Asia Cup 2016

Scorecard - 8th Match, Bangladesh vs Pakistan at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh (02 Mar 2016)

Pakistan

129/7 (20) RR:6.45

Bangladesh won by 5 wkts

MOM: Soumya Sarkar

Bangladesh

131/5 (19.1) RR:6.83

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19.0 - Taskin Ahmed to Sarfraz, FOUR, well played Sarfraz Ahmed! Fifty for him. Take a bow! This is what he wanted to do on the third ball of this over. Manages to get the desired power and placement on this one. It was full and outside off, Sarfraz backs away slighly and lifts the drive over cover, well wide of sweeper cover

18.4 - Taskin Ahmed to Anwar Ali, FOUR, short ball, top-edge but a boundary nevertheless. Pakistan won't mind that. This was angled into the batsman and Anwar Ali was in no position to pull that. Goes through with the stroke and the edge flies over short fine

16.3 - A Sunny to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, flat and well wide of off, Malik sits on one knee and hammers it through cover. Shakib runs to his left and throws himself but to no avail

16.0 - Shakib to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, full toss and Malik shimmies down the pitch to smack it over Shakib's head. The bowler leaps and sticks his right hand up but it was hit with some power

15.5 - Shakib to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, full and dipping well wide of off, Malik nails it through extra cover, just got to middle it and he did that with ease. No chance for the fielder in the deep

14.1 - Mortaza to Sarfraz, FOUR, superb from Sarfraz! A bit short and Sarfraz waltzes down the track to marmalize it wide of cover. Picked the length early and slotted it well wide of the fielder

12.3 - Mortaza to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, plenty of width on offer and that's crashed into the third man fence. Malik leant on his back leg and executed the late-cut to perfection

11.0 - A Sunny to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, Sunny loses his radar, drifts this one onto the pads and Malik just helped it away with a fine tickle, off she goes into the fine leg fence

10.0 - Shakib to Sarfraz, FOUR, this one was angled into Sarfraz but he does well on the cut, goes deep in the crease and cuts it away towards the deep backward point fence, beat a diving fielder in the ring

6.5 - Mortaza to Sarfraz, FOUR, half-volley on the middle and leg line, Sarfraz clips it away through mid-wicket and the ball races away to the fence in a jiffy

4.0 - A Sunny to Sarfraz, FOUR, not a great shot to get off the mark but he will take it, goes for the sweep on this flatter delivery, gets a top edge and the ball rolls away to the fine leg fence

3.2 - A Sunny to Sharjeel Khan, FOUR, shortish and Sharjeel pulls it, it was not far away from the diving fielder at backward square leg, who dived to his left but did not get hand to it, the ball rolled away towards the fence

19.2 - Al-Amin to Sarfraz, SIX, full toss and Sarfraz ain't missing out on that. Goes for a big slog across the line and it had enough legs to clear the deep square leg fence

15.0 - Mortaza to Sarfraz, SIX, that's in his zone and Sarfraz won't miss out on those, even in his dreams. Full toss at the stumps and Sarfraz deposits it into the mid-wicket stands

14.0 - A Sunny to Shoaib Malik, SIX, jeez! That's typical Malik for you. He plays the spinners well and here's an example of that. A little shimmy, get to the pitch of the ball and smoked it over the bowler's head - Everything right about the stroke...

1.5 - Al-Amin to Sharjeel Khan, SIX, that is a great pick up shot from Sharjeel, just a flick of the wrists on this length delivery, which was on middle stump, Sharjeel whipped it over the deep backward square leg fence and it just carried over the fence

20.0 - Al-Amin to Anwar Ali, out Caught by S Rahman!! Just like many of his colleagues, Anwar Ali hits a full toss straight to the fielder. It was outside off and Anwar Ali went deep inside the crease, had a big mow at it and Sabbir Rahman has been kept busy there all day. Right under his throat and it was his third catch of the match. Good to see some fight from Pakistan in the last 10 overs. REMUMNDER: Bangladesh have lost all their previous 3 T20 games chasing. Anwar Ali c S Rahman b Al-Amin 13(9) [4s-1]

17.3 - Al-Amin to Afridi, out Caught by S Rahman!! Second ball duck for Shahid Afridi. It was a full toss again and guess where Afridi smashed it. Straight into the safe mitts of Sabbir Rahman at deep mid-wicket. Muscled it powerfully but it was hit high on the bat. Sabbir accepts it gleefully and has his hands aloft in delight. Afridi c S Rahman b Al-Amin 0(2)

16.4 - A Sunny to Shoaib Malik, out Caught by S Rahman!! Sunny shifts to over the wicket for this delivery and straightaway gets the desired outcome. Floated it up just outside off and Malik fetches the slog-sweep from there. Ekes out a thick top-edge and Sabbir Rahman settles under a sitter at deep mid-wicket. He lost his shape a bit as he was playing across the line and Sabbir Rahman's catch was a smart one. Had to wait for the ball and remember it was coming right under the dark sky. Shoaib Malik c S Rahman b A Sunny 41(30) [4s-5 6s-1]

8.2 - Taskin Ahmed to U Akmal, out Caught by Shakib!! AKMAL GOES! There was no need for this shot at this moment. Akmal comes down the track and makes room while doing so, throws the kitchen sink at it, slices it and the ball flies high towards sweeper cover, the fielder settled under it and did not make a mistake. Pakistan are 4 down and they have not even put 30 on the board yet. U Akmal c Shakib b Taskin Ahmed 4(11)

4.5 - Mortaza to Hafeez, out Lbw!! The Professor departs! Pakistan in big, big trouble. He cannot believe he has been given out. Hafeez wears a wry smile as he walks back. Was it too high? Looked so. But the umpire does not think so, the ball came in a lot and Hafeez was caught in the crease as he tried to tuck it into the on-side, missed it and the umpire's finger sinks his hopes. Replays show it was going over, so another poor decision in this tournament. Hafeez was struck on the back thigh and had a wry smile on his face when the umpire raised the finger. No dissent shown and that is good to see. Hafeez lbw b Mortaza 2(11)

3.5 - A Sunny to Sharjeel Khan, out Bowled!! Bringing a spinner early on in the innings has done the trick for Bangladesh. Not a great delivery to get the wicket but poor shot selection from Sharjeel means that he has to walk back to the hutch. Tossed up delivery and Sharjeel slogged across the line, missed it completely and it crashed onto the middle stump. Pakistan in a bit of pickle now. Sharjeel Khan b A Sunny 10(8) [4s-1 6s-1]

1.1 - Al-Amin to Manzoor, out Caught by Rahim!! Big, big wicket and Manzoor has to walk back. It was a great delivery and Manzoor had no answer to it. Kept it on a back of a length and got the ball to rise too much, Manzoor wanted to play at it but decided to drop his gloves at the last moment, got too late and edged it off the splice into the hands of the keeper. The keeper went for a big appeal and the bowler joined in, umpire took his time and raised his finger to send Manzoor back. The umpires check for a no-ball for Al-Amin's front foot was fine. Manzoor c Rahim b Al-Amin 1(7)

5.2 - Al-Amin to Sarfraz, 1 run, the last thing Pakistan would want is a run-out here, Sarfraz tapped this length delivery in front of point and set off, the fielder was quick to react and had a shy at the striker's end, luckily for Akmal, Sabbir Ahmed missed

19.1 - Anwar Ali to Mahmudullah, FOUR, Mahmudullah whacks a full toss wide of long-on and takes off in celebration. He doesn't have long to do so as his teammates are all over him. Bangladesh are through to the final. What a match.

19.0 - Sami to Mahmudullah, no ball, FOUR, I'm afraid Mohammad Sami will be banished in Bangladesh forever. I can't believe what's happening. Another no-ball, another free-hit on offer and the match is blown away. To make matters worse, Mahmudullah has sliced a near-yorker between backward point and short third man

17.4 - Amir to Mortaza, FOUR, the stadium will erupt if it doesn't behave itself. But who can blame them. Mortaza has set this ground afire. Two boundaries from two. Short ball menacingly directed towards the rib-cage, Mortaza half-ducks, sees he can't get out of the way and then commits to a half-hearted pull. Gets big on him and soars away off the splice over short fine

17.3 - Amir to Mortaza, FOUR, that's gone away right under the fielder's dive. Full and fast on off, 150 clicks, Mortaza clears the front leg and drives it to the right of mid-off. Sami dives over the ball and lets it through

10.2 - Afridi to Soumya Sarkar, FOUR, Sarkar is running away here. And the bowling is helping his cause. Tossed up nicely but its down the leg-side, Sarkar sits on his back knee and wallops the sweep behind square

10.0 - Anwar Ali to Soumya Sarkar, FOUR, top shot! Length ball has been murdered across the line. Stays put and clubs it over mid-wicket. Not even an iota of intention to keep it down. Bullets away to the ropes and the half-way mark is reached. Bangladesh very much in..

6.3 - Afridi to Soumya Sarkar, FOUR, horrow down leg, Sarkar squats and sweeps it through fine leg

4.1 - Sami to S Rahman, FOUR, and the claps are back. Length ball on leg-stump alright but that was crunched. Everything is from Rahman these days. Stands tall, turns around and clips it to fine leg

2.3 - Amir to Soumya Sarkar, FOUR, that's dismissed. No ducking under the bouncer. Short ball and sitting up to be fair but Sarkar stood tall and picks it up with a pull. Clouts it over mid-wicket and the ball just runs away

1.2 - Irfan to Soumya Sarkar, FOUR, short and wide and crying to be hit. Sarkar stands tall and cuts it way to the left of backward point. Vrooms away

16.2 - Irfan to Mahmudullah, SIX, oh boy! Mahmadullah adds one to the list of his accomplishments. Back of a length ball just outside off, clears the front leg and blazes it over mid-off. Words can't describe how good a shot that is. Keep in mind the bounce Irfan generates. Breathtaking!

9.1 - Anwar Ali to Soumya Sarkar, SIX, that ball has been martyred! Skips out of the pitch and flicks it brutally over mid-wicket. A swing off the arms and the ball flies away

1.0 - Amir to Tamim, SIX, that's a pick-up shot you play to render the bowler quiet. Full and Tamim flicks it uppishly. Times it like a Japanese bullet train and gets it to sail over the backward square leg fence

17.2 - Amir to Shakib, out Bowled!! Shakib is absolutely furious here. Lucky he has a bat in hand and not a sword. Swings at the broken carcass of the timber. Then puts his hand up as an apology to the umpire. Walked across looking to play the lap shot but chose the absolute worst ball to do so. Amir darted in a yorker on leg-stump and took it down. Shakib b Amir 8(13)

14.2 - Shoaib Malik to Rahim, out Lbw!! "Huh?" That's not just my reaction. The whole Shere Bangla concurs with me. How can that be out? How? Fired in from round the wicket, beats Rahim on his reverse sweep and hits the pad. But surely that's pitched outside leg. Lets wait for replays before making such calls. Oh yes, it's pitched outside leg. And even going over the top of the stumps according to HawkEye. Rahim lbw b Shoaib Malik 12(15)

13.2 - Amir to Soumya Sarkar, out Bowled!! Kaboom! There's a Mohammad Amir special. Runs in and cannons one into the blockhole to go right through Sarkar's defences. Thoroughly beaten for pace and didn't get the bat down in time. The leg-stump is planted on the turf wearing the face of a boxer with a black eye. Amir swings his arms in delight and Pakistan are still alive here. Soumya Sarkar b Amir 48(48) [4s-5 6s-1]

8.1 - Afridi to S Rahman, out Bowled!! And Afridi stands with his legs apart and his arms stretched wide. The quicker googly on the stumps, 101ks. Pitches and skids off at pace. Rahman was amidst his dance out of the crease, is beaten on the inside edge and the ball sneaks through the bat-pad gap to take the middle-leg bail. S Rahman b Afridi 14(15) [4s-1]

1.4 - Irfan to Tamim, out Lbw!! And the crowd is on sleeping pills again. Fullish delivery that nips in, Tamim was caught in the crease looking to tuck it round the corner, gets hit on the pad. A formal appeal and that was potentially going onto to peg the stumps back. That was hitting the middle, says HawkEye. Tamim lbw b Irfan 7(4) [6s-1]