Bangladesh Defeats Pakistan in First T20 Match

Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 7 wickets in the first T20 match of the three-match series held at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Mirpur.

Bangladesh captain Litton Das won the toss and chose to bowl first. Pakistan’s batting line-up collapsed, getting all out for just 110 runs. Fakhar Zaman was the top scorer with 44 runs. Abbas Afridi contributed 22 runs with 3 sixes, while Khushdil Shah added 17 runs.

For Bangladesh, Taskin Ahmed took 3 wickets and Mustafizur Rahman grabbed 2.

In reply, Bangladesh chased down the target of 111 runs in the 16th over with 3 wickets down. Parvez Hossain remained unbeaten with 56 runs, while Towhid Hridoy scored 36 and Zakir Ali added 15.

For Pakistan, Salman Mirza took 2 wickets and Abbas Afridi claimed 1.