Pakistan beat Bangladesh in Asia Cup final thriller

Pakistan beat Bangladesh by two runs to win the Asia Cup at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Thursday.

Scores: Pakistan 236-9 in 50 overs (Sarfraz Ahmed 46 not out) v Bangladesh 234-8 in 50 overs (Shakib Al Hasan 68, Tamim Iqbal 60; Aizaz Cheema 3-46)

 

Scoreboard

Pakistan:

Mohammad Hafeez c Nazmul b Razzak 40

Nasir Jamshed c Mahmudullah b Mortaza 9

Younis Khan lbw b Nazmul 1

Misbah-ul-Haq run out 13

Umar Akmal c Rahim b Mahmudullah 30

Hammad Azam c and b Shakib 30

Shahid Afridi c Nasir b Shakib 32

Sarfraz Ahmed not out 46

Umar Gul c Shakib b Mortaza 4

Saeed Ajmal b Razzak 4

Aizaz Cheema not out 9

Extras (b2, lb8, nb4, w4) 18

Total (for nine wickets; 50 overs) 236

Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Jamshed), 2-19 (Younis), 3-55 (Misbah), 4-70 (Hafeez), 5-129 (Azam), 6-133 (Akmal), 7-178 (Afridi), 8-199 (Gul), 9-206 (Ajmal).

Bowling: Mortaza 10-0-48-2 (w1), Nazmul 8-1-36-1, Razzak 10-3-26-2, Shahadat 9-0-63-0 (nb4, w2), Shakib 10-1-39-2 (w1), Mahmudullah 3-0-14-1.

Bangladesh:

Tamim Iqbal c Younis b Gul 60

Mohammad Nazimuddin c Younis b Afridi 16

Jahurul Islam c Younis b Ajmal 0

Nasir Hossain c Misbah b Gul 28

Shakib Al Hasan b Cheema 68

Mushfiqur Rahim c Jamshed b Cheema 10

Mohammad Mahmudullah not out 17

Mashrafe Mortaza c Jamshed b Ajmal 18

Abdur Razzak b Cheema 6

Shahadat Hossain not out 0

Extras (lb5, nb2, w4) 11

Total (for eight wickets; 50 overs) 234

Fall of wickets: 1-68 (Nazimuddin), 2-68 (Jahurul), 3-81 (Tamim), 4-170 (Nasir), 5-179 (Shakib), 6-190 (Rahim), 7-218 (Mortaza), 8-233 (Razzak).

Bowling: Hafeez 10-0-30-0 (w1), Gul 10-2-65-2 (nb1), Ajmal 10-2-40-2 (w1), Afridi 10-1-28-1 (w1), Cheema 7-0-46-3 (nb1), Azam 3-0-20-0 (w1).

Result: Pakistan win by two runs

Man of the match: Shahid Afridi (PAK)

Man of the tournament: Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)

Toss: Bangladesh

Umpires: Steve Davis (AUS) and Ian Gould (ENG)

TV umpire: S. Ravi (IND)

Match referee: David Boon (AUS)