- May 29, 2025
Well, well, well, if it isn’t Hasan Ali! After a year-long break from T20 internationals, the fiery fast bowler rejoined the Pakistan team and made sure everyone remembers him. Five scalps, one blazing spell—Hasan lit up Lahore and sealed a 37-run win that echoed like a war cry through the series. Add a brilliant performance from Shadab Khan and a captain’s performance by Agha Salman, and you have a T20 night full of fireworks. Missed, not to worry! We have spicy details and everything from a collapse to a comeback.
From Comeback to Command
There’s something poetic about comebacks, especially when they’re fiery, emotional, and loud and raring, just like Hasan Ali. In his first T20I in over a year, the pacer tore through Bangladesh like he had never been away, starting with two early wickets in the powerplay. Hasan bowled with aggressive intent with the new ball, but it was not just about the early wickets; it was the way he returned at the death that made a difference.
Bangladesh were hanging on by a thread at 141 for 6, and when Hasan came back, there was hope. A well-set Jaker Ali was bounced out, Tanzim Hasan was caught and bowled, and in the last over, Hasan completed his five-for. Career-best figures of 5 for 30. You don’t get more cinematic than that in a comeback.
Captain Salman Leads the Charge
Pakistan’s innings didn’t get started in the same vein as a Bollywood movie. Two early wickets down, and the scoreboard wasn’t just wobbling—it was flirting with disaster. But Agha Salman, quite the opposite! Under pressure, he was cool, calm, and collected, bringing Pakistan back on track with an attractive knock of 56 runs off only 34 balls. The way he played with a tremendous amount of grace and power, deftly flipping, scooping, and punching his way out of early trouble, was always going to give Pakistan confidence.
What was more impressive about Salman’s innings was his situational awareness. After the early wickets, he remained calm and simply solidified the innings, built a decent partnership with Mohammad Haris, and then helped speed up the innings with Hassan Nawaz. Salman’s innings was not simply about runs but momentum, which Pakistan has often lacked during the middle overs.
Shadab Khan: Utility Knife in Green
Shadab Khan is the sort of player any team would like to have: someone who can float up and down the batting order and execute under pressure with the ball. He did both against Bangladesh. First with the bat, he hammered a potential 180 into a phenomenal 201 with a blitzing, 25-ball 48 that included a flurry of boundaries towards the end of the innings, including three in an outrageously expensive over off Rishad Hossain in the penultimate over and two dagger hits in the last over.
When it came time for his bowling, not only did he keep things tidy, but he also took the key wicket of the T20’s top scorer, Litton Das. The loss of Das’s anchor cut the middle order loose, and the collapse took form. Shadab stitched together another piece of all-round brilliance and proved yet again why he is the axis of this T20 outfit.
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