Haris hits maiden hundred as Pakistan whitewash Bangladesh
LAHORE - Mohammad Haris hit a swashbuckling maiden international century to guide Pakistan to a 3-0 clean sweep of Bangladesh with a seven-wicket win in the third and final Twenty20 international in Lahore on Sunday.
Haris, playing in his 17th T20I, carted seven sixes and eight fours in his 107 off just 46 balls as Pakistan chased down a challenging 197-run target in 17.2 overs for their first home T20 international series win in three-and-a-half years.
Pakistan won the first two matches by 37 and 57 runs at the same venue.
"It's a massive win," said Pakistan captain Salman Agha.
"I am very happy the way the boys played. The great thing is we managed to play the brand of cricket we wanted to play and we did well in every game."
Bangladesh skipper Litton Das did not hide his disappointment at losing the series 3-0.
"We did bat well in this game but didn't bowl and field well," said Litton. "Losing a series is always disappointing."
Parvez Hossain smashed four sixes and seven fours in his solid 34-ball 66 to lift Bangladesh to 196-6 in their 20 overs.
Pakistan lost Sahibzada Farhan for one in the first over but Haris, whose hundred came up off 45 balls, added 92 for the second wicket with Saim Ayub and an unbroken 60 for the fourth with Salman Agha who made 15 not out.
Ayub hit four sixes and two fours in his 29-ball 45 while Hasan Nawaz scored 13-ball 26 as the home batsmen enthralled a near-capacity 30,000 crowd at Gaddafi Stadium.
Earlier, Parvez shared a 110-run opening stand with Tanzid Hasan after the tourists were sent in to bat.
The Parvez-Tanzid stand gave Bangladesh an ideal start for their highest T20 total against Pakistan, beating the 175-6 they made against them at Pallekele in 2012.
Towhid Hridoy, who scored 25 from 18 balls with a six and two boundaries, then added 49 for the third wicket with Litton who made 22.
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