Desk Report,
Bangladesh wins the series after a thrilling finish
This match could not have been more exciting. In response to 133 runs, 7 wickets for 47 runs. Pakistan’s defeat was predictable. But Salman Agar’s team showed the mentality to turn around from there. Although the last one was with a loss.
Bangladesh wins the series after a thrilling finish
28 runs were needed in the last 2 overs, Pakistan was only 13 runs away from winning in the last over. 1 wicket in hand. With one match remaining, Bangladesh could have won the series or returned to the series for Pakistan. It was the former in the end. Pakistan were all out for 125 runs with 4 balls remaining and lost by 8 runs, Bangladesh’s series victory was certain with one match in hand. In the end, it was Bangladesh’s leg-spinner Rishad Hossain who ‘froze’ the game. He hit two boundaries and a six and gave away 15 runs in the 19th over. However, he bowled Fahim Ashraf, who had brought Pakistan back into the match with 51 runs off 32 balls, and Bangladesh also returned to the match at that time. In the last over, Mustafizur Rahman also started by hitting Ahmed Danial for a four on the first ball. However, with the next ball, Danial caught Shamim Hossain at midwicket, making Bangladesh happy to win the series. After being all out for 110 runs in the first T20, Pakistan coach Mike Hesson vented his anger on the wicket at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla Stadium. The wicket was not of ‘international standard’. Today’s situation was even more terrible for Hesson, although there was no opportunity to complain about the wicket today. Bangladesh’s 133 runs also became a mountain for Pakistan due to the failure of the batsmen. After losing 7 wickets for 47 runs, the 41-run partnership of Fahim and Abbas Afridi for the eighth wicket only prolonged the match and reduced the margin of defeat. Pakistan had a terrible start, losing 5 wickets for just 15 runs. They were not going to move towards an easy victory by restricting Bangladesh to a few runs, but they went to the brink of a chasm after losing 5 wickets for just 15 runs in 4.4 overs. Pakistan had never lost their first 5 wickets in such a short span of time in T20Is. On the other hand, Bangladesh’s bowlers also set another record. 15/5—this is now their achievement of taking 5 wickets in the lowest number of runs in T20Is. The previous record was 5 wickets for 24 runs, against Papua New Guinea in the 2021 T20 World Cup.
None of Pakistan’s top six batsmen could score double figures. 8, 1, 0, 9, 0, 0. ‘Golden Duck’ Haris and Mohammad Nawaz. Bangladesh’s bowling has been excellent overall. However, Shariful has to be mentioned separately. 3 wickets for 17 runs in 4 overs, this left-arm pacer bowled his best T20I today. Mehidy Hasan, who took 4 wickets for 11 runs in the series win against Sri Lanka, partnered Shariful with the new ball to take 2 wickets for 25 runs. Tanjim Hasan, who picked up 2 wickets for 23 runs after dismissing Hasan Newaz and Mohammad Newaz in consecutive balls, raised the possibility of a hat-trick.
