An attacking half-century from captain Mahmudullah Riyad and 46 by Shakib Al Hasan helped Bangladesh post a total of 181 for 7 against Papua New Guinea at Al Amerat stadium in Oman on Thursday.

Mahmudullah’s 28-ball 50 was studded with three boundaries and equal number of over boundaries. Batting at number 3, Shakib also played an important innings of 46 off 37 deliveries.

Saifuddin played a cameo of 19 off 6 balls and helped Bangladesh set a daunting target to chase for PNG