Two centuries from opener Tamim Iqbal and middle order batsman Mishfiqur Rahim led Bangladesh to pile up a huge total of 329 runs in the first One Day International of a three-match series against Pakistan in Dhaka on Friday. Bangladesh scored 329 runs for 6 wickets, highest total for Bangladesh in ODI after skipper Shakib Al Hasan, who is leading the Tigers in today’s match in absence of Mashrafe Mortaza, has won the toss and chose to bat first. Openers Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar gave a solid start puting 48 runs on the scoreboard in 13.2 overs. Sarkar was unfortunate to be run out in the second delivery of 14th over. He added 20 runs off 36 balls hitting 3 fours. Then Mahmudullah (5) was bowled by Rahat Ali in the last delivery of 20th over. Tamim survived for a drop by the bowler in the 2nd deliver of Saad Nasim of 23rd over. The 26-year left hand batsman reached his century off 112 balls with a boundary in the 5th delivery of 35th over by Ajmal. He smashed 12 fours and 2 sixes. Earlier, Tamim reached his half-century off 75 balls with 6 fours. Tamim also made a record 178-run 3rd wicket partnership with Mishifiqur Rahim, highest for Bangladesh in any wicket. The opener was eventually caught by Rizwan off Wahab Riaz in the 4th delivery of 42nd over. He scored 132 runs off 135 balls with 15 fours and 3 sixes. Mushifiqur, who survived at 35 runs for a drop by Junaid Khan on the 3rd delivery of 29th over by Azhar Ali, reached his century with a boundary in the 4th delivery of 45th over by Saeed Ajmal. He played only 69 balls hitting 13 fours and 2 sixes to complete his century. Earlier, the 26-year right hand batsman reached his fifty driving Saeed Ajmal out of the boundary in the first delivery of 35th over. He played 42 balls and hit 6 fours to complete half-century. Mushifiqur was eventually caught by Sarfraz Ahmed off Wahab Riaz in the 2nd delivery of 48th over. He scored 106 runs off 77 balls. Shakib Al Hasan added quick 31 runs off 27 balls while Sabbir Rahman 15 off 15 balls at the end. The match began at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur at 2:30pm (local time) and being telecast live on Gazi TV, BTV in Bangladesh while GEO Super & PTV in Pakistan. Bangladesh left out Rony Talukar and Mominul Haque from the playing eleven while Pakistan went without Asad Shafiq, Sami Aslam and Ehsan Adil. Bangladesh only once beat Pakistan in their 32 meetings in ODI when they played in the 1999 World Cup. Bangladesh: 1 Tamim, 2 Soumya, 3 Mahmudullah, 4 Mushfiqur Rahim(wk), 5 Shakib Al Hasan (capt), 6 Nasir Hossain, 7 Sabbir Rahman, 8 Abul Hasan, 9 Arafat Sunny, 10 Rubel Hossain, 11 Taskin Ahmed Pakistan: 1 Mohammad Hafeez, 2 Azhar Ali (capt), 3 Haris Sohail, 4 Saad Nasim, 5 Mohammad Rizwan, 6 Fawad Alam, 7 Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), 8 Wahab Riaz, 9 Junaid Khan, 10 Saeed Ajmal, 11 Rahat Ali.
