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\nTamim Iqbal continued his masterful batting to score a century in successive match, leading Bangladesh to a crushing seven-wicket win over Pakistan in the second one-day international in Dhaka on Sunday.\u00a0The left-hander slammed an unbeaten 116 in as many balls as the home side reached 240-3 after their bowlers had restricted Pakistan to 239-6 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.
\nThe win gave Bangladesh an unassailable 2-0 lead in three-match series after they won Friday\u2019s first match at the same venue by a whopping 79 runs.
\nPakistan needed a massive improvement from their performance in the first game to stay alive in the series, but a top-order collapse did not help their cause.
\nSaad Nasim and Wahab Riaz smashed unbeaten half-centuries to lift the side to somewhat competitive score after they were reduced to 77-5 by the 22nd over.
\nTamim, who scored 132 runs in the previous match, made a mockery of the target, racing to his fifty off 31 balls, his fastest in his career, improving his record against England in 2010 when he took one more ball.
\nJunaid Khan removed Tamim\u2019s fellow opener Soumya Sarker cheaply for 17 runs but Tamim refused to calm down and hit Saeed Ajmal and Wahab Riaz three successive fours in back-to-back overs.
\nBy the time Ajmal bowled Mahmdullah for 17 to give Pakistan their second breakthrough, Bangladesh were well in control blazing their way to 100 runs in just 14 overs.
\nMushfiqur Rahim, who also scored a century in the second game, added 118 runs with Tamim for the third wicket to make life easier for his Test vice-captain.
\nMushfiq was rewarded with 65 off 70 balls as Bangladesh completed their first series win over Pakistan with 71 balls to spare.
\nSakib al Hasan hit the winning runs after Tamim reached his century off 108 balls gliding Junaid for a fine leg boundary. Tamim followed the feat with a stunning six over Junaid\u2019s head that only reminded all of his early days.
\n\u2018I think the boys should feel proud,\u2019 said Bangladesh captain Mashrafee bin Muratza. \u2018Maybe they shouldn\u2019t show off but they should feel proud because the way they won was something to be proud about it.\u2019
\nTamim\u2019s innings overshadowed the batting heroics of Nasim and Wahab, who struck 77 and 51 respectively as Pakistan somehow managed to cross 200-run mark.
\n\u2018It\u2019s a big blow for us,\u2019 Pakistan captain Azhar Ali said after the match. [We are in a] rebuilding process, but we didn\u2019t expect to lose here\u2026we were outplayed in every form of the game.
\nOpting to bat first, Azhar and Sarfraz Ahmed scored 36 runs in the opening stand but Bangladesh soon took the control once Rubel Hossain earned the Tigers their first breakthrough.
\nRubel had Sarfraz brilliantly caught by Soumya Sarkar at slip for seven off his first ball and Arafat Sunny handed Mohammad Hafeez a duck in the next over.
\nAzhar batted doggedly but Sakib al Hasan made him a catch of Mushfiq for 36 off 60 balls. Nasir Hossain pegged back the stumps of Fawad Alam in next over to dismiss him for a duck.
\nPakistan were in deep trouble when Sakib trapped Mohammad Rizwan plumb in front for 13.
\nBangladesh welcomed back skipper Mashrafee, who, playing his 150th ODI being only third Bangladeshi, broke the resistance of Haris Sohail.
\nHaris was caught off guard off a slower and gave the Bangladesh skipper a simple return catch for 44 after he stemmed the collapse with a 77-run stand with Nasim.
\nNasim and Wahab added 85 runs in their unbroken seventh wicket stand to help Pakistan get a decent total but Tamim made the target look very easy for the Tigers with his terrific innings.<\/p>\n

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