After Pakistan lost the ODI series against Bangladesh - as expected

Match/News Quick Info 

• Event: After Pakistan lost the ODI series against Bangladesh - as expected
• Date/Venue: March 15, 2026 - SBNCS - Dhaka
• Result: Bangladesh won 

Why chasing faces? We have forgot to chase vs Bangladesh in the 3rd ODI

Match Summary / Key Highlights

I must admit, I have not watched a Pakistani game since Netherlands v Pakistan game in SSC during recently concluded ICC T20I Cricket World Cup, but honestly speaking, this is not the question that winning-and-losing in a sport isn't a query, but losing as if this is not a cricket team representing a nation, instead this is a team made by faces in order to safeguard faces, hence this is high time that this mindset should be highlighted as an issue.

Toss & Early Phase

Toss was won by Pakistan, and even when I am sitting thousands of miles away from Dhaka, i.e., in Karachi; I was seeing that this is used pitch, same pitch which was utilized in the first ODI, and on that track, you're winning the toss and fielding first, without analyzing your own SWOT analysis, otherwise today's decision was solely based on past experience as during the first ODI, Pakistan was bowled out for 114 and similarly Bangladesh successfully chased the target in 15.1 overs, this was only mindset behind winning the toss and bowling, not taking into account your own strength, because winning the toss should give a headstart, instead you made it as liability, this is a tactical mistake which Pakistani team management gambled, according to Islamic studies; gambling ~ Qimar which is equal to uncertainty and in my terminology, banking on that thing which is uncertain, is to be blamed, instead of finding a scapegoat, this has been as a nation and as a society our track-record.

• Winning the toss and bowling on a used pitch,
• Influence of Social Media ratings,

National team's selection on Social Media influence

Teams are generally created on following.

• What is our requirement?

I am going to take example from a usual cricket team; for Instance, Pakistan team is touring SENA nations like South Africa, so 1-3 batters are supposed to be those who are capable of tackling steep-bounce.

•  Batters 4-7

Batters who could rotate strike so that required 

Death Overs / Final Result

Pakistanis weren't able to rotate the strike instead there were instances where RRR crossed 6 per over mark, means 1 run per ball, and from that position, I saw RRR per ball 1.12 and than going to 1.3 means RRR crossing 7.8 mark, round off 8, although SAA played a responsible innings, but this maturity was expected off youngsters, and this maturity was expected from juniors, for which the breeding ground is domestic cricket, just like when we ride bike, we understand if engine is making such noise, it means this, you understand this only when have expertise in riding bike, if you haven't ride bicycle, how are you expecting them to ride bike?

Is it necessary if Shaheen Shah Afridi skipper?

This is clearly not the series for statistics, instead this was the series which was supposed to be used from creating alternatives for our main guns, have we achieve that feat? Even thousand of miles from Dhaka, it was eminent that winning or statistics shouldn't be concerned for this series, instead it was series for creating backups, answer only my this question, that what backup of our Gold players were created?

Key Performances & Stats

Player	Runs/Wkts	Notes
Shaheen Afridi	1/55 10 Ov	5.5 ECON
Haris Rauf	3/52 10 Ov	5.2 ECON

Post-Match Talking Points

• Batsmen not catering challenges of rotating strikes
• Pathetic bowling with loads of extras
• While SAA was lone warrior continuing but none of the batters supporting him

What’s Next?

Match-situation awareness required from our young guns, and there should be a blueprint when how to continue with run chase, and similarly if Pakistan is setting target, this is how you manufacture the innings, match awareness required, why setting this example and this precedence that you'd be hero only when you do what Wasim Akram did in Nehru cup final, team should come first, because everyday can't be Sunday, although today was Sunday, but even on Sunday, you're not performing,