Bangladesh' Tanzim Hasan Sakib shakes hand with Pakistan's Khushdil Shah at the end of the second T20 cricket match in Lahore, Pakistan, on Friday night-AP LAHORE, Pakistan, May 31 (Agencies): Bangladesh have slumped to a comprehensive 57-run defeat at the hands of Pakistan in the second T20I in a one-sided contest that sealed the series for the hosts with a game still to play.
After showing some fight in the opening game, Litton Das's side collapsed across batting, bowling, and fielding to hand Pakistan a dominant victory in Lahore on Friday.
Opener Sahibzada Farhan notched his maiden half century and spinner Abrar Ahmed grabbed three wickets.
Farhan smashed a 41-ball 74 and Hasan Nawaz made 51 off 26 balls to help the home team post 201-6 before Abrar grabbed 3-19 to keep Bangladesh to 144-9 in 19 overs, with the last man Shoriful Islam unable to bat due to injury.
Pakistan, who won the first match by 37 runs at the same venue, take an unassailable 2-0 lead with the final match on Sunday, also in Lahore.
The win also gives a kickstart to Pakistan's new white-ball head coach Mike Hesson, appointed earlier this month to stem a slide which saw them win just three of their last 13 T20s before this series.
Bangladesh raced to 32 in the first two overs but openers Parvez Hossain (eight) and Tanzid Hasan (19-ball 33 with five boundaries and a six) fell within two runs of each other.
From 46-2, Bangladesh slumped to 56-5 with Abrar dismissing Towhid Hridoy (five) and Jaker Ali (nought) off successive deliveries while pacer Hasan Ali had skipper Litton Das for six. Tanzim Hasan, who top-scored with a career best 31-ball 50, and Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 23 off 17 balls, added 33 for the eighth wicket but it was too little, too late.
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