Disciplined bowling and a superb half-century by opener Parvez Hossain Emon led Bangladesh to a seven-wicket victory against Pakistan with almost five overs to spare in their T20 series opener on Sunday.
Parvez struck a 39-ball 56 not out, with three fours and five sixes, to help Bangladesh reach 112-3 in 15.3 overs after winning the toss and dismissing Pakistan for 110 in 19.3 overs.
Parvez and Towhid Hridoy (36) batted with caution to add 73 runs for the third wicket, a partnership that was key to victory on a tricky surface.
Earlier, Mustafizur Rahman’s exceptionally economical spell, supported by disciplined bowling from Taskin Ahmed and Tanzim Hasan Sakib, enabled Bangladesh to dismiss Pakistan for just .
Mustafizur delivered a career-best T20I performance, conceding only 6 runs in 4 overs and claiming 2 wickets. Taskin took 3 wickets for 22 runs, including two in the final over, while Sakib added one for 20 in a controlled spell.
Pakistan made a brisk start, reaching 32 in the first three overs, but faltered as wickets fell consistently. Fakhar Zaman top-scored with 44, followed by Abbas Afridi with 22.
The second of three T20 matches is on Tuesday.
