Pakistan cricket team’s head coach Mike Hesson on Saturday expressed satisfaction over the team’s performance in the ongoing T20I series against Bangladesh.
This T20I series against Bangladesh marks Hesson’s first assignment as head coach of the national side. Under his leadership, Pakistan has taken a decisive 2-0 lead in the three-match series, with one game remaining.
Following Pakistan’s emphatic series-clinching victory in the second T20I, Hesson took to social media to share his thoughts.
In a brief yet upbeat message on his Instagram story, he wrote, “Great start boys, series won.”
Meanwhile, on the field, Pakistan delivered a clinical performance to defeat Bangladesh by 57 runs in the second T20I here at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore on Friday, securing an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Batting first after winning the toss, Pakistan posted a formidable 201/6 in their allotted 20 overs.
BCB praises PCB
Director and Chairman of Cricket Operations at the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Nazmul Abedeen Fahim on Friday expressed his sincere gratitude to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for successfully hosting the ongoing T20I series between Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Speaking after the second T20I Fahim expressed his appreciation to the PCB for hosting the series and was pleased with the strong fan turnout, highlighting the success and popularity of the event.
“I am thankful to the PCB for hosting the T20 series between Pakistan and Bangladesh. It is heartening to see such a large turnout of spectators,” he said.
Fahim further noted that the spectators’ engagement made the occasion memorable and fostered a spirit of sportsmanship.
“It’s encouraging to see that fans supported both teams. This is a gesture of goodwill, and it lifts the spirits of the players from both sides,” he concluded.
Meanwhile, on the field, Pakistan delivered a clinical performance to defeat Bangladesh by 57 runs in the second T20I here at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore on Friday, securing an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Shehzad lauds Sahibzada
Pakistan Test cricketer Ahmed Shehzad heaped praise on returning opener Sahibzada Farhan for scoring a blistering half-century in the second T20I of the three-match series against Bangladesh, underway here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Friday.
Farhan, who made his T20I debut for Pakistan in 2018, featured in two more matches that year before being dropped from the national side.
He returned to the T20I side after a gap of more than five years when Pakistan toured Australia in January 2024 under left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi’s captaincy.
Farhan, however, could feature in two matches in the five-match series and was dismissed for meagre scores of one and 19, respectively.
His failure in two matches resulted in him getting dropped from the national team and did not return until November of that year when Pakistan made white-ball tours to Australia and Zimbabwe, respectively.
He was not selected for Pakistan’s most recent T20I series when they toured New Zealand for five matches in March this year.
However, his consistent performances in the domestic circuit besides leading the run-scoring chart in the recently concluded Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10, paved the way for his yet another return to the national team.
Playing his first T20I after six months, Farhan capitalised on the opportunity and registered his maiden half-century.
The top-order batter remained the top-scorer for Pakistan in the ongoing fixture with a 41-ball 74, studded with 10 boundaries, including six sixes.
His blistering knock caught the attention of Ahmed Shehzad, who lavished praise on the 29-year-old, stating ‘sky is the limit’.
“So happy to [see] Sahibzada Farhan getting the opportunity for Pakistan [and] he making it count,” wrote Shehzad on X, formerly Twitter.
“Fantastic start for him. What an inning. What a player. Sky is the limit.”
