Bangladesh suffered a crushing 74-run defeat to Pakistan in the third and final T20I to end the series 2-1 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Thursday.听
Set a target of 178, Bangladesh managed just 104 after a strong bowling display from the visitors, who earned a consolation win following back-to-back defeats in the first two games.听
Bangladesh鈥檚 chase scattered early as opener Tanzid Hasan departed for a duck before skipper Liton Das fell for just eight, leaving the hosts in trouble.
The matter worsened when they lost three wickets in a space of just six deliveries. Mehidy Hasan Miraz was the first to fall, caught off Faheem Ashraf, before Salman Mirza dismissed both Jaker Ali and Mahedi Hasan in the next over.
Mohammad Naim, who managed 10 runs, was the only batter to reach double figures among the top seven batters as Bangladesh's batting line-up folded and soon became 41-7, their lowest score in terms of wickets lost.听
Mohammad Saifuddin scored 35 off 34 and added 63 runs with the tail to help Bangladesh cross the 100-run mark, but that could only reduce the margin. Salman finished with his career-best figure of 3-19.听
Earlier, opener Sahibzada Farhan tormented Bangladesh bowlers as Pakistan posted 57 runs at the end of the first powerplay, the highest in the series, after being asked to bat first.
Nasum Ahmed made the breakthrough by having Saim Ayub caught at the deep square, leaving the board at 82-1.
Haris (one) survived on multiple occasions before finally being dismissed by Taskin Ahmed for five.
Nasum scalped the prized wicket of Farhan, who was caught at the midwicket by Mahedi. He scored 63 off 41, including six fours and five sixes.
Shoriful got rid of Hasan Nawaz, who played a quickfire 17-ball 33, and Saifuddin joined the party when Hussain Talat edged one back to the keeper.
Despite losing wickets at regular intervals, Pakistan maintained a high run rate as captain Salman Ali Agha and Mohammad Nawaz鈥檚 41-run partnership ensured a challenging total.
Taskin took two more wickets to finish with 3-38, while Nasum returned with the figure of 2-22.
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