Bangladesh humbled by Pakistan A ahead of Champions Trophy

Dhaka, 17 Feb   — In their lone warm up match ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy, Bangladesh lost by seven wickets to the Pakistan A team on Monday in Dubai.

Bangladesh posted only 202 runs and were bowled out inside 40 overs. Batters failed to produce a good show ahead of the main event which could have boosted their confidence.

In reply to Bangladesh’s lean show, Pakistan A, also known as Shaheen, chased the target in 36 overs with seven wickets in hand.

Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first

Bangladesh batted well in the first 10 overs, scoring 60 for two wickets. Tanzid Hasan Tamim and captain Najmul Hossain Shanto fell for 6 and 12, respectively.

After 20 overs, Bangladesh were 104 for three wickets. Soumya Sarkar fell as the third wicket scoring 35 runs. He was trapped run out.

Despite having a good foundation, Bangladesh’s middle order failed to deliver. After 30 overs, they were 140 for seven.

Mushfiqur Rahim and Jaker Ali failed to impress, with respective scores of 7 and 0.

However, riding on 44 by Mehidy Hasan Miraz and 30 by Tanzim Hasan Sakib Bangladesh managed to cross the 200-run mark.

For Pakistan A, Osama Mir took four wickets conceding 43 runs in 10 overs.

This year’s Champions Trophy will begin on February 19th in Karachi with the match between Pakistan and New Zealand.

Bangladesh’s first match in the Champions Trophy is February 20th, when it will play India in Dubai. In their second and third matches, Bangladesh will travel to Rawalpindi, Pakistan, to play New Zealand and the hosts on February 24 and 27.