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Pakistan vs Bangladesh Highlights, 2nd ODI: Pakistan beat Bangladesh to level series 1-1
Pakistan posted 274 all out in 47.3 overs after being sent in to bat. The innings was powered by a brilliant knock from Maaz Sadaqat, who smashed 75 off just 46 balls, hitting six fours and five sixes. Salman Agha provided strong support with 64 from 62 deliveries, while Mohammad Rizwan contributed a steady 44, helping Pakistan recover after a few middle-order setbacks.
Bangladesh’s chase began poorly as Pakistan’s pace attack struck early. Captain Shaheen Shah Afridi removed Tanzid Hasan Tamim and Najmul Hossain Shanto, while Mohammad Wasim Jr dismissed Saif Hassan, leaving the hosts at 15 for 3 inside the opening overs.
Soon after, the match was interrupted by thunder, lightning and rain, resulting in a 133-minute delay. When play resumed, the target was revised under the DLS method, with Bangladesh needing 243 runs from 32 overs.
However, Pakistan’s bowlers kept up the pressure. Maaz Sadaqat, already the star with the bat, shone with the ball as well, picking up three key wickets with his left-arm spin. Fast bowler Haris Rauf, who came into the side for Abrar Ahmed, also claimed three wickets to dismantle Bangladesh’s lower order.
The only resistance came from Litton Das, who top-scored with 41, and Towhid Hridoy, who made 28, but once their partnership was broken, Bangladesh’s batting quickly collapsed.
The hosts were eventually bowled out for 114 in 23.3 overs, the same score Pakistan had managed in the first ODI defeat.
Pakistan’s comprehensive win ensures the series is now level at 1-1, with everything to play for in the decider on March 15.
Playing XIs:
Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Maaz Sadaqat, Shamyl Hussain, Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Agha, Hussain Talat, Abdul Samad, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Mohammad Wasim, Haris Rauf.
Bangladesh: Saif Hassan, Tanzid Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Litton Das, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz (captain), Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Mustafizur Rahman.
Rishad Hossain to Salman Agha, Drops it short and on off, Salman Agha guides it off the outer half of the bat towards point.
Rishad Hossain to Mohammad Rizwan, Tossed up, full and on middle, Mohammad Rizwan works it off the inner half of the bat through square leg for a single.
Rishad Hossain to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR! Poor delivery and gets the treatment! Tries to bowl this quicker but drags his length way back, down the leg side as well. Mohammad Rizwan opens up his stance and helps it past short fine for a boundary.
Rishad Hossain to Mohammad Rizwan, Flatter, full and around off, Mohammad Rizwan goes down for the sweep but this is too full for that shot. He misses and Litton Das, the keeper takes a blow to his right knee.
DRINKS! The experienced duo of Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Agha have added 41 runs together. A good passage of play for Pakistan after losing wickets in quick succession. Bangladesh have bowled well too. They have stemmed the run flow, but wickets are must as the ball gets older, it will get easier to bat on. Let's see who dominates the middle phase...
- Salman Agha 26 (32)
- Mohammad Rizwan 16 (29)
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Salman Agha, MAIDEN OVER! Flatter, full and on middle, Salman Agha clips it to short mid-wicket. Second maiden over for Mehidy in this game.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Salman Agha, Slower through the air, full and on middle, Salman Agha pushes it back to the bowler.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Salman Agha, Shortish and around middle, Salman Agha gets down and sweeps it but straight to backward square leg.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Salman Agha, A bit shorter and on off, Salman Agha keeps it out to the off side.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Salman Agha, Flighted, full and on middle, Salman Agha knocks it back to the bowler.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Salman Agha, Floated, full and on off, Salman Agha goes down across and paddles it to short fine.
- Mohammad Rizwan 16 (29)
- Salman Agha 26 (26)
Afif Hossain to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR! Sloppy in the field! Afif Hossain drags his length back and outside off. Mohammad Rizwan presses forward initially but then moves back to slap it away through covers. Tanzid Hasan in the deep runs to his right, gets to the ball but lets it through for a boundary.
Afif Hossain to Salman Agha, Flighted, full and on off, Salman Agha milks it to long on again for one.
Afif Hossain to Mohammad Rizwan, Floated, full and on middle, Mohammad Rizwan eases it down to long on for another run.
Afif Hossain to Salman Agha, Short again and outside off, Salman Agha cuts it away to deep point for a run.
Afif Hossain to Salman Agha, Beaten! Tossed up, full and on off, keeps going straight. Salman Agha prods forward and plays for the turn but gets beaten on the outside edge. Litton Das grabs it behind the stump and quickly breaks the stumps, but Agha never left the crease.
Afif Hossain to Mohammad Rizwan, Short and outside off, Mohammad Rizwan punches it to sweeper cover for a single.
Spin from both ends. Afif Hossain to bowl now.
- Salman Agha 24 (23)
- Mohammad Rizwan 10 (26)
Rishad Hossain to Salman Agha, Good effort in the deep! Dragged back and on middle, Salman Agha moves back and pulls it away towards the deep mid-wicket region. Nahid Rana from deep square leg runs a long way to his left and dives to make a fine stop. Saves a couple of runs for his team.
Rishad Hossain to Salman Agha, Floated, full and on middle, Salman Agha is solid in his defense.
Rishad Hossain to Salman Agha, A googly, full and on middle, Salman Agha knocks it back to the bowler.
Rishad Hossain to Salman Agha, FOUR! Easy picking! Shorter in length and down the leg side. Salman Agha just has to get some bat on it and tickles it away to the fine leg fence for an easy boundary. That brings up the 150 for Pakistan.
Rishad Hossain to Salman Agha, Flatter, short and outside off, Salman Agha cuts it away but fails to beat point.
Rishad Hossain to Salman Agha, Tossed up, full and on off, Salman Agha pushes it to short cover.
- Mohammad Rizwan 10 (26)
- Salman Agha 18 (17)
Nahid Rana to Mohammad Rizwan, Short again and on middle, Mohammad Rizwan gets on top of it and pulls it hard but straight to short mid-wicket.
Nahid Rana to Mohammad Rizwan, Oh..that's a beauty! Nahid Rana hits the length hard at 144 clicks, on off, takes off viciously off the deck. Mohammad Rizwan gets surprised by it and drops his hands to let it go to the keeper. Gives a thumbs up to Rana as well.
Nahid Rana to Mohammad Rizwan, Touch fuller and on off, Mohammad Rizwan knocks it off the innner half of the bat wide of mid on for a couple of runs.
Nahid Rana to Mohammad Rizwan, Fuller and on off, Mohammad Rizwan pushes it to short cover.
Nahid Rana to Mohammad Rizwan, Back of a length and on off, Mohammad Rizwan pats it towards short cover.
Nahid Rana to Mohammad Rizwan, Short of a length and on off, Mohammad Rizwan hops up and dabs it down to point.
- Salman Agha 18 (17)
- Mohammad Rizwan 8 (20)
Rishad Hossain to Salman Agha, SIX! Short and punished! A half-tracker, on middle. Salman Agha rocks back to pull it away but gets it from the toe-end of the bat. It flies to the vacant deep square leg region and hits the boundary cushions on the full for a biggie.
Rishad Hossain to Salman Agha, Pushed through quicker, short and on middle, angles in. Salman Agha fails to work it away and gets hit on the thigh pad.
Rishad Hossain to Salman Agha, Close! Flatter, short and around off, turns away sharply and keeps low as well. Salman Agha looks to cut it away but the ball just zips past the outside edge.
Rishad Hossain to Salman Agha, Floated, full and on off, Salman Agha prods forward and taps it to short cover.
Rishad Hossain to Mohammad Rizwan, Goes short and on off, Mohammad Rizwan punches it down to long off for a single.
Rishad Hossain to Salman Agha, Tossed up, full and on off, Salman Agha backs away and drives it through covers for a single.
- Mohammad Rizwan 7 (19)
- Salman Agha 11 (12)
Nahid Rana to Mohammad Rizwan, A shout for LBW, but not given! This is on a hard length and on off, keeps a bit low. Mohammad Rizwan hops up and fails to get his bat down in time and misses to get hit on the pads. Rana seems confident again but the keeper, Litton Das, signals that the ball is going over the stumps.
Nahid Rana to Salman Agha, Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, Salman Agha once again rides the bounce well and works it towards square leg for one.
Nahid Rana to Salman Agha, Short of a length and on middle, takes off sharply. Salman Agha hops up and pats it to the leg side. A bit of a 'Yes and No' between the batters and they decide against the run.
Nahid Rana to Mohammad Rizwan, Hard length and on middle, angling into the body of the batter, Mohammad Rizwan lifts his front leg up and flicks it through mid-wicket for a run.
Nahid Rana to Salman Agha, Back of a length and around leg, Salman Agha tucks it away to deep fine for a single.
Nahid Rana to Salman Agha, FOUR! Just over! Good-length delivery around off. Salman Agha pushes at it with hard hands. His bat gets turned in his hands and the ball flies just over the point fielder for a boundary.
- Mohammad Rizwan 6 (17)
- Salman Agha 5 (8)
Rishad Hossain to Mohammad Rizwan, Slightly quicker and shorter as well, on off, Mohammad Rizwan punches it to extra cover.
Rishad Hossain to Mohammad Rizwan, Tossed up, full and on off, Mohammad Rizwan gets forward and fends it away.
Rishad Hossain to Mohammad Rizwan, A mix-up but no harm done! Floated, full and on off, Mohammad Rizwan pushes it wide of cover-point and sets off for the run, but is sent back by his partner. Afif Hossain dives to his right to stop the ball, and Rizwan turns around and puts in a dive to make his ground.
Rishad Hossain to Mohammad Rizwan, Slows it up, full and around off, Mohammad Rizwan watches it through and leaves it alone.
Rishad Hossain to Mohammad Rizwan, Flighted, full and well outside off, turns away. Mohammad Rizwan reaches out and throws his hands at it. Gets a bottom edge onto the ground and goes on the bounce to first slip.
Rishad Hossain to Salman Agha, Flatter, full and drifting down the leg, Salman Agha tucks it away to mid-wicket for a single.
- Mohammad Rizwan 6 (12)
- Salman Agha 4 (7)
Nahid Rana to Mohammad Rizwan, Four dots on the trot to end the over! A touch fuller and on off, jags back in sharply. Mohammad Rizwan lifts his bat and lets it go to the keeper. It wasn't that far away from the off pole.
Nahid Rana to Mohammad Rizwan, On a length and around off, Mohammad Rizwan opens the face of his bat and steers it to backward point.
Pakistan first posted 274 all out in 47.3 overs, thanks largely to an explosive 75 off 46 balls from Maaz Sadaqat and a solid 64 from Salman Agha. Wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan also chipped in with 44, helping Pakistan build a competitive total after being put in to bat.
Bangladesh’s chase was disrupted early as Pakistan’s fast bowlers struck quickly. Captain Shaheen Shah Afridi set the tone by dismissing Tanzid Hasan Tamim and Najmul Hossain Shanto, while Mohammad Wasim Jr removed Saif Hassan, leaving the hosts struggling inside the powerplay.
Thunder, lightning and heavy rain then halted the match for over two hours, forcing officials to reduce the second innings to 32 overs with a revised DLS target of 243.
When play resumed, Pakistan’s bowlers dominated. Maaz Sadaqat produced an impressive spell of left-arm spin to claim three wickets, capping off an excellent all-round performance. Haris Rauf, who replaced Abrar Ahmed in the XI, also picked up three wickets.
Despite some resistance from Litton Das (41) and Towhid Hridoy (28), Bangladesh collapsed to 114 all out in 23.3 overs.
The comprehensive victory sets up an exciting series decider on March 15.
Match Statistics
Venue
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka
