Paceman Umer Gul’s rich haul of five wickets earned Pakistan a comfortable 42-run victory against Bangladesh today, but power failures twice suspended play in the third day-night one-day international at Gaddafi Stadium. Half centuries by captain Inzamam-ul-Haq (64) and Yousuf Youhana (65) helped Pakistan post a formidable 257 for nine off its 50 overs. Bangladesh’s target was revised to 244 off 44 overs — under the Duckworth/Lewis method — after play was twice halted due to malfunctioning of one of six light towers and 55 minutes of play was lost. Gul’s five wickets for just 17 runs in nine overs restricted Bangladesh to 201 for nine. The victory not only gave the home team a decisive 3-0 lead in the five-match series, it was also Pakistan’s 300th win in limited overs game after playing 564 matches. Brief scores Pakistan: 257-9 in 50 overs (Inzamam-ul-Haq 64 n.o, Yousuf Youhana 65, Tapash Baisya 4-56); Bangladesh: 201-9 in 44 overs (Hannan Sarkar 61, Alok Kapali 61, Umar Gul 5-17)
