Bangladesh and Pakistan are set to clash in the second T20I of the ongoing series at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Tuesday, July 22. The home side enters the match with a chance to clinch the series after a convincing seven-wicket win in the first game.
However, cricket will take a backseat momentarily as Bangladesh players will wear black armbands to honor the victims of a devastating plane crash that occurred on Monday at Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara area. A training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force tragically crashed into the school building during class hours, killing at least 20 people and injuring over 170 others.
“𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔,” 𝒂 𝑩𝑪𝑩 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅.
BCB’s Official Mourning Measures for the 2nd T20I
In addition to the players’ gesture, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced several mourning observances. The national flag will be flown at half-mast at all BCB venues, including the SNBC. Before the game begins, a minute of silence will be held, and there will be no music or celebratory announcements throughout the match as a mark of respect.
Recap of 1st T20I: Bangladesh Dominate Pakistan
In the first T20I played on Sunday, July 20, Bangladesh bowled Pakistan out for 110 runs in 19.3 overs. Taskin Ahmed led the attack with three wickets, while Mustafizur Rahman chipped in with two. Opener Parvez Hossain Emon anchored the chase with an unbeaten 56 off 39 balls, hitting three fours and five sixes. Bangladesh reached the target in 15.3 overs with seven wickets in hand.
“𝑬𝒎𝒐𝒏 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆. 𝑯𝒆’𝒔 𝒂 𝒌𝒆𝒚 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒖𝒔,” 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒌𝒂 𝑯𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒉𝒂 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒏.
Pakistan Win Toss, Make a Change for 2nd T20I
In the second T20I, Pakistan’s stand-in captain Salman Agha won the toss and opted to bowl first. The visitors made one change — Ahmed Daniyal made his international debut, replacing Abrar Ahmed. For Bangladesh, Mohammad Naim and Shoriful Islam came in for Tanzid Hasan Tamim and Taskin Ahmed.
Pakistan got off to a strong start as Faheem Ashraf dismissed Naim for just 3 runs in the second over. With one eye on the series win, Bangladesh will hope Emon can replicate his previous match-winning performance.
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