Bangladesh's Jaker Ali slams his third T20I fifty: Key stats
What's the story
Bangladesh batter Jaker Ali played a solid knock against Pakistan in the 2nd T20I at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka. Ali came to Bangladesh's rescue after they were down to 28/4, being invited to bat. He added a 53-run stand with Mahedi Hasan before reaching his fifty. Ali was the last wicket to fall, as he single-handedly took Bangladesh to 133.
Knock
Rescuing knock from Ali
Ali came to the middle after Bangladesh slumped to 25/3 in the fifth over. The hosts lost Parvez Hossain Emon as well before the 30-run mark. Ali and Mahedi Hasan joined forces thereafter, taking Bangladesh past 80. Although Bangladesh were tottering on 100/7, Ali's presence propelled them to 133. He slammed a 48-ball 55 (1 four and 5 sixes), falling to Abbas Afridi.
Stats
A look at his stats
As per ESPNcricinfo, Ali raced to his third half-century in T20I cricket. Two of those fifties have come at home. In 32 T20Is, the Bangladesh batter has amassed 570 runs at a strike rate of 126.66. His average reads 28.50. Notably, Ali slammed his maiden half-century in six T20Is against Pakistan. He has a strike rate of 137.50 against this side.