Pakistan whitewash Bangladesh in T20 series

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Published: 11:32 AM, 22 Nov, 2021
Pakistan whitewash Bangladesh in T20 series
Caption: Pakistani players celebratre a Bangladeshi wicket.
Pakistan whitewash Bangladesh in T20 series
Pakistan whitewash Bangladesh in T20 series
Pakistan whitewash Bangladesh in T20 series
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Pakistan Cricket Team defeated the Bangladesh Cricket Team by five wickets in hand in third and final T20 game in Dhaka National Stadium, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

Haider Ali was the Man of the Match while Muhammad Rizwan was the Player of the Series. 

Pakistan Head Coach Saqlain Mushtaq in a post-match commentary said green shirts performed well on a 'strange' conditions contrary to the UAE pitches.

Muhammad Nawaz played the winning shot on the last ball of the T20 tournament and scored four runs. The nail-biting contest continued till last ball of the match as Bangladesh ballers brilliantly bowled in the death overs.     

Bangladeshi batters made 124 runs losing seven wickets in their allotted 20 overs as the Pakistani bowlers restricted their stroke play in the third and final T20I match being played in Dhaka.

Choosing to bat first after winning the toss, the Bangladeshis set Pakistan a meagre target of 125 runs to clean sweep the series.  

Some excellent death bowling by Pakistani bowlers restricted Bangladesh from playing big shots freely.

Shahnawaz Dahani got his first wicket in international cricket in his very first over, though, he was hit for a boundary off his debut ball, but on target with his fourth. Shahnawaz Dahani was congratulated by his team-mates after picking up the first wicket.

Bangladesh’s Mohammad Naeem top-scored from his side as he smashes 47 runs, but no Bangladeshi player had scored a fifty in this series.

Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss once again and decided to bat first yet again against Pakistan in third and final T20 match being played at Dhaka National Stadium.

Bangladeshi captain had won the toss in the first two matches also, decided to bat first and lost both the games to the visitors also. Adopting the same plan, the skipper yet again decided to put his batters to test first in the last and final T20 against Pakistan.

Though Pakistan had already won the series by winning the first two matches against the hosts, Bangladesh wanted to break the jinx of being ‘unsuccessful’ in the last seven matches including five from the ICC Men’s World Cup in UAE. 

While, Babar-XI wanted to continue the momentum of winning performances in T20 matches on Bangladesh pitches. 

PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja commented, “Pak vs Ban was a tough pitch to chase, and Pak’s batting got tested today. A lot easier to see off tough moments when you have wins behind you. Confidence is a great friend to have but it befriends you only if you are winning.”

Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah blamed his batsmen for not putting up a challenging score. He said, "I think a team like us need a set batter until the 15th over, we didn't do that. The boys are putting in a lot of effort at training, taking catches, doing all the things right but are missing chances," he said. "I think in the last five-six months, our bowling unit has been outstanding, both pace and spin department. It's the batting unit that has to deliver."

Bangladesh: 1 Mohammad Naim, 2 Shamim Hossain, 3 Najmul Hossain Shanto, 4 Afif Hossain, 5 Mahmudullah (capt), 6 Nurul Hasan (wk), 7 Mahedi Hasan, 8 Aminul Islam, 9 Shohidul Islam, 10 Taskin Ahmed, 11 Nasum Ahmed
 
Pakistan: 1 Babar Azam (capt), 2 Mohammad Rizwan, 3 Haider Ali, 4 Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), 5 Khushdil Shah, 6 Iftikhar Ahmed, 7 Mohammad Nawaz, 8 Mohammad Wasim Jr, 9 Usman Qadir, 10 Haris Rauf, 11 Shahnawaz Dahani

Stats and trivia

Bangladesh last lost a home T20I series in December 2018, when West Indies beat them 2-1. They won the last three home bilateral series before the ongoing one
Shoaib Malik is 77 runs away from becoming the third Pakistan batter inside a month to reach 2500 T20I runs. Mohammad Hafeez and Babar Azam got to the landmark at the T20 World Cup in the UAE


Bangladesh vs Pakistan third T20I scoreboard

Bangladesh innings

Mohammad Naim c and b Wasim 47

Najmul Hossain b Dahani 5

Shamim Hossain c Iftikhar b Qadir 22

Afif Hossain c Rizwan b Qadir 20

Mahmudullah Riyad c Wasim b Haris 13

Nurul Hasan c Qadir b Wasim 4

Mahedi Hasan not out 5

Aminul Islam run out 3

Extras (b2, lb1, w2) 5

Total (seven wickets; 20 overs) 124

Did not bat: Taskin Ahmed, Shahidul Islam, Nasum Ahmed

Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Najmul), 2-37 (Shamim), 3-80 (Afif), 4-111 (Naim), 5-116 (Nurul), 6-116 (Mahmudullah), 7-124 (Aminul)

Bowling: Nawaz 1-0-2-0, Dahani 3-0-24-1(w1), Wasim 4-0-15-2, Haris 4-0-32-1(w1), Iftikhar 4-0-13-0, Qadir 4-0-35-2

Pakistan innings

Mohammad Rizwan b Shahidul 40

Babar Azam c Naim b Aminul 19

Haider Ali c Najmul b Mahmudullah 45

Sarfaraz Ahmed c Naim b Mahmudullah 6

Iftikhar Ahmed c sub b Mahmudullah 6

Khushdil Shah not out 0

Mohammad Nawaz not out 4

Extras (lb 3, nb1, w3) 7

Total (five wickets, 20 overs) 127

Did not bat: Mohammad Wasim Jr, Usman Qadir, Haris Rauf, Shahnawaz Dahani

Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Babar), 2-83 (Rizwan), 3-117 (Sarfaraz), 4-117 (Haider), 5-123 (Iftikhar)

Bowling: Mahedi 4-0-19-0, Taskin 3.1-0-16-0, Nasum 4-0-20-0 (w1), Shahidul 3.5-0-33-1 (w1, nb1), Aminul 4-0-26-1 (w1), Mahmudullah 1-0-10-3

Result: Pakistan won by five wickets

Series Result: Pakistan won series 3-0


 

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