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lon-up Hameed stars Pak win

Al. MUSABBIR SADI,/n»n Colombo
Memories of Bangladesh's fifth overall one-day victory were laid to rest in 24 hours tvhen the Tigers crashed to a 76-run defeat against defending champions Pakistan in the Eighth Asia Cup here yesterday.
Chasing Pakistan's 257-6 built around Yasir Hameed's third one-day century. Bangladesh were
bowled out for 181 in 45.2 overs with opener Javed Omar smashing back-to-back half-centuries at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground.
Fresh from his 68 against Hong Kong, whom Bangladesh defeated by 116 runs the previous day, Javed stroked his way to 62 off 89 balls. His sixth one-day fifty was laced with seven fours and included a few FROM PAGE 1
trademark cuts and drives through theoff-sidefield.
But despite Javed's effort and a good start that saw the doughty right-hander putting on -18 runs for the first wicket with Mohammad Ashraful (12), Bangladesh never looked like challenging Pakistan's impressive total on a slow and low wicket.
It was a job well done by the Bangladeshi bowlers after a century partnership between Hameed and Inzamamul Haq for the third wicket set the holders in sight of the 300-runmark.
But the batting suffered yet another middle-order collapse against a quality attack led by Mohammad Sami, who finished with 2-30, and 'Rawalpindi Express' Shoaib Akhtar, who returned from injury to claim 3-30 off a shortened run-up.
Both Pakistan and Bangladesh will play in the second phase from Group A even if Hong Kong upset Pakistan in today’s last group match atthesamevenue.
Javed, who had a cramp after reaching30, had to bat with Ashraful as a runner and even a 17-minute break for rain did not improve his condition before he was eventually runout.
While Javed held one end up, wickets tumbled at regular internals
at the other after Ashraful was smartly taken behind the wicket off Sami, who also had Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar lbw for2.
Vice-captain Rajin Saleh soon followed his skipper and apart from Alok Kapali's ran-a-ball 28 that included a six off Imran Farhat over extra-cover, no other Bangladesh batsman could trouble the Pakistani attack.
Earlier, Pakistani opener Hameed made the most of a life to score 102 from 122 balls with ten fours after captain Inzamamul Haq elected to bat.
Dropped by Ashraful at long-off off Khaled Mahmud while on 62, the 22-year-oId from Peshawar notched his second century against Bangladesh.
Man-of-the-match Hameed put on 86-run with Farhat for the first wicket and added 109 runs with Inzamam for the third wicket.
Inzamam played a typically aggressive 58 off 66 balls that featured four boundaries and two massive sixes against left-arm spinner Mohammad Rafique.
While Rafique was taken for beating like the other experienced bowlers young left-arm spinner Razzak was again impressive with 2-37 after his dream debut against Hong Kong, where he finished with 3-17inhis lOovers.