Mohammad Rizwan and skipper Babar Azam starred with brilliant half-centuries before Mohammad Nawaz smashed an unbeaten 45 off 20 to help Pakistan beat Bangladesh by seven wickets in a thrilling penultimate game of the Tri-series.
\nSet to chase a respectable target of 174, the reliable duo, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, laid the strong foundation with a centurion opening stand to put Pakistan in a commanding position.
\nBatting at no 4, Nawaz played a superb as he struck five boundaries and a six to take his side home.
\nEarlier, Skipper Shakib Al Hasan and Litton Das scored magnificent half-centries as they stormed through the Pakistani bowling attack with a valiant 88-run partnership for the fourth wicket to help Bangladesh post a respectable total of 173\/6.
\nDas starred with 69 off 42, laced with six fours and two sixes, while Shakib scored 68 off 42, including three sixes and seven fours, as the pair anchored Bangladesh\u2019s batting after they slipped to 41\/2 in the 6th over.
\nOpting to bat first after winning the toss, Bangladesh had a dismal start to their innings as opener Soumya Sarkar fell cheaply on 4 in the third over by pacer Naseem Shah before Mohammad Wasim got rid of Najmul Hasan Shanto.
\nShakib then combined excellently with Das as they moved the scoreboard at an impressive speed in the middle overs and took the total to 129 in the 15th over before the latter was removed by Nawaz while hitting big.
\nGreen Shirts, however, made a comeback in the death overs offering just 12 runs while picking three wickets in the last two overs.
\nFor Pakistan, Naseem and Wasim bagged two wickets each while Nawaz took a scalp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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