Days after dismantling Pakistan for 110 and chasing the target in under 16 overs, Bangladesh once again defeated the visitors in a nail-biter to clinch the T20I series.
Batting first in the 2nd T20I in Mirpur, Bangladesh scored 133 runs, courtesy of 55(48) from Jaker Ali and 33(25) from Mahedi Hasan in Mirpur.
The hosts started their target defence emphatically by reducing Pakistan to 30/6 and then 47/7 before Faheem Ashraf went hammer and tongs at number 8.
With the help of four sixes and four fours, Ashraf got his fifty briskly.
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However, the brilliant 51(32) knock had to come to an end on a quicker delivery from Rishad Hossain at 18.6. The ball kept low and spun sharply to rattle his stumps.
Ahmed Daniyal tried to attack Mustafizur Rahman in the final over, but Pakistan fell short by just 8 runs and Bangladesh sealed the series.
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Following this loss, Pakistan became the team with the most losses since the beginning of 2024.
Teams with the most losses since 2024:
Pakistan surpassed its neighbour Bangladesh in the unwanted record as they were defeated for the 38th time since the start of 2024.
The Asian team has only managed 24 wins in this period, while one of their matches ended without any result.
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Team | Matches | Lost |
---|---|---|
Pakistan | 64 | 39 |
Bangladesh | 63 | 37 |
West Indies | 64 | 36 |
Zimbabwe | 51 | 31 |
England | 63 | 29 |
Has Bangladesh won a series against Pakistan?
This is Bangladesh's first T20I series win against Pakistan since 2015, where they had also won the ODI series by 3-0.
Here's the list of Bangladesh's series wins against Pakistan.
Series | Format | Margin | Year |
---|---|---|---|
Pakistan's tour of Bangladesh | T20I | 2-0* | 2025 |
Bangladesh's tour of Pakistan | Test | 2-0 | 2024 |
Pakistan's tour of Bangladesh | T20I | 1-0 | 2015 |
Pakistan's tour of Bangladesh | ODI | 2-0 | 2015 |
Just a month-and-a-half since their 0-3 defeat in Pakistan, Bangladesh will now stand a chance to avenge with a clean sweep against the Asian giants on July 24.