Mustafiz sends Hafeez back

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24 January, 2020, 02:35 pm
Last modified: 24 January, 2020, 05:20 pm

Hafeez deceived by Mustafiz!

Mustafizur Rahman deceived Mohammad Hafeez with a cutter to send the batsman back for 17 as he edged the cutter from Mustafiz to short extra cover who took an easy catch to reduce Pakistan to 35-2. 

Shafiul sends Babar back!

Shafiul Islam has sent Pakistan skipper Babar Azam back for a duck in the very first delivery. 

Babar inside-edged and was given out but reviewed. Replays showed that there was a clear spike and Babar had to head back. 

Soumya sees his stumps rattled 

Soumya Sarkar has been sent back by Shaheen Shah Afridi as the batsman was deceived by an off-cutter to go back for 7 off 4 deliveries.  

Afif bowled by Haris!

Afif Hossain saw his stumps rattled by Haris Rauf as Bangladesh dropped to 119-4.

This was Rauf's first wicket in international cricket. 

Naim sent back by Shadab!

Naim Sheikh has been sent back by Shadab Khan as the batsman tried to slog the leggie but only managed to find mid-on to go back on 43 off 41 deliveries. 

Bangladesh are 98-3 in the 15th over.

Liton also goes back!

Liton Das has been sent back by a direct hit from Shadab Khan!

Liton also departs in the same manner as Tamim as he gets out trying to take a double. 

Skipper Mahmudullah has walked into the pitch to take his place. 

Tamim back in the hut!

Tamim Iqbal has been run out for 39 off 34 deliveries.

He tried to take a tight double but failed as he was run out. 

Liton Das has walked into the pitch.

After 10 overs

Bangladesh 62-0 

Tamim 31* (31), Naim 29* (29)

After 5 overs

Bangladesh 29-0 

Tamim 10* (14), Naim 19* (16)

Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to bat first in the first T20 of their three-match T20 series against Pakistan at Lahore. 

Winning the toss, Bangladesh skipper Mahmudullah Riyad decided to have a bat first. 

This is the first time Bangladesh are playing in Pakistan since 2008. 

Bangladesh XI: Tamim Iqbal, Naim Sheikh, Liton Das (wk), Afif Hossain, Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah Riyad (c), Mohammad Mithun, Aminul Islam Biplob, Shafiul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Al-Amin Hossain

Pakistan XI: Ahsan Ali, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain

 

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