1st T20I: Pakistan rally to beat Bangladesh

Pakistan`s players celebrate after the dismissal of Bangladesh`s captain Mahmudullah during the first Twenty20 international cricket match between Bangladesh and Pakistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. Pic/AFP

Pakistan recovered from a top-order collapse to beat Bangladesh by four wickets in the first T20l of their three-match series in Dhaka on Friday.

The visitors restricted Bangladesh to a measly 127-7 as the hosts won the toss and elected to bat. Fast bowler Hasan Ali picked up 3-22 and right-arm pacer Mohammad Wasim Jr 2-24 for the visitors as Afif Hossain top-scored with 36 off 34 balls for Bangladesh. But the tempting target looked challenging when Pakistan slumped to 24-4.

But Fakhar Zaman and Khushdil Shah put them back on track with a stand of 56 for the fifth wicket, both of them accumulating knocks of 34 runs. When Shah fell Pakistan still needed 32 runs off 3.1 overs but Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz saw them home. It was Khan who struck the winning six to take them to 132-6 with four balls to spare, leaving him unbeaten on 21 runs off 10 balls.

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