LAHORE: Pakistan beats Bangladesh by 9 wickets in the second T20 International and won the three-match series at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore.
Muhammad Hafeez and Babar Azam scored 67 and 66 respectively and led the side to victory.
‘1st Innings’
Bangladesh scored 136 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Tamim Iqbal was the highest scorer, as he scored 65 runs in 53 balls.
Muhammad Hasnian took 2 wickets for 20 runs. Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Shahdab Khan picked up one wicket apiece.
Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
Pakistan have a 1-0 lead in the series after they overhauled a modest 142-run target in 19.3 overs at the same venue yesterday.
Bangladesh have replaced Mohammad Mithun with Mahedi Hasan, while Pakistan are unchanged.
The series is a decisive one for Pakistan, who struggling to retain their top spot in the International Cricket Council’s world T20 ranking, which they have held since 2018.
Squads
Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Hafeez, Iftikhar Ahmad, Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Shadab Khan, Ahsan Ali, Amad Butt, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Shaheen Afridi, Muhammad Musa, Usman Qadir and Haris Rauf.
Bangladesh:
Mahmudullah (captain), Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Naim, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Liton Das (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Mithun, Afif Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Aminul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Shafiul Islam, Al-Amin Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Hasan Mahmud
