Sarfraz takes Pakistan to 236
50 overs Pakistan 236 for 9 (Sarfraz 46*, Hafeez 40, Razzak 2-26, Shakib 2-39) v Bangladesh
Left-arm spinners Shakib Al Hasan and Abdur Razzak and paceman Mashrafe Mortaza bagged two wickets apiece for Bangladesh, making their maiden appearance in the final of the one-day tournament.
Sarfraz Ahmed top-scored for Pakistan with an unbeaten 46 in the day-night match.Bangladesh, who upset World Cup winners India and runners-up Sri Lanka in league matches, put Pakistan under pressure when they captured three wickets in the opening 15 overs to send the tourists reeling at 55-3.
Akmal and Azam, who hit some powerful shots, seemed to have started the salvage job in adding 59 in quick time. But Azam gave it away with a top-edged slog that was taken by the bowler Shakib. In the next over, Akmal was given caught behind down the leg side by the umpire Steve Davis though replays showed the ball had only brushed the batsman's trousers.
The Bangladeshi fielders backed their bowlers up as Nasir Hossain ran skipper Misbah-ul-Haq out with a direct-hit at the non-striker’s end from point and then Nazmul held a good catch at mid-on to account for Mohammad Hafeez (40).
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