Player of the Match
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Best performances - Batsmen

Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik
58(45) 5x4 - 0x6
Control %77%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 14 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
3 4 2 4 12 6 12 15
Mohammad Naim
Mohammad Naim
43(41) 3x4 - 2x6
Control %65%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 10 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
4 4 0 0 9 15 3 8

Best performances - Bowlers

Shafiul Islam
Shafiul Islam
O4
M0
R27
W2
Eco6.75
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
Al-Amin Hossain
Al-Amin Hossain
O4
M0
R18
W1
Eco4.50
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Match Details

Toss

Bangladesh , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Series result

Pakistan led the 3-match series 1-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

14.00 start, First Session 14.00-15.30, Interval 15.30-15.50, Second Session 15.50-17.20

Match days

24 January 2020 (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Varun Shetty

5:52pm And that is all from our coverage today. See you at the next match!

Babar Azam: The victory was very important. The way the bowlers did was brilliant. We didn't expect the pitch would be this slow, but the way our bowlers planned for it, I give them all the credit. One thing to improve on is the way we bat in the Powerplay.

Shoaib Malik: From the beginning what I saw was that against the new ball you could play through the line. Credit goes to the bowlers, they restricted them even after a good start. Fielding was very good, everyone was running around. When you're chasing you give yourself a chance by taking it deep. You kill a few overs by taking singles and you have power on the bench later.

Shoaib Malik is the Man of the Match.

Mahmudullah: Good contest. Wicket was surprising and hard to play shots once the ball got older and softer, thought the bowlers did well. We were about 15 runs short today and gave away too many boundaries. We missed a few run out chances and catch chances. The hospitality has always been good in Pakistan, we're looking forward to the next game.

izaz haque: "Again, resting on one performance. If Shoaib had not clicked today, who would have carried Pakistan. Can't think of anyone other than Babar. Really weak performance from both teams."

Naveed: "Good win from Pakistan will boost their confidence nicely but who would have thought Babar would get the lowest score of the match?"

Rayyan : "Good team performance from Pakistan, really well done to both debutants and now you know the value of experience"

Hamza shah: "Everyone was expecting a high scoring match as per previous record, but this was amazing behavior by pitch a bit slower and respecting bowlers. Such matches bring more charm to the game rather than big hit fun"

5:33pm Not a breathtaking match by any means. A slow surface aided by the sunlight in a day match. Shoaib Malik summoning all his experience to take Pakistan through. Decent hand too from Ahsan Ali, the debutant. His 36 off 32 proved vital. Boundaries were hard in both innings and for the most part, wickets weren't exactly on offer either. You wonder if many would have fallen if there wasn't a pressure to score in this. Shafiul and Al-Amin the bright spots for Bangladesh in their defence, but 141 wasn't going to be enough. They had Babar Azam in the second ball, but it was mostly easy going for the hosts. Pakistan snap a five-match losing streak.

19.3
2
Soumya Sarkar to Mohammad Rizwan, 2 runs, dropped at deep midwicket! Slower ball at a length outside off, Rizwan looks for the slog sweep. Mithun comes under it, some 10-15 yards inside the boundary and over-runs it by a step. It bobs backwards and they take the runs needed to complete the win

Now a ring of fielders in the off side

19.2
1
Soumya Sarkar to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, full slower ball outside off. Mistimed drive to extra cover and a call for the single. Might have been run out with a direct hit.
19.1
2
Soumya Sarkar to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs, offcutter, dropped short outside off. Lines up and pulls to long-on's right off the front foot

END OF OVER:
19 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 137/5 (5 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.21, RRR: 5.00)

  • Shoaib Malik55 (43b)
  • Mohammad Rizwan3 (4b)
  • Al-Amin Hossain4-0-18-1
  • Mustafizur Rahman4-0-40-1

So five required off the last over. Could be Soumya Sarkar who bowls it. Yes it is. The keeper is up to the stumps. Short fine, short third, point, extra cover at the four fielders inside the circle.

18.6
1
Al-Amin Hossain to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, legcutter at a length on leg stump. Steps out and looks to chop to third man. Gets it into the leg side off the inside edge
18.5
1
Al-Amin Hossain to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run, short outside off. Walks down at it, pulls to deep square
18.4
0
Al-Amin Hossain to Mohammad Rizwan, no run, short of a length outside off, steps out and has a hack, beaten. This one is regular pace

Pakistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0Babar AzamAhsan Ali
2nd35Mohammad HafeezAhsan Ali
3rd46Shoaib MalikAhsan Ali
4th36Shoaib MalikIftikhar Ahmed
5th16Shoaib MalikImad Wasim
6th9Shoaib MalikMohammad Rizwan