Middle-order batter Jaker Ali scored his fourth T20I fifty and left-arm pacer Shoriful Islam notched up his career-best figures as Bangladesh clinched a thrilling win in the second T20I of the three-match series against Pakistan in Mirpur and sealed the series with a 2-0 lead.
Jaker Ali scored a 48-ball 55 which salvaged the Bangladesh innings and propelled the Tigers to 133 all out in the second T20I of the three-match series against Pakistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
The Tigers got off to a disastrous start having been reduced to 29-4 in the Powerplay after which Jaker played a steady yet responsible hand, batting through the innings to notch up his fourth fifty in the format -- a knock that saw him hit five sixes and a four.
The right-hander along with Shak Mahedi forged a 53-run stand after the collapse in the Powerplay to put a stop to the Tigers' slide and push them towards a competitive total. Mahedi also impressed as he hit two sixes and as many fours for a 25-ball 33.
Pacers came through for Pakistan as pacers Ahmed Daniyal, Salman Mirza, and Abbas Afridi took two wickets apiece.
Bangladesh struggled to churn out runs after a disastrous Powerplay that saw them get reduced to 29-4 in the second T20I of the three-match series against Pakistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
Jaker Ali and Shak Mahedi thwarted away further damage with a 53-run stand but came at the cost of 49 deliveries. The partnership was broken when Mahedi, who scored an impressive 25-ball 33 featuring two fours and as many sixes, skied one to long off after trying to clear the ropes in the 14th over.
Jaker, meanwhile, was unbeaten on 21 runs off 26 balls as the Tigers were 81-5 after 14 overs.
Bangladesh got off to a disastrous start as they finished the Powerplay at 29-4 after being asked to bat first in the second T20I of the three-match series against Pakistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
Opener Mohammad Naim (3 runs off 7 balls) was the first to depart as he edged one to the wicketkeeper in the second over while trying to scoop, giving Faheem Ashraf his first wicket.
Skipper Litton Das (8 runs off 9 balls) picked out the lone fielder in the leg side as he chipped one to deep square leg at the beginning of the fifth over.
Towhid Hridoy is never too far from a mix up but this time he had himself to blame as he pushed for a tight single after driving it to mid-off but a direct hit by Pakistan captain Agha Salman sent him packing for a duck.
The other opener, Parvez Emon, looked good in the middle but he failed to time a full-ish ball when he tried to go over mid-on and was caught by Faheem stationed there.
