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Abu Dhabi: Bangladesh won the toss and skipper Mashrafe Mortaza promptly decided to bat in their Asia Cup Super Four match against Pakistan played at the Shaikh Zayed Stadium here. Gulf News was covering all the action as it happened with inputs from our Reporter N.D. Prashant:
11:40pm
Bangladesh put a spirited performance to beat Pakistan by 37-runs to set up a title clash in the Asia Cup with India on Friday. For Pakistan Imam-ul-Haq came up with a fighting 83 but wickets kept falling all around him. For Bangladesh, Mustafizur Rahman was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 43 in his 10 overs.
Match report: Bangladesh stun Pakistan to reach Asia Cup final
Scoreboard:
Bangladesh
Liton Das b Junaid Khan 6
Soumya Sarkar c Fakhar Zaman b Junaid Khan 0
Mominul Haque b Shaheen Afridi 5
Mushfiqur Rahim c Sarfraz Ahmed b Shaheen Afridi 99
Mohammad Mithun c&b Hasan Ali 60
Imrul Kayes lbw Shadab Khan 9
Mahmudullah b Junaid Khan 25
Mehedi Hasan c (Sub) b Junaid Khan 12
Mashrafe Mortaza c Fakhar Zaman b Hasan Ali 13
Rubel Hossain Run Out Hasan Ali 1
Extras 0b 8lb 0nb 0pen 1w 9
Total (48.5 overs) 239 all out
Fall of Wickets: 1-5 Sarkar, 2-12 Haque, 3-12 Das, 4-156 Ali, 5-167 Kayes, 6-197 Rahim, 7-221 Miraz, 8-230 Mahmudullah, 9-239 Hossain, 10-239 Mortaza Did Not Bat: Rahman
Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk
Junaid Khan 9 1 19 4
Shaheen Afridi 10 1 47
Hasan Ali 9.5 0 60
Mohammad Nawaz 8 0 39
Shoaib Malik 2 0 14 0
Shadab Khan 10 0 52 1
Pakistan
Fakhar Zaman c Rubel Hossain b Mehedi Hasan 1
Imam ul-Haq st Liton Das b Mahmudullah 83
Babar Azam lbw Mustafizur Rahman 1
Sarfraz Ahmed c Mushfiqur Rahim b Mustafizur Rahman 10
Shoaib Malik c Mashrafe Mortaza b Rubel Hossain 30
Shadab Khan c Liton Das b Soumya Sarkar 4
Asif Ali st Liton Das b Mehedi Hasan 31
Mohammad Nawaz c (Sub) b Mustafizur Rahman 8
Hasan Ali c Mashrafe Mortaza b Mustafizur Rahman 8
Shaheen Afridi Not Out 14
Junaid Khan Not Out 3
Extras 1b 2lb 1nb 0pen 5w 9
Total (50 overs) 202-9
Fall of Wickets: 1-2 Zaman, 2-3 Azam, 3-18 Ahmed, 4-85 Malik, 5-94 Khan, 6-165 Ali, 7-167 ul-Haq, 8-181 Ali, 9-186 Nawaz
Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk
Mehedi Hasan 10 1 28
Mustafizur Rahman 10 2 43 4
Mashrafe Mortaza 7 1 33 0
Rubel Hossain 8 0 38 1
Mahmudullah 10 0 38 1
Soumya Sarkar 5 0 19 1
Umpires: Shaun George and Chettithody Shamsuddin
Video: Marais Erasmus
Match Referee: David Boon
11:25pm
Pakistan are 198 for 9 in 47 overs. Now they need 42 runs from 18 balls to win.
11:10pm
8th wicket is gone... Hasan Ali is caught by Mashrafe Mortaza off Mustafizur Rahman for 8. Pakistan are 182 for 8 in 44 overs. They need 58 runs from 36 balls to win the game.
10:55pm
Pakistan in deep trouble. Imam-ul-Haq falls... stumped by Liton Das off Mahmudullah, after scoring a brilliant 83 from 105 balls. They lost two wickets in two overs. Asif Ali and Imam both stumped. Pakistan are 168 for 7 in 41 overs. They still need 72 to win from 54 balls.
10:50pm
Asif Ali departs... stumped by Liton Das off Mehidy Hasan Miraz for 31. Pakistan are 165 for 6 at the end of 40th over. Require another 75 runs with 4 wickets in hand and 60 balls remaining.
10:35pm
Pakistan cross the 150-mark in the 37th over. Imam-ul-Haq (74) is playing with Asif Ali on 28. Total reaches 153 for 5 at the end of this over. 86 runs required now to win the match from 13 overs.
10:10pm
Pakistan are 120 for 5 in 32 overs. Imam-ul-Haq playing on 51 with Asif Ali on 16. Now required 120 runs from 18 overs to win the match.
9:45pm
Pakistan are five down for 95 after 25.1 overs. Shadab Khan's disappointing knock of 4 off 24 balls comes to an end as he top-edged a bouncer from Soumya Sarkar.
9:25pm
Shoaib Malik's (30) vigil comes to an end. Brilliant diving catch by Bangladesh skipper Mortaza off Rubel Hossain. Pakistan are 85 for 4 in 20.2 overs.
9:00pm
Pakistan 56 for 3 after 15 overs. Malik on 21 and Imam on 20.
8:50pm
Pakistan reach 50 for 3 in the 14th over, Shoaib Malik playing on 19 with Imam-ul-Haq on 16.
8:05pm
Pakistan are clearly on a sticky wicket now as skipper Sarfraz Ahmed departs chasing a delivery moving away from Mustafizur Rahman. Pakistan 18 for 3 in the 4th over..
7:55pm
Pakistan in trouble here, they are 3 for 2. It's the big wicket of Babar Azam leg before to Mustafizur Rahman.
7:50pm
Bangladesh have started with a bang getting the wicket of Fakhar Zaman for one. His poor run with the willow continues. Brilliantly caught by Rubel Hossain from the bowling of Mehidy Hasan Mirza.
7:20pm
Innings break: A four wicket haul by Junaid Khan allowed Pakistan to restrict Bangladesh for 239 all out in 48.5 overs despite a fighting 99 by Mushfiqur Rahim in the virtual semi-final of the Asia Cup.
7:10pm
Junaid Khan strikes again, picks his 4th wicket of the match, Mahmudullah is clean bowled for 25. Bangladesh are 232 for 8 in 48 overs.
7:00pm
7th wicket falls... Mehidy Hasan Miraz is caught by substitute Shan Masood off Junaid Khan for 12. Bangladesh are 222 for 7 in 46 overs.
6:45pm
One has to feel for Mushfiqur Rahim as he is fallen one short of what could have been a brilliant 100. Caught behind off Shaheen Shah. Bangladesh 202 for 6 in 42 overs.
6:20pm
Shadab Khan finally has a wicket. Imrul Kayes falls leg before for 9. Bangladesh are 167 for 5 in 36.1 overs.
6:10pm
Hasan Ali has got the breakthrough finally. A well set Mohammad Mithun (60) playing across, the ball balloons in the air and it is an ordinary work for the bowler. Bangladesh are 157 for 4 in 34 overs.
6:00pm
Junaid Khan and Hasan Ali have been brought back into the attack to get a breakthrough here. Bangladesh are 143 for 3 in 31 overs.
5:50pm
Solid partnership between Mushfiqur Rahim (68) and Mohammed Mithun (53) takes Bangladesh to 138 for 3 in 30 overs.
5:30pm
Both spinners Shadab Khan and Mohammed Nawaz have bowled 12 overs between them without a breakthrough. Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed will have to think something different here to end this threatening partnership between Mushfiqur Rahim and Mohammed Mithun that has swelled to 110.
5:25pm
A fantastic 50 under pressure for Mushfiqur Rahim in 68 balls. This is his 30th ODI fifty.
5:15pm
Bangladesh 100 onboard in 24.1 overs. Mushfiqur Rahim is on 49 and Mohammed Mithun is on 37.
5:05pm
Bangladesh are 88 for 3 after 21 overs. Mushfiqur Rahim and Mohammed Mithun are going strong on 43 and 30 respectively.
4:35pm
Mushfiqur Rahim showing lot of promise here. He and Mohammad Mithun are doing the recovery act after that initial setback. Bangladesh are 48 for 3 after 14 overs.
3:55pm
Bangladesh are in trouble here. It's Junaid Khan again. Liton Das bowled with six onboard. Bangladesh reeling at 12 for 3.
3:50pm
Shaheen Shah Afridi has beaten Mominul Haque for pace. The greenish ting on the wicket allowing the ball to nip back and Haque stumps are castled. Bangladesh 12 for 2 in 4 overs.
3:45pm
Breakthrough for Pakistan: Junaid Khan coming in place of Mohammad Amir has struck. Soumya Sarkar who replaced Nazmul Santos perishes for a duck. Simple catch for Fakhar Zaman at square leg. Bangladesh 5 for 1 in 3 overs.
3:15pm
Bangladesh has brought in Soumya Sarkar in place of the struggling Santos. The absence of Shakib Al Hasan due to the fractured finger is a setback. Momin-ul-Haque comes in his place. Rubel Hossain is also in.
Pakistan replaced fast bowler Mohammad Amir with another left-armer, Junaid Khan, from the match they lost to India by nine wickets on Sunday.
The winner of this game will meet title holders India in Friday's final in Dubai.
Playing XIs:
Pakistan: Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Junaid Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi
Bangladesh: Mashrafe Mortaza (captain), Liton Das, Mohammad Mithun, Soumya Sarkar, Momin-ul-Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Imrul Kayes, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain
Umpires: Shaun George (RSA) and Chettithody Shamsuddin (IND)
Tv umpire: Marais Erasmus (RSA)
Match referee: David Boon (AUS)
