ISLAMABAD: The third and final One-Day between Pakistan Shaheens and Bangladesh A was abandoned on Friday due to persistent rain at the Islamabad Club.
Earlier, the second one-day between both sides was also abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain on Wednesday.
Pakistan Shaheens won the 50-over series 1-0 after defeating the visiting side by eight wickets in the first match of the series on 26 August.
Pakistan Shaheens defeated Bangladesh A by eight wickets on 26 August at the same venue.
Right-arm fast bowler Mohammad Abbas Afridi’s five-wicket haul and half-centuries by Haseebullah and Usman Khan were key to Pakistan Shaheens’ victory in the first one-day.
After opting to field, Pakistan Shaheens bundled out the visiting team for 183 runs in 36 overs.
Abbas Afridi was the pick of the bowlers, with match figures of 9-0-38-5. This was Abbas’ second five-fer in 22 List-A matches.
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Left-arm pacer Jahandad Khan (2-51) and left-arm spinner Mehran Mumtaz (2-29) equally supported Abbas as only Saif Hassan (58, 47b, 10x4s, 1×6) managed to score a half-century for Bangladesh ‘A’.
Rishad Hossain coming to bat at number nine was the other notable run-getter, scoring 40 off 37 balls, hitting four fours and two sixes.
In turn, Pakistan Shaheens achieved the target in 27.5 overs courtesy of a 129-run partnership between Haseebullah and Usman for the second wicket.
Left-handed opening batter Haseebullah returned undefeated on 73 off 81 balls, smashing seven fours and two sixes. Right-handed batter Usman fell 13 runs short of his first List-A century.
His innings included eight boundaries and five towering sixes, which came off 60 balls. Omair Bin Yousuf also returned unbeaten on 14 off 19, adding an unbroken 42-run partnership for the third wicket with Haseebullah.
For Bangladesh A, Mahedi Hasan and Mosaddek Hossain snapped a wicket each.
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