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Tigers set Pakistan 247-run target

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Update: 2015-02-09 02:58:00
Tigers set Pakistan 247-run target

DHAKA: Bangladesh set 247-run target for Pakistan in their first warm-up match of Cricket World Cup 2015 in Blacktown Olympic Park Oval in Sydney of Australia on Monday morning.

Tigers lost all wickets to score 246 runs with outstanding innings of Tamim Iqbal (81) and Mahmudullah (83).

Pakistani bowlers Mohammad Irfan bagged five wickets while Yasir Shah picked up two wickets.

Earlier, Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and elected to bat.

Even though Pakistan is tough rival, Bangladesh is capable of giving tough times and can make an upset even before the official World Cup starts only five days away.

Squads:

Bangladesh: Masrafe Bin Mortaza (c), Shakib Al Hasan (vc), Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Mominul Hoque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmud Ullah, Nasir Hossain, Shabbir Rahaman, Soumya Sarkar, Rubel Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Al Amin Hossain, Taijul Islam, Arafat Sunny.

Pakistan: Ahmed Shehzad, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Haris Sohail, Umar Akmal, Sohaib Maqsood, Sarfraz Ahmed, Shahid Afridi, Rahat Ali, Muhammad Irfan, Sohail Khan, Wahab Riaz, Ehsan Adil and Yasir Shah.

** Tigers batting against Pakistan

BDST: 1355 HRS, FEB 09, 2015

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