DHAKA: Pakistan beat Bangladesh by five wickets in the Twenty20 International to complete a 3-0 series sweep at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Monday. A sensational final over from Mahmudullah in which he scalped three wickets, gave Bangladesh a little hope but Pakistan's Mohammad Nawaz (4*) carved over extra cover for a boundary to guide his team home, while chasing 125 to win, here.
Mohammad Rizwan (40 off 43) and Haider Ali (45 off 38), too, displayed some brilliant cricket in Pakistan's hard-fought victory.
Earlier, a fine bowling by Osman Qadir and Mohammad Wasim Jr helped the men-in-green to restrict the hosts to a paltry total of 124/7 in 20 overs.
Bangladesh lost four wickets in the final two overs including Naim (47), Nurul Hasan (4), Mahmudullah (13) and Aminul Islam (3) as Pakistan restricted Bangladesh to 124/7.
Brief scores: Bangladesh: 124/7 in 20 overs (Naim 40, Shamim Hossain 22, Afif Hossain 20 , Mahmudullah 13, Mohammad Wasim Jr 15/2, Usman Qadir 35/2).
Pakistan: 127/5 in 20 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 40, Haider Ali 45, Babar Azam 19, Mahmudullah 10/3, Aminul Islam 26/1). IANS
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