Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by 37 runs in the first match of the 3-match T20 series. In the match played in Lahore, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first. Batting first, Pakistan scored 201 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
For Pakistan, captain Salman Agha scored 56, Shadab 48 and Hassan Nawaz 44 runs. In addition to them, Muhammad Haris 31 and Khushdil Shah were out for 5 runs, Faheem Ashraf 11 and Hassan Ali remained not out for 1 run. Saim Ayub scored zero and Fakhar Zaman were out for 1 run.
Chasing a target of 202 runs, the visitors were bowled out for 164 runs in the last over. Bangladesh captain Liton Das scored 48, Zakir Ali scored 36 and Tanzeed Hussain scored 31 runs. For Pakistan, Hasan Ali got 5 wickets and Shadab Khan got 2 wickets. Faheem Ashraf, Khushdil Shah and Salman Agha got one wicket each.
