DHAKA: Following the first ever clean sweep in the recently concluded One Day Internationals against Pakistan, spirited...
DHAKA: Following the first ever clean sweep in the recently concluded One Day Internationals (ODIs) against Pakistan, spirited Bangladesh on Friday defeated the visiting side with seven wickets and 22 balls to spare and clinched the series 1-0.
Senior campaigner Shakib Al Hasan and newcomer Sabbir Rahman were the main stay in the Bangladeshi innings.
Both batsmen plundered unbeaten half-centuries as Bangladesh, cheered from the stands by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, surpassed the target in the 17th over.
The pair put on 105 runs for the fourth wicket after Bangladesh appeared to be in a spot of bother at 38 for three in the sixth over.
Bangladesh, who had lost both their previous Twenty20 internationals against Pakistan, turned the tables with a dominant performance.
Bangladesh lost three wickets cheaply, including the vital one of Tamin Iqbal, who had hit two consecutive centuries in the one-dayers.
But Shakib and Sabbir hammered the Pakistan bowlers to all parts of the ground, signalling out left-arm fast bowler Wahab Riaz, who went for 39 runs in his four overs.
Sabbir Rahman was adjudicated the man of the match.
With three consecutive ODI wins in the bag, the spirited Bangladesh bowlers earlier restricted Pakistan to 141 for five.