In the pak vs ban second ODI in Dhaka on Friday, Pakistan were bowled out for 274 in 47. 3 overs after being asked to bat, a total built on Maaz Sadaqat’s 75 and a 109-run fourth-wicket stand between Salman Ali Agha and Mohammad Rizwan. A late slide from 230/3 curtailed momentum, setting Bangladesh a chase of 275 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
Pak Vs Ban second ODI
Pakistan’s innings mixed fluent partnerships with a costly finish. Openers Maaz Sadaqat and Sahibzada Farhan surged to a 103-run opening stand before the visitors slipped to 122/3. Salman Ali Agha and Mohammad Rizwan rebuilt superbly, adding 109 for the fourth wicket and pushing the score beyond 230 by the 39th over. The figures point to a platform for 300-plus that went unused.
From a position of control at 230/3, wickets fell in clusters and the innings ended at 274. Pakistan may feel they are 20–30 runs short after the early dominance that Sadaqat and Agha established in this pak vs ban contest. Bangladesh need 275 to win.
Agha Salman run-out flashpoint
A flashpoint arrived in the 39th over when Mehidy Hasan Miraz dismissed Agha Salman in a rare run-out. Rizwan drove a length ball back, and as Agha lingered out of his crease, Miraz retrieved the ball and hit the stumps with Agha still short. The dismissal sparked on-field arguments involving Litton Das and others, and Agha, who made 64 off 62, left visibly furious. The sequence preceded Pakistan’s collapse from 230/3 to 274 all out at Sher-e-Bangla.
Miraz, Rishad tighten Bangladesh grip
Bangladesh’s attack applied the squeeze just when Pakistan looked set for a final surge. Leg-spinner Rishad Hossain took 3/56, while captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz returned 2/34, including the pivotal run-out involvement. The pattern suggests Bangladesh’s spin-led control and sharp fielding broke partnerships before a launch could materialize.
Lower-order wickets tumbled: Rishad Hossain bowled Hussain Talat and later removed Shaheen Afridi, whose top edge found Afif Hossain at deep midwicket. Abdul Samad was run-out at the non-striker’s end from Afif Hossain’s throw. In the key middle-overs moment, Salman Ali Agha and Mohammad Rizwan departed in quick succession to leave Pakistan 231/5, compressing the finish into 47. 3 overs.
Bangladesh now require 275 to level the ledger from Dhaka. The chase will begin shortly, with Rishad Hossain’s 3/56 and Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s 2/34 setting a target that Pakistan’s top order once looked primed to exceed.
