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Mirza, Farhan Star as Pak Beat BD
DHAKA DISTRICT, DHAKA DIVISION, JUL 23 – Bangladesh seeks a historic series sweep after Pakistan's batting collapses left them chasing low totals in the first two T20I matches, officials said.
- On Thursday, July 24, Bangladesh and Pakistan meet at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, with the Tigers leading 2-0 and aiming for a historic clean sweep.
- After two lopsided losses, Pakistan’s batting faltered twice: dismissed for 110 and collapsing from 15 for six while chasing 134, handing Bangladesh an eight-run win.
- Amid the batting collapse, a 41-run eighth-wicket stand by Faheem Ashraf and Abbas Afridi offered hope, and Salman Ali Agha said `We thought 134 would be gettable but we lost too many wickets early on and that's something we must address quickly`.
- After winning the toss, Bangladesh captain Litton Das chose to bowl first as the Tigers hunt for a historic clean sweep.
- Ahead of their next assignment, Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam will hope his top order fires and Shaheen Afridi rediscover its venom, offering a chance to find positives.
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Mirza, Farhan star as Pak beat BD
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