Tri-Nation Series: Pakistan Beat Bangladesh by 21 Runs

Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 21 runs in the opening match of the tri-nation series being played in Christchurch on Friday.

Bangladesh won the toss and decided to field first against Pakistan. They scored 167 runs with loss of five wickets.  Mohammad Rizwan scored 78 runs.

In replay, Bangladesh scored 146 runs with the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs.

Playing XI:

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

Bangladesh: Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Litton Das, Nurul Hasan (C), Yasir Ali, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed._Agencies