[Watch] BAN vs PAK 2025: Guests lose half their facet inside eight overs of sequence opener

Hosts Bangladesh hit the bottom operating within the first T20I of the continuing three-match sequence in opposition to Pakistan on the Shere Bangla Nationwide Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. Having been requested to bat first, the Salman Ali Agha-led facet was put beneath the pump within the first-half of the innings, as a complete of 5 wickets fell inside the first eight overs itself.

By the top of the powerplay, the scoreboard learn 41 for the lack of 4 wickets. Skipper Salman (3 off 9 balls) was the third batter to depart. Hasan Nawaz departed for a four-ball duck after he tried swinging his bat wildly off a tough size ball from over-the-wicket by Mustafizur Rahman. The captain’s dismissal meant that issues meant from dangerous to worse for the guests.

Fakhar Zaman regarded essentially the most comfy batter, however he too, fell for 26 simply because the Males in Inexperienced thought they’d some resistance to supply. The fifth wicket to fall was that of Mohammad Nawaz, who was run-out by a mixed effort from Litton Das and Mahedi Hasan.

Fakhar was all set to get to his twelfth T20I half-century. Nevertheless, he was left stranded in the midst of the pitch by Khushdil Shah whereas making an attempt a second run. This, in flip, led to his downfall. The left-handed top-order batter departed for 44 off 34.

Agha & Co. ended their innings in 19.3 overs after being bowled out for 110. Whereas Taskin Ahmed completed with a three-wicket haul (3/22 in 3.3 overs), Mustafizur was the decide of the bowlers. He bowled a staggering 18 dot deliveries in his four-over spell, conceding solely six runs, additionally selecting up a few wickets within the course of. 5 of the six bowlers employed ended up bowling at the least 10 dot balls every.

On the time of writing, the hosts have already scored 36 runs, whereas dropping two wickets after 5.2 overs. They require 75 extra runs to win from 87 balls, as Towhid Hridoy and Parvez Hossain Emon are nonetheless within the center in pursuit to realize a 1-0 lead within the three-match sequence.

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