Nasir Hossain gives Bangladesh something to shout about in an otherwise sorry chase. Bangladesh weren't playing for a win after they lost four wickets. Their only realistic aim was to bat out 50 overs to see how much they could get. Better than a meek surrender. This may not have been the best advertisement for one-day cricket. Bangladesh needed to save face and draw some positives in defeat, so you cannot fault their resilience. In the end they discovered a gritty player in Nasir Hossain. Hopefully he can bring out some consistent performances.
It could have been different had Pakistan taken their catches. Both Shakib and Nasir were dropped at least once, and the spinners for a change looked worn out. Rare off day for Afridi.
Pakistan take the series 2-0. Stay with us for the presentation.
Mushfiqur: "Special mention to Nasir. He showed us how to bat on this pitch. It;s time to play as a team."
Misbah: "The guys are doing a really good job. It wasn't the best track to bat on, the ball was gripping. Umar Akmal is an impact player. Both Hafeez and Afridi are really good allrounders.Gul's bowling well with the new ball. Really good to have allrounders in the team."
Nasir is the Man of the Match (Mushfiqur translates): "I am over the moon. There were a lot nof good bowlers in their side."
This was interesting because Nasir was trying to answer in English but Ramiz insisted he speak in Bengali!
That's it from us. The next game is on December 6 in Chittagong. Join us then. Thanks for your company and cheers!
49.6
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Umar Gul to Elias Sunny, no run
Sunny safely taps his first ball in ODI cricket down to point
49.5
W
Umar Gul to Razzak, OUT
he bowls it full and on the stumps, Razzak has a free swing and the ball crashes on the leg stump
Abdur Razzak b Umar Gul 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
49.4
1
Umar Gul to Mahmudullah, 1 run
clips it behind square or a single
49.3
W
Umar Gul to Nasir, OUT
his vigil ends and it's been some resistance, he upper cuts a short delivery down to third man, if only he stayed right till the last ball
Nasir Hossain c Imran Farhat b Umar Gul 100 (155m 134b 11x4 1x6) SR: 74.63
Note: The previous over was bowled by Afridi and not Tanvir. It's a scoring error which is being corrected
49.2
1
Umar Gul to Mahmudullah, 1 run
slower all, he dabs it down to point and sets off
49.1
4
Umar Gul to Mahmudullah, FOUR runs
Mahmudullah makes some room to a full delivery and slashes this one over backward point
end of over 4914 runs
BDESH: 180/5CRR: 3.67• RRR: 83.00 • Need 83 runs from 6b
Nasir Hossain100 (133)
Mahmudullah14 (19)
Shahid Afridi7-0-49-0
Umar Gul8-1-30-2
48.6
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Afridi to Nasir, no run
48.5
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Afridi to Nasir, no run
defends this one back to the bowler
48.4
4
Afridi to Nasir, FOUR runs
fortuitous but he gets there! Chips down the track and gets an outside edge that beats the keeper, no slips, down to third man, at least Nasir goes home happy and well done to him!
48.3
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Afridi to Nasir, no run
gets forward and drives to cover
48.2
4
Afridi to Nasir, FOUR runs
this is giving this crowd something to cheer! Drops it short and he rocks back and slashes it past backward point
48.1
6
Afridi to Nasir, SIX runs
tosses it up and he gives the charge and slams it over extra cover! Just over the rope and that takes him to 92
Nasir Hossain gives Bangladesh something to shout about in an otherwise sorry chase. Bangladesh weren't playing for a win after they lost four wickets. Their only realistic aim was to bat out 50 overs to see how much they could get. Better than a meek surrender. This may not have been the best advertisement for one-day cricket. Bangladesh needed to save face and draw some positives in defeat, so you cannot fault their resilience. In the end they discovered a gritty player in Nasir Hossain. Hopefully he can bring out some consistent performances.
It could have been different had Pakistan taken their catches. Both Shakib and Nasir were dropped at least once, and the spinners for a change looked worn out. Rare off day for Afridi.
Pakistan take the series 2-0. Stay with us for the presentation.
Mushfiqur: "Special mention to Nasir. He showed us how to bat on this pitch. It;s time to play as a team."
Misbah: "The guys are doing a really good job. It wasn't the best track to bat on, the ball was gripping. Umar Akmal is an impact player. Both Hafeez and Afridi are really good allrounders.Gul's bowling well with the new ball. Really good to have allrounders in the team."
Nasir is the Man of the Match (Mushfiqur translates): "I am over the moon. There were a lot nof good bowlers in their side."
This was interesting because Nasir was trying to answer in English but Ramiz insisted he speak in Bengali!
That's it from us. The next game is on December 6 in Chittagong. Join us then. Thanks for your company and cheers!
Sunny safely taps his first ball in ODI cricket down to point
he bowls it full and on the stumps, Razzak has a free swing and the ball crashes on the leg stump
clips it behind square or a single
his vigil ends and it's been some resistance, he upper cuts a short delivery down to third man, if only he stayed right till the last ball
Note: The previous over was bowled by Afridi and not Tanvir. It's a scoring error which is being corrected
slower all, he dabs it down to point and sets off
Mahmudullah makes some room to a full delivery and slashes this one over backward point
defends this one back to the bowler
fortuitous but he gets there! Chips down the track and gets an outside edge that beats the keeper, no slips, down to third man, at least Nasir goes home happy and well done to him!
gets forward and drives to cover
this is giving this crowd something to cheer! Drops it short and he rocks back and slashes it past backward point
tosses it up and he gives the charge and slams it over extra cover! Just over the rope and that takes him to 92