15 years of waiting…again shameful defeat, Bangladesh overturned the match in the 48th over, won the series reminding Pakistan of its status

New Delhi. In the third and decisive ODI, Bangladesh created history by defeating Pakistan by 11 runs. With the win at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Bangladesh won its second consecutive ODI series against Pakistan. This defeat is very painful for Pakistan, because their 15-year-old drought of winning the ODI series on Bangladeshi soil has now become longer. Salman Ali Aga's fighting century and even the efforts of captain Shaheen Afridi could not save the team from defeat.

After losing the toss and opting to bat first, Bangladesh's start was like a dream. Openers Saif Hasan and Tanjeed Hasan Tamim put the Pakistani bowlers on the back foot by making a century partnership for the first wicket. Tanjeed Hasan proved to be the real hero of this match. He not only scored the first ODI century of his career, but also broke the 11-year-old record of Soumya Sarkar by hitting seven sky-high sixes. Tanjeed has now become the Bangladeshi batsman to hit the most sixes in an ODI innings against Pakistan. The innings slowed down a bit after the dismissal of Nazmul Hussain Shanto (27) in the middle order, but Liton Das and Tauheed Hriday batted intelligently in the death overs and took the score to 290 runs.

Nahid and Taskin's havoc
Pakistan's start to chase the target of 291 runs was like a nightmare. The fiery balls of Nahid Rana and Taskin Ahmed took Pakistan's score to 17/3 within just 3 overs. Ghazi Ghori and Abdul Samad tried to control the innings by making a small partnership of 50 runs, but by the time they reached 82 runs, half of the Pakistan team had returned to the pavilion. At that time it seemed that Bangladesh would win this match by a huge margin.

Salman Agha's courage and Shaheen's struggle
When victory seemed impossible, Salman Ali Aga took charge. He first raised the hopes of the team with Saad Masood (partnership of 79 runs). Despite the fall of wickets, Agha continued to adopt an aggressive stance and brought Pakistan back into the match by scoring a brilliant century. In the end, captain Shaheen Afridi also showed his strength with the bat. When 45 runs were needed in 30 balls, Pakistan seemed to be moving towards victory. But in the 48th over, Taskin Ahmed turned the tide of the match by taking the big wicket of Salman Agha. 14 runs were needed in the last over, but Rishad Hussain bowled very well and stopped Pakistan 11 runs short of the target.