Afif out with a suicide shot after the team's fifty
Bangladesh team was under huge pressure after the departure of two openers in both the overs. The decision to bat before winning the toss was a boomerang. Afif Hossain Dhruv and Nazmul Hossain Shant put up resistance in the face of this catastrophe of the party.
But in the eighth over, just after completing the team's fifty, Afif made his way to the dressing room with a suicide shot. He was caught behind legspinner Shadab Khan. 20 runs from 21 balls in one four-six came from his bat.
At the time of writing, Bangladesh had scored 56 runs for 3 wickets in 9 overs. Nazmul Shant, who came down to number three, is unbeaten on 27 off 21 balls. Captain Mahmudullah Riyad has come to the wicket as the new batsman.
At least the top order did not prove the validity of his decision. Because in the first two overs of the innings, two openers took the path of the toilet.
Shaheen Shah Afridi played three-ball dots in the first over and Naeem Sheikh took a single in the next over. Another opener Saif fell into the trap of leg before in the number four delivery on the leg stump.
The umpire did not give out at first. However, Pakistan got the first success with the review. In his first match, Saif was able to score 1 run by playing 7 balls in his debut. Returned today for the first time.
Naeem could not stay for long after Saif was out. He returned to the dressing room with the last ball of the second over by Mohammad Wasim. Naeem made 2 runs before getting out after practicing catch off the off-stump ball.
The third over was quite eventful after two openers returned in two overs. Afif Hossain Dhruv hit a six with a fine leg off the first ball in the third over of the innings. Pakistan's left-arm pacer Shaheen may not have liked that.
Afif gently straightened the ball with the next ball. In the follow-through, Shaheen grabbed the ball and hit Afif. Which hit the unprotected part of Afif's leg.
As seen in the TV replay, Afif was inside the popping crease before Shaheen threw. He had no desire to run. Shahin made that throw in vain.
Afif fell to the ground as soon as Shaheen's throw hit the unprotected part of his leg. Shahin himself went ahead to pick up Afif lying on the ground.
Later, team physio Julian Calefeto came to the field and gave first aid to Afif. After spraying painkillers, the young left-handed batsman got down to number four.
The next ball is the boundary again, but this time Bangladesh got 4 runs from leg bye. A total of 12 runs came from that over. At the end of three overs, Bangladesh scored 18 runs for 2 wickets.
After this eventful over, the rest of the power play was under the control of Bangladesh. Bangladesh got 19 more runs in the next three overs. But the important thing was, Afif and Shant did not let any more wickets fall. A boundary comes in the fourth, fifth, and sixth overs of the innings.
[Afif Hossain credits Mahmudullah's advice with helping his rescue mission]
Legspinner Shadab Khan was attacked for the first time at the end of the power play. The left-arm on the wicket took 6 runs while watching him. In the next over by Shoaib Malik, another four came with 9 runs, thanks to which the teams fifty was completed.
But Afif chose the suicidal path to get out in the very next over. He had already batted for the reverse paddle before the delivery on Shadab's stamp. The ball that came a little slower hit the edge of Afif's bat.
As a result, it floated in the air and was deposited in the faithful gloves of wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan.
Shahin threw a six to Afif
In the third over of Bangladesh's innings, Afif Hossain Dhruv hit a six with a fine leg in the first ball. Pakistan's left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi may not have liked that.
Afif gently straightened the ball with the next ball. In the follow-through, Shaheen grabbed the ball and hit Afif. Which hits the unprotected part of Afif's leg.
As seen in the TV replay, Afif was inside the popping crease before Shaheen threw. He had no desire to run. Shahin made that throw in vain.
Afif fell to the ground as soon as Shaheen's throw hit the unprotected part of his leg. Shahin himself went ahead to pick up Afif lying on the ground.
Later, team physio Julian Calefeto came to the field and gave first aid to Afif. After spraying painkillers, the young left-handed batsman got down to number four.
The next ball is the boundary again, but this time Bangladesh got 4 runs from leg bye. A total of 12 runs came from that over. At the end of three overs, Bangladesh scored 18 runs for 2 wickets.
Saif's golden call, Naeem made two runs
The day is new but the story is old. Once again Bangladesh team started the innings by losing wickets at the beginning. Saif Hasan made his way to the dressing room in the first over of Shahin Shah Afridi, Naeem Sheikh returned in the very next over.
Saif was out with the first ball face to face. That means you have received the Golden Call. However, Naeem was able to score two runs. However, he played 6 balls for this. At the end of two overs, Bangladesh collected 5 runs for 2 wickets.
Like in the first match, Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah Riyadh decided to bat before winning the toss. At least the top order did not prove the validity of his decision. Because in the first two overs of the innings, two openers took the path of the toilet.
Shaheen Shah Afridi played three-ball dots in the first over and Naeem Sheikh took a single in the next over. Another opener Saif fell into the trap of leg before in the number four delivery on the leg stump.
The umpire did not give out at first. However, Pakistan got the first success with the review. In his first match, Saif was able to score 1 run by playing 7 balls in his debut. Returned today for the first time.
[Opener Saif tests Covid-19 positive]
Naeem could not stay for long after Saif was out. He returned to the dressing room with the last ball of the second over by Mohammad Wasim. Naeem made 2 runs before getting out after practicing catch off the off-stump ball.
Hasan Ali gets demerit, fine from Bangladesh
Pakistan cricket team lost 4 wickets to Bangladesh in the first match of the T20 series on Friday. Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali won the match-winner award with 3 wickets for 22 runs.
The misery of Bangladesh did not end with just losing. Bangladesh team has been fined for a slow over-rate in this match. Despite being the best in the match, Pakistani fast bowler Hasan Ali has been reprimanded for his bad behavior. He also got a demerit point.
The incident of Pakistani fast bowler in the 18th over of the first innings of the match. Hasan Ali gave 'off off' after dismissing Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman Nurul Hasan Sohan. Which is again a Level-1 offense under the ICC Code of Conduct.
According to Article 2.5 of the policy of the highest governing body of cricket, no player's aggressive attitude can be shown. Hasan was reprimanded by the ICC for the crime and given a demerit. This is Hasan's first demerit in the last 24 months.
[Hasan Ali reprimanded for breaching ICC Code of Habits, Bangladesh fined for sluggish over-rate | Cricket]
On the other hand, Bangladesh bowled less than one over in the allotted time in the second innings. That is why all the players of the team including the captain have been fined 20% of their match fee. Hasan Ali and the Bangladesh team - both sides pleaded guilty, so there was no need for a formal hearing.
Pakistan did not take the best Hasan in the team
It is commonly seen that the losing team changes their XI, the winners are named after the unchanged team. But the picture is different in the T20 series between Bangladesh and Pakistan cricket teams.
Despite winning the first match of the series on Friday, Pakistan made a change in their XI. Right-arm pacer Hasan Ali, who won the Man of the Match award for that match, has been left out while left-arm pacer Shahin Shah Afridi has been ruled out.
On the other hand, after losing despite raising hopes, the Bangladesh team started playing with an unchanged XI. The hosts have already decided to bat in today's match.
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