DHAKA – Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by five wickets in the Twenty20 International on Monday, completing a 3-0 sweep of the three-match series in Dhaka.
Mohammad Nawaz won the match with a boundary off the penultimate ball at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, despite being set 125 to win.
Mahmudullah Riyad (3-10) of Bangladesh took three wickets in the last over. Haider Ali led the way with 45 runs off 38 balls.
Pakistan had previously grabbed two wickets apiece from Mohammad Wasim (2-15) and Usman Qadir (2-35).
Opener Mohammad Naim top-scored with 47 off 50 balls for Bangladesh while Shamim Hossain and Afif Hossain added 22 and 20 runs respectively.
Pakistan won the first two matches by four wickets and eight wickets respectively.
Teams
Bangladesh: Mahmudullah Riyad (capt), Mohammad Naim, Shamim Hossain, Najmul Hossain, Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Mahedi Hasan, Aminul Islam, Shahidul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam (capt), Sarfaraz Ahmed, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Usman Qadir, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Nawaz, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shahnawaz Dahani