A five-wicket haul from Mohammad Irfan, followed by an unbeaten 93 from Sohaib Maqsood helped Pakistan edge Bangladesh by three wickets in their warm-up game in Sydney.
Bangladesh, opting to bat, lost two early wickets, but Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudullah counterattacked, adding 168 for the third wicket. Tamim stroked five fours during his 81, as did Mahmudullah during his 83. The pair took Bangladesh close to the 200-run mark, but Mahmudullah was run out in the 40th over, triggering a collapse that led to the team losing its last eight wickets for just 62 runs. Apart from Shakib Al Hasan, who chipped in with 31, none of Bangladesh’s last seven batsmen could make more than 15. Irfan collected 5 for 52, including three scalps in the final over, to wipe out the tail and dismiss Bangladesh for 246.
Pakistan’s openers departed early in the chase, leaving the team precariously placed at 8 for 2, but their middle order led a recovery. Haris Sohail (39) first put up a 51-run partnership with Younis Khan (25), after which Maqsood took charge. With the asking rate rising, Maqsood and Umar Akmal eased the pressure by adding 63 for the fifth wicket. Bangladesh fought back with two quick wickets, but Shahid Afridi muscled three crucial fours to race to 24 off 20 balls, before he was dismissed by Shakib. It meant that Pakistan needed just seven more runs from three overs, and Maqsood, who hit nine fours and two sixes during his 90-ball knock, helped overhaul the target in 48.1 overs.
Bangladesh
Anamul Haque c Sohaib Maqsood b Sohail Khan 0
Tamim Iqbal b Yasir Shah 81
Mominul Haque c Haris Sohail b Mohammad Irfan 7
Mahmudullah run out (Ahmed Shehzad) 83
Shakib Al Hasan c Ahmed Shehzad b Mohammad Irfan 31
Mushfiqur Rahim b Yasir Shah 0
Soumya Sarkar c †Umar Akmal b Wahab Riaz 15
Sabbir Rahman c Misbah-ul-Haq b Mohammad Irfan 6
Mashrafe Mortaza c †Umar Akmal b Mohammad Irfan 2
Arafat Sunny c Shahid Afridi b Mohammad Irfan 0
Rubel Hossain not out 0
Extras (b 2, lb 2, w 17) 21
Total (all out; 49.5 overs) 246
Did not batAl-Amin Hossain, Nasir Hossain, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed
Fall of wickets 1-1 (Anamul Haque, 0.6 ov), 2-16 (Mominul Haque, 6.1 ov), 3-184 (Mahmudullah, 39.1 ov), 4-190 (Tamim Iqbal, 40.3 ov), 5-190 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 40.4 ov), 6-231 (Soumya Sarkar, 46.6 ov), 7-234 (Shakib Al Hasan, 47.4 ov), 8-244 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 49.1 ov), 9-246 (Sabbir Rahman, 49.2 ov), 10-246 (Arafat Sunny, 49.5 ov)
Bowling
Mohammad Irfan 9.5-1-52-5, Sohail Khan 6-0-18-1, Wahab Riaz 10-0-51-1, Shahid Afridi 10-0-56-0, Yasir Shah 10-0-42-2, Haris Sohail 4-0-23-0
Pakistan
Ahmed Shehzad c Anamul Haque b Mashrafe Mortaza 5
Sarfraz Ahmed c Anamul Haque b Rubel Hossain 1
Younis Khan c Shakib Al Hasan b Taskin Ahmed 25
Haris Sohail c Soumya Sarkar b Mahmudullah 39
Sohaib Maqsood not out 93
Umar Akmal c †Mushfiqur Rahim b Mashrafe Mortaza 39
Misbah-ul-Haq b Taskin Ahmed 10
Shahid Afridi c Arafat Sunny b Shakib Al Hasan 24
Wahab Riaz not out 2
Extras (lb 3, w 6) 9
Total (7 wickets; 48.1 overs) 247
Did not batMohammad Irfan, Sohail Khan, Ehsan Adil, Nasir Jamshed, Yasir Shah, Rahat Ali
Fall of wickets 1-2 (Sarfraz Ahmed, 1.6 ov), 2-8 (Ahmed Shehzad, 4.1 ov), 3-52 (Younis Khan, 15.1 ov), 4-103 (Haris Sohail, 24.2 ov), 5-166 (Umar Akmal, 36.4 ov), 6-199 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 42.2 ov), 7-240 (Shahid Afridi, 47.1 ov)
Bowling
Mashrafe Mortaza 10-0-50-2, Rubel Hossain 8-1-32-1, Taskin Ahmed 7-0-41-2, Soumya Sarkar 3-0-18-0, Shakib Al Hasan 10-0-45-1, Arafat Sunny 4.1-0-31-0, Mahmudullah 4-0-17-1, Sabbir Rahman 2-0-10-0
MATCH DETAILS
Players per side 15 (11 batting, 11 fielding)
Toss – Bangladesh, who chose to bat
Umpires – HDPK Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) and JS Wilson (West Indies)
Reserve umpire – BF Bowden (New Zealand)
