Mahmudullah denied as Pakistan complete 3-0 sweep
Captain picked up three wickets in the final over but Bangladesh don't get the fairytale ending
Captain picked up three wickets in the final over but Bangladesh don't get the fairytale ending
Scorer: M Venkat Raghav | Commentator: Hemant Brar
That's all from our side for this game. See you soon.
Hesham: "WHAT??? No Trophy? Are you kidding me?"
Rehan: "I think we need to look at both the bowler and batter action at the same time to understand what really happened. In my view, the bowler had already started his action when Nawaz looked up"
Jaafer Naqvi: "In my view, Player of Series should have gone to Fakhar Zaman - 2 innings 91 with above 100 strike rate instead of Rizwan 3 innings 90 with strike rate of below 100.
hassan: "Surprised to see that Muhammad Wasim was not the player of the series."
The trophy for the series win will be handed after Test matches. The Pakistan players, nonetheless, pose for a group photo.
Babar Azam: The way everyone has put in the efforts, credit goes to the players. You can always improve. Like our fielding has improved, our middle order has won games for us. Whatever mistakes we made, we want to make sure we don't repeat them in the upcoming games. We want to carry this momentum into the Test matches. I want to thank the fans here.
Mohammad Rizwan is the Player of the Series: When you play for the country, you are obviously happy and you cannot put that into words. The pitch was a tricky one. And whenever you play away, you get to play on different kinds of pitches. But we try to stick to our process. I have built some momentum in my batting and keeping over the last one year. I would like to thank the fans, it seems as if we are playing in Pakistan.
Haider Ali is the Player of the Match: The pitch was a difficult. Rizi bhai supported me and told me we want to play till the end. It became close towards the end but thankfully, we ended up on the winning side.
And they don't ask Mahmudullah about that non-ball.
Mahmudullah: Batters from both sides struggled. You need to spend some time on the crease before you can capitalise. Naim batted well, I think. [On the last over] I really appreciate the way Taskin came back after injuring his bowling hand. Great character shown by him.
Bilal Anwar: "I think both Mahmudullah and Nawaz were intelligent enough on that delivery. First Mahmudullah for bowling from way behind the line and confusing the batter and then Nawaz, getting surprised by that delivery, had the presence of mind to pull out and didn't get carried away by the heat of the moment."
Let's see what players have to say about that non-ball at the post-match presentation.
Fraz: "Actually did some reading and it isn't possible to bowl a delivery behind the umpire. This is because the bowler can bowl too wide or even chuck, and the umpire wouldn't know." --- Yeah, I feel there should be a change in the laws
Sarmad : "I think Nawaz was looking down and when he looked up bowl was already on its way that's why he pulled out⊠Seems fair⊠good BD and well done pak "
Azweer: "And that was Mahmudullah's Best bowling figures in T20Is..."
Junaid Kharal: "Hi Hemant, what's the rule on bowling from behind the umpire?" --- It's allowed. People have done that before. Pollard does that regularly. In past, people like Merv Hughes and even Dennis Lillee too have done that. Think they call it a "long ball". Mahmudullah bowled it from was way, way behind the umpire stumps. But if a batter pulls out, there's very little an umpire can do, and I think Nawaz pulled out just in time. Had Nawaz not pulled out, this would have been a legal ball.
Tahir: "I am sorry but this was a loss in my books. What nawaz did was totally wrong. It was big of Mahmudullah to allow that and in my eyes Bangladesh won. "
Sameer Shadab: "Mahmudullah you made many fans from India for your wonderful gesture in not asking for a review for that delivery, This will be one of your best moments in your career when you decide to retire. Well done"
Syed Shah Alam : "Nawaz should have been given out. When he saw that ball is straight and he wouldn't be able to hit. He played the trick of leaving the ball."
Saqlain Mushtaq: I will give a lot of credit to Bangladesh here. These conditions were quite strange from the UAE but our guys had their confidence high and they executed their skills beautifully. The boys are trying to tick a lot of boxes, helping each other, enjoying each other's company. It's a great thing for Pakistan that even the boys on the bench are very passionate and they are working very hard and pushing each other.
5.30pm Phew! What a game of cricket. For the most of it, Pakistan were cruising. It came down to eight required from the last over, which then became eight needed from three balls and suddenly, it looked like Bangladesh can pull this off. Iftikhar's hit brought Pakistan back before Nawaz sealed it with a four off the last ball after two non-balls.
More drama. This time Mahmudullah pulls out at the last moment
Some drama here. Nawaz backs away, shouldering his arms. It was a straight ball from Mahmudullah that hit the stumps but it was bowled from well behind the umpire stumps. Mahmudullah is having a word with Nawaz, asking him something. Looks like he is satisfied with the answer
Two needed. Are we in for a Super Over? Nawaz to face the final ball. Mahmudullah sticks to around the wicket. Khushdil has a chat with Nawaz
Iftikhar Ahmed c sub (Yasir Ali) b Mahmudullah 6 (2m 2b 0x4 1x6) SR: 300.00
Around the wicket. Two needed from two
Khushdil is the new man in but since batters had crossed, Iftikhar will face the hat-trick ball. Back to over the wicket
Amasu: "I don't know if this comment gets published but extreeemly disappointed in Pakistan, thats not the way to go about it"
Haider Ali c Najmul Hossain Shanto b Mahmudullah 45 (64m 38b 3x4 2x6) SR: 118.42
Still eight needed. Four balls left. Iftikhar is at the other end. Mahmudullah goes around the wicket
Sarfaraz Ahmed c Mohammad Naim b Mahmudullah 6 (23m 12b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
Eight required from the final over. But who will bowl? Mahmudullah it is
Nawaz pulled out of his stance really late after a Mahmudullah delivery that hit the stumps
Captain picked up three wickets in the final over but Bangladesh don't get the fairytale ending
With the three-match series in the bag, Pakistan are likely to continue tinkering with their starting XI for Monday's fixture in Dhaka