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Bangladesh win second T20I as Pakistan batters crumble again

Pakistan loses five wickets in first five overs
Published 22 Jul, 2025 08:53pm
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In the second T20I match between Pakistan and Bangladesh held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh bowlers made Pakistan’s batting lineup crumble again, as they took five wickets in the first five overs, eventually winning the match.

While chasing the target of 134 runs, Openers Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub, Wicketkeeper Mohammad Haris, Captain Salman Agha and Hassan Nawaz had returned to the pavilion on the score of 15 runs.

Pakistan allrounder Faheem Ashraf showed some resistance by scoring 51 runs, making the chase a little fascinating. Team failed to build any valuable partnership that could support the innings and let the team achieve momentum.

Pakistan team got all out on the score of 125 runs as Bangladesh won the match by 8 runs.

Bangladesh’s Shoriful Islam grabbed three wickets, while Rishad Hossain and Tanzim Hasan Sakib took two wickets each, destroying Pakistan’s batting order.

Muhammad Haris and Mohammad Nawaz returned to the pavilion on duck.

In the first innings, Pakistan bowlers outclassed Bangladesh batters by getting all of them out for 134 runs in the twenty overs.

With this win, Bangladesh has also won the three-match T20I series with a lead of 2-0. Third and final match of the series is scheduled to be played on July 24.

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