Bangladesh batsman Tamim Iqbal reacts after scoring a century in the 2nd ODI v Pakistan on Sunday.
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Bangladesh rubbed salt in Pakistan's wound by winning their first ODI series win with a convincing seven-wicket win in Dhaka on Sunday. Pakistan captain Azhar Ali admitted his team's abject failure and inability to play decent cricket.
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The new-look Pakistan, with just four World Cuppers in their ranks, needed a massive improvement after their 79-run defeat in Friday's opening match. But a top-order collapse pushed them in a corner and left the tourists seeking a consolation win in the third and final match at the same Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday.
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"It is a big blow for us," Azhar said. "We are going through a rebuilding process. We have new guys in the team but we didn't expect to lose here. We wanted to win, but we didn't play good enough cricket."
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Pakistan's batting failed once again and later the bowling, led by the remodeled Saeed Ajmal, were treated with disdain as Tamim Iqbal led the home team with a run-a-ball unbeaten 116 as the hosts, chasing Pakistan's 239 for six, cruised home in the 39th over to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
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"I think the wicket was good. I think we lost wickets at bad times, very quickly to start with. I think the wicket was easily 300-plus. It was coming on to the bat. We didn't play well," said Azhar.
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"When you go inside and have runs on the board you have to believe. We had to believe with the bowlers we had. I think we could have made a better effort. We definitely could have bowled better, 240 shouldn't have been made like this," lamented the Pakistan captain.
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Wednesday match will be Mission Salvage for the former world champions, clearly reeling from the absence of the dependable Misbah-ul-Haq and the mercurial Shahid Afridi. Azhar is expecting a better show from the team.
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"We can't just put our head down. Our heads should be up. We have got to work and play better cricket. We have to bat well, field well. It is a simple message that we have to improve in all three forms," he said.
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