Tanzid Hasan scored an exceptional fifty after a brilliant bowling display by Bangladesh helped them crush Pakistan by eight wickets in the opening one-day international at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday.
The hosts comfortably chased Pakistan’s 115-run target, losing just two wickets in 15.1 overs, powered by a stellar performance from the Tigers’ top order. Bangladesh got off to a solid start as openers Saif Hassan and Tanzid set the tone, with Tanzid leading the scoring while targeting Shaheen Afridi and Faheem Ashraf in the early overs.
The 27-run partnership was broken when Afridi dismissed Saif for four off 10 deliveries.
After the breakthrough, Tanzid and Najmul Hossain Shanto combined to build a commanding partnership, hitting boundaries and taking the team past the 50-run mark by the seventh over.
The duo put together a fifty-run stand, dominating Pakistan’s bowling by continuously hitting sixes and fours.
