Young by age and cricketing experience, Soumya Sarkar announced his arrival by smashing a scintillating century in his tenth innings during the third and final game of the three-match ODI series against Pakistan.

Several memes created by Bangladesh cricket fans celebrating Bangladesh’s whitewash of Pakistan in the three-match one-day international series go viral on Facebook.

After a whitewash in the ODIs, the confidence will propel Bangladesh against the clearly inexperienced Pakistan team. And that is why, Tigers fans can bet on a win in the T20 match on Friday.

A whitewash was always on the cards after emphatic wins in the first two games and the Tigers rose to the expectations in style, inflicting yet another defeat on Pakistan with clinical efficiency to win the third match by 8 wickets, courtesy Soumya Sarkar's stroke-filled maiden hundred at Mirpur yesterday.

For a brief period yesterday, Pakistan's batting seemed to breathe again. Their leader, Azhar Ali, the most dependable batsman among the lot, scored the first century by a Pakistan skipper since 2010 and gave the visitors a good start at Mirpur.

Shakib Al Hasan was brought into the attack in the 19th over of the Pakistan innings, when the visitors were batting comfortably going at

Rubel Hossain has been rested for the only T20I against Pakistan due to take place on Friday. He has been replaced by 20-year-old left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman, a surprise inclusion in the 14-member side announced yesterday.

What's the difference between playing club cricket and international cricket? Ask Bangladesh's newest batting sensation Soumya Sarkar and he will sum it up in a line.

The professionalism his troops showed in the third and final ODI on their way to inflicting the 3-0 whitewash on Pakistan pleased Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza most.

Bangladesh vs Pakistan 3nd ODI Match Highlights

Fan photos of the third and final match of the Ban vs Pak ODI Cricket Series at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium.

Riding on the 145-runs opening partnership and Soumya Sarkar's maiden century, Bangladesh easily chased down Pakistan’s challenging total by losing only two wickets and secured their tenth ODI series win via a whitewash at Mirpur Stadium today.

It is Shakib Al-Hassan's 150th ODI. His fans are eagerly waiting to watch how the master batsman is going to mark the occasion.

Bangladesh vs Pakistan 2nd ODI 2015 Bangladesh Batting Full Highlights

Fan photos of the second Ban vs Pak ODI CRICKET SERIES at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium. PHOTO: STAR

While working to raise ODI rankings, Bangladesh eyes gaining automatic qualification for the 2017 Champions Trophy and the 2019 World Cup in their short and long-term targets.

Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim had two century stands, with Tamim making a brace of hundreds. Soumya is promising to build on his starts, but Mahmudullah will want a big innings in the third ODI.

“Just look at the little man… he has been amazing!” Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza bowed his head in respect as he passed this comment to a few reporters...

Prior to the start of the series there were plenty of talks about how the Saeed Ajmal-factor would pan out. In fact, Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha even believed that much of the ODI series would depend upon how the hosts dealt with Ajmal.

Former skipper Misbahul Haq has defended the poor performance of Pakistan cricketers in the opening two one-day internationals against Bangladesh.