Skipper Salman Agha hit a career best knock and pacer Hasan Ali grabbed his first five wicket haul as Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 37 runs in the first Twenty20 international in Lahore Wednesday.
Agha struck a career-best 56 to guide Pakistan to 201/7 before Hasan took 5/30 to help dismiss the tourists for 164 in 19.2 overs at Gaddafi Stadium.
The win gives the home team a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
All-rounder Shadab Khan, who also struck a quick 48, then dismissed rival skipper Liton Das for a 30-ball 48 to break a fighting 63-run stand for the third wicket that lifted Bangladesh from 37/2.
Liton hit three sixes and a boundary and had steadied the innings with Towhid Hridoy who scored 17, but the later batters could not capitalise on the platform.
Pacer Hasan ended Jaker Ali Anik's knock of 36 (21 balls with three sixes and a boundary), Tanzim Hasan Sakib for one and Shoriful Islam for five to cap a successful return to international cricket after a year-long injury lay-off.
Earlier, Agha struck a 34-ball 56, with eight fours and a six, while Hasan Nawaz's 22-ball 44 with four sixes helped Pakistan pass 200 after the hosts won the toss and chose to bat.
The captain, whose previous T20 best of 51 not out came against New Zealand in March, added 48 for the third wicket with Mohammad Haris and 65 for the fourth with Nawaz.
Pakistan were struggling at 5/2 after the loss of openers Saim Ayub, for a duck, and Fakhar Zaman in the first two overs.
Shadab scored a 25-ball 48 to help Pakistan add 58 in the last five overs.
All six Bangladesh bowlers were among the wickets, with left-arm seamer Shoriful taking 2/32 in three overs.
The remaining two matches are slated for Friday and Sunday, also in Lahore.
Both teams are using young players as they build towards next year's T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.
Pakistan dropped Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi while Bangladesh are missing key pacers in Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman, both injured, as well as Soumya Sarkar and Nahid Rana.
1ST T20I
Pakistan 201/7 (Agha 56, Shadab 48, Shoriful 2/32) beat Bangladesh 164 in 19.2 overs (Liton 48, Jaker 36, Hasan 5/30) by 37 runs