{"id":2274,"date":"2026-03-16T06:47:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T06:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=2274"},"modified":"2026-03-16T06:47:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T06:47:06","slug":"shaheen-afridi-blames-early-wickets-for-pakistans-odi-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=2274","title":{"rendered":"Shaheen Afridi Blames Early Wickets for Pakistan\u2019s ODI Defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>DHAKA: Pakistan cricket team captain Shaheen Shah Afridi said early wickets were the main reason behind Pakistan\u2019s defeat in the decisive third One-Day International against Bangladesh national cricket team in Dhaka.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to the media after the match, Shaheen said the team lost momentum due to early dismissals but praised his players for putting up a strong fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am proud of my team. Our players showed great fighting spirit. Salman Ali Agha played an excellent innings,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The captain also congratulated Bangladesh for their performance, saying international cricket always offers new lessons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBangladesh played good cricket and deserve congratulations. We had several young players in the side but they fought well,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Match summary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the third and final ODI, Bangladesh posted 291 runs in their allotted overs. 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