Player of the Match
Player of the Match

That's all from our side for this game. See you soon.

Babar Azam: The wicket was a bit difficult, not easy to bat on. So the credit goes to our middle order - Fakhar, Khushdil and how Nawaz finished. We could have bowled them earlier, we ended up conceding 15-20 runs extra but that happens in cricket.

Hasan Ali is the Player of the Match: I would like thank Allah first of all. Obviously, it's a pleasant moment for me. My performance wasn't up to the mark in the World Cup but you have ups and downs in your career. I have been here during the BPL and I know it's generally a slow pitch. So I bowled stump to stump and got wickets.

Mahmudullah: I think when we chose to bat first, it looked a pretty good wicket to bat on but there was help for bowlers too. Hopefully, we can come up with a better plan tomorrow. It would have been better to get 140 but with 127, we thought if we could get a couple of wickets early on, which our bowlers did, Taskin, Fizz, Mahedi, we were very close but the credit goes to their last two batters.

Time for the presentation ceremony.

Shihab Karim: "People can talk all about BD's lack of big hitters, consistent batters, X factor bowlers. But what's obvious is the lack of mentality in this team. They fold very easily, and in spectacular fashion"

Sumail Hussain: "This shows that Pakistan knows the conditions of Bangladesh better than other teams which struggled in recent past"

Shah Safeer: "Kids were worried that Pakistan are gonna shell this one out but legends knew that's how we PLAY cricket!!"

Rizwan Zafar: "This is the Pakistan team we , the Pak fans, have known for years and not the one we recently saw in T20 WC. Collapse, comeback and heartbreaks!"

5.40pm It turned out to be much closer than it looked like at the halfway stage. Around the 16 over mark, it even started to look like Bangladesh could pull this off but those vital hits from Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz sealed the game for Pakistan with four balls to spare. You cannot fault with Bangladesh's bowlers, their batters need to take the blame for putting up only 127.

19.2
6
Aminul Islam to Shadab Khan, SIX, sealed with a six! Fuller on the stumps, Shadab goes down on one knee and slog-sweeps it over deep midwicket
19.1
0
Aminul Islam to Shadab Khan, no run, starts with a short delivery. Finds extra cover with the cut shot

Just two needed now. Doesn't matter who bowls here. Finally here's Aminul

END OF OVER:
19 | 15 Runs | PAK: 126/6 (2 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.63, RRR: 2.00)

  • Mohammad Nawaz18 (8b)
  • Shadab Khan15 (8b)
  • Shoriful Islam4-0-31-1
  • Mustafizur Rahman4-0-26-1

Asif: "Is that Nawaz or Asif in disguise"

18.6
0
Shoriful Islam to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, a wide yorker and Nawaz cannot connect this time
18.5
6
Shoriful Islam to Mohammad Nawaz, SIX, That all but seals the game. Another short of a length ball and Nawaz pulls it over deep midwicket. Little fuss, maximum result
18.4
2
Shoriful Islam to Mohammad Nawaz, 2 runs, fuller outside off and drilled towards deep extra cover. A sliding stop there cannot prevent the second run
18.3
6
Shoriful Islam to Mohammad Nawaz, SIX, what a shot! A length ball around off, Nawaz stands tall and smashes it over long-on and clears the fielder with ease

Raqib: "Mahmudullah took the shot on 18th over and it backfired! Poor Fizz!"

18.2
0
Shoriful Islam to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, fuller and wider outside off. Nawaz looks to hit it through covers but misses

16 required off 11

18.1
1
Shoriful Islam to Shadab Khan, 1 run, length ball outside off, guided towards backward point

END OF OVER:
18 | 15 Runs | PAK: 111/6 (17 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.16, RRR: 8.50)

  • Mohammad Nawaz4 (3b)
  • Shadab Khan14 (7b)
  • Mustafizur Rahman4-0-26-1
  • Shoriful Islam3-0-16-1

Ahmed Badar: "Over by over comparison is probably the best addition in the recent past"

17.6
4
Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Nawaz, FOUR, short of length, this time into the body and Nawaz connects the pull. Hits it behind square leg and fetches the boundary
17.5
0
Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, short of length but he rolled his fingers over it. Nawaz went for the pull but was early into the shot and the ball went under the bat
17.4
1
Mustafizur Rahman to Shadab Khan, 1 run, length ball around off, steered towards point for a quick single
17.3
6
Mustafizur Rahman to Shadab Khan, SIX, bang! A length ball angling across. Shadab moves towards the off side and swats it over long-off. The fielder puts in the jump but it just evades him
17.2
0
Mustafizur Rahman to Shadab Khan, no run, fuller, but much closer to the batter this time. Shadab attempts a pull but misses
17.1
4
Mustafizur Rahman to Shadab Khan, FOUR, four on the first ball of the over. Fuller and wider outside off, the angle helps Shadab as he smashes it through extra cover

32 required from the last three overs. Mustafizur and Shoriful have one left each. Will Mahmudullah risk bowling the 18th? No, Mustafizur will finish early

END OF OVER:
17 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 96/6 (32 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 5.64, RRR: 10.66)

  • Mohammad Nawaz0 (1b)
  • Shadab Khan3 (3b)
  • Shoriful Islam3-0-16-1
  • Mustafizur Rahman3-0-11-1
16.6
0
Shoriful Islam to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, a bouncer to welcome him to the crease. Nawaz ducks under it

Nawaz is the new batter

Tahir: "Looks like a redemption day for Hasan Ali both with the ball and bat"

16.5
W
Shoriful Islam to Khushdil Shah, OUT, Khushdil departs too. A length ball outside off, Khushdil chases it but can only get an outside edge to the keeper. The Bangladesh players are jubilant

Khushdil Shah c †Nurul Hasan b Shoriful Islam 34 (53m 35b 3x4 1x6) SR: 97.14

16.4
1
Shoriful Islam to Shadab Khan, 1 run, short of length once more, this time Shadab mistimes the pull. A single to long-on
16.3
1
Shoriful Islam to Khushdil Shah, 1 run, short again, much straighter this time. Khushdil mistimes the pull towards deep midwicket
16.2
4
Shoriful Islam to Khushdil Shah, FOUR, length ball outside off, stays back and smashes it over mid-off. The deep extra cover cannot reach there in time
16.1
0
Shoriful Islam to Khushdil Shah, no run, slower one bowled into the pitch and wide outside off. Khushdil had to reach out for it, gets it from the toe end of the bat towards the bowler

38 needed from four overs. Shoriful comes back into the attack

END OF OVER:
16 | 8 Runs | PAK: 90/5 (38 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 5.62, RRR: 9.50)

  • Khushdil Shah29 (31b)
  • Shadab Khan2 (2b)
  • Mustafizur Rahman3-0-11-1
  • Taskin Ahmed4-0-31-2
15.6
1
Mustafizur Rahman to Khushdil Shah, 1 run, a slower one outside off. Chopped towards short third man

Pakistan in Bangladesh 2021-22 News

Pakistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st16Mohammad RizwanBabar Azam
2nd6Babar AzamFakhar Zaman
3rd1Fakhar ZamanHaider Ali
4th1Shoaib MalikFakhar Zaman
5th56Fakhar ZamanKhushdil Shah
6th16Khushdil ShahShadab Khan
7th36Mohammad Nawaz (3)Shadab Khan