Pakistan vs Bangladesh

The third and final match of the T20 series between Bangladesh and Pakistan took place on Thursday, July 24, at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. Although Pakistan secured a commanding 74-run win in the match, they lost the three-match series 2-1.

Pakistan Sets Strong Total After Batting First

After winning the toss, Bangladesh opted to bowl first. Pakistan made the most of the opportunity, posting a solid total of 178 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Opener Sahibzada Farhan played a brilliant knock of 63 runs, while Hasan Nawaz added 33, and Mohammad Nawaz contributed 27 runs to the scoreboard.

Bangladesh’s bowling attack tried to keep things under control. Taskin Ahmed led the charge with 3 wickets, while Nasum Ahmed claimed 2. Shoriful Islam and Mohammad Saifuddin chipped in with a wicket each.

“𝑾𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒂 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔,” 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝑷𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝑩𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒓 𝑨𝒛𝒂𝒎 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉.

Bangladesh Crumbles Under Pressure in the Chase

In reply, Bangladesh’s batting order collapsed under the pressure of chasing 179. They were bowled out for just 104 runs in 16.4 overs, giving Pakistan a massive 74-run win. Only Mohammad Saifuddin showed some resistance, scoring 35 runs, while other batters struggled badly. Tanjid Hasan Sakib (0), Liton Das (8), and Zaker Ali (1) failed to make any impact.

Pakistan’s bowlers were exceptional, led by Salman Mirza, who took 3 wickets for 20 runs in his 4 overs. Faheem Ashraf and Mohammad Nawaz grabbed 2 wickets each, while Ahmed Daniyal, Salman Ali Agha, and Hussain Talat took one apiece.

“𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓, 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒘𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍,” 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉 𝑺𝒂𝒍𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝑴𝒊𝒓𝒛𝒂.

Despite this dominant performance, Pakistan lost the series 2-1, with Bangladesh having won the first two encounters.

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