Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
50 | 15 Runs | BAN: 326/3 | RR: 6.52

  • Shakib Al Hasan44 (16b)
  • Mushfiqur Rahim51 (33b)
  • Umar Gul10-1-76-0
  • Saeed Ajmal10-0-61-2

5.30 pm A solid beginning and a dream ending for Bangladesh at this point in the game. Anamul Haque's second ODI ton and laid the platform for the lower order to make merry. Mushifiqur Rahim was nothing short of sensational. He hoodwinked Saeed Ajmal so effectively that the ace offspinner leaked 52 runs in his last four overs. Bangladesh have razed 121 in the last 10 overs with some immensely calculated hitting and some choice slogs. Join us in half an hour for the chase. It should be a cracker. Pakistan will need to score their second-highest total in an ODI chase to pull this off

Shakib says he thought they played really well and were very positive. The opening partnership set us up. Obviously the last one month was tough and hopefully today is a new start and hopefully we do well in the bowling. I was practicing hard and I knew I had to perform when I come out. I think its a very good track, but a score of 320 will put them under pressure if we pick up early wickets

Nuwan: "Shakib remained at 44 in 16 balls while fastest fifty by sanath jayasuriya Stands at 17 balls. Did any body noticed that?"

49.6
2
Umar Gul to Shakib Al Hasan, 2 runs, full and in the slot outside off, smeared down the ground for a couple
49.5
6
Umar Gul to Shakib Al Hasan, SIX, walloped over deep midwicket! Moves outside off and this time Gul presents a length delivery. Just what the batsman wants as he swings away. This is the highest score made by Bangladesh in ODIs
49.4
4
Umar Gul to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR, moves across outside off and he's pulled it away over square leg! Rehman hustles from long leg and employs a full length dive, but as he was pushing the ball back, his back leg touches the rope.

Mazahir: "Odds are opposite today like Worst bowling + worst keeping, so I hope it will turn Pakistan batting chasing this target with comfort."

49.3
1
Umar Gul to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, 123kph, lapped but he hasn't timed it well. The slower delivery works this time for Gul as this bounces a little more.
49.2
1
Umar Gul to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, yorker outside leg, perfect line to hamper the batsman who was making room for himself. Dug out into the off side
49.1
1
Umar Gul to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, full and wide outside off, Mushi unleashes a gorgeous cover drive for only a single, but that single raises his fifty! What an innings this has been from the Bangladesh captain! His side needed momentum and he put his hand up and how!

Ajmal's last four overs have gone for 52 runs!

END OF OVER:
49 | 12 Runs | BAN: 311/3 | RR: 6.34

  • Mushfiqur Rahim49 (31b)
  • Shakib Al Hasan31 (12b)
  • Saeed Ajmal10-0-61-2
  • Umar Gul9-1-61-0
48.6
1
Saeed Ajmal to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, jumps outside leg before the bowler has bowled so Ajmal can follow him and fires in a length ball which still cramps him up
48.5
1
Saeed Ajmal to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, skips down the track and punches towards wide long-on. Ajmal himself pings away off the bowler's crease to field this one
48.4
1
Saeed Ajmal to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, doosra, but it's picked and he dabs it behind point for a single
48.3
4
Saeed Ajmal to Mushfiqur Rahim, FOUR, edged and it runs away to the third man boundary! Ajmal is being dismantled! This was a quicker delivery which doesn't turn and gets a bit more bounce. Mushi was late on his pull but gets a fortuitous top edge

Stunning strike-rates

236

Afridi's strike-rate today, the seventh highest for a fifty-plus innings in a chase, highest also belongs to him

Fastest fifties

18

No. of balls Afridi took to pass 50 today. His third half-century off 18 deliveries in ODIs

Most expensive over

20

The runs conceded by Shakib in his 8th over; it equalled his most expensive over in ODIs

Pinch-hitter?

52.54

That's Abdur Rehman's strike-rate in ODIs before this game

Half-centuries for openers

10

No. of ODIs in which all four openers have scored fifty-plus scores, including today

Opening woes

38

No. of ODIs since Pakistan has had a century stand for the first wicket

Bangladesh flying high

1

Number of times Bangladesh have reached 200 before losing their second wicket

More opening stats

8

Number of times in ODIs Bangladesh openers both scored 50+, including today, last such occurrence in 2010

How bizarre

0-0-8-0

Abdur Rehman's figures after he bowled three consecutive high full tosses and was removed from the attack