Butt powers Pakistan to seven-wicket win

Apr 11, 2008

Tamim Iqbal took charge after Bangladesh decided to bat first on a flat pitch•AFP

Mohammad Ashraful scored a cameo 22 off 25 balls and became the highest run-getter in ODIs for Bangladesh•AFP

He failed to push on and his entertaining innings ended at 60•AFP

Mashrafe Mortaza tried to push the scoring but was cleaned up by a Sohail Tanvir yorker •AFP

Nasir Jamshed added 46 with Butt in seven overs•AFP

Aftab Ahmed didn't last very long as he was trapped lbw to Umar Gul, who picked up his 50th ODI wicket •AFP

Just when the going was good, Ashraful was sent back by Rao Iftikhar Anjum•AFP

Shahid Afridi broke a stand of 37 for the sixth wicket with the dismissal of Farhad Reza •AFP

Rain intervened with a further ten balls remaining and Bangladesh were at 225 for 8•AFP

The fleet-footed Younis Khan was bowled by Farhad Reza for 13 but Pakistan were already well on track•AFP

Tamim meanwhile flourished and notched up a half-century•AFP

Mahmudullah led Bangladesh's lower-order revival with an unbeaten 58 and shared two 70-plus stands •AFP

The target was reduced to 158 off 25 overs and Salman Butt led Pakistan's brisk charge•AFP

Butt took Pakistan to within touching distance of victory with a 72-ball 76•AFP