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Pakistan clean sweep Bangladesh in T20I series
The Men In Green clinched the series after a thrilling victory in today's match
Dhaka: Pakistan cricket team whitewashed the hosts Bangladesh today after a thrilling victory in the third fixture by five wickets in Dhaka on Monday.
The Men In Green had already won the three-match T20 series with 2-0.
In today's match, Mohammad Rizwan (40) and Haider Ali (45) played tremendously, but Bangladesh did not give up, as they mounted pressure in the death overs.
Bangladesh's Mahmudullah dismissed Sarfaraz Ahmed (6), Haider Ali (45), and Iftikhar Ahmed (6) in the last over, when Pakistan needed just eight runs off six balls.
On the last ball, Pakistan needed two runs to beat Bangladesh and Mohammad Nawaz did not disappoint, as he hit a boundary to help his team clean sweep the series.
Earlier, Bangladesh managed to score 125 runs for Pakistan to chase.
Pakistan Squads:
Babar Azam (capt), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Haider Ali, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Usman Qadir, Haris Rauf, Shahnawz Dahani
Bangladesh Squads:
Mohammad Naim, Shamim Hossain, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Afif Hossain, Mahmudullah (capt), Nurul Hasan (wk), Mahedi Hasan, Aminul Islam, Shohidul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed