In their second T20 international in Lahore, Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by 57 runs to win the series 2-0.
Sahibzada Farhan, who won the toss at Gaddafi Stadium before posting a score of 201-6, was named Player of the Match after top scoring with 74 for the hosts.
After Hasan Nawaz recorded the best strike rate of the innings with an unbeaten 51 off 26 balls, Bangladesh responded with a fair fight.
Tanzim Hasan, a Bangladeshi bowling allrounder, added 50 off 31 balls to close the match, which was cut to 77-7.
Abrar Ahmed’s off-break spin helped Pakistan win their first T20 home series victory since December 2021, limiting the visitors by winning 3-19 off of his four overs.
Salman Agha, the Pakistan captain, commented after the barren run’s conclusion, “I didn’t know it was three and a half years.
“It was a flawless performance, and that surpasses anything else,” the statement read.
Everyone “likes” the team atmosphere, where everyone can play for Pakistan, and “everyone is enjoying it.”
Sahibzada replaced Fakhar Zaman in the opener at the same venue, which won the first match by 37 runs.
The right-hander’s six sixes and four fours in his 41-ball innings fully justified the decision.
With Shoriful Islam limping out of his first bowl, the match couldn’t have started badlyr for Bangladesh. The left-arm seamer appeared to tweak a groin in his follow-through pass, adding to the tourists’ long list of pacers who have been omitted.
The momentum changed when Shoriful was hurt, according to Bangladesh skipper Litton Das.
We didn’t have much bowling, but we did well because I would have our batters on this track any day to chase 200.
“Whoever bats well must keep going, for 13 or 14 overs,” he said, “but after four overs, we didn’t bat well, and there were back-to-back wickets.”
We don’t practice the fundamentals in cricket at the moment; you have to do them.
Before the collapse, Bangladesh’s chances of recovering from the opening defeat were ended by reaching 44-0 in the fourth over of the chase.
Tanzid Hasan, the opener, hit 33 of his 19 balls in the stand, but Faheem Ashraf’s seam soon became clear as he fell.
Source: Aljazeera
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