| 0.0 : Hello and a warm welcome to the coverage of the 3rd and the final T20I of this series. With both the T20I matches going Pakistan's way, they have already clinched the series but will be eyeing a complete whitewash. Bangladesh though will be hoping to end the series on a high and give the home crowd something to smile about in this dead rubber. The two games we witnessed have not been easy wins for the visitors, as they fought till the very end. We can expect the final game to be on a similar tr |
| After the two games, the Tigers would know how important Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, and Mushfiqur Rahim are to Bangladesh cricket. The hosts have struggled to get runs at the top, the openers, Mohammad Naim and Saif Hassan have managed to put only 4 runs together in two matches and failed to give them the desired start. The Bangladesh seamers have done an impressive job, they have managed to dismiss Babar Azam early in both matches, something we don't see this happening that often, do we? |
| Pakistan were one of the dominant teams in the Super 12 stage of the recently concluded T20 World Cup and they have continued their dominance in this T20I series too. The bowling has been top-notch in both games with all bowlers chipping in with wickets. The young Mohammad Wasim has also lived up to his billing and provides an extra option to Pakistan for the future. Their batting, on the other hand, was tested in the first game with their prolific openers departing early but the lower middle o |
| ... MATCH DAY ... |
| Update - Pacer Kamrul Islam Rabbi and batter Parvez Hossain Emon are the two new players Bangladesh have added to their squad ahead of the third T20I of this series. Also, there is an update from the Pakistan camp - Shahnawaz Dahani is all set to make his T20I debut. |
| TOSSÂ - Up goes the coin and it lands in favour of the home team once again. Mahmudullah sticks to the template and BANGLADESH WILL BAT FIRST. |
| Bangladesh (Playing XI) - Mohammad Naim, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shamim Hossain (In place of Saif Hassan), Afif Hossain, Mahmudullah (C), Nurul Hasan (WK), Mahedi Hasan, Aminul Islam, Shohidul Islam (On debut) (In for Mustafizur Rahman), Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed (In for Shoriful Islam). |
| Mohammad Rizwan comes up for a quick chat. Says that getting the chance to open has done wonders to him and his career. Tells that he keeps things simple and thanks the support staff. Adds that they have been playing in different conditions and in Bangladesh also, it's a bit tricky. States that they assess the conditions and try their best, sometimes you succeed and sometimes you don't. Talks about his illness during the T20 World Cup and thanks the Almighty and his family for all the prayers. |
| PITCH REPORT - Athar Ali Khan is down near the pitch and informs that it's a tricky wicket, and 119 is the first innings average score. He concludes by saying that the wicket should play much better today. |
| Pakistan (Playing XI) - Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam (C), Haider Ali, Sarfaraz Ahmed (WK) (In for Fakhar Zaman), Khushdil Shah, Iftikhar Ahmed (In for Shoaib Malik), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Haris Rauf, Shahnawaz Dahani (On debut) (In for Shaheen Afridi), Usman Qadir (In for Shadab Khan). |
| Time to get underway! Mohammad Naim and Najmul Hossain Shanto are the openers for Bangladesh. Mohammad Nawaz is ready to bowl the first over of the match. Here we go... |
| 0.4 : Mohammad Nawaz to Mohammad Naim, Dragged short and served on the pads now, gently tucked, but straight to the fielder at square leg. |
| 0.1 : Mohammad Nawaz to Mohammad Naim, Bangladesh and Mohammad Naim open their account on ball one. Mohammad Nawaz starts with a floated delivery, lands it around off and Naim strokes it gently through mid on for a single. |
| 0.0 : Mahmudullah, the Bangladesh skipper, says that they will bat first again. Says that they didn't make the partnership that they wanted and if they can do those things, then they can get 140-plus on this wicket. Tells that the top and the middle order need to put up a good show. Informs that they have three changes to their side as Saif Hassan, Mustafizur Rahman, and Shoriful Islam miss out and Shamim Hossain, Shohidul Islam (debut), and Nasum Ahmed come in. |
| 0.2 : Mohammad Nawaz to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tossed up again, fuller around off, Shanto keeps his one out solidly. |
| 0.3 : Mohammad Nawaz to Najmul Hossain Shanto, That's a quick run and Shanto gets off the mark too. Width now outside off, a touch fuller, punched hard to the fielder at mid off and the batters scamper through for one. |
| 0.5 : Mohammad Nawaz to Mohammad Naim, Flatter again, around middle, nudged to the mid-wicket fielder now. |
| 0.6 : Mohammad Nawaz to Mohammad Naim, That's a solid start by Nawaz, just 2 off his opening over! Around off, fuller, kept out by Naim. |
| 0.0 : Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan, says that the toss is not in your hand and they will look to pick early wickets and pressurize Bangladesh. Wants to win this match and carry that momentum into the Test series. Feels that the pitch is a bit challenging to bat on and they would look to assess the conditions and play accordingly. Informs that they have made four changes to their last XI - Sarfaraz Ahmed, Iftikhar Ahmed, Usman Qadir and Shahnawaz Dahani replace Fakhar Zaman, Shoaib Malik, Shad |
| 0.6 : Who will bowl from the other end? Debutant Shahnawaz Dahani has been handed the ball. He has a slip in place. |
| 1.1 : Shahnawaz Dahani to Najmul Hossain Shanto, FOUR! Welcome to international cricket Shahnawaz Dahani, says Najmul Hossain Shanto! That was there to be hit and Shanto does not let this chance go by. This is served short, width outside off now, Najmul Hossain Shanto frees his arms and slaps this through point to get the first boundary of the game. |
| 1.2 : Shahnawaz Dahani to Najmul Hossain Shanto, WIDE. Nicely done by the keeper. This time, on a length down the leg side, the tuck is missed and Sarfaraz Ahmed dives to his right and stops the ball. |
| Shahnawaz Dahani to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Not the best start by Shahnawaz Dahani. Again, there is space given outside off as this is bowled on a shorter length. The slap by Shanto though finds the point fielder. |
| 1.3 : Shahnawaz Dahani to Najmul Hossain Shanto, OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Woah. That was a ripper. Dahani bags his first international wicket in his very first over. He did not start off well but this delivery was top-notch. The young man knows what he wants to do and executes the plan to perfection. A laser-guided near-yorker this time, on the middle pole, Najmul Hossain Shanto is completely undone as he attempts to play across the line and the middle stump is off the ground. Perfect start for Babar's |
| Shamim Hossain is the new batsman. |
| 1.4 : Shahnawaz Dahani to Shamim Hossain, FOUR! Shamim Hossain begins with a bang. It was served on a length outside off, perfect line and length to play the cover driver and Hossain does so well. Creams it through covers and bags a boundary. |
| 1.5 : Shahnawaz Dahani to Shamim Hossain, Better this time from Dahani. Back of a length, around off, Shamim fends this one to the off side. |
| 1.6 : Shahnawaz Dahani to Shamim Hossain, Outside off on a length, pushed away to the point fielder. A decent start by Dahani on his debut. |
| Mohammad Wasim to bowl the third over. |
| 2.1 : Mohammad Wasim to Mohammad Naim, Almost chopped it on, did Naim! Short of a length, slanting across around off, Naim looks to dab it to the off side but only manages an inside edge, back onto his pad. The ball deflects to the off side and the batters scamper through. |
| 2.2 : Mohammad Wasim to Shamim Hossain, On a length on off, pushed away to the cover region. |
| 2.3 : Mohammad Wasim to Shamim Hossain, This length delivery is pushed to covers. Shamim Hossain wants a run but is sent back very quickly. |
| 2.4 : Mohammad Wasim to Shamim Hossain, Served on the pads this time, Shamim Hossain swivels and pulls this through square leg. Looked like it could be two but they settle for just the one. |
| 2.5 : Mohammad Wasim to Mohammad Naim, Misfield and a single! Babar is the culprit this time. On a length on off, pushed to covers now. Azam rushes forward, forgets to pick up the ball though. Seeing this, the batters sneak through for one. |
| 2.6 : Mohammad Wasim to Shamim Hossain, Pushed away to the cover fielder now. 3 off the 3rd over! |
| 3.1 : Shahnawaz Dahani to Mohammad Naim, A touch short, around off, Naim sways back and taps this to third man for one. |
| 3.2 : Shahnawaz Dahani to Shamim Hossain, On middle, played to the mid on region this time. |
| 3.3 : Shahnawaz Dahani to Shamim Hossain, A pacy short ball this time, slanting across outside off, Hossain only sways away and lets this one be. |
| 3.4 : Shahnawaz Dahani to Shamim Hossain, That's really good from Dahani! Makes the batter play and beats him. Around off, on a length, lands and moves away slightly, a loose looking drive is attempted from Shamim but he misses. |
| 3.5 : Shahnawaz Dahani to Shamim Hossain, FOUR! All the hard work has been undone by Dahani. Poor line and length this time. On the body and a short one too, a swivel and hook from Hossain and the ball ends up in the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 3.6 : Shahnawaz Dahani to Shamim Hossain, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries ruin the over for the debutant. Shorter again, outside off though, Shamim Hossain gently deflects this one past the keeper and beats third man to his right. Again 9 from Dahani's over. |
| 4.1 : Mohammad Wasim to Mohammad Naim, Wasim begins this over with a short delivery, just outside off, no room to play the cut shot but Naim does try to. Misses this time. |
| 4.2 : Mohammad Wasim to Mohammad Naim, Looked to be a couple but only a single here! On the body, on a length, played with soft hands through square leg. They take one, want the other, there is hesitation and in the end, settle for just a single. |
| 4.3 : Mohammad Wasim to Shamim Hossain, Around off, pushed away with a straight bat towards the mid off fielder. |
| 4.4 : Mohammad Wasim to Shamim Hossain, Lack of pace here, hurled across around off, on a length, Hossain plays this again to the left of mid off but this time they run through for one. |
| 4.5 : Mohammad Wasim to Mohammad Naim, A spicy bumper this time! Outside off now, Mohammad Naim lines up to play the pull shot but the ball rises after hitting the deck and the batter misses his shot. |
| 4.6 : Mohammad Wasim to Mohammad Naim, Another great over by Wasim, just 2 off this one and just 5 conceded off his two overs so far. No room this time, back of a length, on off, Naim dabs this to point and denies the single. |
| Haris Rauf to speed in now. |
| 5.1 : Haris Rauf to Shamim Hossain, FOUR! Punished! Not how you want to start if you were Rauf! Too much space outside off again, short in length, muscled by Hossain over cover-point and the ball takes a couple of trickles before going past the rope. |
| 5.2 : Haris Rauf to Shamim Hossain, Around off, defended out by Shamim. |
| 5.3 : Haris Rauf to Shamim Hossain, Quick single! On middle, hit towards the leg side, they scamper for a run. The mid on fielder rushes in, has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. |
| 5.4 : Haris Rauf to Mohammad Naim, Another single in the same direction! On a length on off, pushed to mid on. One more quick run and the shy from the fielder is missed yet again at the non-striker's end. |
| 5.5 : Haris Rauf to Shamim Hossain, A single now as this is nicely clipped through square leg. |
| 5.6 : Haris Rauf to Mohammad Naim, A steady over and Bangladesh are 33/1 at the end of the Powerplay. On a good length, around off and middle, pushed to mid on for a quick single again. |
| Who will bowl the first over after the Powerplay? It's going to be Iftikhar Ahmed, an interesting choice from Babar Azam. |
| 6.1 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Mohammad Naim, Iftikhar Ahmed starts with a full ball, on off. Mohammad Naim drives it to long off for a single. |
| 6.2 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Shamim Hossain, Fuller, on off again. Shamim Hossain pushes it to covers and takes a quick single. |
| 6.3 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Mohammad Naim, Quicker and flatter, on off. Mohammad Naim gets forward and defends it. |
| 6.4 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Mohammad Naim, Fuller, on the pads. Mohammad Naim looks to clip it but misses. The ball hits his pads and they get a leg bye as the ball rolls square of the wicket on the on side. |
| 6.5 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Shamim Hossain, Flatter delivery around off. Shamim Hossain defends it off the front foot. |
| 6.6 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Shamim Hossain, Another overpitched delivery on the off stump line. Shamim Hossain drives it to long off for a single. A good start from Iftikhar Ahmed. |
| 6.4 : Change. Spin from both ends now as Usman Qadir will roll his arm. |
| 7.1 : Usman Qadir to Shamim Hossain, Usman Qadir begins with a nice flighted delivery, fuller and on off, Shamim Hossain blocks that solidly back to the bowler. |
| 0.0 : The next batter is in. It is Afif Hossain! A slip in place. |
| 7.2 : Usman Qadir to Shamim Hossain, OUT! Wicket in the first over for Usman Qadir and Shamim Hossain has to depart. It's nicely tossed up again, fuller in length, on middle and turning back in slightly, Shamim Hossain runs down the pitch but miscues his lofted shot. That's a straightforward catch to the man at mid-wicket. Iftikhar Ahmed makes no mistake. Shamim Hossain is disappointed with himself, he has thrown away a start. |
| 7.3 : Usman Qadir to Afif Hossain, The wrong'un this time to the new man, full, around off, Afif Hossain defends that one from the back foot. |
| 7.4 : Usman Qadir to Afif Hossain, Floated ball, outside off, Afif Hossain pushes it on the off side, but cannot find the gap. Another dot ball. |
| 7.5 : Usman Qadir to Afif Hossain, Goes wide of off this time as it's a googly again. Tossed up nicely and Afif Hossain lets that flow to the keeper. |
| 7.6 : Usman Qadir to Afif Hossain, Afif Hossain gets off the mark! Usman Qadir pulled his length back on this occasion, Afif pulls that to mid-wicket and they pick up two runs comfortably. Good start here by Usman Qadir. |
| 8.1 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Mohammad Naim, Shorter length by Iftikhar Ahmed, on off. Mohammad Naim gets back and works it to long on for a single. |
| 8.2 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Afif Hossain, Fuller and slower in the air, on off. Afif Hossain gets forward and defends it. |
| 8.3 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Afif Hossain, This is quicker, on middle and leg. Afif Hossain pushes it through the mid on region for a single. |
| 8.4 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Mohammad Naim, Fuller and flatter on off. Mohammad Naim pushes it to the cover region. Dot ball. |
| 8.5 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Mohammad Naim, Slightly shorter length, on off. Mohammad Naim gets back and punches it to long off for a single. |
| 8.6 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Afif Hossain, Iftikhar Ahmed bowls this quicker on off. Afif Hossain gets forward and blocks it with an angled bat to short third man. Another tidy over by Ahmed. |
| 9.1 : Usman Qadir to Mohammad Naim, What a beauty! A flighted googly, landing around leg on a fuller length and turning away to square up the batsman in defense. Mohammad Naim is beaten comprehensively. |
| 9.2 : Usman Qadir to Mohammad Naim, Beaten again! Another googly, Mohammad Naim tries to sweep that but misses it completely. |
| 9.3 : Usman Qadir to Mohammad Naim, SIX! That's the first maximum of the match! It's been crunched by Mohammad Naim. Usman Qadir goes short of a length, turning it into the left-hander and Mohammad Naim pulls that emphatically over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 9.4 : Usman Qadir to Mohammad Naim, Googly, fuller and around off, Mohammad Naim blocks that. |
| 9.5 : Usman Qadir to Mohammad Naim, FOUR! Mohammad Naim turning it on now for Bangladesh! Usman Qadir misses his length and serves a low full toss. Mohammad Naim slog-sweeps that one in the gap in front of square leg for a boundary. A much-needed over this for the Tigers. |
| 9.6 : Usman Qadir to Mohammad Naim, Shorter length, around off. Mohammad Naim forces it from the crease but finds extra cover. |
| 10.1 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Afif Hossain, Flatter and on off, kept out. |
| 10.2 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Afif Hossain, Fuller, floated, around off, lands and turns away as it misses Hossain's blade this time. |
| 10.3 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Afif Hossain, On middle, played gently down to long off for a single. |
| 10.4 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Mohammad Naim, Shorter length, on off. Mohammad Naim pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 10.5 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Afif Hossain, Floated, around middle, turned to the on side by Afif and a single is taken. |
| 10.6 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Mohammad Naim, Dragged short this time, outside off, Naim looks to cut but only manages to chop this under-edge to the off side this time. Iftikhar Ahmed continues to impress. |
| 11.1 : Usman Qadir to Afif Hossain, SIX! BANG! This time it's Afif Hossain, that sounded so sweet as soon as it hit the bat. Usman Qadir tossing it up, full and outside off, Afif Hossain gets down on one knee and smashes that over mid-wicket for a six. |
| 11.2 : Usman Qadir to Afif Hossain, Usman Qadir goes for the googly now, serves a flighted ball, on middle, Afif Hossain on the front foot tries to work it away but gets a leading edge. The ball rolls away to point and they cross. |
| 11.3 : Usman Qadir to Mohammad Naim, Another googly, width on offer, a tad bit flatter on this occasion. Mohammad Naim frees his arms and cuts it towards point for a single. |
| 11.4 : Usman Qadir to Afif Hossain, Three googlies on the trot here from Usman Qadir, floated on middle and leg, Afif Hossain gets a leading edge on this one. Dot ball here. |
| 11.5 : Usman Qadir to Afif Hossain, Too full here, outside off. Afif Hossain punches that straight to Mohammad Naim at the other end as he fails to move away. He seems fine though. |
| 11.6 : Usman Qadir to Afif Hossain, SIX! Usman Qadir serves a flighted googly delivery once again, outside off. Afif Hossain slog-swept that one to perfection. That goes over mid-wicket for yet another maximum. Good stuff here from the Bangladesh batters and not so much from Usman Qadir. |
| 12.1 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Mohammad Naim, Shorter length, on middle and leg. Mohammad Naim works it to deep mid-wicket and gets a couple. |
| 12.2 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Mohammad Naim, NOT OUT! Quicker and flatter angling into the batter from around off. Mohammad Naim tries to cut by going deep inside the crease but gets cramped for room. He manages to hit it to point somehow. Pakistan think that it is pad first. They appeal for LBW. The umpire is unmoved. Pakistan take the review. The replays roll in and detect that there is no involvement of pads. The UltraEdge confirms that. |
| 12.3 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Mohammad Naim, Fuller, on middle. Mohammad Naim looks to sweep but misses. The ball goes over the stumps to the keeper. He misses too and the batters take a bye. |
| 12.2 : DRS time! Is it bat first or pad? The umpire feels it's the former and turns down the lbw appeal. Babar Azam reviews but the Ultra Edge finds only bat. |
| 12.4 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Afif Hossain, Slower in the air from Iftikhar Ahmed on off. Afif Hossain pushes it off the front foot to the off side and takes a quick single. |
| 12.5 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Mohammad Naim, Good running! Another ball on the off stump. No room for Mohammad Naim to work with, he decides to defend it towards the off side. Takes a quick single. |
| 12.6 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Afif Hossain, Loopy delivery on middle and off. Afif Hossain looks to defend but gets hit on the body as he gets beaten with extra bounce. |
| 13.1 : Shahnawaz Dahani to Mohammad Naim, FOUR! Short in length and wide outside off, Mohammad Naim uses the pace of the bowler to his advantage and smashes it over backward point. |
| 13.2 : Shahnawaz Dahani to Mohammad Naim, Shortish and around off, Naim fends it off awkwardly to the off side. |
| 13.3 : Shahnawaz Dahani to Mohammad Naim, Yorker on off, kept out towards the cover fielder. |
| 13.4 : Shahnawaz Dahani to Mohammad Naim, A yorker around off, Naim has his bat down in time as he digs it out back to the bowler who mimes a throw at the batter. |
| 13.5 : Shahnawaz Dahani to Mohammad Naim, Slower one, full and around off, it's picked well and driven to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 13.6 : Shahnawaz Dahani to Afif Hossain, Fuller and around middle, it's worked through square leg for one. |
| 14.1 : Usman Qadir to Afif Hossain, Ohh...nearly dragged on! Tossed up delivery, on middle. Afif Hossain blocks it but the ball rolls back to the stumps off the bottom edge. Afif Hossain just puts his bat in between and stops the ball from crashing into the stumps. Good awareness. |
| 13.6 : Change. Usman Qadir (3-0-26-1) to bowl out! |
| 0.0 : The skipper, Mahmudullah walks out. |
| 14.2 : Usman Qadir to Afif Hossain, OUT! CAUGHT! Afif Hossain departs once again after getting the start! Another tossed up delivery on off, a googly which has not been picked by the batsman. Afif Hossain looks to slog-sweep it over the leg side but gets a huge top edge. The ball goes in the air towards short third man and Mohammad Rizwan there takes an easy catch. |
| 0.0 : Change. Looks like we shall have some pace now, after a few overs of spin. Shahnawaz Dahani (2-0-18-1) is back on. |
| 14.3 : Usman Qadir to Mohammad Naim, Fuller again, on off. Naim drills it to long off for a couple. |
| 14.4 : Usman Qadir to Mohammad Naim, SIX! A much-needed maximum for Bangladesh! Another loopy delivery, on middle and off, Mohammad Naim gets on his knees and powers it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 14.5 : Usman Qadir to Mohammad Naim, Full toss, on pads. Mohammad Naim pushes it to long on for a single. |
| 14.6 : Usman Qadir to Mahmudullah, Flatter delivery on middle and leg. Mahmudullah looks to work it away but gets a little leading edge but the ball falls well short of Usman Qadir. |
| 15.1 : Haris Rauf to Mohammad Naim, Rauf begins by hurling across a yorker on middle, Naim squeezes it out to point for a single. |
| 0.0 : Haris Rauf returns. Gave 8 off his only over so far. |
| 15.2 : Haris Rauf to Mahmudullah, On a length around middle, it's been worked in front of square leg for a single. |
| 15.3 : Haris Rauf to Mohammad Naim, Wide called for height! A pacy bumper and it goes well over the head of the batsman. Naim jumps and tries his best to unveil a ramp shot but misses. |
| Haris Rauf to Mohammad Naim, A bit short and in the line of the stumps at 87.9 mph, Naim is cramped for room and only manages to push it back in the direction of the bowler. |
| 15.4 : Haris Rauf to Mohammad Naim, Fuller and on off, slower this time at 81.5 mph, Naim drives it to mid off and collects a single as the fielder is at the edge of the circle. |
| 15.5 : Haris Rauf to Mahmudullah, Pitches it up and around middle, angling in, Mahmudullah flicks it through square leg and rotates the strike. |
| 15.6 : Haris Rauf to Mohammad Naim, Back of a length, around off and angling away at 85.8 mph, Naim flashes his bat at it and guides it down to third man for a run. |
| Who bowls now? It is Mohammad Wasim. 2-0-5-0 are his numbers so far! |
| 16.1 : Mohammad Wasim to Mohammad Naim, Wasim finds the blackhole with his first delivery of a new spell, Naim steps back and digs it out to covers for one. |
| 16.2 : Mohammad Wasim to Mahmudullah, Wasim attempts to nail another yorker but this time it's a low full toss on off, Mahmudullah knocks it down to the right side of the long on fielder. A couple of runs taken. |
| 16.3 : Mohammad Wasim to Mahmudullah, Swing and a miss! Change of pace, on a length outside off at 79.2 mph, Mahmudullah is early with the swing of his bat and misses. Sarfaraz Ahmed fumbles slightly and they pinch a bye. |
| 16.4 : Mohammad Wasim to Mohammad Naim, Into the blockhole this time, at 85.6 mph, Mohammad Naim can't do much and just squeezes it out through covers for a run. 100 up! |
| 16.5 : Mohammad Wasim to Mahmudullah, Beaten! At 88.3 mph, Wasim fires in a fuller-length delivery outside off, Mahmudullah goes for a booming cover drive but fails to connect. |
| 16.6 : Mohammad Wasim to Mahmudullah, Attempted slower one, short and wide outside off, Mahmudullah decides not to offer any shot. He is surprised that it's not been called a wide. |
| 17.1 : Haris Rauf to Mohammad Naim, Fuller and around middle and leg, Naim gets behind the line and eases it down to the right side of the long on fielder. Mohammad Rizwan makes the stop in the deep and they take a couple of runs. |
| 17.2 : Haris Rauf to Mohammad Naim, Pacy short ball, around middle and leg at 87.5 mph, Naim steps back to make room but fails to get any bat on this one. |
| 17.3 : Haris Rauf to Mohammad Naim, What a delivery, that's a snorter. Haris Rauf digs it in short at 90 mph, follows the batsman down the leg side and Naim is cramped up completely. He somehow fends it off from the back foot as he leans back and the ball flies down to third man. They collect one. |
| 17.4 : Haris Rauf to Mahmudullah, Angles in a length ball around off at 147 kmph, Mahmudullah plays it with soft hands to long on and takes two. |
| 17.5 : Haris Rauf to Mahmudullah, FOUR! Off the top edge. Haris Rauf cooks a sharp short delivery outside off, Mahmudullah tries to pull but it flies off the top edge. The fine leg is up inside the ring and it's a boundary. Nearly went all the way. |
| 17.6 : Haris Rauf to Mahmudullah, On a length, close to off, Mahmudullah stays back to play at it late. It takes the inner edge, strikes him on the pads and deflects to backward point for one. |
| 18.2 : Mohammad Wasim to Mahmudullah, Fuller and around off, driven down through mid off for a run. |
| 18.1 : Mohammad Wasim to Mahmudullah, Shout for an lbw, a lone one from Sarfaraz Ahmed. An 85.2 mph full toss on middle, Mahmudullah tries to whip it across the line but fails to middle his shot. He is pinged on the front foot and the ball drops down on the surface. Wasim quickly runs to gather the ball as Sarfaraz is appealing. Nothing from the umpire, ane someone told him that there is an inside edge. |
| 18.3 : Mohammad Wasim to Mohammad Naim, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Mohammad Wasim has not nailed his yorker but a low full toss is equally tough to get away. Mohammad Naim attempts to heave it away by staying deep inside the crease but fails to get enough kick behind his shot. It flies off the top edge in front of square leg, three players converge but Mohammad Wasim runs across to his left, calls for it loudly and completes the catch safely. A good knock from Naim is over, although it was on the |
| 0.0 : Nurul Hasan is the latest batter to walk in! |
| 18.4 : Mohammad Wasim to Mahmudullah, Slower and full, around middle, Mahmudullah flicks it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 18.5 : Mohammad Wasim to Nurul Hasan, FOUR! Eased away! A low full toss on middle and leg, Nurul neatly deflects it off his pads and finds the fence at fine leg. |
| 18.6 : Mohammad Wasim to Nurul Hasan, OUT! CAUGHT! Wasim has his second wicket. Short in length and wide outside off, Nurul Hasan stands tall inside the crease and tries to slap it over backward point. But it flies off the outer part of his blade and goes to third man. The ball is dying in but Usman Qadir does well to stretch down low and take the catch. Bangladesh are losing the plot at the backend of the innings, yet again. |
| 18.5 : Mahedi Hasan arrives out in the middle. |
| 19.1 : Haris Rauf to Mahmudullah, OUT! CAUGHT! Another wicket goes down and this time the Bangla skipper falls. It's on a length around off, in the slot but on the slower side, Mahmudullah heaves it over square leg but his shot has more height than distance. Mohammad Wasim is stationed near the fence and he judges the skier perfectly. |
| 18.6 : Who will walk in now for Bangladesh? Aminul Islam, it is. |
| 19.2 : Haris Rauf to Aminul Islam, Back of a length, around off, Aminul flat-bats it off the outer edge over backward point. Two taken. |
| 19.3 : Haris Rauf to Aminul Islam, A low full toss around off at 89.5 mph, a heavy ball, Islam only manages to hit it down to long on for one. |
| 19.4 : Haris Rauf to Mahedi Hasan, Sharp and short, outside off and shoots up after landing at 86 mph, Mahedi Hasan swings his bat at it and misses. Not called a wide. |
| 19.5 : Haris Rauf to Mahedi Hasan, FOUR! The extra pace of the bowler works against him. It's short and around off at 87 clicks, Mahedi Hasan tries to heave but it takes the outside edge and scoots down to third man for a boundary. |
| 19.6 : Haris Rauf to Mahedi Hasan, OUT! Run out on the final ball! A near-yorker around off, at 92.8 mph, Mahedi drills it down to long on and takes a single. Aminul turns and wants the second run but his partner has not responded at all. Babar Azam throws the ball to the keeper who does the rest. Bangladesh finish on 124/7. |
| As expected, this has been yet another low-scoring game. The hosts would have hoped for a much better batting show this time but once more, their batting at the backend has not offered them the late flourish. In order to keep their wickets intact, runs were not flowing easily for the Tigers and eventually, they have ended up with a below-par total for the third game in succession. The Pakistan bowlers have done beautifully once again, despite having a second-string bowling attack. They have just |
| It was a slow start for Bangladesh in this game. For the first time in three matches, Bangladesh lost just one wicket in the Powerplay, however, they managed only to post 33 runs on the board. Shanto was the first victim as he fell cheaply to a beauty by debutant, Shahnawaz Dahani. Mohammad Naim was the top scorer for the hosts in the innings. Naim, along with Shamim Hossain and Afif Hossian tried getting things under control by hitting some biggies and taking on the spinners, Usman Qadir in p |
| Babar Azam and his men were outstanding once again with the ball. The bowlers did not allow the batters to score runs freely. Mohammad Wasim was brilliant once again, economical and right on the money. Credit to Usman Qadir too, as although he was a tad bit expensive, he managed to pick up important scalps of Afif Hossain and Shamim Hossain as they were looking dangerous. All in all, a different day but the same story. Pakistan will look for that clean sweep in the second innings. |
| Right then. 125 needed to complete the whitewash for Pakistan. |
| ... THE RUN CHASE ... |
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