Pakistan have set target of 111 runs for Bangladesh in the opening game of the three-match T20I series.

Batting first, the green shirts crumbled like a house of cards against the Bangladeshi bowlers, getting all out for 110 runs in 19.3 overs. Fakhar Zaman was the top scorer with 44 runs.

Pakistan’s innings began with Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub, but the opening pair couldn’t stay together for long as Ayub was dismissed for 6 runs.

Once the opening partnership broke, wickets fell in quick succession. Mohammad Haris scored 4 runs, captain Salman Ali Agha made 3, and Hasan Nawaz returned to the pavilion without scoring.

Among other players, Mohammad Nawaz scored 3, Khushdil Shah scored 17, Abbas Afridi contributed 22, Faheem Ashraf scored 5, and Salman Mirza was sent to the pavilion for a duck.

For the host team, Taskin Ahmed took three wickets, Mustafizur Rahman claimed two targets, while Tanzim Hasan and Mehidy Hasan took one wicket each.

Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bowl first against Pakistan in first T20I match.

In the first encounter of the three-match T20 series between, the host team captain Liton Das won the toss and invited the visiting team to bat first.

The match will be played at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Dhaka at 5 pm according to Pakistani time.

The Pak-Bangladesh T20 series trophy was unveiled yesterday in the presence of both captains at a hotel in Dhaka. On this occasion, Pakistani captain Salman Ali Agha and Bangladeshi counterpart Liton Das posed with the trophy.

It should be noted that rain was predicted today, while there is a possibility of the series being affected by rain. 

Source: Dunya News

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