Pakistan’s Hasan Ali claims 5-30 as Bangladesh beaten by 37 runs

In the first T20 international of the three-match series at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by a 37-run victory.

Hasan Ali, who made his first appearance in a year, won the final over to bat 164 against the visitors.

The hosts’ 201-7 victory over the toss, which Salman Agha, the hosts’ captain, led with 56 points, was unfortunate for the innings.

Hasan, a right-arm seamer who recently impressed in his country’s domestic two competition, the Pakistan Super League, stole the hearts at least on his return to the international scene after suffering from injury issues.

His skipper commented afterwards, “I saw him work hard and put in extra hours, and it has paid off.”

Salman continued, “What mattered is that everyone contributed, and that’s how we want to play – everyone has to bat, bowl, and field well.”

Both Pakistan and Bangladesh are recovering from their group stage exits from the ICC Champions Trophy in February.

The hosts, who also lost seven of their eight games in the most recent white-ball series against New Zealand, were eliminated from the game by 5-2 after eight balls of their innings, couldn’t have had a worse start.

As the pair shared a stand of 51 for the third wicket, Mohammad Haris and his captain Salman began the recovery.

With a stand of 65, Hasan Nawaz hit 44 of his 22 balls, which was the highest strike rate of the innings.

With eighteen fours and one six, Salman finished the match with 56 runs off 24 as the only batter to hit 50.

The fourth-wicket pair were 11 deliveries apart when Shadab Khan smashed 48 off 25 to put pressure back on Bangladesh.

The only Bangladeshi player to have taken more than one scalp, Shoriful Islam, took his second wicket on the final ball of the innings.

The tourists’ top-heavy reply, which included Litton Das and Tawhid Hridoy, who had shared the match’s 63-piece partnership for the third wicket, gave hope to a series-opening victory.

The chase’s end came just before Litton left, with the score being 100-2 before Litton left.

Shadab Khan won Player of the Match after claiming 2-26 and his fiery 2-26 hitting tally.

Despite having recently lost his place in the side, the Pakistan vice captain said, “My comeback to Pakistan colors wasn’t great, but my recent performances in PSL helped me get some confidence.”

The series’ two games will take place on Friday before the series finale on Sunday in Lahore, with the final game taking place in Lahore.

In his comments following the game, Bangladesh captain Litton said, “We didn’t bowl, bat, and field well,” saying that his team needed more consistency in “all areas of the game.”