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22 December 2025

Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 21 runs

Pakistan's Nasir Jamshed runs as Bangladesh's wicketkeeper and captain Mushfiqur Rahim (L) breaks the wicket to dismiss him successfully during their first One Day International (ODI) cricket match of Asia Cup in Dhaka. (REUTERS)

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By Reuters/AFP

Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 21 runs on Sunday in the opening match of the Asia Cup at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium:

Scores:
Pakistan 262-8 in 50 overs (Mohammad Hafeez 89, Nasir Jamshed 54; Shahadat Hossain 3-53, Shakib Al Hasan 2-41) def. Bangladesh 241 all out (Tamim Iqbal 64, Shakib Al Hasan 64; Umar Gul 3-58, Mohammad Hafeez 2-40)

Pakistan:
Mohammad Hafeez c Shafiul b Shahadat         89
Nasir Jamshed run out                        54
Younis Khan c Razzak b Shahadat              12
Umar Akmal c Razzak b Shakib                 21
Asad Shafiq c Mortaza b Shahadat              4
Misbah-ul Haq b Razzak                        8
Shahid Afridi c and b Shakib                  0
Sarfraz Ahmed not out                        19
Umar Gul b Mortaza                           39
Saeed Ajmal not out                           8
Extras (lb2, nb1, w5)                         8
Total (for eight wickets; 50 overs)         262
Fall of wickets: 1-135 (Jamshed), 2-160 (Younis), 3-169 (Hafeez), 4-175 (Shafiq), 5-192 (Akmal), 6-193 (Afridi), 7-198 (Misbah), 8-251 (Gul).
Bowling: Mortaza 10-0-55-1 (w1), Shafiul 8-0-49-0, Shakib 10-0-41-2 (w2), Shahadat 8-0-53-3 (nb1, w1), Razzak 10-0-43-1, Mahmudullah 4-0-19-0 (w1).

Toss: Bangladesh
Umpires: Ian Gould (ENG) and Paul Reiffel (AUS)
TV umpire: S. Ravi (IND)
Match referee: David Boon (AUS)