Pakistan secure series win over Bangladesh

Apr 13, 2008

Kamran Akmal exploded after a watchful first seven overs against a tidy attack•AFP

... and added 151 with fellow opener Salman Butt in rapid time•AFP

Butt carried on from where Akmal had left and hit a career-best 132 off 127 balls ... •AFP

Tamim Iqbal led a spirited Bangladesh response as they began to chase 309•AFP

He got to his 100 off 80 balls ... •AFP

Bangladesh hit back with four wickets for 36 runs as Pakistan wobbled•AFP

... putting on 80 with Shoaib Malik for the fifth wicket•AFP

Pakistan celebrate another run out as Bangladesh start to collapse•AFP

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Butt took Pakistan to 298 before he was caught behind off Mashrafe Mortaza•AFP

Malik and Akmal combined to get Aftab Ahmed, who fell trying another reverse-sweep•AFP