Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
25 September 2012 (20-over match)
Bangladesh 175/6 (20/20 overs)
Pakistan 178/2 (18.4/20 overs)
Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets in the ICC World Twenty20 12th Match played at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. Bangladesh who won the toss decided to bat first and they set 175 runs on the board (Shakib 84, Tamim 24, Arafat 3-25). In reply Pakistan strongly replied to chase the target in 18.4 overs at the loss of 2 wickets. Pakistan scored 178 for 2 (Nazir 72, Hafeez 45, Jamshed 29*). Pakistan opening batsman Imran Nazir scored 72 off 36 balls was declared man of the match.
Full scorecard
Imran Nazir plays an aggressive shot: cricinfo.com
Toss: Bangladesh chose to bat
Points: Pakistan 2, Bangladesh 0
Result: Pak won by 8 wickets
Player of the match Imran Nazir (Pakistan)
