The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced that all proceeds from the third T20I between Bangladesh and Pakistan will be donated to support the victims of the recent jet crash at Milestone College in Uttara, as well as to the July Shaheed Smrity Foundation. The tragic incident has already claimed the lives of at least 30 people, with over 170 injured, prompting a heartfelt response from the cricket board.
BCB President Vows Support for Grieving Families
In a press release dated Thursday, July 24, BCB President Aminul Islam Bulbul expressed deep sorrow over the tragedy and emphasised the board’s commitment to aiding the affected families.
“𝑪𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝑩𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒉 𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒂 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕, 𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒂 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍,” 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝑩𝒖𝒍𝒃𝒖𝒍. “𝑨𝒕 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒇 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒘𝒆 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚.”
He added that the board is “humbled to contribute in a small way to the healing process for those who have suffered so deeply in these recent tragedies.”
Bangladesh Clinch Historic T20I Series Win Over Pakistan
Despite the emotional backdrop, Bangladesh secured their first-ever T20I series win against Pakistan, claiming victories in the first two games by 7 wickets and 8 runs, respectively. Stellar performances came from Parvez Hossain Emon (56* off 39) and Jaker Ali (55 off 48), both earning Player of the Match awards.
However, the hosts couldn’t complete a clean sweep, falling to a 74-run defeat in the final game at Dhaka. Sahibzada Farhan anchored Pakistan’s innings with 63 off 41 balls, helping them post 178/7. Bangladesh’s batting collapsed under pressure, managing only 104 in 16.4 overs. Mohammad Saifuddin (35* off 34) was the lone bright spot in an otherwise disappointing chase.
“𝑾𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒖𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆’𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘,” 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒂 𝑩𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒉 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕-𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉.
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