5th ODI: Pakistan v Bangladesh (Winner: PAK)

PAK 385/7 (S Afridi 124, I Farhat 66, S Islam 95/3, S Hasan 73/2) beat BAN 246/5 (J Siddique 97, I Kayes 66, S Afridi 54/1) by 139 runs.
	Match Scorecard
Man of the Match: S Afridi	Dambulla, Sri Lanka (21 June,2010)

It was the green vs the green. Pakistan against Bangladesh. The light green were the favourites with the pre-match COW of 54%. A good start set Pakistan on their way and their COW never really wavered, moving from 77% at the end of the innings. With Boom Boom going Bam Bam and 5 other batsmen answering the coach’s call it was a nightmare for the Bangladeshi bowlers. Afridi ended with 124 off 60 as Pakistan raced to 385/7. Despite Tamim’s rapid start, Bangladeshis were never able to pull COW in their direction and with Imrul in test match mood, COW swung completely in Pakistan’s favour. The writing was clear on the wall when it reached 99 in the 34th over. With just Junaid Siddique paying attention to the Coach, it was no surprise that Bangladesh went down by 139 runs.

First Inns (PAK)

12 Overs: PAK 80/0

PAK 58%

The Pakistani openers feasted on

some very generous Bangladeshi bowling to get a really superb start. This opening assault increased Pakistan’s chances by 4%.

25 Overs: PAK 159/2

PAK 64%

Pakistan lost both openers, but that

made no impact to the scoring rate as Pakistan continued to score faster than a run-a-ball. Pakistan’s chances increased by 6% during this period.

40 Overs: PAK 256/4

PAK 71%

The stage was set for Boom-Boom

Afridi to demolish the Bangladeshi attack, and that is precisely what he did. Pakistan’s chances increased by 7% during this period.

50 Overs: PAK 385/7

PAK 77%

Boom-Boom went berserk as tore

the Bangladeshi attack into shreds during the death overs. Pakistan’s chances increased by 6% during this period.

Second Inns (BAN: Target 386)

15 Overs: BAN 73/1	PAK 86%	While chasing an Everest of a total,
		a run-rate of just under 5 in the first 15 overs is simply not good enough. Bangladesh’s chances decreased by 9% during this period.
30 Overs: BAN 122/1	PAK 99%	Bangladesh decided that victory
		is beyond their grasp and decided to play out for a draw. Because this is not a test match, Bangladesh’s chances decreased by 13% during this period.
40 Overs: BAN 193/1	PAk 99%	Bangladesh scored 71 runs in
		these 10 overs without losing a wicket, that would have been useful 30 overs ago. Pakistan’s chances remained unchanged during this period.
50 Overs: BAN 246/4	PAK 100%	Bangladesh, who gave up on victory
		a long time ago, finally lost. Pakistan won by a whopping 139 runs.

5th ODI: Pakistan v Bangladesh (Winner: PAK)

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