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PAK vs BAN 2nd ODI AS IT HAPPENED: Pakistan recorded an emphatic win over the hosts, Bangladesh, to level the three-match ODI series. The visitors won the clash by a whopping 128 runs thanks to a special performance from Maaz Sadaqat in both innings. Sadaqat scored 75 runs in 46 balls, while Salman Ali Agha and Mohammad Rizwan chipped in with scores of 64 and 44, respectively. In the second innings, Shaheen Afridi, leading from the front, gave the visitors a fiery start with his opening spell, picking up two wickets. Sadaqat continued his brilliance as he picked up three wickets. Haris Rauf cleaned up the tail and finished with three wickets. For Bangladesh, the only positives were Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Rishad Hossain’s spin bowling, fetching them five wickets. In the second innings, apart from Litton Das, who scored 44, no other batter looked threatening. The series decider will now be played on the 15th of March on Sunday.
In terms of their historical rivalry, Pakistan holds a dominant lead over Bangladesh in the ODI format. Out of the 40 matches played between the two nations, Pakistan has emerged victorious in 34 encounters, while Bangladesh has a total of 6 wins under their belt.
Haris Rauf cleaned up the tail to finish the job as the visitors registered a strong 128-run win over the Bangla Tigers. Maaz Sadaqat was named the player of the match for his all-round performance. The left-handed batter top-scored for Pakistan with 75 runs in only 46 balls. Playing only his second game in the format, the left-arm spinner picked up three crucial wickets of Litton Das, Afif Hossain, and Rishad Hossain.
Haris Rauf, after an expensive start to the innings, has picked up two wickets to improve his bowling figures. The right-arm pacer dismissed Mustafizur Rahman in the 22nd over. Rahman swung his bat hoping to connect but he only managed to sky the ball and the catch was puched by Mohammad Rizwan.
It is raining wickets as Haris Rauf joins the party as well to pick up his first wicket of the match. The Pakistani speedster dismissed Towhid Hridoy, who took a review with himself as well. Bangladesh are starting down a heavy defeat in the second ODI.
This could all be over pretty soon as Bangladesh lost their seventh wicket in the second innings. Maaz Sadaqat is having a night to remember. After top-scoring with the bat in hand in the first innings, he has picked up three wickets, and could very well pick up a five-wicket haul as well.
Faheem Ashraf got his first wicket as Mehidy Hasan Miraz was dismissed after scoring a single run in five balls. It was a short delivery from the Pakistani bowler, which Miraz was trying to pull from the backfoot. However, he skied the ball and handed Mohammad Wasim Jr. a fairly easy catch.