Another low-scoring nail-biter
\nFaheem\u2019s maiden T20I half-century goes in vain as three batters return to pavilion without scoring a single run
\nDHAKA
\nBangladesh clinched the three-match T20I series against Pakistan with a game to spare after securing a hard-fought eight-run victory in the second match at the Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka, on Tuesday.
\nEarlier, a collective bowling effort from the pacers helped Pakistan bowl out Bangladesh for 133.
\nPakistan captain Salman Ali Agha\u2019s decision to bowl first bore fruit as the touring side\u2019s pace-laden bowling attack put them in early command.
\nFast-bowling all-rounder Faheem Ashraf gave the Green Shirts their first breakthrough in the second over by getting opener Mohammad Naim (three) caught behind with just five runs on the board.
\nFollowing the early stutter, skipper Litton Das (eight) joined Parvez Hossain Emon in the middle for a brief 20-run partnership, which culminated with the former\u2019s dismissal in the fifth over.
\nThe home side then lost two more wickets in quick succession and consequently slipped to 28\/4 in 5.5 overs.
\nFollowing the slump, all-rounder Mahedi Hasan and wicketkeeper batter Jaker Ali launched a recovery by putting together an anchoring 53-run partnership.
\nThe budding partnership was eventually shattered by left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz in the 14th over as he dismissed Hasan, who scored 33 off 25 deliveries, laced with two fours and as many sixes.
\nAli, on the other hand, stood his ground firm and knitted one-sided partnerships with tail, to bolster Bangladesh\u2019s total with a gritty half-century.
\nThe wicketkeeper batter remained the top-scorer for the hosts with a 48-ball 55, studded with one four and five sixes.
\nDebutant Ahmed Daniyal, Abbas Afridi and Salman Mirza jointly led Pakistan\u2019s bowling charge with two wickets each, while Nawaz and Faheem chipped in with one scalp apiece.
\nFor the unversed, Bangladesh lead the ongoing three-match series against Pakistan 1-0, courtesy of their thumping seven-wicket victory in the series opener.
\nPakistan XI: Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris (WK), Hasan Nawaz, Salman Agha(C), Mohammad Nawaz, Khushdil Shah, Faheem Ashraf, Abbas Afridi, Salman Mirza, Ahmed Daniyal
\nBangladesh XI: Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das (C\/WK), Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Jaker Ali, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Another low-scoring nail-biter Faheem\u2019s maiden T20I half-century goes in vain as three batters return to pavilion without scoring a single run DHAKA Bangladesh clinched the three-match T20I series against Pakistan with a game to spare after securing a hard-fought eight-run victory in the second match at the Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":84123,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84111"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84125,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84111\/revisions\/84125"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}