BAN vs PAK | Bangladesh run riot in mystical Mirpur to bowl Pakistan out for 110 and take 1-0 lead

‌‌‌Pakistan's commitment to play a brand of aggressive cricket under a new leadership core was evident straightaway on Sunday when Fakhar Zaman charged down the track against Mahedi Hasan on the second ball of the match to earn four runs. The same approach had him float a catch to Taskin Ahmed at short fine leg two deliveries later, only for the veteran to drop a sitter. Nevertheless, the right-arm quick made up for it when Saim Ayub holed out at deep fine leg in Taskin's first over before Mahedi opened his account too by dispatching Mohammad Haris immediately after the youngster had struck a boundary. Unfettered by the setbacks, Zaman kept motoring along at the other end and had already hit five boundaries by the end of the fourth over to make the score read 38/1 when Tanzim Hasan Sakib came into the attack. The swing bowler caught Salman Agha Ali's leading edge immediately to concede two runs before four gorgeous dots culminated in the skipper innocously scooping a delivery straight to the keeper. Hasan Nawaz added to the visitors' misery by lasting just four balls until his wide hoick ended up in third man's hand, before Mohammad Nawaz sought a run where there was none and was promptly run-out to suddenly leave Pakistan reeling at 46/5. Fakhar tried to ease some pressure by going after Mahedi in the 10th over and struck a ball straight at him but the spinner failed to hold on, a mistake that cost him 12 runs in the over. However, the opener's luck finally ran-out when another miscommunication in the 12th over had him run-out after a crucial 44 off 34 deliveries, leaving Khushdil Shah as the only recognized batter at the crease. The all-rounder scraped for momentum through his 23-ball stay for 17 but none ever arrived, albeit Abbas Afridi allayed some nerves with three stunning maximums during their stand to take Pakistan past 100. Even so, an unplayable spell by Mustafizur Rahman at the death saw him finish with a dreamy 2/6 from four overs, and helped bowl out the Men in Green for 110 with three balls to spare.