New Zealand T20I Tri-Series Match 1: Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 21 runs

In the first match of the New Zealand T20I Tri-Series, Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 21 runs, mainly thanks to an unbeaten 78 from Mohammad Rizwan.

Match Summary

Bangladesh vs Pakistan, 1st Match

Bangladesh 146/8 (20 ov)

Pakistan 167/5 (20 ov)

Result - Pakistan won by 21 runs

Scorecard

Ever-consistent Rizwan leads Pakistan to yet another win

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Rizwan's best support on a tricky, two-paced wicket came from Shan Masood (31 off 22 balls), following an opening stand of 52 with captain Babar Azam (22 off 25) while Taskin Ahmed (2-25) was Bangladesh's best bowler.

Rizwan said being patient after being sent in laid the foundation for a winning score.

"Early on the ball was a little bit grippy but me and the skipper decided to keep things simple," he said.

"We did very well but I thought we were 10 to 15 runs short on this kind of pitch.

"After that, the bowlers bowled very well to the plan."

Tournament Stats

Playing XIs

PAKISTAN   - Babar Azam (C), Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Haider Ali, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Haris Rauf, Shahnawaz Dahani

BANGLADESH - Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Sabbir Rahman, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Liton Das, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Taskin Ahmed, Nurul Hasan (WK/C), Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed

Match Details

Date  - 2022-10-07 02:00:00

Venue - Hagley Oval, Christchurch, Christchurch

Toss - Bangladesh won the toss & elected to field

Umpires - Shaun Haig (New Zealand), Wayne Knights (New Zealand), Alex Wharf (England TV)

Match - Referee Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)

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