DHAKA: Bangladesh suffered a 55-run defeat against Pakistan in the Super 10 round match of World T20 at Eden Gardens of Kolkata in India on Wednesday (March 16).
While chasing Pakistan-set 202-run target, Bangladesh managed to score 146 runs losing six wickets.
Bangladesh’s Shakib scored 50 while Pakistan’s Afridi and Amir got two wickets each.
Earlier, winning the toss, Pakistan captain Afridi decided to bat first.
Pakistan lost 5-wkt to score 201 runs as Hafeez hit 64, Shehzad 52, Afridi 49 runs.
Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny bagged two wickets each.
Bangladesh Team
Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim†, Mashrafe Mortaza*, Mohammad Mithun, Al-Amin Hossain, Arafat Sunny and Taskin Ahmed.
Pakistan Team
Ahmed Shehzad, Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed†, Shahid Afridi*, Imad Wasim, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Irfan.
BDST: 1940 HRS, MAR 16, 2016
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