After Pakistan's incredible performance at the world cup, they flew directly to Dhaka to play the T20 series. We have all witnessed Pakistan's outstanding performance at the world cup. The only team which was unbeaten up until 5 matches, before suffering a blow in the semi-final against Australia. Despite that, they continue to soar high by being the 2nd best T20 team in the ICC World T20 ranking. Their test series against Bangladesh is now Pakistan's latest news, as everyone is looking forward to them bringing the trophy home.
Pakistan made it extremely difficult for themselves, but their bowlers did enough in the first half to ensure they won the first T20I against Bangladesh in Dhaka by four wickets. Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, and Shadab Khan smothered Bangladesh's hitters, particularly in the opening 10 overs, to restrict them to a below-par 127.
Nurul Hasan and Mahedi Hasan provided a late lift to Bangladesh's batting, which had only three boundaries and seven sixes throughout the session. It was the kind of target that Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam are used to dispatching with ease, but Bangladesh wasn't going down without a fight on these surfaces in front of a noisy home crowd.
With the new ball, Mustafizur Rahman found movement and quickly castled Rizwan with beauty, while an off-color Babar chopped on Taskin Ahmed. To put Bangladesh ahead, Haider Ali and Shoaib Malik also fell cheaply. So it was up to Fakhar Zaman and Khushdil Shah to keep Pakistan in touch with the asking rate, and it was up to Shadab and Mohammad Nawaz to put up the show at the end.
Hasan Ali was the hot topic on international news after he dropped a very crucial catch in the Semi-final against Australia, shattering Pakistan's dream to make it to the final. He left us all heartbroken but we still supported him, no matter what. Posts on social media were all over in his support and people from all over the country had his back.
It may be because of this unconditional support that he picked up three wickets against Bangladesh. Hence restricting them to 127-7. He also got awarded with the man of the match trophy for his tremendous performance.
With these back-to-back victories, we have seen consistency in the players' performances. Whether it's Shadab or Mohammad Rizwan, the players seem to be very consistent in all of their performances. Pakistan team was all over the international news after thrashing India by 10 wickets, and then beating the World cup finalists New Zealand, their winning haul continued.
These victories in the world cup made the entire nation joyous. Cricket lovers even flew to Dubai to show love and support to their boys, packing the entire stadium. Although there are still some areas that they need to work on. Still, the way they've come back with their strong performances is a treat to watch.
We all were quite bummed out when New Zealand and England both backed out. At the last minute after announcing a tour of Pakistan. It made headlines in the international news and all of a sudden, they decided to back out. Well, this didn't last for long as now Australia and England both have announced their tours to Pakistan! This has made the headlines on Pakistan latest news and has given hope to the cricket fans at home, making them once again really excited.
Fans are already prepared to fill up the stadiums with zeal and energy to celebrate the return of cricket. This news has given Pakistan a chance to redeem itself and host them with open arms. Make sure they have the best time during the tour.
Conclusion:
We all hope that the return of cricket would bring joy to millions of cricket fans at home. Making them fill up the stadiums with passion, seeing their team winning every contest on their home ground. We can once again live our dream of celebrating cricket at home. By backing up our players, and keeping our spirits high. This is a win for every Pakistani, and we wish to see more great things happening in the future.
