Ton-up Mushfiqur Rahim steers Bangladesh to 261
DUBAI: Star batsman Mushfiqur Rahim scored a fighting century to help Bangladesh setting a daunting target of 262 for Sri Lanka in the opening One-day International of the Asia Cup 2018 here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.He came at the crease when his team lost two early wickets in the very first over of the match bowled by pace bowler Lasith Malinga and batted to take the total to 261, made off 49.3 overs.The 31-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman, during the process, completed his sixth ODI century and was the last man to be out after making 144 runs from 150 balls with eleven fours and four sixes. This was the highest score so far in his 12-year ODI career of 188 matches. Mushfiqur was ably supported by Mohammad Mithan, who contributed an aggressive 63 from 68 balls with five fours and two towering sixes. Opener Tamim Iqbal, who retired hurt after just making two runs, came to bat again at fall of the ninth wicket and batted one-handedly to help Mushfiqur add 32 runs for the last wicket.For Sri Lanka, Malinga captured four wickets for 23 runs while off-break bowler Dhananjhaya de Silva took two for 38.
from The News International - Sports https://ift.tt/2NNPP2v
from The News International - Sports https://ift.tt/2NNPP2v
0 Response to "Ton-up Mushfiqur Rahim steers Bangladesh to 261"
Post a Comment