Hasan and Agha lead new-look Pakistan to 37-run win over Bangladesh in T20

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Hasan and Agha lead new-look Pakistan to 37-run win over Bangladesh in T20

Pakistan’s Hasan Ali celebrates after taking the wicket of Bangladesh’s Tanzid Hasan Tamim throughout the first Twenty20 cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday on May 28, 2025
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Fast bowler Hasan Ali grabbed a 5-30 and led a new-look Pakistan T20 cricket staff to a thumping 37-run win over Bangladesh in the opening sport of their three-match sequence.

Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha made a career-best 56 as Pakistan posted a aggressive 201-7 after Agha received the toss and elected to bat in Mike Hesson’s first project as Pakistan’s new white-ball head coach.

Hasan, enjoying solely his second Twenty20 worldwide in greater than 2-1/2 years, dismissed each openers with the brand new ball and claimed three extra wickets in the loss of life overs to bowl out Bangladesh for 164 in 19.2 overs.

Pakistan dropped seasoned batters Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan in a bid to search for children, who may bat aggressively — particularly in the ability play.

The selectors additionally ignored quick bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi for the house sequence regardless of the left-arm quick bowler main Lahore Qalandars to their third Pakistan Super League title in 4 years final Sunday (June 1, 2025).

Hasan rocks BangladeshWithin the absence of Afridi, Hasan supplied Pakistan early breakthroughs regardless of Tanzid Hasan smashing three sixes and two fours in his brisk 31-run knock off 17 balls.

Parvez Hossain Emon, who scored a century towards United Arab Emirates in a T20 final week, may rating solely 4 as he mistimed a pull shot towards Hasan and was caught on the sting of the circle.

Tanzid’s aggression was additionally reduce brief by Hasan’s knuckle ball because the left-hander received deceived by slowness of the supply and was clear bowled in the fourth over.

Skipper Litton Das (48) and Towhid Hridoy (17) mixed in a 63-run stand off 48 balls however the asking charge at all times saved creeping as Shadab Khan bowled a tidy four-over spell of 2-26.

Das was well caught at level by Fakhar Zaman as he tried to sq. reduce Shadab in the twelfth over and Hridoy was out plumb leg earlier than wicket when he tried to play throughout the road towards left-arm spinner Khushdil Shah in the following over.

Jaker Ali countercharged briefly with 36 off 20 balls that included three sixes and a boundary however was caught at brief superb leg as he tried to play Hasan’s brief ball however top-edged to Abrar Ahmed.

Hasan additionally took a superb working catch to dismiss Tanzim Hasan Sakib earlier than he completed off Bangladesh innings when No. 11 Shoriful Islam was caught at long-off.

Agha and Shadab spur PakistanPakistan had a bumpy begin when Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman, each returning to worldwide cricket after accidents, fell inside the primary eight balls.

Saim supplied a tame return catch off the primary ball he confronted towards Mahedi Hasan and Zaman performed Shoriful throughout the road and was adjudged leg earlier than wicket.

But Mohammad Haris, changing wicket-keeper batter Rizwan, did not maintain again and counterpunched in the ability play with a brisk 31 off 18 balls.

Fast bowler Tanzim intelligently diverse his tempo and dismissed Haris quickly after the powerplay earlier than Agha and Pakistan’s new T20 batting sensation Hasan Nawaz took cost.

Agha smashed eight fours and a six whereas Nawaz, who was adjudged PSL participant of the event, smashed 4 sixes and a two fours in his belligerent 44 runs off simply 22 balls.

Agha fell to a delicate dismissal when he chipped a straightforward catch to further cowl of Mahmud’s excessive full toss whereas Nawaz smashed Rishad Hossain for 2 fours and a six earlier than providing an easy catch to the spinner in the 14th over.

But Shadab took cost in the ultimate 4 overs as Pakistan scored 51 off the final 23 balls earlier than Shadab holed out at mid-on off the penultimate ball.

All the six Bangladesh bowlers had been amongst the wickets with Shoriful bagging 2-32, however Rishad returned with costly figures of 1-55.

Lahore will even host the remaining two video games on Friday (May 30, 2025) and Sunday (June 1, 2025).

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