Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 11 runs in the 3rd ODI in Mirpur to win the series 2-1, with Tanzid Hasan scoring 107 and Salman Agha’s 106 ending in defeat.
Bangladesh finished the series the hard way and perhaps the more convincing way. In a decider that demanded composure, they posted 290 for 5 after being put in, then survived a fierce late push from Pakistan to win by 11 runs at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, closing out the three-match ODI series 2-1.
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The innings was built around Tanzid Hasan’s 107, a maiden ODI hundred that gave Bangladesh both momentum and shape at the top. He added to the foundation laid with Saif Hassan’s 36, while Litton Das made 41 and Towhid Hridoyfinished unbeaten on 48 to push the hosts to a score that always felt just above comfortable. Pakistan’s best return came from Haris Rauf, who picked up 3 for 52.
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Pakistan’s chase began badly and nearly stayed that way. They crashed to 17 for 3 and later slipped to 82 for 5, exposing the same fragility that has haunted them too often in recent white-ball cricket. But where the innings could have folded, Salman Agha dragged it back into life with a superb 106 off 98 balls, while Saad Masood added 38 to give the chase substance and keep Bangladesh from breathing easily.
That revival, though, was never quite enough to erase the damage done up front. Bangladesh kept finding wickets at the moments that mattered most. Taskin Ahmed struck four times for 49 runs, Mustafizur Rahman claimed 3 for 54, and Nahid Rana removed two early as Pakistan were bowled out for 279 in the final over. It left Agha with a hundred in a losing cause and Bangladesh with the more important prize.
There was a sharpness to Bangladesh’s win that went beyond the scoreline. This was not a side sneaking through on chaos alone. They had a century at the top, finishing power in the middle, and enough control with the ball to absorb Pakistan’s late charge. For Pakistan, the story is more uncomfortable. A century from Agha should have set up a memorable chase. Instead, it became another reminder that collapses at the top still leave them too much to fix later.
