India, July 21 -- Pakistan's tour of Bangladesh did not get off to an ideal start on Sunday as the visitors faced a seven-wicket defeat in the first T20I of the three-match series. The hosts did not break a sweat in chasing down the target of 111 as they got over the line with seven wickets in hand and 27 balls to spare. However, after the defeat, Pakistan white-ball coach Mike Hesson pinned the blame on the 22 yards used for the contest, saying the pitch was "unacceptable" for international standards.

In the first T20I, Pakistan batted first, managing just 110 runs in 19.3 overs. The visitors were unable to play their full quota of 20 overs, and only opening batter Fakhar Zaman got going with the bat, scoring 44 runs. For Bangladesh, pa...