Bangladesh cruised to a seven-wicket win over Pakistan in the first T20I at Mirpur on Sunday, chasing down a target of 111 with 27 balls to spare.

Opener Parvez Hossain Emon starred with an unbeaten 56 off 39 balls, while Towhid Hridoy added 36. Jaker Ali hit the winning boundary.

Earlier, Bangladesh restricted Pakistan to 110 after winning the toss. Taskin Ahmed took 3 wickets and Mustafizur Rahman shone with 2 for just 6 runs. Fakhar Zaman top-scored for Pakistan with 44.

Pakistan squad: Salman Ali Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Hassan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Sahibzada Farhan (wk), Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Sufiyan Muqeem.

Bangladesh squad: Litton Kumer Das (c), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Parvez Hossain Emon, Md Naim Sheikh, Tawhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali Anik, Shamim Hossain Patwari, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mohammad Saifuddin.

MN/