{"id":6487,"date":"2016-03-02T18:16:42","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T18:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=6487"},"modified":"2016-03-02T18:17:10","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T18:17:10","slug":"bangladesh-reach-asia-cup-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/bangladesh-reach-asia-cup-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh reach Asia Cup final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Cricket.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6488 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Cricket.jpg\" alt=\"Cricket\" width=\"284\" height=\"177\" \/><\/a>Bangladesh reach final of the Asia Cup after beating Pakistan by five wickets on Wednesday.<br \/>\nPakistan recovered from 28-4 to post 129-7, before Bangladesh reached a winning total of 131-5 in 19.1 overs. Mahmudullah secured victory, and a place in Sunday&#8217;s final against India, with a deep mid-wicket boundary.<br \/>\nMahmudullah was unbeaten on 22, but Soumya Sarkar (48) provided the platform for the victory.<br \/>\nPakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir had figures 2-26 and kept his side&#8217;s hopes alive until Mashrafe Mortaza (12 not out) hit him for two consecutive boundaries in the 18th over.<br \/>\nThose two boundaries off a searing yorker and a bouncer came after Shakib Al Hasan perished to a reverse sweep shot, piling the pressure on Pakistan.<br \/>\nWith 18 runs needed in the last two overs, fast bowler Mohammad Sami conceded two no-balls, one of which Mahmudullah cut past the point to hit the boundary. It left Bangladesh needing just three runs to win in the last over.<br \/>\nMahmudullah, who was at the crease during Bangladesh&#8217;s two-run defeat by Pakistan in the 2012 Asia Cup final, then hit a boundary to the wild delight of the home crowd.<br \/>\nHowever, Sarkar&#8217;s run-a-ball 48 against a high-quality Pakistan attack, despite losing Tamim Iqbal for seven and in-form Sabbir Rahman for 14, was the key to Bangladesh&#8217;s success.<br \/>\nEarlier, Sarfraz Ahmed led Pakistan&#8217;s recovery with an unbeaten 58. He and Shoaib Malik, who scored 41, combined in a 70-run partnership for the fifth wicket.<br \/>\nElecting to bat first, Pakistan was 28-4 after 10 overs, before the duo counterattacked to give the bowlers a decent total to defend.<br \/>\nBangladesh fast bowler Al-Amin Hossain claimed 3-25 and caused the early damage for Pakistan, helped by his new-ball partner Taskin Ahmed, 1-14.<br \/>\nLeft-arm spinner Arafat Sunny finished with 2-35.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n <fb:comments href=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/bangladesh-reach-asia-cup-final\/\" font=\"arial\" num_posts=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"  style=\"background:#FFFFFF;padding-top:0px;\r\npadding-right:0px;\r\npadding-bottom:0px;\r\npadding-left:0px;\r\nmargin-top:0px;\r\nmargin-right:0px;\r\nmargin-bottom:0px;\r\nmargin-left:0px;\r\n\"><\/fb:comments>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bangladesh reach final of the Asia Cup after beating Pakistan by five wickets on Wednesday. Pakistan recovered from 28-4 to post 129-7, before Bangladesh reached a winning total of 131-5 in 19.1 overs. Mahmudullah secured victory, and a place in Sunday&#8217;s final against India, with a deep mid-wicket boundary. 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