Agha and Hasan star in Pakistan's win over Bangladesh in first T20
Skipper Salman Agha struck a career-best 56 to guide Pakistan to 201-7 against Bangladesh in the first T20 international in Lahore on Wednesday.
Agha struck a career-best 56 to guide Pakistan to 201-7 before Hasan took 5-30 dismissed the tourists for 164 in 19.2 overs at Gaddafi Stadium.
The win gives the home team a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Allrounder Shadab Khan, who also struck a quick 48, then dismissed rival skipper Litton Das for a 30-ball 48 to break a fighting 63-run stand for the third wicket that lifted Bangladesh from 37-2.
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.@76Shadabkhan for a brilliant all-round performance! 48 runs & 2️⃣ wickets for 26 🎯#PAKvBAN #ClashOfGreen pic.twitter.com/fk2Dwrlyhi
Litton hit three sixes and a boundary and had steadied the innings with Towhid Hridoy who scored 17, but the later batters could not capitalise on the platform.
Pacer Hasan ended Jaker Ali's knock of 36 (21 balls with three sixes and a boundary), Tanzim Hasan for one and Shoriful Islam for five to cap a succesful return to international cricket after a year-long injury lay-off.
Bangladesh all-out! 🎯 Hasan Ali bags his maiden T20I fifer💪#PAKvBAN #ClashOfGreen pic.twitter.com/DidYLiGHpF
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Earlier, Agha struck a 34-ball 56, with eight fours and a six, while Hasan Nawaz's 22-ball 44 with four sixes helped Pakistan pass 200 after the hosts won the toss and chose to bat.
The captain, whose previous T20 best of 51 not out came against New Zealand in March, added 48 for the third wicket with Mohammad Haris and 65 for the fourth with Nawaz.
⭐Captain @SalmanAliAgha1 was leading run scorer in 1st T20I 🆚🇧🇩#PAKvBAN #ClashOfGreen pic.twitter.com/e5CgMmVrKx
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) May 28, 2025
Pakistan were struggling at 5-2 after the loss of openers Saim Ayub, for a duck, and Fakhar Zaman in the first two overs.
Shadab scored a 25-ball 48 to help Pakistan add 58 in the last five overs.
All six Bangladesh bowlers were among the wickets, with left-arm seamer Islam taking 2-32 in three overs.
The remaining two matches are on Friday and Sunday, also in Lahore.
PAKISTAN: Salman Agha (captain), Mohammad Haris, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Khushdil Shah, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Abrar Ahmed
BANGLADESH: Litton Das (captain), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain, Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam
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