Bangladesh vs Pakistan 1. T20I Live Updates: Hasan Ali shines while Bangladesh manages 127/7 vs Pakistan

Bangladesh vs Pakistan 1. T20I Live Updates: Bangladesh's captain Mahmudullah won the throw and decided to beat Pakistan first in the first T20 international match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka. Hasan Ali, whose discarded catch cost Pakistan dearly in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup, was the bowler's choice as he picked up three wickets. Mohammad Wasim got two wickets as the hosts could only reach 127/7 in their allotted 20 overs.

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Afif Hossain achieved the top mark with 36 runs. The three-game T20I series between the Asian rivals is followed by a two-game test series. Babar Azam and his Pakistani team will try to continue the good run in this format, reaching the semifinals of the recently concluded ICC T20 World Cup. Bangladesh, on the other hand, has to start over after disappointing another ICC event after having a poor outcome in the tournament. Bangladesh qualified for the Super 12 stage but it came after a disastrous qualifying loss to Scotland. 

Here are the XIs playing

Bangladesh: Mohammad Naim, Saif Hassan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Afif Hossain, Mahmudullah (c), Nurul Hasan (wk), Aminul Islam, Shoriful Islam, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Shadab Khan, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Haris Rauf