Pakistan win marred by brick-throwing incident

Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 72 runs on Thursday in the second one-day international, a match marred by an incident in which Shoaib Akhtar was struck on the head by a piece of brick thrown from the crowd.

Yousuf Youhana scored a career best 112 not out and Younis Khan (73) to help Pakistan score 281 for five from their 50 overs, with Bangladesh reaching 209 for eight in reply.

Shoaib, the Pakistan fast bowler, was not seriously injured after being hit by the missile, but was kept in hospital overnight. It was not clear whether he would play in the third and final game of the series in Dhaka on Friday.

A man was detained over the incident, which caused a 36-minute delay in the match.

The game was also held up for a further 12 minutes when Bangladesh were batting because of a power fluctuation that caused the floodlights to dim.

Bangladesh have now lost 14 consecutive one-day internationals since beating Pakistan at the 1999 World Cup.

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