Opener scores 107 off 46 as Pakistan chase 197 with seven wickets in hand and 16 balls to spare for 3-0 collection win.
A nerveless century from Mohammad Haris has led Pakistan’s chase of 197 runs to win the third T20 worldwide cricket match towards Bangladesh and full a 3-0 collection win in Lahore.
Having gained the primary two matches after selecting to bowl first, Pakistan requested the guests to bat first within the third match on Sunday at Gaddafi Stadium in Pakistan’s japanese metropolis.
Given a difficult goal of 197, Pakistan misplaced Sahibzada Farhan – their highest scorer within the second T20I – within the first over to Mehidy Hasan Miraz.
Whereas the Pakistan of outdated could have crumbled below the stress of shedding a fast wicket, the new-look facet below younger captain Salman Agha and freshly-appointed coach Mike Hesson stored up their scoring price.
Saim Ayub and Haris shaped a 92-run partnership as they took on the Bangladeshi bowling assault to take care of a excessive scoring price and preserve the goal within reach.
Ayub was dismissed within the tenth over by Tanzim Hasan Sakib after scoring 45 runs off 29 balls, however by then, Haris had taken on the function of the primary hitter and stored the massive pictures coming.
The wicketkeeper-batter hit seven sixes and eight fours in his 46-ball 107, which stored Bangladesh out of competition for many of Pakistan’s innings.
He was all smiles as he accepted the Participant of the Match award and mentioned that regardless of not performing nicely for Pakistan within the current previous, he stored working laborious.
“I attempted to study from my errors and didn’t wish to waste this chance that I bought to play on this collection,” he mentioned.
Haris added that he batted with the straightforward plan of “see ball, play ball” and didn’t wish to play any pointless pictures.
Earlier, Bangladesh’s innings had bought off to a swift begin when Parvez Hossain Emon and Tanzid Hasan overpowered Pakistan’s opening bowlers Ayub and Faheem Ashraf.
They arrange a gap stand of 110, however the Bangladeshi batting lineup derailed quickly after Tanzid’s departure within the eleventh over.
Regardless of begins from captain Litton Das (22 runs) and Towhid Hridoy (25 runs), the Tigers have been unable to take care of the scoring price set by the openers.
A complete of 196-6 in 20 overs ensured the house crew confronted some stress after they got here out to bat, however Pakistan’s array of attacking batters disregarded scoreboard stress and took their crew residence with 16 balls to spare.
Pakistan captain Salman, who was on the pitch with Haris when the profitable runs have been scored, mentioned he was delighted together with his crew’s consistency.
“We wish to check ourselves the place issues change into troublesome, and we needed to chase to place the boys below stress,” Salman defined after the match.
The three-0 collection sweep was Pakistan’s first since 2021.