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Mahmudullah, pacers put Bangladesh in final

ESPNcricinfo staff
Al-Amin Hossain gave Bangladesh a dream start by removing Khurram Manzoor in the second over after they opted to field  Associated Press
The wicket triggered a top-order collapse as Pakistan slumped to 18 for 3 inside five overs  AFP
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Umar Akmal fell ten runs later, but Sarfraz Ahmed gave Pakistan some stability with an unbeaten 58  AFP
He found good support in Shoaib Malik, who made a 30-ball 41  AFP
But the hosts kept chipping away at the wickets to restrict Pakistan to 129 for 7  Associated Press
Mohammad Irfan removed Tamim Iqbal early in Bangladesh's chase of 130  AFP
Soumya Sarkar then dropped anchor with a run-a-ball 48 that took the hosts past 80  Associated Press
Mohammad Amir gave Pakistan a glimmer of hope with the quick wickets of Sarkar, with a toe-crusher, and Shakib Al Hasan  AFP
Mahmudullah, though, saw Bangladesh through to the final, by hitting a boundary to complete the chase with five balls to spare  Associated Press
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