A clinical effort by Pakistan’s pace battery saw the Bangladesh innings get folded for 204 in 45.1 overs. Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Wasim Jr scalped three wickets each, while Haris Rauf returned with two scalps.
Spinners Iftikhar Ahmed and Usama Mir combined to pick a wicket each. The proceedings kicked-off with Bangladesh winning the toss and opting to bat first at the Eden Gardens. Pakistan was given an early boost with Shaheen Afridi taking his 100th ODI wicket in the first over itself.
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Afridi went on to take another after which Haris Rauf got the big wicket of Mushfiqur Rahim. Litton Das and Mahmudullah then produced some fight and added 79 runs for the fourth wicket but since then Bangladesh have lost wickets at regular intervals.
Litton fell for 45, while Mahmudullah slammed 56. Shakib Al Hasan and Mehidy Hasan Miraj produced some late fight and added 45 runs for the seventh wicket. Haris Rauf then got rid of Shakib for 43(64).
Teams:
Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (capt), Mohammad Rizwan (wkt), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Agha Salman, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usama Mir, Mohammad Wasim, Haris Rauf
Bangladesh: Liton Das, Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Mushfiqur Rahim (wkt), Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Towhid Hridoy, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam
Umpires: Nitin Menon (IND) and Richard Kettleborough (ENG)
Tv umpire: Adrian Holdstock (RSA)
Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
