Parvez Hossain Emon’s unbeaten 39-ball 56, Towhid Hridoy’s circumspect 37-ball 36 and bowlers’ brilliance powered Bangladesh to a clinical seven-wicket victory over the visitors, Pakistan at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Sunday.
BANGLADESH'S INNINGS
Chasing a modest 111-run target, the home side have completed the equation (112-3) inside the 16th over. With the exception of debutant Salman Mirza (2-23) and Abbas Afridi (1-16), none of the Pakistani bowlers could manage to pick up a wicket.
Tanzid Hasan and captain Litton Das could not show significant resistance with the bat and departed on 1 each.
Jaker Ali remained unbeaten, scoring 10-ball 15.
But the highlight of the Bangladesh innings was Emon, who smashed three boundaries and five towering sixes in his unconquered knock.
PAKISTAN'S INNINGS
Pakistan were bundled out for 110 inside the 20th over in the first T20I against Bangladesh at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur on Sunday.
According to details, Pakistan have scored 41 runs in the powerplay and lost four wickets. The wicket of Saim Ayub (6) started the slide, and it went downhill thereafter.
Mohammad Haris was removed by Mahedi Hasan (4 off 3). Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha could not show any resistance with the bat and was undone by Tanzim Hasan Sakib on 9-ball 3.
However, Fakhar Zaman has continued to show resistance with the bat, before he was run out on 44.
Hassan Nawaz made his way back to the pavilion without troubling the scorecard.
TOSS
Bangladesh have elected to field first in the first of the three-match T20I series against Pakistan.
TEAMS
Pakistan XI: 1 Fakhar Zaman, 2 Saim Ayub, 3 Mohammad Haris (wk), 4 Hasan Nawaz, 5 Salman Agha (capt), 6 Mohammad Nawaz, 7 Khushdil Shah, 8 Faheem Ashraf, 9 Abbas Afridi, 10 Salman Mirza, 11 Abrar Ahmed
Bangladesh XI: 1 Parvez Hossain Emon, 2 Tanzid Hasan, 3 Litton Das (capt & wk), 4 Towhid Hridoy, 5 Shamim Hossain, 6 Jaker Ali, 7 Mahedi Hasan, 8 Rishad Hossain, 9 Tanzim Hasan, 10 Taskin Ahmed, 11 Mustafizur Rahman
