Pakistan records 20th consecutive ODI win against Bdesh

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Pakistan records 20th consecutive ODI win against Bdesh

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Pakistan has beaten Bangladesh by five wickets in the first ODI of the tour.

01 December,2011 05:27 pm

It is the 20th consecutive won of Pakistan against Bangladesh in the One Day Internationals.Afridi scored most runs and got most wickets. Shahid Afridi took five wickets as Pakistan dismissed Bangladesh earlier for 91 in little more than 30 overs. Afridi scored 24 runs.The legspinning allrounder claimed 5-23 from 6.3 overs after Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.Nasir Hossain top-scored on 21, with only Rubel Hossain (15 not out), Shakib Al Hasan (15) and Mushfiqur Rahim (11) reaching double figures for Bangladeshs innings to end after just 30.3 overs. The 12 extras registered the fourth highest score.Pakistans five other bowlers took one wicket each.Mohammad Hafeez struck with the fourth ball of the day to trap opener Tamim Iqbal lbw for a duck, and Bangladesh quickly fell to 5-31 within 13 overs.Afridi removed Shahriar Nafees for 7 and claimed Shakib, Mahmuduallah (1), Farhad Reza (1) and Shafiul Islam (0).There are three matches in the series.Bangladesh included Iqbal, who missed Tuesdays 50-run win in the lone Twenty20 match because of injury, while Nafees also came in. Imrul Kayes and Alok Kapali made way for them.