SCORECARDCOMMENTARY
PAK WON
T20
PAK beat BAN by 9 wickets
Man of the Match - Babar Azam
BAN
136-6
20.0/20 Ovrs
137-1
16.4/20 Ovrs
PAK
Bangladesh in Pakistan, 3 T20I Series, 2020 |2nd T20I |1/25/2020
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Commentary
- That's it from this game. The last T20I of this series is a dead rubber to be played on 27th January 2020 in The Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore at 1400 local (0900 GMT). We would love your company for that game. Till then take care and goodbye.
- Man Of The Match and Pakistan skipper, Babar Azam says that he continues to play in the momentum as he says that changing the momentum brings his downfall. He also adds that he tries to give his 100% in every game. Further says that captaincy and batting are two different things. He adds that captaincy is easy to do. He also says that they are happy to get a win and will want as many as they can before the T20 World Cup. Also says that they might test their bench strength in the last T20I.
- Bangladesh skipper, Mahmudullah says that it is disappointing to lose the series but says the batting let them down. Further adds that apart from Tamim no one applied themselves. Credits the Pakistan bowlers for bowling in the right areas and keeping it tight. He says that they would try to check their bench strength and play fearless cricket in the last T20I.
- Mohammad Hafeez says that he is happy to get back into the side and good to be back into the playing XI straightaway. He says that there is pressure from the fans and nothing from the media. He further adds that he spoke to Shoaib Malik and that has helped him to come back stronger. He signs by saying that it always is a confidence booster to end up on the winning side. Stay tuned for presentations.
- The win was actually set-up by the Pakistan bowlers, they restricted the visitors to a modest total which was easily chased down. Hafeez is down on the sidelines for a chat.
- Pakistan have made a mockery of the run chase! Too easy to be honest, 137 was never going to be enough and they have chased it down without breaking a sweat. They did lose Ali early but then, Hafeez and Azam joined hands and added an unbeaten 131-run stand with both scoring half tons. That is exactly what you need, one partnership when chasing a mediocre score and that is what they got.
- 16.41Mahmudullah to M Hafeez, A single and that is the end of the game! PAKISTAN WIN BY 9 WICKETS! On the pads, it is worked through square leg for one.
- 16.30Mahmudullah to M Hafeez, On middle, this is pushed back to the bowler.
- 16.21Mahmudullah to B Azam, SCORES LEVEL NOW! A single again as Azam eases it down to long on.
- 16.11Mahmudullah to M Hafeez, Flatter and around off, this is pushed through covers for one.
- END OF OVER 16 | 16 Runs & 0 Wkt | PAK 134/1
- 15.64A Hossain to B Azam, FOUR! Afif goes short and Babar rocks onto the back foot to punch the ball past covers and into the fence for a boundary.
- 15.50A Hossain to B Azam, Full on the pads, Babar flicks it towards mid-wicket and gets to the other end.
- 15.41A Hossain to M Hafeez, Short outside off, cut towards point for a single.
- 15.36A Hossain to M Hafeez, SIX! Hafeez puts on the dancing shoes here as he comes down the track and lofts this straight over the bowler's end and the ball goes over the long off fence and also over the sight screen for a huge hit.
- 15.21A Hossain to B Azam, Now Babar drives this straight through mid on and gets to the other end.
- 15.14A Hossain to B Azam, EDGY FOUR! Afif tosses one up outside off, Babar drives with hard hands and limited footwork. But he gets a thick outside edge that runs through short third man and into the fence behind.
- END OF OVER 15 | 10 Runs & 0 Wkt | PAK 118/1
- 14.61A Hossain to B Azam, Outside off, it is guided down to third man for one.
- 14.52A Hossain to B Azam, On a length and around off, Azam pushes it through covers for two.
- 14.41A Hossain to M Hafeez, On the pads, it is worked through mid-wicket for one.
- 14.34A Hossain to M Hafeez, FOUR! Up and over! Shorter and around off, Hafeez spots it early and he pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary.
- 14.21A Hossain to B Azam, Another single as this is also clipped off the pads.
- 14.11A Hossain to M Hafeez, On middle, it is worked towards mid-wicket for one.
- END OF OVER 14 | 12 Runs & 0 Wkt | PAK 108/1