bowled'im! Pakistan have won, Gul came over the wicket, bowled it on a good length and he swung mightily at that one, had no choice, got an inside edge onto the pads and then onto the stumps. The umpires want a replay to check if that was a no-ball, it wasn't.
Bangladesh vs Pakistan, 1st Match at Dhaka, Mar 11 2012 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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Gul stars in an all-round effort, it was his contribution at the end of Pakistan's innings and his stand with Sarfraz Ahmed that made the difference in the end. He backed that up with 3 for 58 and it should be no surprise if he walks away with the Man-of-the-Match award. Bangladesh fought well, first picking some quick wickets after a century opening stand to put Pakistan under pressure. Then, they came out positively in the chase, Tamim, Nasir and Shakib trying hard to keep their team within reach but the pressure got to the batsmen when the required-rate crept up beyond six. Pakistan kept their cool and snatched a win in the end.
We've had an exciting start to the Asia Cup, the hosts showing they'll be no pushovers. Do stay tuned in for the presentation. Abhishek Purohit is updating his report for this match.
Mushfiqur: "We were really close, I thought we came back well in our bowling. Our batsmen did a good job at the start, the most important was Nasir's wicket at the end. We just couldn't finish well. We are not winning most of the times after getting into such situations."
Misbah: "it was tough, we should have got 300. Again, we just messed it up. The guys are not learning from their mistakes. The pitch was absolutely perfect for batting, no spin, nothing for the fast bowlers but again the bowlers did good for us. We just have to lift our performances, we need to be more positive and we can't just repeat these mistakes. The bowlers are winning games for us for the last year and a half, but we need to support them."
Mohammad Hafeez has been given the Man of the Match award, I thought it'll be Gul. But anyway, that's what the jury has decided. He made 89 and picked up two wickets.
Hafeez: "I was not having a great time in the last series, very happy with this. I worked with my batting coach, I was just thinking of spending more time at the crease. Jamshed really took the pressure off me earlier on, we gave a good start."
That's it from us, folks. Thanks for tuning in, sending us your feedback. Do join us for the next game, that's India v Sri Lanka on March 13th. See you then, cheers.
48.1
W
Umar Gul to Shakib, OUT
Shakib Al Hasan b Umar Gul 64 (66b 4x4 0x6 130m) SR: 96.96
Shakib needs to go for it now, the difference betweens balls and runs has gone up significantly. Gul to finish off his spell now. Fine leg is up, massive gap between third man and deep point
end of over 481 run
BAN: 241/9CRR: 5.02 • RRR: 11.00
Shahadat Hossain0 (7b)
Shakib Al Hasan64 (65b 4x4)
Aizaz Cheema 9-0-47-1
Saeed Ajmal 10-0-45-2
47.6
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Cheema to Shahadat, no run
goodish length, defended off the back foot past the bowler, doesn't take the single, Shakib has the strike for the next over
47.5
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Cheema to Shahadat, no run
yorker again, keeps it out with a little more confidence this time, drops it into the leg side, he needs to see off one more ball
47.4
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Cheema to Shahadat, no run
almost a yorker but not quite, Shahadat kept it out somehow, some bat and some pad, rolls over into the off side, another dot
47.3
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Cheema to Shahadat, no run
short of a good length, goes through, tried to punch it off the back foot, could not connect
47.2
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Cheema to Shahadat, no run
full toss on middle, Shahadat knocks it straight to midwicket
47.1
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Cheema to Shakib, 1 run
ooh, that was bowled on a length on leg stump and he swings it towards deep square leg, regrets taking the single, Shahadat is on strike now
23 off 18, tension in the stands, Cheema to bowl now. They're saving Gul for a later over.
end of over 475 runs
BAN: 240/9CRR: 5.10 • RRR: 7.66
Shahadat Hossain0 (2b)
Shakib Al Hasan63 (64b 4x4)
Saeed Ajmal 10-0-45-2
Umar Gul 9-0-58-2
46.6
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Ajmal to Shahadat, no run
negotiates it well, big cheers from thw crowd, gets a big stride out and defends it into the leg side
Two slips
Shahadat needs to survive this ball, he has a word with his parner
46.5
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Ajmal to Shakib, 1 run
picks a single, working it away towards deep square leg
46.4
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Ajmal to Shakib, no run
floating it on middle, plays it gently back down the pitch
46.3
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Ajmal to Shakib, no run
flighted on the off, rocks forward and defends it
46.2
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Ajmal to Shakib, no run
shortish on the off, defended off the back foot into the off side
46.1
4
Ajmal to Shakib, FOUR runs
Shakib fights on, there is a short third and a point in place and Shakib picks the gap perfectly, full and wide and it's squeezed between those two
Four wickets gone for 11 runs, two of them lost to avoidable shots
end of over 465 runs • 1 wicket
BAN: 235/9CRR: 5.10 • RRR: 7.00
Shahadat Hossain0 (1b)
Shakib Al Hasan58 (59b 3x4)
Umar Gul 9-0-58-2
Saeed Ajmal 9-0-40-2
45.6
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Umar Gul to Shahadat, no run
and he does, pitched up outside off, steered towards point
Just one more wicket to go, two overs back it was Bangladesh who had the edge. All left to Shakib now. Shahadat, though, has to survive one ball
45.5
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Umar Gul to Shafiul, OUT
can't keep that inswinging yorker out, superb ball from Gul, that looked out to the naked eye, swung in and Shafiul was caught on the toe, would have gone on to hit middle and leg as the replay confirms, Shafiul was too late in bringing his bat down, he has to go back
Shafiul Islam lbw b Umar Gul 1 (2b 0x4 0x6 4m) SR: 50
45.4
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Umar Gul to Shakib, 1 run
swings at that full toss, gets a leading edge as he tries to go over midwicket, a single down to third man
45.3
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Umar Gul to Shafiul, 1 run
ooh, was aiming for the inswinging yorker, it surely swung in, got an inside edge as he tried to play it away, just the single
I remember Shafiul helping Bangladesh beat England in a thrilling game in the World Cup
45.2
1
Umar Gul to Shakib, 1 run
slower one again, the offcutter, drops it in front of cover and takea a single
45.1
2
Umar Gul to Shakib, 2 runs
was the slower one bowled full, driven firmly wide of long-off for a couple of runs
Shafiul Islam is the new man
end of over 452 runs • 2 wickets
BAN: 230/8CRR: 5.11 • RRR: 6.60
Shakib Al Hasan54 (56b 3x4)
Saeed Ajmal 9-0-40-2
Umar Gul 8-0-53-1
Two wickets in one over and Pakistan have edged ahead once again, is it too much to ask of Shakib from here on?
44.6
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Ajmal to Mortaza, OUT
bowled'im, another one goes, bowled by the doosra! Shakib is being left stranded, the crowd is stunned into silence, tossed up and Mashrafe's eyes lit up, landed on middle and spun the other way, he was looking to hit that through the line but missed, it knocked back off
Mashrafe Mortaza b Saeed Ajmal 1 (3b 0x4 0x6 4m) SR: 33.33
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