1st ODI: Pakistan humbled in Bangladesh; hosts chase target in 15.1 overs

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh produced a ascendant show to decision Pakistan by 8 wickets successful the archetypal ODI and instrumentality a 1-0 pb successful the three-match bid astatine Shere Bangla National Stadium successful Dhaka.

The hosts were outstanding with some shot and bat, comfortably chasing down the tiny people of 115 successful conscionable 15.1 overs. It was Bangladesh’s archetypal triumph implicit Pakistan since the 2018 Asia Cup, making the triumph adjacent much peculiar for the location crowd.

The lucifer was mostly decided during Pakistan’s batting innings. Pakistan started steadily with Sahibzada Farhan and Maaz Sadaqat putting unneurotic a 41-run opening partnership, but things rapidly fell isolated erstwhile the archetypal wicket fell.

Bangladesh pacer Nahid Rana delivered a fiery spell that wholly changed the game, ripping done Pakistan’s apical and mediate order. He picked up 5 wickets and could person had a sixth arsenic well, but Bangladesh chose not to reappraisal an LBW determination against Faheem Ashraf. Captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz besides played his portion with 3 wickets, leaving Pakistan struggling astatine regular intervals. Only Faheem Ashraf, who scored 37, offered immoderate absorption precocious successful the innings to propulsion Pakistan to 114 each retired successful 30.4 overs.

Chasing the humble target, Bangladesh made the task look easy. Tanzid Hasan Tamim led the complaint with a superb 67 not retired disconnected 42 balls, smashing 7 fours and 5 sixes and attacking Pakistan’s spinners confidently. He was good supported by Najmul Hossain Shanto, who added 27, arsenic the brace built a beardown concern to instrumentality the crippled distant from Pakistan.Pakistan managed conscionable 2 wickets during the chase, with Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Wasim Jr picking up 1 each, but the bowlers failed to enactment immoderate existent unit connected the Bangladeshi batters. In the end, Bangladesh sealed a comfy triumph and handed Pakistan a dense decision to commencement the three-match series.