Shakib Al HasanNasir Hossain
7th4Abdur RazzakShakib Al Hasan
8th2Mashrafe MortazaShakib Al Hasan
9th5Shakib Al HasanShafiul Islam
10th6Shahadat HossainShakib Al Hasan