Bangladesh vs Pakistan

 

Mohammad Nawaz's fireworks leave Bangladesh winless in tri-series

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan put on their eighth-century stand in T20Is to lay the platform for Pakistan's victory.

Bangladesh vs Pakistan 6th T20: Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan power PAK to another win

The match was the last in the round-robin section of the tri-series and came after the tournament finalists already had been determined. Pakistan and New Zealand will meet in the final on Friday (October 14).

Pakistan 177 for 3 (Rizwan 69, Babar 55, Nawaz 45*, Mahmud 2-27) beat Bangladesh 173 for 6 (Litton 69, Shakib 68, Naseem 2-27, Wasim 2-33) by seven wickets

An unbeaten 20-ball 45 from Mohammad Nawaz helped Pakistan overcome their middle-overs jitters to defeat Bangladesh in the last league game in Christchurch. Pakistan now face New Zealand in the final on Friday, while Bangladesh head to Australia for the T20 World Cup having lost all their four games in the tri-series.

Even though Pakistan won the match by seven wickets, the finish was closer than what the scorecard suggests. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan set up the platform with their eighth-century stand in T20Is, but Pakistan did not run away with the chase because of some disciplined bowling from Bangladesh.

It was Nawaz's innings at a strike rate of 225 that finally swung the game decisively toward Pakistan. It also helped him redeem his bowling figures, having conceded 37 runs in three overs in the first innings. Nawaz was Pakistan's most expensive bowler as Litton Das and Shakib Al Hasan scored the fifties to help Bangladesh score their highest total of the tri-series.

Mohammad Rizwan and captain Babar Azam shared a 101-run opening partnership as Pakistan edged Bangladesh by seven wickets with one ball remaining on Thursday (October 13) at the New Zealand T20 cricket tri-series. Babar made 55 and Rizwan went on to 68 to help guide Pakistan past Bangladesh’s total of 173-6. Pakistan lost Babar’s wicket and another in the 13th over and had to rely on Mohammad Nawaz, who struck an unbeaten 45 from 20 balls to close out the win.

There was a flicker of concern when Rizwan holed out in the deep in the 19th over with Pakistan needing nine from seven balls. At the start of the last over it needed eight from six balls but with seven wickets in hand and Nawaz still at the crease, Pakistan was in command. Asif Ali took a streaky single from the first ball and Nawaz played an overhead tennis shot from the second ball for two. Nawaz continued to find gaps in the field for two runs until a four-behind point by Nawaz from the fifth ball of the over clinched the win.

“I think if you give a chance to the Bangladesh bowlers they don’t make it easy because they bowl very well,” Rizwan said. “You have to bat within your plan because chasing a target is always difficult and you must keep wickets in hand.

“I would give credit to Nawaz for the way he batted on this wicket. If you ask me honestly, the Bangladesh bowlers bowled extremely well but Nawaz's innings was the moment that changed the whole match.”

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