Pakistan started its World Twenty20 2016 campaign with a bang, as while batting first Pakistan scored hefty 201 for 5. Shahid Afridi led from the front ant hit a flashy 19-ball 49. Bangladesh was limited to 146 for 6 at Eden Gardens crowd on Wednesday (March 16). Pakistan won by comprehensive 55-run in its ICC World Twenty20 2016 opener.

Ahmed Shazad with his 52 and Mohammad Hafeez with his 64 created the launching pad for Pakistan’s middle and lower order, the due had a 95 runs stand for the third wicket. Later on Shahid Afridi had a go at the Bangladeshi bowling line with his batting and devastated their batting line with 2 wickets for 27. Danger-men Tamin Iqbal and Sabbir Rahman fell prey of Shahid Afridi’s bowling.

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Full scoreboard: Pakistan vs Bangladesh

PAKISTAN INNINGS (RUN RATE: 10.05)

BATSMEN		RUNS	BALLS	SR	4S	6S
	SHARJEEL KHANb Arafat Sunny	18	10	180.00	1	2
	AHMED SHEHZADc Mahmudullah b Sabbir Rahman	52	39	133.33	8	0
	MOHAMMAD HAFEEZc Soumya Sarkar b Arafat Sunny	64	42	152.38	7	2
	SHAHID AFRIDIc Mahmudullah b Taskin Ahmed	49	19	257.89	4	4
	UMAR AKMALc Shakib Al Hasan b Taskin Ahmed	0	2	0.00	0	0
	SHOAIB MALIKNOT OUT	15	9	166.66	2	0
	IMAD WASIMNOT OUT	0	0	0.00	0	0
Extras		(NB 1, W 1, LB 1)	3
Total		(5 WICKETS; 20 OVERS)	201
	DID NOT BAT	Sarfraz Ahmed , Wahab Riaz , Mohammad Amir , Mohammad Irfan

BOWLER		O	R	W	ECON	DOTS
	TASKIN AHMED	4	32	2	8.00	10
	AL-AMIN HOSSAIN	3	43	0	14.33	3
	ARAFAT SUNNY	4	34	2	8.50	9
	SHAKIB AL HASAN	4	39	0	9.75	5
	MASHRAFE MORTAZA	3	41	0	13.66	2
	SABBIR RAHMAN	2	11	1	5.50	6

FALL OF WICKETS
1-26	(KHAN, 2.3 OV)
2-121	(SHEHZAD, 13.5 OV)
3-163	(HAFEEZ, 16.4 OV)
4-175	(AKMAL, 17.5 OV)
5-198	(AFRIDI, 19.4 OV)

BANGLADESH INNINGS (RUN RATE: 7.30)

BATSMEN		RUNS	BALLS	SR	4S	6S
	TAMIM IQBALc Imad Wasim b Shahid Afridi	24	20	120.00	0	2
	SOUMYA SARKARb Mohammad Amir	0	2	0.00	0	0
	SABBIR RAHMANb Shahid Afridi	25	19	131.57	5	0
	SHAKIB AL HASANNOT OUT	50	40	125.00	5	1
	MAHMUDULLAHc Sharjeel Khan b Imad Wasim	4	5	80.00	0	0
	MUSHFIQUR RAHIMc Sarfraz Ahmed b Mohammad Amir	18	21	85.71	3	0
	MOHAMMAD MITHUNc Mohammad Amir b Mohammad Irfan	2	4	50.00	0	0
	MASHRAFE MORTAZANOT OUT	15	9	166.66	2	1
Extras		(W 4, LB 4)	8
Total		(6 WICKETS; 20 OVERS)	146
	DID NOT BAT	Arafat Sunny , Taskin Ahmed , Al-Amin Hossain

BOWLER		O	R	W	ECON	DOTS
	MOHAMMAD AMIR	4	27	2	6.75	12
	MOHAMMAD IRFAN	4	30	1	7.50	10
	WAHAB RIAZ	4	31	0	7.75	12
	SHAHID AFRIDI	4	27	2	6.75	12
	SHOAIB MALIK	2	14	0	7.00	4
	IMAD WASIM	2	13	1	6.50	4

FALL OF WICKETS
1-1	(SARKAR, 0.3 OV)
2-44	(RAHMAN, 5.5 OV)
3-58	(IQBAL, 7.6 OV)
4-71	(MAHMUDULLAH, 10.2 OV)
5-110	(RAHIM, 16.4 OV)
6-117	(MITHUN, 17.4 OV)