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Skipper Shahid Afridi struck 49 off 19 balls and bagged 2-27 to propel Pakistan to a thumping 55-run World Twenty20 victory over Bangladesh in Super 10 Group 2, at Eden Gardens. Afridi weighed in with four sixes after Ahmed Shahzad (52 off 39) and Mohammad Hafeez (64 off 42) had completed fifties, Pakistan finding form after a disappointing Asia Cup campaign to post 201-5 - their highest total in a World T20 and only the second time in their history they have reached 200.Bangladesh, who finished top of Group A in the qualifying stage, were overpowered despite a battling 50 not out off 40 balls from Shakib Al Hasan and finished well short on 146-6.Shahzad and Hafeez (64 off 42) put on 95 for the second wicket in 11.5 overs after left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny (2-34) struck with his third ball, bowling Sharjeel Khan (18 off 10 balls) off stump as he attempted to cut.Hafeez got off the mark second ball, launching Sunny down the track for six to set the tone for a dominant knock featuring seven fours and two maximums.From 90-1 after 10 overs, the pair kicked on until Shahzad - pulling Sabbir Rahman leg-side with a flourishing follow-through - picked out Mahmudullah at midwicket.Afridi, who promoted himself up the order to four, plundered 14 off three Mashrafe Mortaza deliveries to get going before belting Al-Amin Hossain over long on with classical efficiency as Pakistan powered on.It took a stunning boundary catch to remove Hafeez - Soumya Sarkar leaping high to prevent a six, then flicking the ball up in the air as he stepped over the rope, before athletically completing the catch while facing towards the crowd.Afridi fell just short of his fifty in the final over, holing out to Mahmudullah at deep midwicket off Taskin Ahmed (2-32) as he sought to swat his fifth six.Bangladeshs chase faltered in the first over as Soumya lost his off-stump to Mohammad Amir to fall for a second-ball duck but had just rallied to 44-1 when Afridi struck in successive overs, bowling Sabbir Rahman and picking up the key wicket of Tamim Iqbal, who failed to clear Imad Wasim on the mid-wicket rope.Shakib Al Hasan played a lone hand thereafter, becoming only the second Bangladesh player in history to reach 1,000 T20I runs, reaching his fifty in the final over after striking five fours and a six in total.Watch highlights of Pakistan v Bangladesh at 6pm on Sky Sports 2. 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CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Oregon State trailed at halftime, and coaches told players to be more physical, take care of the ball and get into a rhythm on offense.The group we have are competitors and they all want to win. Well do whatever it takes to try to come back and chip away at the lead, and sure enough, we did, said Tres Tinkle.Tinkle had a career-high 26 points and 12 rebounds as Oregon State stormed back in the second half to defeat Texas-San Antonio 72-64 on Sunday afternoon.Drew Eubanks and JaQuori McLaughlin each had 13 points for the Beavers (2-0).Guys I thought showed a ton of resiliency and toughness, which is great for us early in the year, said Oregon State coach Wayne Tinkle, Tres Tinkles father.Jeff Beverly scored 12 points and Lucas OBrien had 10 points but both fouled out for the Roadrunners (0-2), who have lost both their games this season to teams that were in the NCAA Tournament last year.I was proud of the way our guys competed. We did a really good job defensively in the first half. We were in foul trouble again. We have to figure out a way to defend without fouling, said first-year Roadrunners coach Steve Henson.Were going to be a good ballclub at the end of the year, he added.Texas-San Antonio (0-2) led 37-29 at the break, but Oregon State opened the second half on an 11-2 run, capped by a Tinkle 3-pointer, to take a 40-39 lead and seize the momentum.The Roadrunners trailed 61-50 when they responded with a 9-0 surge, punctuated by a Giovanni De Nicolao layup with 4:38 remaining.With 1:44 left and Oregon State up 67-63, the Roadrunners had a chance to cut into the lead, but Tinkle had a block in a wild sequence near the basket where the Beavers ended up with the ball. On thhe next possession, McLaughlin scored a layup.ddddddddddddOregon State held the Roadrunners to 24 percent shooting in the second half.BIG PICTURETexas-San Antonio: J.R. Harris injured his right leg about midway through the first half and finished with eight points in six minutes. ... The Roadrunners early season schedule features plenty of travel, as the team plays eight of its first 11 games away from home.Oregon State: Stephen Thompson Jr., Oregon States third-leading scorer last season, missed the game for precautionary reasons with a left foot injury. He could be back in the lineup on Wednesday. Wayne Tinkle said that none of the guards active for Sundays game played a minute last season, but players stepped up. Losing Stevie, hes a guy thats capable of getting 20, 25. ... Thats big, he added.FREE THROWSFor the second straight game, the opposing coach pointed to Oregon States aggressiveness in driving to the basket as being the difference. They went at us and got to the free-throw line, Henson said. The Beavers made 23 of 37 free throws, while the Roadrunners were 18 of 27.NO RESTTres Tinkle is recovering from a foot injury, but with the close game, he played 38 minutes. I kept saying to the staff on the bench, `Ive got to take Tres out. Ive got to take Tres out. I cant play him this much, Wayne Tinkle said.UP NEXTTexas-San Antonio: Plays Wednesday at Illinois-Chicago, which lost their season opener at San Francisco on Friday.Oregon State: Hosts Lamar on Wednesday. The Cardinals are 1-0, but were picked to finish 12th out of 13 teams in the Southland Conference. ' ' '