Wickets fell in regular intervals for Bangladesh and they never really got going. As a result, they could only manage a below-par score on the board.
Pakistan's bowler Shadab Khan (2L) reacts after the dismissal of Bangladesh's batsman Liton Kumar Das (C) during the second T20 international cricket match of a three-match series between Pakistan and Bangladesh, at Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore on January 25, 2020. (Photo by ARIF ALI / AFP)
Riding on a good bowling effort in the second T20I of the three-match series at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Saturday, Pakistan restricted Bangladesh to 136 for 6 in 20 overs.
Earlier, Bangladesh skipper Mahmudullah won the toss and opted to bat.
Apart from Tamim Iqbal, who scored 65 off 53 balls, none of the Bangladeshi batsmen could remain at the crease for long. meanwhile, for Pakistan Mohammad Hasnain was the pick of the bowlers with the figures of 2 for 20 in four overs.
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Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, and Shadab Khan claimed a wicket each.
Wickets fell in regular intervals for Bangladesh and they never really got going. As a result, they could only manage a below-par score on the board.Notably, an unbeaten knock of 58 from Shoaib Malik a day before helped Pakistan beat Bangladesh by five wickets in the first T20I of the three-match series at the same venue.
Shoaib helped Pakistan chase down a target of 142 runs with three balls to spare and became the Man of the Match. His knock included 5 fours.
Hence, a win on Saturday’s match will see Pakistan clinch the series.
Here are the Playing XIs of both the teams:
Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Naim, Liton Das (wk), Mahmudullah (c), Afif Hossain, Soumya Sarkar, Mahedi Hasan, Aminul Islam, Shafiul Islam, Al-Amin Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Ahsan Ali, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain
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