South Asian Games T20 : Bangladesh beat Pakistan to storm into final

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CRICKET T20: Bangladesh beat Pakistan to storm into final Nasir Hossain’s all round performance enabled Bangladesh to storm into the final of the 11th South Asian Games Dhaka 2010 T20 cricket with an emphatic 52-run victory over Pakistan at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at Mirpur in Dhaka on Friday 05 February 2010. Bangladesh came to the match knowing that they will have to beat Pakistan and also by a good margin to insure berth in final. Skipper Mohammad Mithun won the cherished toss and elected to bat first. Sabbir Rahman with sparkling 46 off 22 balls studded with two boundaries and four towering over boundaries completely changed the complexion of the match as Bangladesh posted a challenging 156 for six wickets in their 20 over quota. Earlier Nasir Hossain with a exciting 45 off 43 deliveries and captain Mithun with 32-ball 32 runs set the tempo. Junaid Khan with 3 for 20 was the pick of the Pakistan bowler. In reply Pakistan batsmen found the situation too hot to handle as they perished literally without offering any real challenge as they were bowled out for 104 in 18.2 overs as local spun their web to force them to play false shots. Shuvashish Roy with 2 for 10, Nasir Hossain with 2 for 20 and Sanjamul Islam with two for 28 were the leading bowlers for Bangladesh. After winning the crucial match, Bangladesh captain M .Mithun said, "We are happy to be in the final . We are now confident and hoped to play well in the final .We were a bit upset when we lost to Sri Lanka but we kept our faith and played according to plan and it worked." He also gave credit to the bowlers. Bangladesh Head Coach Sarwar Imran said, "I have said earlier that we are playing for gold. We won today and we hope to continue our good performance in final too." Brief scorecard: Bangladesh: 156/6 (20 over) (Sabbir Rahman 46, Nasir Hossain 45, Mithun 32, junaid khan 3/20) Pakistan: 104/10 (17.3 over) (Nayyar Abbas 37, junaid khan 18, Ali Asad 17, Shubashis Roy 2/10, Sanjamul Islam 2/28, nasir Hossain 20/2) http://www.11sagdhaka2010.com.bd/Pages/News/NewsDetails.aspx?id=94

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[Gunner_Mania]

:haha::haha: When it rains it pours:haha:

[Karan114]

Haha...man they are getting pummeled everywhere now!

[sangrock]

wtf is this?

[flamy]

:WTF:

[Equinox]

This is the Cricket event in the South Asia Games. Test nations (BD, SL and Pak) have sent their U-21 teams and Associates (Nepal, Maldives, Afghanistan, Bhutan) have sent their senior teams. India didn't send a team (and you guys talk big about having cricket in the Olympics). It is T20 format and Bangladesh thrashed Pakistan in the semis. Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will battle it out for Gold in the final while Pakistan face Maldives for the bronze medal.

[pappu_kanghi]

This is the Cricket event in the South Asia Games. Test nations (BD' date=' SL and Pak) have sent their U-21 teams and Associates (Nepal, Maldives, Afghanistan, Bhutan) have sent their senior teams. India didn't send a team (and you guys talk big about having cricket in the Olympics). It is T20 format and Bangladesh thrashed Pakistan in the semis. Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will battle it out for Gold in the final while Pakistan face Maldives for the bronze medal.[/quote'] Congrats dude. When is your President going to declare 2 weeks national holiday?