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. Rolan Milligan Jersey . 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. Mo Alie-Cox Jersey . -- Kyrie Irvings last-minute 3-pointer helped seal another victory for Cleveland -- and the Cavaliers longest winning streak since LeBron James left. Jack Doyle Jersey . -- Arizona raced out to a big lead and did not back off, hitting the accelerator instead. http://www.cheapcoltsjerseysauthentic.co...i-willis-jersey . The return match will take place next Wednesday. Udinese leads Fiorentina 2-1 in the other semifinal. Napoli staged a second-half comeback from two goals down after Gervinhos opener and a stunning strike from Kevin Strootman. GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Arizona Coyotes have signed defenseman Connor Murphy to a six-year contr