Bangladesh vs Pakistan Highlights 3rd T20I: Pakistan Win Match, But Lose Series

Right then, that is it from this short series and for the first time in a three-match T20I series, Bangladesh have got the better of Pakistan. Next up, Bangladesh have a bit of a break coming up as Pakistan travel to the West Indies pretty soon. We hope you enjoyed our coverage, but there's plenty of action to look forward to. Day 2 of the fourth Test between England and India is still underway and you can simply switch tabs and tune in to that game. Cheers!

There is hardly any time for any more chit-chat and Litton Das is quickly instructed to go on and collect the series-winners trophy and his team joins him under the umbrellas and they rejoice and pose for a team photograph.

Bangladesh skipper, Litton Das, scoots towards Shamim Chowdhury for a quick chat. Litton says that the boys played good cricket in the series and they just didn't bat well in this final game. Adds that they gave chances to a few players who didn't play in the first two games and want to build on it.

Jaker Ali is the PLAYER OF THE SERIES. Jaker comes up for a chat after collecting his award and says that it was a good series for them, even though they lost the final game. However, the interview is cut short as the rain starts to get heavier and heavier.

Sahibzada Farhan is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his fine knock. Farhan says that he is happy because the team has won and he played the way he was told to. Adds that he had a chat with Saim Ayub and told him to leave it up to him in terms of the big shots.

Salman Agha, the captain of Pakistan, starts by saying he is very proud of the effort. He adds that ‘the never give up’ attitude was there on display and today the team had many contributions from different players. On Sahibzada Farhan's knock, he says it was heartening to see the way he played and also praises Saim Ayub for the opening partnership between both of them. He adds that Hasan Nawaz and Mohammad Nawaz also played good cameos. On the bowling effort, he says Salman Mirza has been a top performer throughout the series and he continued the consistent performance even today. He adds that Ahmed Daniyal also bowled well.

Time for the Presentation ceremony... but it will be done in a hurry as out of nowhere, the rain has started to come pouring down.

Earlier in the game, Litton Das won the toss and opted to bowl first on a deck that seemed to yet again have plenty in it for the bowlers early on. However, their bowlers were taken aback by Sahibzada Farhan's whirlwind of a knock as he hit the ball to all parts of the ground. Farhan notched up a half-century but in the middle overs, Bangladesh started to pick up wickets more consistently. There were a couple of standout cameos from Hasan Nawaz and Mohammad Nawaz that ensured Pakistan got to a big total. For the hosts, Nasum Ahmed was highly economical and got a couple of wickets as well and Mohammad Saifuddin bowled superbly up until his final over.

A disappointing end to what has been an incredible run of four straight wins in T20Is for Bangladesh, spanning across two series, both of which they have won, against their Asian rivals. As many as 5 changes were made to the side and with the likes of Parvez Hossain Emon and Tawhid Hridoy not in the lineup, the onus was on the likes of Tanzid Hasan and Mohammad Naim to deliver. However, the top order completely crumbled, and so did the middle order. However, the lower order had much more fight in them led by Mohammad Saifuddin who remained unbeaten on 35 but the hosts still lost by a big margin of 74 runs.

Pakistan had the runs on the board and just needed a half-decent Powerplay. Instead, Salman Mirza and Faheem Ashraf ran riot inside the first 5 overs and picked up as many as 5 wickets, with Mirza sealing a fine three-wicket haul. From then on, it was all about game management and Pakistan managed to pick up wickets at regular intervals. They did bowl a few front-foot No Balls and couldn't clean up the tail as quickly as they would have liked. A long way to go for this new-look Pakistan team but this win will do them a lot of good.

Pakistan end the series on a high and with a big win but Bangladesh still create history by winning the three-match T20I series 2-1 against a historically big team like Pakistan.

OUT! CAUGHT! Pakistan wins! Full and turning into the left-hander, on middle leg, Shoriful Islam goes for the lofted on drive and ends up hitting it to the right of long on, who runs across the turf and dives to his right to take a good low catch. Abbas Afridi is the one who takes that catch. PAKISTAN WIN BY 74 RUNS!

Full on middle, Mohammad Saifuddin punches it to long on for a single.

Full on leg, Mohammad Saifuddin sweeps it as he hits it on the bounce to deep square leg but doesn't take the single.

Short and turning on leg, Shoriful Islam goes for the pull and misses. The ball hits his back leg and goes towards short fine leg. A leg bye is taken.

Length ball on off, Mohammad Saifuddin cuts it to point. No run.

Full ball outside off, Shoriful Islam goes for the loft, and ends up slicing it just over short cover. Single taken.

SIX! Shoriful Islam takes full toll of the free hit! Back-of-a-length on middle, Shoriful Islam slams it over the long on fielder for a maximum.

Back of a length, on middle, Hussain Talat defends it as he hops a bit on the back foot and gets on top of the bounce as he defends it into the ground. Hussain Talat has overstepped. NO BALL!

From round the wicket, on middle, Mohammad Saifuddin pulls it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single.