Malik remained unbeaten on precisely 75 runs in the 75th fifty of his career at Mirpur Sher-e Bangla National Cricket Stadium today. Rangpur scored 179 runs in his 45-ball innings arranged with 5 four-sixes. Shoaib Malik did not have a bad start to the season before this. His bat collection could have come better in the next two matches. However, the experienced batsman of Rangpur Riders found his rhythm upon returning to Dhaka. Against Chittagong Challengers, he used all his experience to play the innings that saved the team from danger.

Only four batsmen – David Warner (93), Chris Gayle (88), Virat Kohli (85), and Aaron Finch (76) have scored more fifties in the T20I edition. Malik led the team from there with Azmatullah Omarzai on the fourth wicket. The two added 105 runs off just 53 balls. Where Malik’s contribution is 59 runs off 29 balls. In addition to being the team’s shield at the time of pressure, he quickly increased the team’s runs in the counterattack

Malik has special recognition in world cricket as a spin batsman. It was also seen in the match against Chittagong that 60 percent of the runs were scored in spin bowling. On this day he met Taijul Islam. All five sixes were hit by the left-arm spinner.

At the start of the 10th over, Malik’s runs were 7 off 11 balls. The Pakistani star opened his first hand after getting Taijul in that over. Malik hit two balls straight over the bowler’s head. Taijul added 25 runs to the scoreboard with 3 sixes and a four in the next over.

Malik recalled his best time with a spectacular cover drive off Mehdi Hasan as a runner in the 13th over. He completed his fifty in 29 balls with 3 fours and 5 sixes.

After fifty, however, he did not see many boundaries. He scored 25 runs from 16 balls with two fours. But in the end, no one could bring him back. Omari scored 42 runs off 24 balls with 1 four and 4 sixes in the innings accompanied by Malik. Chittagong has to do 180 to win.