Dhaka, July 23 -- Jaker Ali, who conjured a Player of the Match performance during the second T20I against Pakistan, which sealed a historic series win for Bangladesh, declared: "I only count match-winning runs. The rest doesn't register with me."

After being reduced to 28/4 in Dhaka, Bangladesh captain Litton Das had to resort to Plan B, which involved assigning Jaker and Mahedi Hasan to proper batting roles. Jaker, promoted to number five, hammered 55 in 48 balls while Mahedi counter-attacked with his 33(25), which propelled Bangladesh to 133 in the first innings. Jaker revealed that he had received a separate plan from his skipper, which offered him clarity on his goal.

"The captain had given me a separate plan after we lost wickets ...