Farhan’s Fifty, Abrar’s three wickets and Bangladesh’s second defeat

Pakistan easily defeated Bangladesh by 57 runs in the second T20 match played in Lahore in the second T20 match played in Lahore and three wickets for three wickets by Abrar Ahmed.

Pakistan won the toss and batted first and scored more than 200 runs.

Farhan scored 74 off 41 balls, Hassan Nawaz scored an unbeaten 51 off 26 balls and Mohammad Haris scored 41 off 25 balls.

Earlier, Farhan’s best score was 39 runs, which he scored in Dubai against Australia in 2018.

In the opening over, Saim Ayub was run out for just four runs. However, Farhan and Harris strengthened the innings by setting up 103 off 54 balls for the second wicket.

The pair washed the guest bowlers well. Farhan hit six sixes and four fours, while Harris’ innings included two sixes and four fours.

Farhan was caught by Luton Das on the ball of Rashad Hussain in the 12th over. In the last moments of the innings, Hassan Nawaz increased the score with three sixes and two fours and Pakistan added 40 runs in the last five overs.

Harris Rauf is catching a Bangladeshi captain in the second T20 match played in Lahore on May 30, 2025 (AFP)

Captain Salman Agha was dismissed for 19 while Shadab Khan scored seven runs.

Bangladesh organization Hassan Saqib scored 36 runs and Hassan Mahmood took two wickets for 47 runs.

In pursuit of 207 runs, Bangladeshi openers provided aggressive start in the opening over. Tanzid Hassan scored 33 off 19 balls.

After falling the first wicket in the fourth over, the guest batters lined up and after losing six wickets in nine overs, the hope of equalizing the series team’s series ended.

The other Bangladesh batters included Mehdi Hassan Mirza (23 runs) and 50 runs from the organization.

The entire Bangladesh team was dismissed for 144 runs in 19 overs.

Pakistan’s Abrar took three wickets while Hassan Ali, Fahim Ashraf, Harris Rauf, Shadab Khan, Khushdal Shah and Saim Ayub took one wicket each,

Pakistan also won the first match of the series by 37 runs on the same field. The last match of the series will be played in Lahore on Sunday.