Match Details
Earlier in the game, Pakistan put into bat first by Bangladesh got off to a steady start. Babar Azam was the initial aggressor before he slowed down and scored a slow 22 off 25 balls. Shan Masood scored an enterprising 31 off 22 balls as he looked good and fluent while he was there. Iftikhar chipped in with 13 off 8 balls. But it was Mohammad Rizwan once again who starred with the bat for Pakistan as he carried his bat through. He was initially going at run a ball for his first 30 runs but stepped it up and finished with a majestic and unbeaten 78 off 50 balls as Pakistan pummelled 51 runs off the last four overs to get to a competitive 167/5 in 20 overs with five extras given by Bangladesh.
Taskin Ahmed was the pick of the bowlers for Bangladesh as he finished with 2-25 in 4 overs. Nasum Ahmed picked up a wicket and bowled a miserly spell of 1-22 off 4 overs. Mehidy Hasan Miraz bowled 2 overs one for 12 runs. Mustafizur was disappointing with 48 runs off 4 overs. Hasan Mahmud picked up a wicket for 42 runs in 4 overs. These two pacers went the distance.
So, a win for Pakistan by 21 runs to start their campaign with a win. Stay tuned for the post-match presentation ceremony that shall come your way soon.