Ashraful and Raqibul star in easy win

Jun 24, 2008

United Arab Emirates struck an early blow as Nazimuddin was caught in the slips off Zahid Shah•AFP

Tamim was run out on 40 while attempting a risky second•AFP

Ashraful and Hasan put together a 141 runs, a record third-wicket stand for Bangladesh•AFP

Raqibul scored 83 ...•AFP

Mashrafe Mortaza and Shahadat Hossain struck early for Bangladesh•AFP

UAE lost their way against the spinners. Mahmudullah got rid of Arshad and Saqib Ali•AFP

Mohammad Ashraful and Tamim Iqbal set a steady platform with a 95-run stand for the second wicket•AFP

Ashraful had been guilty in the past of not taking up responsibility, but today he was determined to push his team to a big score•AFP

Mohammad Ashraful worked his way to his second ODI century•AFP

... before he was caught behind by Amjad Ali off Zahid Shah•AFP

Arshad Ali and Amjad Ali strung together a 32-run partnership•AFP

Abdur Razzak, the left-arm spinner, took 3 for 20 to become the third Bangladesh bowler to take 100 ODI wickets•AFP

He got good support from Raqibul Hasan, who has come up with a few impressive knocks since his debut earlier this year•AFP

Ashraful offers sajda after reaching his hundred•AFP

UAE fought back with quick wickets at the end, but Bangladesh still managed to reach 300 for 8•AFP

Arshad battled to score 41, while Amjad was out for 19•AFP

Khurram Khan didn't give up though. He made 78, the second-highest score for a UAE batsman in ODIs, but Bangladesh still won by 96 runs•AFP