Bangladesh won the first T20I by seven wickets.
Mike Hesson, the head coach of the Pakistan cricket team, has lashed out over the quality of the Dhaka pitch which was used in the first T20I between hosts Bangladesh and Pakistan. Hesson was dissatisfied about the way the pitch behaved. He expressed his disappointment over the same, in the press conference after the match. He said that the wicket used for the match was not of international standard. Hesson also stated that these kinds of pitches would not help a team succeed in their preparation. Pakistan could only post a total of 110 runs, batting first on the wicket.
SGP
161/5
HKG
213/4
SAM
109/8
MAL
113/4
Malaysia beat Samoa by 6 wickets
WI
–
AUS
–
BHN
140/1
ML
139/7
Bahrain beat Malawi by 9 wickets
RWA
125/5
BHN
126/3
Bahrain beat Rwanda by 7 wickets
WWW
72/4
DMW
104/4
DJK Munich Women beat Western Warriors Women by 32 runs
BWUW
46/0
WWW
45/4
Baden Wurttemberg United Women beat Western Warriors Women by 10 wickets
DMW
94/3
BWUW
95/4
Baden Wurttemberg United Women beat DJK Munich Women by 6 wickets
WWW
78/3
DMW
79/0
DJK Munich Women beat Western Warriors Women by 10 wickets
ALZ-W
–
DIF-W
–
STO-W
–
ALZ-W
–
DIF-W
–
STO-W
–
ALZ-W
–
DIF-W
–
STO-W
–
ALZ-W
–
GTC
–
NVR
–
Match abandoned due to rain
91YC
134/4
NAJC
132/8
91 Yards Club beat Nabajyoti Club by 6 wickets
BCC
–
CCC
–
GTC
–
NAJC
–
RWA-W
24/0
LSN-W
23/10
Rwanda Women beat Lesotho Women by 10 wickets
BOT-W
170/4
EWW-W
59/8
Botswana Women beat Eswatini Women by 111 runs
MWW-W
111/5
CW-W
73/10
Malawi Women beat Cameroon Women by 38 runs
MZW-W
64/10
SLO-W
141/5
Sierra Leone Women beat Mozambique Women by 77 runs
RWA-W
–
MWW-W
–
BOT-W
–
MZW-W
–
SLO-W
–
EWW-W
–
CW-W
–
LSN-W
–
ENGU19
229/7
INDU19
–
ALECC
161/3
FEK
156/6
Al mulla Exchange beat Fakhr-E-Kashmir by 7 wickets
BNC
–
CEC-A
–
GCF
117/7
CBS
118/4
Cayman Bay Stingrays won by 6 wickets
VEV
85/10
CAT
100/4
Caribbean Tigers beat Vegas Vikings by 15 runs
CBS
97/8
MIB
91/9
Cayman Bay Stingrays beat Miami Blaze by 6 runs
FLI
111/3
BRT
–
CAT
–
GCF
–
VEV
–
BRT
–
CBS
–
FLI
–
VEV
–
GCF
–
MIB
–
BRT
–
BAN
112/3
PAK
110/10
Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 7 wickets
UAE
–
NIG
–
KNY
–
UGA
–
VMK
148/9
RWT
153/1
Ruby White Town Legends beat Villianur Mohit Kings by 9 wickets
MMS
182/8
KAK
167/5
Mahe Megalo Strikers won by 15 runs
KAK
–
OAW
–
YAR
–
RWT
–
BAD
188/4
MAK
187/5
Band-e-Amir Dragons beat Mis Ainak Knights by 6 wickets
SGT
137/10
BDS
202/6
Boost Defenders beat Speen Ghar Tigers by 65 runs
ASS
–
BAD
–
BDS
–
MAK
–
AUS A
–
SL-A
263/4
IAC
–
PNC
–
Match has been called off
ZIM
144/6
SA
145/3
South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 7 wickets
IRE-W
75/2
ZIM-W
117/9
For a head coach to turn up to press conferences and make statements like these usually gives one a lot of feedback about the type of wickets presented. The second T20I will be played at the same venue. Hence, it would be interesting to see if there is a change in the nature of the pitch presented then. However, with two major ICC events in the next few months, teams will be hoping to get good wickets. Their preparation would bank a lot on the type of pitches they receive. This will help them to get used to the conditions a lot quicker.
“This type of wicket is not of international standard. Playing on such pitches won’t help you improve. You have the Asia Cup ahead, and playing on surfaces like this won’t help you succeed on the big stage. Bangladesh may find success on these kinds of pitches, but this is by no means an ideal wicket. It is still no excuse for some of the decisions we made with the bat”, said Hesson after the game.
Watch what Hesson had to say in the press conference after the 1st T20I at Mirpur in Bangladesh.
The hosts won the toss and elected to field first. Fakhar Zaman started well for the visitors, but he was the only one who got going. He scored a steady 44 to help the Pakistanis get to 110. None of the others could make an impact and threw their wickets away to the hosts. Khushdil Shah and Abbas Afridi provided some resistance at the bottom to score 17 and 22 respectively. As a result, Pakistan could cross the three figure mark. Taskin Ahmed picked up three wickets conceding 22 runs. But the highlight for the Bangladesh bowlers was Mustafizur Rahman. The Delhi Capitals (DC) star picked up two wickets in his four overs. He gave away just six runs in his quota and bowled with an economy of 1.50.
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It was all set for Bangladesh to chase 111 runs. That many runs has slowly become the target for the first 10 overs for many franchises across the globe. However, the hosts lost their first two wickets early. Parvez Emon and Towhid Hridoy stitched a crucial partnership to get the Tigers home. As for Pakistan, Salman Mirza was able to generate some impact with the ball. The left-arm pacer was able to scalp two wickets for 23 runs and gave hopes to the visitors. However, Faheem Ashraf was their most expensive bowler, giving away 29 runs in the three overs that he bowled.
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