END OF OVER:20 | 12 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 201/7 | RR: 10.05
- Hasan Ali1 (1b)
- Faheem Ashraf11 (6b)
- Shoriful Islam3-0-32-2
- Shamim Hossain4-0-31-1
9:35 pm Pakistan will be pretty happy with their total, even though they might feel they're about 10-15 runs short of a par score. Bangladesh, on the other hand, had a dream start with the ball! Saim Ayub was gone for a golden duck, chipping it straight back to the bowler. Both of Pakistan's openers were back in the pavilion within the first two overs. But then, Haris and Salman launched a brilliant counterattack, smashing three boundaries in consecutive overs off Shoriful and Mahedi. Salman Agha played a superb innings, reaching his third T20I fifty before falling for 56 off 34 balls, gently chipping a harmless full toss to extra cover. Hasan Nawaz chipped in with a handy 44 off just 22 balls at a strike rate of 200. And then, the death overs belonged to Shadab and Faheem, especially Shadab, who smacked the ball all around the park to score a vital 48 runs off 25 balls. Bangladesh's fielding was a bit sloppy today, with a few dropped catches and misfields that cost them. However, all six of their bowlers managed to pick up wickets, with Shoriful bagging two. We'll be back shortly for the run chase after a quick break!
AL Nurain : "Not happy with Liton's field placing and bowling changes. Don't know why he persisted with Rishad even though he was getting hammered all around."
Jane: "@Shariar: judging by the relative economy rates of some of the options, Litton certainly seems to have made Shoriful choice for the bowler of the last over"
Awais: "Considering the last 5 out of 6 psl games in lahore that were around 200 runs were chased... seems like a barely par score. Should be a good contest."
Safeer: "Awesome recovery from Pakistan. That's it, that's the comment :)"
Bangladesh need 202 runs to win
Hasan Ali in, one ball remaining
Shadab Khan c Rishad Hossain b Shoriful Islam 48 (25b 5x4 2x6) SR: 192
Shariar: "There has been always a certain randomness from bd captains for bowler rotation/selection... But Litton has it to the next level quite literally, at least today"
Who will bowl the last over? Here's Shoriful
END OF OVER:19 | 12 Runs | PAK: 189/6 | RR: 9.94
- Shadab Khan38 (20b)
- Faheem Ashraf11 (6b)
- Shamim Hossain4-0-31-1
- Rishad Hossain4-0-55-1
Shamim to bowl the penultimate over
END OF OVER:18 | 19 Runs | PAK: 177/6 | RR: 9.83
- Shadab Khan34 (17b)
- Faheem Ashraf3 (3b)
- Rishad Hossain4-0-55-1
- Shamim Hossain3-0-19-1
Malik Murad Ali: "Anything below 200 is not a good score to defend on this pitch. We have seen this in last few matches of PSL."
END OF OVER:17 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 158/6 | RR: 9.29
- Shadab Khan17 (12b)
- Faheem Ashraf2 (2b)
- Shamim Hossain3-0-19-1
- Mahedi Hasan4-0-36-1