First T20I: Pakistan beat Bangladesh in thrilling face off

Dhaka: Pakistan managed to beat Bangladesh by 4 wickets in the first T20I of a three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka on Friday.

According to details, Pakistan beat Bangladesh in a thrilling match with the help of late fireworks by Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, and Mohammad Nawaz. Pakistan made a splendid comeback after losing early 4 wickets on 26 runs.

Shah smashed 34 off 35 balls, with three fours and a six, Khan managed to score 21 off balls, with a four and two sixes, while Nawaz scored 18 off eight balls and hit the same number of boundaries as Nawaz.

Bangladesh bowlers smashed through Pakistan's batting line up earlier as Mohammad Rizwan was dismissed for 11, skipper Babar Azam seven, and Haider Ali went back to the pavilion without scoring a single run.

However, Fakhar Zaman took charge. He was able to hit 34 off 36 balls, with four fours. 

Earlier, Bangladesh gave a winning-target of only 127 runs at the end of their 20 overs. 

Pakistan Squad

Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper), Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani, Shoaib Malik and Usman Qadir.

Bangladesh Squad

Mahmudullah (c), Naim Sheikh, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Aminul Islam Biplob, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Shamim Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Saif Hassan, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Shohidul Islam and Akbar Ali.