Pakistan spinners seal clean sweep against Bangladesh, 3rd ODI Match Photos and Highlights

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Pakistan 177 (Umar 57, Misbah 47, Razzak 3-21, Mahmudullah 3-4) beat Bangladesh 119 (Mahmudullah 35, Hafeez 3-27, Ajmal 2-6) by 58 runs



Bangladesh had an opportunity to end a losing streak against Pakistan that has lasted 12 years, but Pakistan's slower bowlers were so far superior than their counterparts that the target of 178 seemed far out of reach for the hosts. The track was tailored to suit Bangladesh's strength - spin - but it backfired in final analysis as they didn't have the batsmen capable of sticking it out long enough to entertain thoughts of earning a consolation win.
Pakistan took the series 3-0, but not without some sweat. Their batsmen too were found wanting against Bangladesh's spinners, losing nine wickets to them and failing to bat out 50 overs. In the context of the struggles faced by the batsmen from both sides, the stand of 94 between Misbah-ul-Haq and Umar Akmal proved the difference. Bangladesh had a similar foundation going between Shahriar Nafees and Mahmudullah, but a floodlight failure disturbed the concentration of the well-set pair and brought a power-shift towards Pakistan's spinners. There was no looking back since for Pakistan as they took the last nine wickets for 50 runs.

Having lost Tamim Iqbal first ball, the pressure was on Bangladesh, with a slip and short leg and the new ball turning and bouncing. The pair of Nafees and Mahmudullah were watchful but importantly, ensured they didn't go scoreless for a lengthy period - a factor in their previous defeats this series. Mahmudullah slogged Hafeez in the third over to get the boundary bogey off the team's back.
The pair gave Bangladesh the edge with a stand of 69, essayed with sweeps off Abdur Rehman and cuts off Shahid Afridi, who in his urgency to break an unusual wicketless-streak - which has lasted two matches - fired the ball to flat and became predictable.
The interruption, after the 15th over, caused a downturn in Bangladesh's fortunes. Saeed Ajmal trapped Nafees lbw playing down the wrong line, before Rehman caught Mushfiqur Rahim in front of the stumps trying to sweep. Bangladesh lost their third wicket in as many overs when Hafeez got one to turn sharply to trap Mahmudullah on the backfoot. Both Shakib Al Hasan and Nasir Hossain were out cheaply , spooning catches as the chase fell off the rails.






The lower order had no respite. The parsimonious Saeed Ajmal, bowling round the wicket, was scoreless off the bat for 29 deliveries. He was lucky, though, to get Farad Reza lbw, off a thick inside edge. Bangladesh had a semblance of a recovery with a stand of 34 between Reza and Alok Kapali, but the howler cut short their hopes.
The pitch wasn't exactly a minefield, as Misbah and Umar showed. The spinners enjoyed a pitch that made it extra hard to get them away. The ball gripped, turned, kept low and forced the visitors to concentrate more than they've had to so far in the series. They had their anxious moments with the ball keeping low, some shaving the outside edge and the stumps. It wasn't easy for the wicketkeeper Mushfiqur, who by the 15th over had already conceded 12 byes, a Bangladesh record.



Coming in at 39 for 3, Misbah and Umar steadied the innings, adopting a watchful approach against the spinners. Misbah opened up against Elias Sunny, hammering boundaries to midwicket and down the ground. He also tried disturbing the bowler's rhythm by moving across his stumps to paddle, at times bringing out the reverse sweep. Umar used his feet well, though it was one of his more patient knocks as he regularly came forward to defend, smothering the spin. Umar fetched two sixes off Nasir, using his feet for both.








The tide turned when Misbah departed, making room and spooning a catch at short extra cover off Razzak. The wickets started to tumble and sudden spurt left greater responsibility on Umar than he would have expected. However, he too trooped off to the pavilion before he could script another recovery, beaten for turn and bounce off Elias Sunny. Mahmudullah triggered an early end to the innings, assisted by Mushfiqur, who by then was seeing the ball like a football in fading light.



Bangladesh walked off after wrapping up Pakistan a more confident unit. Unfortunately, they couldn't counter the most penetrative spin attack in the world.





Pakistan 177 (46.1 ov)
Bangladesh 119 (38.0 ov)
Pakistan won by 58 runs

• Pakistan in Bangladesh ODI Series - 3rd ODI
• ODI no. 3222 | 2011/12 season
• Played at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
• 6 December 2011 (50-over match)

	Pakistan innings (50 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	Mohammad Hafeez	c Farhad Reza b Shafiul Islam	0	2	4	0	0	0.00
	Asad Shafiq	b Shakib Al Hasan	7	39	23	1	0	30.43
	Younis Khan	c †Mushfiqur Rahim b Abdur Razzak	26	45	38	3	0	68.42
	Misbah-ul-Haq*	c Alok Kapali b Abdur Razzak	47	91	89	4	1	52.80
	Umar Akmal†	st †Mushfiqur Rahim b Elias Sunny	57	110	84	3	2	67.85
	Shoaib Malik	c & b Abdur Razzak	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
	Shahid Afridi	c Nasir Hossain b Elias Sunny	9	16	9	1	0	100.00
	Abdur Rehman	lbw b Mahmudullah	4	26	10	0	0	40.00
	Sohail Tanvir	c †Mushfiqur Rahim b Mahmudullah	8	7	12	1	0	66.66
	Umar Gul	c †Mushfiqur Rahim b Mahmudullah	0	2	1	0	0	0.00
	Saeed Ajmal	not out	3	7	6	0	0	50.00
	Extras	(b 12, lb 1, w 2, nb 1)	16
	Total	(all out; 46.1 overs)	177	(3.83 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-0 (Mohammad Hafeez, 0.4 ov), 2-37 (Asad Shafiq, 8.5 ov), 3-39 (Younis Khan, 11.1 ov), 4-133 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 35.4 ov), 5-133 (Shoaib Malik, 35.6 ov), 6-148 (Shahid Afridi, 40.1 ov), 7-162 (Umar Akmal, 42.1 ov), 8-172 (Sohail Tanvir, 44.3 ov), 9-172 (Umar Gul, 44.4 ov), 10-177 (Abdur Rehman, 46.1 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	Shafiul Islam	6	1	32	1	5.33	(1nb, 1w)
	Farhad Reza	2	1	2	0	1.00
	Abdur Razzak	10	2	21	3	2.10
	Shakib Al Hasan	10	2	21	1	2.10
	Elias Sunny	9	0	36	2	4.00	(1w)
	Alok Kapali	4	0	17	0	4.25
	Nasir Hossain	4	0	31	0	7.75
	Mahmudullah	1.1	0	4	3	3.42

	Bangladesh innings (target: 178 runs from 50 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	Tamim Iqbal	b Mohammad Hafeez	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
	Shahriar Nafees	lbw b Saeed Ajmal	25	70	52	4	0	48.07
	Mahmudullah	lbw b Mohammad Hafeez	35	79	73	4	0	47.94
	Mushfiqur Rahim*†	lbw b Abdur Rehman	0	3	3	0	0	0.00
	Shakib Al Hasan	c & b Mohammad Hafeez	9	19	17	1	0	52.94
	Nasir Hossain	c Misbah-ul-Haq b Abdur Rehman	3	16	8	0	0	37.50
	Alok Kapali	c Asad Shafiq b Shoaib Malik	12	46	32	0	0	37.50
	Farhad Reza	lbw b Saeed Ajmal	21	37	29	2	0	72.41
	Elias Sunny	b Shoaib Malik	1	12	5	0	0	20.00
	Abdur Razzak	not out	1	10	4	0	0	25.00
	Shafiul Islam	b Shoaib Malik	0	2	4	0	0	0.00
	Extras	(b 4, lb 3, w 5)	12
	Total	(all out; 38 overs)	119	(3.13 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-0 (Tamim Iqbal, 0.1 ov), 2-69 (Shahriar Nafees, 19.4 ov), 3-70 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 20.3 ov), 4-72 (Mahmudullah, 21.6 ov), 5-81 (Shakib Al Hasan, 25.2 ov), 6-83 (Nasir Hossain, 26.1 ov), 7-117 (Farhad Reza, 34.6 ov), 8-117 (Alok Kapali, 35.5 ov), 9-119 (Elias Sunny, 37.2 ov), 10-119 (Shafiul Islam, 37.6 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	Mohammad Hafeez	10	2	27	3	2.70	(3w)
	Umar Gul	2	0	3	0	1.50
	Abdur Rehman	10	1	32	2	3.20
	Shahid Afridi	4	0	27	0	6.75	(1w)
	Saeed Ajmal	7	4	6	2	0.85	(1w)
	Sohail Tanvir	1	0	11	0	11.00
	Shoaib Malik	4	2	6	3	1.50

Match details

Toss Pakistan, who chose to bat Series Pakistan won the 3-match series 3-0

Player of the match Umar Akmal (Pakistan) Player of the series Umar Akmal (Pakistan)

Umpires JD Cloete (South Africa) and Enamul Haque TV umpire Sharfuddoula Match referee J Srinath (India) Reserve umpire Gazi Sohel

Match notes

Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 38 runs, 2 wickets) Pakistan: 50 runs in 14.1 overs (86 balls), Extras 14 Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 - 20.0 (Bowling side - 13 runs, 0 wicket) Drinks: Pakistan - 60/3 in 19.0 overs (Misbah-ul-Haq 6, Umar Akmal 7) 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 91 balls (Misbah-ul-Haq 27, Umar Akmal 15, Ex 8) Pakistan: 100 runs in 28.3 overs (172 balls), Extras 15 Powerplay 3: Overs 35.1 - 40.0 (Batting side - 16 runs, 2 wickets) Drinks: Pakistan - 141/5 in 38.0 overs (Umar Akmal 40, Shahid Afridi 6) Pakistan: 150 runs in 41.1 overs (248 balls), Extras 16 Umar Akmal: 50 off 81 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6) Innings Break: Pakistan - 177/10 in 46.1 overs (Saeed Ajmal 3) Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 23 runs, 1 wicket) Dinner: Bangladesh - 19/1 in 6.0 overs (Shahriar Nafees 4, Mahmudullah 12) Bangladesh: 50 runs in 13.2 overs (80 balls), Extras 9 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (Shahriar Nafees 18, Mahmudullah 23, Ex 9) Floodlight Failure: Bangladesh - 61/1 in 15.0 overs (Shahriar Nafees 20, Mahmudullah 32) Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 - 20.0 (Bowling side - 8 runs, 1 wicket) Bangladesh: 100 runs in 29.6 overs (180 balls), Extras 11 Drinks: Bangladesh - 112/6 in 33.0 overs (Alok Kapali 10, Farhad Reza 19) Powerplay 3: Overs 35.1 - 40.0 (Batting side - 2 runs, 3 wickets)