Bangladesh have defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets in 1st T20I of the three-match series held at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka.
A disciplined bowling effort saw Bangladesh bowl Pakistan out for 110 in 19.3 overs.
Taskin Ahmed picked a three-fer whereas Mustafizur Rahman was stupendous with an economical effort.
In reponse, a fifty from Parvez Hossain Emon stole the show for Bangladesh.
Pakistan get floored by Bangladesh in Dhaka
Pakistan lost half their side inside 8 overs and kept struggling to form partnerships.
Fakhar Zaman’s wicket in the 12th over hurt them further.
A 33-run stand thereafter between Khushdil and Abbas Afridi helped Pakistan get past 100.
However, Bangladesh responded brilliantly to not let Pakistan get past 120.
Fakhar was his side’s top scorer with a 34-ball 44.
Fakhar scores a valuable knock
Pakistan suffered a middle-order collapse after Bangladesh elected to field in Dhaka.
Notably, Fakhar was the only player in the top six to score in double figures.
He held his end while Pakistan were down to 46/5. Fakhar, who was looking solid, was eventually run out in the 12th over.
He smashed 6 fours and 1 six with Pakistan getting reduced to 70/6.
2nd-most sixes for Pakistan in T20Is
Fakhar now has the second-most sixes for the side in T20Is. He reached the landmark with his only six in the contest.
He broke a tie with Mohammad Hafeez and is now only behind Mohammad Rizwan.
He went past Hafeez’s tally of 76 T20I sixes.
With 77 sixes, the former is only behind Rizwan (95).
Fakhar races to 1,893 T20I runs
Since making his debut in 2017, Falhar has racked up 1,893 T20I runs at an average of 22.80, as per ESPNcricinfo.
His strike rate in the format goes past 132. In terms of T20I runs for Pakistan, Zaman is only behind Babar Azam, Rizwan, Hafeez, and Shoaib Malik.
His tally includes 11 half-centuries. Apart from 77 sixes, Zaman also has 178 fours.