Asia Cup, Dambulla:
Pakistan 385-7 (50 ovs) beat Bangladesh 246-5 (50 ovs) by 139 runs
Match scorecard

Afridi now holds the record for the most ODI sixes, with 272

Captain Shahid Afridi hit a one-day international best 124 off 60 balls as Pakistan earned a 139-run victory over Bangladesh in the Asia Cup in Dambulla.

With neither side able to reach the final after both lost to India and Sri Lanka, Pakistan piled on a massive total of 385-7 from their 50 overs.

But Bangladesh made only 246-5 in reply as Junaid Siddique top-scored with 97.

India opener Virender Sehwag has been ruled out of the final with Sri Lanka after suffering a hamstring injury.

India face a dead-rubber tie against Sri Lanka in the last group game on 22 June, before they meet two days later in the final.

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But they will be without Sehwag, who sustained his injury during the three-wicket win against Pakistan in the fourth match of the tournament on Saturday.

The attacking batsman will be replaced by wicketkeeper/batsman Dinesh Karthik - pending approval from the Asian Cricket Council - for the remainder of the series.

Pakistan were always in control of Monday's match at Dambulla with Afridi plundering 17 boundaries and four sixes to post his highest limited-overs score - and his second century of the tournament - while also passing Sanath Jayasuriya's record of 270 ODI sixes.

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL SIXES 272 Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) 270 Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 190 Sourav Ganguly (India) 185 Sachin Tendulkar (India) 165 Chris Gayle (West Indies)

Imran Farhat (66), Shahzaib Hasan (50) and Umar Akmal (50) hit half centuries as they set a huge target after hammering 120 runs in the last nine overs.

And despite Siddique's innings and a decent 66 from opener Imrul Kayes, Bangladesh fell well short of their target, falling to their third loss of the four-nation tournament.

Both teams now head to the UK - with Bangladesh returning to play one-day internationals against England, Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands after losing their two-Test series in England, while Pakistan's tour - which includes Tests and one-dayers against England and Australia - begins with a Twenty20 match against MCC at Lord's on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Pakistan have named their squad to tour England, with former captain Younus Khan left out.

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