{"id":73586,"date":"2021-11-20T19:17:29","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T19:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=73586"},"modified":"2021-11-20T19:17:29","modified_gmt":"2021-11-20T19:17:29","slug":"brittle-tigers-lose-t20-series-to-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=73586","title":{"rendered":"Brittle Tigers lose T20 series to Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Sports Desk:<\/strong> A dismal batting and fielding show led Bangladesh to concede the three-match T20 International series against Pakistan after the visitors eased them past by eight wickets in the second game at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Fakhar Zaman hit an unbeaten 51 ball-57 with two fours and three sixes\u00a0to be instrumental in Pakistan's unassailable 2-0 lead.<\/p>\n

Fakhar and opener Mohammad Rizwan put on 85-run which was key in\u00a0overhauling Bangladesh's paltry 108-7 with 11 balls to spare. Rizwan scored a\u00a0patient 39 off 45 with four boundaries.<\/p>\n

Fakhar Zaman was watchful after captain Babar Azam (5) dragged fast\u00a0bowler Mustafizur Rahman delivery on to his stump in the third over, similar\u00a0to his dismissal in the first match.<\/p>\n

He paced the innings, especially after being reprieved on 26 when Saif\u00a0Hasan put down his catch in deep midwicket off legspinner Aminul Islam.<\/p>\n

Rizwan also got a life when Taskin dropped him at short fine leg on 38\u00a0off again Aminul Islam bowling but that drop was not costly as the bowler\u00a0dismissed him two balls later.<\/p>\n

Fakhar Zaman brought up his seventh half-century off 40 balls and then\u00a0finished the game off by his own.<\/p>\n

Mustafizur, who left the field after bowling 2.1 overs and Aminul Islam\u00a0Biplob took the fallen two wickets of Pakistan.<\/p>\n

\u00a0A yet another abysmal batting show led Bangladesh's collapse as they\u00a0were restricted to a below par total again.<\/p>\n

Coming off a four-wicket defeat to Pakistan in the first match,\u00a0Bangladesh were aiming to level the series but the intent was nowhere seen\u00a0after captain Mahmudullah won the toss for the consecutive second time and
\ndecided to bat first.<\/p>\n

Najmul Hossain Shanto top-scored the side with 40 off 34, hitting five\u00a0boundaries while Afif was the other notable scorer with 20.<\/p>\n

Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi who came back to the side, replacing\u00a0Hasan Ali, broke through to continue his romance with ‘first over wicket' as\u00a0he had Saif Hassan leg-before for duck in the fifth ball of the innings.<\/p>\n

On field umpire though ruled ‘not out' Shaheen overturned the decision\u00a0with a review. His opening partner Naim Sheikh could score just 2 before\u00a0edging to first slip off pacer Mohammad Wasim.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Afif flicked Afridi to hit six over backward square in the first ball he\u00a0faced but needed a medical attention in the next ball when the bowler who\u00a0thought Afif left the crease threw directly to hit him on the back of his
\nfoot.<\/p>\n

Afif recovered to resume the game and cut Mohammad Wasim past point for\u00a0four as Bangladesh looked to regain the control.<\/p>\n

At the other end, Najmul Hossain Shanto recovered from his shaky start\u00a0to take the Pakistani bowlers with disdain.<\/p>\n

But leg-spinner Shadab Khan, who claimed 2-22 in economical bowling,\u00a0denied Bangladesh keeping the nose in front.<\/p>\n

Bangladeshi batters helped his cause with Afif, after scoring 20, trying\u00a0a reverse paddle which cost his wicket. Shadab then struck in crucial moment\u00a0as Shanto who looked in complete control, chipped a delivery in the air and\u00a0Shadab dived his left to take an excellent catch.<\/p>\n

In between Haris Rauf extended Mahmudullah Riyad's lean batting, undoing\u00a0him with a back of length delivery that the captain edged to the wicket-keeper for 12.<\/p>\n

Shaheen Afridi and Wasim then came back to their second spell to torment\u00a0Bangladesh further and prevented them from to pull off any blitz at the death\u00a0overs.<\/p>\n

Afridi also ended up with 2-15 in his four overs quota while Wasim,\u00a0Nawaz and Rauf picked up one wicket apiece.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sports Desk: A dismal batting and fielding show led Bangladesh to concede the three-match T20 International series against Pakistan after the visitors eased them past by eight wickets in the second game at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Fakhar Zaman hit an unbeaten 51 ball-57 with two fours and three sixes\u00a0to be instrumental in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":73587,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n