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World Cup Warm-Up Match

Pakistan win warm-up match

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Update: 2015-02-09 04:28:00
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DHAKA: Pakistan won the warm-up match of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 against Bangladesh in Blacktown Olympic Park Oval in Sydney of Australia on Monday.

They scored 247-run loosing seven wickets while chasing down 246-run target set by Bangladesh.

Sohaib Maqsood played a vital role to win scoring unbeaten 93-run while both Haris Sohail and Umar Akmal earned 39.

Mashrafe Mortaza and Taskin Ahmed grabbed two wickets each while Rubel Hossain, Mahmudullah, and Shakib Al Hasan picked up one wicket each.

Earlier, Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and decided to bat in their first warm-up match.

Tigers lost all wickets scoring 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.

** Tigers set Pakistan 247-run target


BDST: 1527 HRS, FEB 09, 2015/Update : 1738,1846 HRS

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